Dan Issel

C

Denver Nuggets

1979-80

PTS23.8

REB8.8

AST2.4

1979 Schedule

All Games

@

MIL

L

19PTS

5REB

2AST

vs

CHI

L

21PTS

2REB

2AST

@

UTA

L

16PTS

2REB

1AST

@

PHX

L

8PTS

13REB

2AST

@

CHI

W

30PTS

6REB

3AST

@

SAC

L

19PTS

8REB

2AST

vs

UTA

W

32PTS

9REB

5AST

vs

LAC

W

22PTS

12REB

2AST

@

LAL

L

29PTS

8REB

2AST

@

LAC

L

17PTS

9REB

3AST

vs

GSW

W

31PTS

5REB

4AST

vs

OKC

L

21PTS

6REB

4AST

@

POR

L

24PTS

7REB

0AST

vs

MIL

W

28PTS

13REB

1AST

@

ATL

L

23PTS

7REB

3AST

@

PHI

L

15PTS

3REB

2AST

vs

PHX

W

31PTS

7REB

0AST

vs

BOS

L

12PTS

5REB

2AST

@

GSW

W

11PTS

2REB

4AST

vs

LAL

L

31PTS

3REB

4AST

Career Trajectory

Dan

Issel

Career Trajectory

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Career Accolades

Career Statistics

Season	Team
1976	DEN	79	31.7	22.3	8.8	2.2	1.1	0.4	0.0	3.1	8.4	16.2	51.5%	0.0	0.0	—	5.6	7.1	79.7%	57.8%
1977	DEN	82	34.8	21.3	10.1	3.7	1.1	0.5	3.1	3.4	8.0	15.7	51.2%	0.0	0.0	—	5.2	6.7	78.2%	57.1%
1978	DEN	81	33.9	17.0	9.1	3.1	0.8	0.6	2.1	2.9	6.6	12.7	51.7%	0.0	0.0	—	3.9	5.2	75.4%	56.8%
1979	DEN	82	35.8	23.8	8.8	2.4	1.1	0.7	2.0	2.3	8.7	17.3	50.5%	0.0	0.1	33.3%	6.3	8.1	77.5%	57.1%
1980	DEN	80	33.0	21.9	8.4	2.0	1.0	0.7	1.6	3.1	7.7	15.2	50.3%	0.0	0.1	16.7%	6.5	8.6	75.9%	57.5%
1981	DEN	81	30.5	22.9	7.5	2.2	0.8	0.7	2.1	3.0	8.0	15.3	52.7%	0.0	0.1	66.7%	6.7	8.1	83.4%	60.8%
1982	DEN	80	30.4	21.6	7.5	2.8	0.8	0.5	2.1	2.8	8.3	16.2	51.0%	0.1	0.2	23.5%	5.0	6.0	83.5%	57.3%
1983	DEN	76	27.3	19.8	6.8	2.3	0.8	0.6	1.6	2.4	7.5	15.2	49.3%	0.1	0.2	21.1%	4.8	5.6	85.0%	56.1%
1984	DEN	77	21.9	12.8	4.3	1.8	0.8	0.4	1.2	2.2	4.7	10.3	45.9%	0.0	0.1	14.3%	3.3	4.1	80.6%	52.8%
	Career	718	31.1	20.4	7.9	2.5	0.9	0.5	1.8	2.8	7.6	14.9	50.6%	0.0	0.1	26.0%	5.3	6.6	79.7%	57.2%
1976	DEN	6	37.0	22.0	9.7	2.8	0.8	0.7	0.0	3.3	8.2	16.0	51.0%	0.0	0.0	—	5.7	7.5	75.6%	57.0%
1977	DEN	13	35.4	20.1	10.3	4.1	0.5	0.2	3.0	3.3	7.9	16.3	48.6%	0.0	0.0	—	4.3	5.0	86.2%	54.4%
1978	DEN	3	36.3	24.3	9.3	3.3	0.0	0.0	3.0	5.0	8.0	15.0	53.3%	0.0	0.0	—	8.3	10.3	80.6%	62.2%
1981	DEN	3	34.3	25.3	7.0	1.7	1.0	0.3	2.3	3.3	10.7	20.0	53.3%	0.0	0.0	—	4.0	4.0	100.0%	58.2%
1982	DEN	8	28.4	20.4	7.2	3.1	1.1	0.6	1.2	2.2	8.6	17.0	50.7%	0.0	0.1	0.0%	3.1	3.6	86.2%	54.8%
1983	DEN	5	30.6	27.4	8.0	1.6	1.2	1.2	3.0	3.0	10.4	20.4	51.0%	0.2	0.4	50.0%	6.4	7.8	82.1%	57.5%
1984	DEN	15	21.7	12.4	3.6	1.8	0.8	0.3	0.9	2.4	4.9	10.6	45.9%	0.1	0.1	100.0%	2.6	3.2	81.3%	51.6%
	Career	53	30.2	19.4	7.4	2.7	0.8	0.5	1.8	3.0	7.6	15.3	49.6%	0.0	0.1	50.0%	4.2	5.1	82.9%	55.4%

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Career Totals

#170

OF 4,962

Points

14,659

#198

OF 4,962

Rebounds

5,703

#510

OF 4,962

Assists

1,805

#388

OF 4,962

Steals

668

#375

OF 4,962

Blocks

390

#1673

OF 4,962

3-Pointers

19

#611

OF 4,962

Games

718

#369

OF 4,962

Minutes

1,340,520

#184

OF 4,962

Field Goals

5,424

#93

OF 4,962

Free Throws

3,792

#366

OF 4,962

Turnovers

1,269

#395

OF 4,962

Fouls

2,022

Per Game Averages

#76

OF 4,962

PPG

20.4

#140

OF 4,962

RPG

7.9

#703

OF 4,962

APG

2.5

#461

OF 4,962

SPG

0.9

#591

OF 4,962

BPG

0.5

#227

OF 4,962

MPG

31.1

#391

OF 4,962

TOV/G

1.8

Efficiency & Percentages

#789

OF 4,962

FG%

50.6%

#1671

OF 4,962

3PT%

26.0%

#764

OF 4,962

FT%

79.7%

#794

OF 4,962

True Shooting

57.2%

Career Totals

#244

OF 2,960

Points

1,029

#261

OF 2,960

Rebounds

393

#370

OF 2,960

Assists

145

#389

OF 2,960

Steals

42

#402

OF 2,960

Blocks

24

#1042

OF 2,960

3-Pointers

2

#574

OF 2,960

Games

53

#404

OF 2,960

Minutes

95,940

#225

OF 2,960

Field Goals

402

#218

OF 2,960

Free Throws

223

#295

OF 2,960

Turnovers

93

#448

OF 2,960

Fouls

157

Per Game Averages

#78

OF 2,960

PPG

19.4

#103

OF 2,960

RPG

7.4

#197

OF 2,960

APG

2.7

#225

OF 2,960

SPG

0.8

#234

OF 2,960

BPG

0.5

#215

OF 2,960

MPG

30.2

#152

OF 2,960

TOV/G

1.8

Efficiency & Percentages

#116

OF 2,960

FG%

49.6%

#15

OF 2,960

3PT%

50.0%

#126

OF 2,960

FT%

82.9%

#195

OF 2,960

True Shooting

55.4%

Dan

Issel

Denver Nuggets

LAST 5 GAMES

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1979 Game Log

Date	Team		Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-

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Issel

Career Accolades

Career Statistics

Core

Shooting

Defense & Discipline

Scoring Counts

Assisted vs Unassisted

Shot Diet & Point Mix

Playmaking

Touches & Passing Volume

Shot Quality

Defensive Playmaking

Contests

Matchups

Defense by Distance

Rebounding

Hustle Plays

Movement

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