Bob Christian (basketball)

Bob Christian

Personal information
Born	(1946-05-11) May 11, 1946
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
College	Grambling State (1965–1969)
NBA draft	1969: 8th round, 109th overall pick
Drafted by	Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	1969–1974
Position	Center
Number	50, 45, 31
Career history
1969	Dallas Chaparrals
1969	New York Nets
1970–1973	Atlanta Hawks
1973–1974	Phoenix Suns
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points	944 (3.8 ppg)
Rebounds	1,005 (4.1 rpg)
Assists	203 (0.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Bob Christian (born May 11, 1946) is an American former professional basketball player.

He played collegiately for the Grambling State University Tigers.

He was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the 8th round (109th pick overall) of the 1969 NBA draft.

He played for the Dallas Chaparrals and New York Nets (1969–70) in the ABA for 2 games and for the Hawks (1970–73) and Phoenix Suns (1973–74) in the NBA for 246 games.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

ABA/NBA

Source

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1969–70	Dallas (ABA)	1	7.0	–	–	–	1.0	.0			.0
	N.Y. Nets (ABA)	1	4.0	.333	–	–	2.0	.0			2.0
1970–71	Atlanta (NBA)	54	9.7	.433		.625	3.3	.6			2.8
1971–72	Atlanta (NBA)	56	8.7	.465		.721	3.2	.5			3.1
1972–73	Atlanta (NBA)	55	13.8	.548		.759	5.5	.9			4.2
1973–74	Phoenix (NBA)	81	15.4	.486		.702	4.2	1.2	.4	.2	4.8
Career (ABA)		2	5.5	.333	–	–	1.5	.0			1.0
Career (NBA)		246	12.2	.486		.704	4.1	.8	.2	.4	3.8
Career (overall)		248	12.2	.485	–	.704	4.1	.8	.2	.4	3.8

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1971–72	Atlanta (NBA)	6	5.7	.375	1.000	1.2	.0	1.2

External links

• Career statistics from NBA.com  · Basketball Reference