63. Fred Brown

“Downtown” Fred Brown really was the epitome of instant offense off the bench. A true legend in Seattle, Brown played his entire career scoring almost 15,000 points mostly with long range bombs hence the aforementioned nickname. Captain of the '79 team that won the title, Brown led the league in three point shooting percentage in 1980, the first year of the new rule. Unfortunately, this rule was way into his career because Freddy used to launch the rock from anywhere. If the three point line were in effect during Downtown’s career he may have led the league in scoring a few years; he was that good from long distance.

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Country of Origin: Mobile, Alabama, U.S.A.
Eligible Since: Monday, 01 January 1990
Position: Point Guard, Shooting Guard
Games Played: 963
Per Game Averages:
25.4 MIN
14.8 PTS
2.7 RB
3.3 AST
1.4 STL*
0.2 BLK*
.478 FG%
.373 3FG%**
.858 FT%

83 Playoff Games
22.9 MIN
14.4 PTS
2.4 RB
2.3 AST
0.9 STL*
0.1 BLK*
.461 FG%
.310 3FG%**
.819 FT%

*Steals and Blocks became a statistic in 1973-74.

**The 3-Point Line came into effect in 1979-80.
Advanced Stats:
17.7 PER
.518 TS%
63.2 WS
22.8 VORP*

83 Playoff Games
18.7 PER
.506 TS%
5.0 WS
1.9 VORP

**VORP was first calculated in the 1973-74 Season
Played For: Seattle Super Sonics
College: Iowa
Drafted: 1st Round, 6th Overall in 1971
Major Accolades and Awards: NBA All-Star (1) (1976)
Highest 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (1) (1979-80)
NBA Championship (1) (Seattle Super Sonics, 1978-79)
AP Third Team All-American (1) (1971)
Other Points of Note: Top Ten Finishes: Points (2) (1974-75 & 1975-76)
Top Ten Finishes: Points per Game (1) (1975-76)
Top Ten Finishes: Steals (1) (1974-75)
Top Ten Finishes: Steals per Game (2) (1974-75 & 1975-76)
Top Ten Finishes: Free Throw Percentage (5) (1973-74, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78 & 1978-79)
Top Ten Finishes: 3-Point Field Goal Percentage: (1) (1979-80)
Top Ten Finishes: Field Goals (2) (1974-75 & 1975-76)
Top Ten Finishes: Field Goal Attempts (2) (1974-75 & 1975-76)
Top Ten Finishes: 2-Point Field Goals (2) (1974-75 & 1975-76)
Top Ten Finishes: 2-Point Field Goal Attempts (2) (1974-75 & 1975-76)
Top Ten Finishes: 3-Point Field Goals (3) (1979-80, 1980-81 & 1981-82)
Top Ten Finishes: PER (2) (1974-75 & 1975-76)
Top Ten Finishes: Offensive Win Shares (1) (1975-76)
Top Ten Finishes: Box Plus/Minus (1) (1973-74)
Top Ten Finishes: Offensive Box Plus/Minus (2) (1974-75 & 1975-76)
Top Ten Finishes: Assist Percentage (2) (1972-73 & 1973-74)
Top Ten Finishes: Steal Percentage (2) (1974-75 & 1978-79)
Notable All-time Rankings: 54. Free Throw Percentage: .858
99. Steal Percentage: 2.4

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