longest seasons played by a player drafted in 1978

Maurice Cheeks has played the most career seasons by a 1978 draft pick, with 15 seasons.

NAMESEASGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
15
1,101
31.6
11.1
2.8
6.7
2.1
0.3
4.5
8.5
52.3
0.1
0.2
25.5
2.1
2.7
79.3
57.2
0.6
2.2
2.1
34,845
12,195
3,088
7,392
2,310
294
2,268
2,258
2Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
14
984
20.6
7.9
6.2
0.9
0.3
1.6
3.3
7.2
45.7
0.0
0.1
14.6
1.3
1.8
73.6
49.4
2.2
4.0
1.2
20,274
7,777
6,095
852
295
1,535
1,181
3,144
3John Long
J. Long
14
893
25.4
13.6
2.8
1.9
1.0
0.2
5.7
12.2
46.7
0.1
0.4
32.2
2.0
2.4
86.2
51.2
1.1
1.7
1.7
22,680
12,131
2,492
1,738
912
180
1,555
1,868
-63
4Larry Bird
L. Bird
13
897
38.4
24.3
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
34,443
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
5Gerald Henderson
G. Henderson
13
871
21.6
8.9
1.7
3.6
1.1
0.1
3.5
7.5
47.2
0.2
0.7
33.2
1.6
2.1
77.6
53.0
0.6
1.1
1.8
18,856
7,773
1,453
3,141
939
99
1,561
1,918
6Dave Corzine
D. Corzine
13
891
23.3
8.5
5.9
1.7
0.4
1.0
3.5
7.2
48.4
0.0
0.1
18.9
1.6
2.1
74.7
52.6
2.0
3.9
1.5
20,772
7,615
5,262
1,477
369
848
1,340
1,935
7Reggie Theus
R. Theus
13
1,026
33.7
18.5
3.3
6.3
1.2
0.2
6.9
14.6
47.1
0.3
1.0
25.2
4.5
5.5
82.6
54.5
1.2
2.1
3.4
34,603
19,015
3,349
6,453
1,206
236
3,493
3,008
8Pat Cummings
P. Cummings
12
683
21.3
9.6
5.6
1.2
0.5
0.3
4.0
8.1
49.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.6
2.1
73.7
53.2
1.7
3.9
1.7
14,516
6,529
3,825
807
360
171
1,152
2,037
9Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
12
873
27.1
8.9
3.2
4.2
1.2
0.6
3.5
7.4
46.9
0.5
1.4
34.0
1.5
1.8
83.3
54.4
0.8
2.3
1.6
23,635
7,729
2,769
3,666
1,033
523
1,429
2,329
10Purvis Short
P. Short
12
842
29.2
17.3
4.3
2.5
1.0
0.2
7.0
14.9
47.4
0.2
0.6
28.2
3.1
3.8
82.4
52.5
1.7
2.6
2.0
24,549
14,607
3,625
2,123
878
178
1,720
2,479
11Mychal Thompson
M. Thompson
12
935
29.7
13.7
7.4
2.3
0.7
1.1
5.6
11.0
50.4
0.0
0.0
8.3
2.6
4.0
65.5
53.7
2.4
5.1
2.3
27,764
12,810
6,951
2,141
701
1,073
2,104
2,692
12Terry Tyler
T. Tyler
11
871
25.0
10.2
5.4
1.2
0.9
1.5
4.4
9.1
48.4
0.0
0.1
12.2
1.4
2.0
70.3
51.2
1.8
3.5
1.3
21,742
8,868
4,675
1,039
801
1,342
1,140
1,937
13Jerome Whitehead
J. Whitehead
11
679
17.4
6.5
4.8
0.6
0.4
0.3
2.7
5.4
49.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.6
71.8
53.5
1.7
3.1
1.0
11,828
4,423
3,268
374
251
200
696
1,833
14Clemon Johnson
C. Johnson
10
761
17.5
5.4
4.6
1.0
0.5
0.9
2.2
4.5
49.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.5
62.1
51.9
1.7
2.9
1.0
13,310
4,102
3,508
744
349
715
767
1,666
15Mike Mitchell
M. Mitchell
10
759
32.3
19.8
5.6
1.3
0.7
0.5
8.4
17.0
49.3
0.0
0.1
21.6
3.0
3.8
77.9
52.9
2.0
3.6
1.7
24,537
15,016
4,246
1,010
530
400
1,300
2,012
16Mike Evans
M. Evans
9
591
16.7
7.7
1.4
2.6
0.7
0.1
3.1
6.9
45.2
0.4
1.3
30.7
1.1
1.3
80.7
51.4
0.3
1.1
1.4
9,858
4,531
808
1,514
430
51
818
1,173
17Jeff Cook
J. Cook
8
518
18.7
5.3
4.5
1.4
0.6
0.4
2.1
4.5
46.2
0.0
0.0
5.6
1.1
1.5
71.6
50.7
1.7
2.9
1.1
9,697
2,734
2,334
707
306
215
569
1,307
18Ron Brewer
R. Brewer
8
501
25.7
11.9
1.9
1.8
1.0
0.5
5.0
10.9
45.9
0.1
0.3
24.8
1.9
2.3
82.4
50.2
0.7
1.3
1.4
12,892
5,971
971
920
480
249
706
835
19George Johnson
G. Johnson
8
464
21.3
9.1
5.6
1.8
0.9
0.6
3.7
7.9
46.3
0.1
0.3
18.9
1.7
2.2
77.9
51.0
1.8
3.8
1.9
9,878
4,214
2,610
817
432
284
879
1,349
20Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
8
556
33.4
14.8
5.5
7.0
2.6
0.4
6.1
13.5
45.7
0.3
1.2
22.0
2.3
3.4
69.0
49.7
1.8
3.7
3.3
18,589
8,253
3,056
3,899
1,463
206
1,854
1,859
21Rick Robey
R. Robey
8
493
17.9
7.6
4.7
1.2
0.4
0.2
3.0
6.1
50.1
0.0
0.0
12.5
1.5
2.3
65.0
53.4
1.7
3.0
1.6
8,824
3,723
2,301
611
220
90
771
1,213
22Marc Iavaroni
M. Iavaroni
7
531
15.8
4.4
3.2
1.0
0.3
0.4
1.7
3.7
45.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.4
71.0
50.9
1.1
2.2
1.2
8,371
2,328
1,725
514
185
200
639
1,255
23Phil Ford
P. Ford
7
482
28.0
11.6
1.8
6.4
1.2
0.1
4.4
9.5
46.7
0.1
0.3
21.0
2.7
3.3
82.0
53.1
0.3
1.4
2.8
13,503
5,594
854
3,083
589
29
1,326
1,269
24Roger Phegley
R. Phegley
6
345
16.8
8.7
2.0
1.4
0.5
0.1
3.5
7.5
47.0
0.1
0.3
25.3
1.6
1.9
83.4
52.3
0.8
1.2
1.2
5,803
3,011
702
486
171
40
422
696
25Freeman Williams
F. Williams
6
323
20.5
14.7
1.6
1.6
0.8
0.1
6.1
13.0
46.7
0.5
1.5
33.1
2.1
2.6
82.4
51.9
0.8
0.8
1.8
6,606
4,738
510
516
247
18
568
533

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60
22
.732
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56
26
.683
4.0
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29
.646
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52
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36
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14.0
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45
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.524
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32
50
.390
28.0
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51
.378
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Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
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19
63
.232
41.0
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17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
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42
40
.512
22.0
10
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26
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38.0
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25
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Kings Kings - e
22
60
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22
60
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