Erwin Mueller

This is an article about the basketball player. For the physicist, see Erwin Wilhelm Müller.
Erwin Mueller
Personal information
Born(1944-03-12)March 12, 1944
Livermore, California, U.S.
DiedJune 7, 2018(2018-06-07) (aged 74)
North Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolLivermore (Livermore, California)
CollegeSan Francisco (1963–1966)
NBA draft1966: 2nd round, 20th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career1966–1973
PositionPower forward / center
Number14, 34, 6, 24, 51, 35
Career history
1966–1968Chicago Bulls
1968Los Angeles Lakers
1968–1969Chicago Bulls
1969Seattle SuperSonics
1969–1972Detroit Pistons
1972–1973Virginia Squires
1973Memphis Tams
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points3,287 (7.4 ppg)
Rebounds2,100 (4.7 rpg)
Assists881 (2.0 apg)
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Erwin Louis Mueller (March 12, 1944 – June 7, 2018)[1] was an American basketball player. A 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) forward/center,he attended the University of San Francisco where he was All-Coast, All Conference & All-America and was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the second round (10th pick overall) of the 1966 NBA draft.

During his first season, Mueller averaged 12.7 points per game for the Bulls and earned NBA All-Rookie Team honors. He was traded midway through his second season to the Los Angeles Lakers for Jim Barnes and a draft choice on January 9, 1968. Mueller would return to the Bulls for the start of the 68–69 season by way of another trade through the Lakers sending Keith Erickson to LA for Erwin on September 23, 1968. However his tenure in Chicago would not last through the season. On January 31, 1969, Mueller was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics for a draft choice and cash.

In his seven-season (1966–1973) NBA career, he also played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Seattle SuperSonics, and Detroit Pistons and scored 3,248 total points. He spent parts of the 1972–73 and 1973–74 seasons in the rival American Basketball Association as a member of the Virginia Squires and Memphis Tams.

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

NBA/ABA

Source[2]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG STL BLK PPG
1966–67 Chicago 80 26.7 .441 .658 6.2 1.6 12.7
1967–68 Chicago 35 23.3 .387 .561 4.8 2.2 6.5
1967–68 L.A. Lakers 39 24.9 .520 .592 5.7 2.0 8.3
1968–69 Chicago 52 16.8 .335 .511 3.7 2.4 3.8
1968–69 Seattle 26 18.6 .431 .597 4.0 2.4 7.0
1969–70 Seattle 4 17.3 .406 .444 3.5 1.5 7.5
1969–70 Detroit 74 30.9 .467 .728 6.3 2.7 10.3
1970–71 Detroit 52 23.5 .408 .556 4.3 2.2 6.0
1971–72 Detroit 42 14.4 .345 .581 3.5 1.4 4.3
1972–73 Detroit 21 3.8 .290 .714 .7 .3 1.1
1972–73 Virginia (ABA) 17 12.1 .321 — .300 2.8 1.5 2.2
1973–74 Memphis (ABA) 3 6.6 .000 — .400 1.0 .7 .0 .0 .7
Career (NBA) 425 22.4 .429 .627 4.8 2.0 7.6
Career (ABA) 20 11.2 .298 — .333 2.5 1.4 .0 .0 2.0
Career (overall) 445 21.9 .426 — .623 4.7 2.0 .0 .0 7.4

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG
1967 Chicago 3 28.0 .308 .714 4.7 3.0 8.7
1968 L.A. Lakers 14 17.9 .339 .357 3.9 1.3 3.2
1973 Virginia (ABA) 5 22.4 .278 1.000 .857 3.8 3.0 3.4
Career (NBA) 17 19.6 .329 .536 4.0 1.6 4.2
Career (overall) 22 20.3 .320 1.000 .600 4.0 1.9 4.0

References

  1. ^ "Obituary". Independentnews.com. June 21, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Erwin Mueller NBA/ABA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2024.