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
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Livermore (Livermore, California)
College San Francisco (1963–1966)
NBA draft 1966 / Round: 2 / Pick: 20th overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career 1966–1973
Position Power forward / Center
Number 14, 34, 6, 24, 51, 35
Career history
19661968 Chicago Bulls
1968 Los Angeles Lakers
1968–1969 Chicago Bulls
1969, 2 seasons Seattle SuperSonics
1969–1972 Detroit Pistons
1972–1973 Virginia Squires (ABA)
1973 Memphis Tams (ABA)
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points 3,287 (7.4 ppg)
Rebounds 2,100 (4.7 rpg)
Assists 881 (2.0 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Erwin L. Mueller (born March 12, 1944) is a retired American basketball player. A 6'8" 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 LA 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 (19661973) 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 197273 and 197374 seasons in the rival American Basketball Association as a member of the Virginia Squires and Memphis Tams.

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1966-67 Chicago 80 -- 26.7 .441 --- .658 6.2 1.6 --- --- 12.7
1967-68 CHI/LA 74 -- 24.1 .456 --- .578 5.2 2.0 --- --- 7.5
1968-69 CHI/SEA 78 -- 17.3 .375 --- .549 3.8 2.3 --- --- 4.8
1969-70 SEA/DET 78 -- 30.1 .464 --- .719 6.1 2.6 --- --- 10.1
1970-71 Detroit 52 -- 23.5 .408 --- .556 4.2 2.1 --- --- 6.0
1971-72 Detroit 42 -- 14.4 .345 --- .581 3.5 1.3 --- --- 4.3
1972-73 Detroit 21 -- 3.8 .290 --- .714 0.6 0.3 --- --- 1.1
1972-73 Virginia ABA 17 -- 12.0 .321 --- .300 2.7 1.5 --- --- 2.2
1973-74 Memphis ABA 3 -- 6.6 .000 --- .400 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.7
NBA Career 425 -- 22.4 .429 --- .627 4.8 2.0 --- --- 7.6
ABA Career 20 -- 11.2 .298 --- .333 2.5 1.4 --- --- 2.0

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