Tom Palmer 
#23 PG | 6-1, 204lbs | FA | Experience: 4 years
Born: 3/7/1944 (31) | College: Lambert College | Rich Hill, MO

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: C- C B C+ C- C D F C- C- F+ F- A+ C C A+  
 Potential: D D B B D C D F C D F F          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1974  1975  1976  1977  1978  1979  1980  1981 
 Value: $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 0                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1972 FBL ATL 41 0 7.9 2.6 0.4 0.6 1.3 1.0 1.30 0.1 0.0 1.0 .446 .591 .000  
 1970 FBL BOS 8 0 3.6 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.00 0.0 0.0 0.1 .200 .000 .000  
 1968 FBL TOR 15 0 4.7 1.7 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.70 0.1 0.0 0.8 .323 .750 .000  
 1967 FBL TOR 43 0 7.8 3.3 0.5 0.8 1.4 1.9 0.76 0.3 0.0 1.2 .371 .720 .000  
 Career     107 0 7.1 2.6 0.4 0.7 1.2 1.3 0.92 0.2 0.0 1.0 .388 .667 .000  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1972 FBL ATL 1.0 2.2 .446 0.6 1.1 .591 0.6 0.8 .706 0.4 1.4 .293 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1970 FBL BOS 0.1 0.6 .200 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1968 FBL TOR 0.7 2.1 .323 0.4 0.5 .750 0.3 0.4 .667 0.4 1.7 .240 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1967 FBL TOR 1.2 3.3 .371 0.8 1.2 .720 0.4 0.8 .500 0.8 2.5 .330 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     1.0 2.5 .388 0.6 1.0 .667 0.4 0.7 .613 0.5 1.8 .301 0.0 0.0 .000  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1972 41 0 325 41 92 26 44 0 0 108 18 41 52 4 40 4 0 41 -74 
 1970 8 0 29 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 3 0 3 0 0 1 -13 
 1968 15 0 71 10 31 6 8 0 0 26 3 11 7 2 10 2 0 12 -26 
 1967 43 0 336 52 140 36 50 0 0 140 21 57 62 15 82 15 1 53 -83 
 Career 107 0 761 104 268 68 102 0 0 276 43 113 124 21 135 21 1 107 -196 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1972 FBL ATL .486 1.17 25.6 19.7 20.1 4.8 6.1 5.5 9.2 -8.6 -0.3 -1.8 91.5 102.9  
 1970 FBL BOS .200 0.40 27.3 27.3 12.5 4.3 10.0 7.5 -0.9 -5.1 -0.2 -1.6 57.1 80.3  
 1968 FBL TOR .371 0.84 13.5 19.2 26.9 3.9 10.1 7.1 4.2 -6.7 -0.2 -1.7 82.1 100.0  
 1967 FBL TOR .432 1.00 20.3 26.8 32.1 4.2 8.0 6.0 9.2 -6.3 -0.2 -1.9 72.9 81.6  
 Career     .441 1.03 21.7 23.6 25.7 4.4 7.5 5.9 8.4 -26.8 -0.9 -1.8 80.5 91.4  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1970 FBL BOS 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .000  
 1967 FBL TOR 4 0 14.8 6.5 1.0 1.3 3.0 1.5 2.00 0.5 0.0 3.0 .367 .667 .000  
 Career     5 0 12.0 5.2 0.8 1.0 2.4 1.2 2.00 0.4 0.0 2.4 .367 .667 .000  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1970 FBL BOS 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1967 FBL TOR 2.8 7.5 .367 1.0 1.5 .667 0.8 1.5 .500 2.0 6.0 .333 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     2.2 6.0 .367 0.8 1.2 .667 0.6 1.2 .500 1.6 4.8 .333 0.0 0.0 .000  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1970 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 
 1967 4 0 59 11 30 4 6 0 0 26 4 9 12 2 6 2 0 12 -91 
 Career 5 0 60 11 30 4 6 0 0 26 4 9 12 2 6 2 0 12 -89 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1970 FBL BOS .000 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 -0.2 0.0 2.0 66.7 0.0  
 1967 FBL TOR .394 0.87 23.5 11.8 29.7 4.2 7.2 5.5 7.7 -2.5 -0.1 -22.8 65.5 106.8  
 Career     .394 0.87 23.5 11.8 29.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.6 -2.6 -0.1 -17.8 65.5 105.9  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1962 LAMB 26 0 17.5 5.0 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.8 1.24 0.2 0.1 1.5 .397 .717 .000  
 1963 LAMB 29 29 29.9 9.3 0.8 1.2 2.3 1.7 1.36 0.4 0.1 2.4 .420 .663 .000  
 1964 LAMB 29 29 30.6 8.0 0.8 1.6 3.1 1.7 1.78 0.3 0.0 2.3 .417 .554 .000  
 1965 LAMB 29 29 31.2 10.6 0.8 1.2 2.9 2.2 1.30 0.8 0.1 2.2 .422 .750 .000  
 Total   113 87 27.5 8.3 0.7 1.2 2.4 1.6 1.44 0.5 0.1 2.1 .417 .671 .000  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1962 26 0 454 46 116 38 53 0 0 130 9 27 26 6 21 6 2 38 -43 
 1963 29 29 867 108 257 55 83 0 0 271 23 59 68 11 50 11 2 71 57 
 1964 29 29 887 95 228 41 74 0 0 231 22 68 89 10 50 10 0 67 105 
 1965 29 29 904 121 287 66 88 0 0 308 23 57 83 24 64 24 3 64 30 
 Career 113 87 3112 370 888 200 298 0 0 940 77 211 266 51 185 51 7 240 149 

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 Playoff 13 4 9 5 2 0 3 6 14 2 2 0 0  
 Career 16 4 9 7 2 1 7 8 14 6 6 0 0  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/21 LOU L 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 -8
 10/22 SA L 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -3
 10/25 KCM L 29 3 7 7 10 1 1 14 1 2 6 2 0 0 3 -4
 10/26 DEN L 10 2 3 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 1961 High School: Rated *** and #60 overall by the FBCB scouting service.

 Transactions
 Date Action
 6/29/1966 Drafted by the Rockets with pick #2 of round 2.
 11/2/1966 Waived by the Rockets
 11/4/1966 Cleared waivers
 10/19/1967 Signed with the Falcons for $ over one year.
 11/4/1969 Waived by the Falcons
 11/6/1969 Cleared waivers
 10/22/1970 Signed with the Centurions for $ over one year.
 11/2/1971 Waived by the Centurions
 11/4/1971 Cleared waivers
 10/19/1972 Signed with the Vipers for $ over one year.
 10/31/1973 Waived by the Vipers
 11/2/1973 Cleared waivers
 10/20/1974 Signed with the Drillers for $ over one year.
 10/29/1974 Waived by the Drillers
 10/31/1974 Cleared waivers

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