Rudy LaRusso
Position: Forward/Center
Full Name: Rudolph A. LaRusso
Nickname:
Born: November 11, 1937 in Brooklyn, New York
Died: July 10, 2004 in Los Angeles, California
Height: 6-7
Weight: 220
High School: James Madison in Brooklyn, New York
College: Dartmouth College
Drafted: 2nd Round, 4th Pick - Minneapolis Lakers, 1959
Jersey#: 35
Played for the Lakers from 1959 to 1967
LaRusso was a 5-time NBA All-Star. He played 10 years with the Lakers and the San Francisco Warriors. He died of Parkinson's disease.
Regular Season Stats
| YEAR | TEAM | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | MIE | 71 | 2092 | 355 | 913 | .389 | 265 | 357 | .742 | 0 | 0 | - | 679 | 9.6 | 83 | 222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 975 | 13.7 |
| 1961 | LAL | 79 | 2593 | 416 | 992 | .419 | 323 | 409 | .790 | 0 | 0 | - | 781 | 9.9 | 135 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1155 | 14.6 |
| 1962 | LAL | 80 | 2754 | 516 | 1108 | .466 | 342 | 448 | .763 | 0 | 0 | - | 828 | 10.3 | 179 | 255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1374 | 17.2 |
| 1963 | LAL | 75 | 2505 | 321 | 761 | .422 | 282 | 393 | .718 | 0 | 0 | - | 747 | 10.0 | 187 | 255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 924 | 12.3 |
| 1964 | LAL | 79 | 2746 | 337 | 776 | .434 | 298 | 397 | .751 | 0 | 0 | - | 800 | 10.1 | 190 | 268 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 972 | 12.3 |
| 1965 | LAL | 77 | 2588 | 381 | 827 | .461 | 321 | 415 | .773 | 0 | 0 | - | 725 | 9.4 | 198 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1083 | 14.1 |
| 1966 | LAL | 76 | 2316 | 410 | 897 | .457 | 350 | 445 | .787 | 0 | 0 | - | 660 | 8.7 | 165 | 261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1170 | 15.4 |
| 1967 | LAL | 45 | 1292 | 211 | 509 | .415 | 156 | 224 | .696 | 0 | 0 | - | 351 | 7.8 | 78 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 578 | 12.8 |
| 1968 | SFW | 79 | 2819 | 602 | 1389 | .433 | 522 | 661 | .790 | 0 | 0 | - | 741 | 9.4 | 182 | 337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1726 | 21.8 |
| 1969 | SFW | 75 | 2782 | 553 | 1349 | .410 | 444 | 559 | .794 | 0 | 0 | - | 624 | 8.3 | 159 | 268 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1550 | 20.7 |
| CAREER | 736 | 24487 | 4102 | 9521 | .431 | 3303 | 4308 | .767 | 0 | 0 | - | 6936 | 9.4 | 1556 | 2553 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11507 | 15.6 | |
Playoff Stats
| YEAR | TEAM | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | MIE | 9 | 321 | 56 | 132 | .424 | 27 | 35 | .771 | 0 | 0 | - | 70 | 7.8 | 22 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 15.4 |
| 1961 | LAL | 12 | 360 | 57 | 144 | .396 | 32 | 48 | .667 | 0 | 0 | - | 96 | 8.0 | 24 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 12.2 |
| 1962 | LAL | 13 | 461 | 57 | 156 | .365 | 69 | 91 | .758 | 0 | 0 | - | 118 | 9.1 | 22 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 14.1 |
| 1963 | LAL | 13 | 465 | 65 | 154 | .422 | 57 | 75 | .760 | 0 | 0 | - | 127 | 9.8 | 28 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 14.4 |
| 1964 | LAL | 5 | 189 | 13 | 33 | .394 | 19 | 22 | .864 | 0 | 0 | - | 30 | 6.0 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 9.0 |
| 1965 | LAL | 11 | 395 | 56 | 137 | .409 | 53 | 74 | .716 | 0 | 0 | - | 89 | 8.1 | 29 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 15.0 |
| 1966 | LAL | 14 | 397 | 57 | 124 | .460 | 53 | 67 | .791 | 0 | 0 | - | 99 | 7.1 | 26 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 11.9 |
| 1968 | SFW | 10 | 385 | 72 | 182 | .396 | 59 | 81 | .728 | 0 | 0 | - | 99 | 9.9 | 17 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 20.3 |
| 1969 | SFW | 6 | 215 | 34 | 90 | .378 | 41 | 53 | .774 | 0 | 0 | - | 51 | 8.5 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 18.2 |
| CAREER | 93 | 3188 | 467 | 1152 | .405 | 410 | 546 | .751 | 0 | 0 | - | 779 | 8.4 | 194 | 366 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1344 | 14.5 | |

