Velvet James Barnes (Jim, Bad News)
Position: Center-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-8 ▪ Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: April 13, 1941 in Tuckerman, Arkansas
Died: September 14, 2002
High School: Stillwater in Stillwater, Oklahoma
College: University of Texas at El Paso
Draft: New York Knicks, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), 1964 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 30, 1964
Other SR Links: Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-65 | 23 | NYK | NBA | PF | 75 | 2586 | 454 | 1070 | .424 | 251 | 379 | .662 | 729 | 93 | 312 | 1159 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 24 | TOT | NBA | PF | 73 | 2191 | 348 | 818 | .425 | 212 | 310 | .684 | 755 | 94 | 283 | 908 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 24 | NYK | NBA | PF | 7 | 263 | 40 | 90 | .444 | 30 | 42 | .714 | 72 | 9 | 33 | 110 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 24 | BAL | NBA | PF | 66 | 1928 | 308 | 728 | .423 | 182 | 268 | .679 | 683 | 85 | 250 | 798 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 25 | LAL | NBA | PF | 80 | 1398 | 217 | 497 | .437 | 128 | 187 | .684 | 450 | 47 | 266 | 562 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 26 | TOT | NBA | PF | 79 | 1425 | 221 | 499 | .443 | 133 | 191 | .696 | 415 | 55 | 262 | 575 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 26 | LAL | NBA | PF | 42 | 713 | 101 | 235 | .430 | 59 | 88 | .670 | 211 | 27 | 134 | 261 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 26 | CHI | NBA | PF | 37 | 712 | 120 | 264 | .455 | 74 | 103 | .718 | 204 | 28 | 128 | 314 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 27 | TOT | NBA | C-PF | 59 | 706 | 115 | 261 | .441 | 75 | 111 | .676 | 224 | 28 | 122 | 305 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 27 | CHI | NBA | PF | 10 | 111 | 23 | 59 | .390 | 10 | 19 | .526 | 30 | 1 | 15 | 56 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 27 | BOS | NBA | C | 49 | 595 | 92 | 202 | .455 | 65 | 92 | .707 | 194 | 27 | 107 | 249 | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | 28 | BOS | NBA | C | 77 | 1049 | 178 | 434 | .410 | 95 | 128 | .742 | 350 | 52 | 229 | 451 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 29 | BAL | NBA | PF | 11 | 100 | 15 | 28 | .536 | 7 | 11 | .636 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 37 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 454 | 9455 | 1548 | 3607 | .429 | 901 | 1317 | .684 | 2939 | 377 | 1497 | 3997 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-65 | 23 | NYK | NBA | PF | 75 | 34.5 | 6.1 | 14.3 | .424 | 3.3 | 5.1 | .662 | 9.7 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 15.5 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 24 | TOT | NBA | PF | 73 | 30.0 | 4.8 | 11.2 | .425 | 2.9 | 4.2 | .684 | 10.3 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 12.4 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 24 | NYK | NBA | PF | 7 | 37.6 | 5.7 | 12.9 | .444 | 4.3 | 6.0 | .714 | 10.3 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 15.7 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 24 | BAL | NBA | PF | 66 | 29.2 | 4.7 | 11.0 | .423 | 2.8 | 4.1 | .679 | 10.3 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 12.1 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 25 | LAL | NBA | PF | 80 | 17.5 | 2.7 | 6.2 | .437 | 1.6 | 2.3 | .684 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 7.0 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 26 | TOT | NBA | PF | 79 | 18.0 | 2.8 | 6.3 | .443 | 1.7 | 2.4 | .696 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 7.3 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 26 | LAL | NBA | PF | 42 | 17.0 | 2.4 | 5.6 | .430 | 1.4 | 2.1 | .670 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 6.2 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 26 | CHI | NBA | PF | 37 | 19.2 | 3.2 | 7.1 | .455 | 2.0 | 2.8 | .718 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 8.5 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 27 | TOT | NBA | C-PF | 59 | 12.0 | 1.9 | 4.4 | .441 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .676 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 5.2 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 27 | CHI | NBA | PF | 10 | 11.1 | 2.3 | 5.9 | .390 | 1.0 | 1.9 | .526 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 5.6 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 27 | BOS | NBA | C | 49 | 12.1 | 1.9 | 4.1 | .455 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .707 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 5.1 | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | 28 | BOS | NBA | C | 77 | 13.6 | 2.3 | 5.6 | .410 | 1.2 | 1.7 | .742 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 5.9 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 29 | BAL | NBA | PF | 11 | 9.1 | 1.4 | 2.5 | .536 | 0.6 | 1.0 | .636 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 3.4 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 454 | 20.8 | 3.4 | 7.9 | .429 | 2.0 | 2.9 | .684 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 8.8 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-65 | 23 | NYK | NBA | PF | 75 | 2586 | 6.3 | 14.9 | .424 | 3.5 | 5.3 | .662 | 10.1 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 16.1 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 24 | TOT | NBA | PF | 73 | 2191 | 5.7 | 13.4 | .425 | 3.5 | 5.1 | .684 | 12.4 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 14.9 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 24 | NYK | NBA | PF | 7 | 263 | 5.5 | 12.3 | .444 | 4.1 | 5.7 | .714 | 9.9 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 15.1 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 24 | BAL | NBA | PF | 66 | 1928 | 5.8 | 13.6 | .423 | 3.4 | 5.0 | .679 | 12.8 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 14.9 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 25 | LAL | NBA | PF | 80 | 1398 | 5.6 | 12.8 | .437 | 3.3 | 4.8 | .684 | 11.6 | 1.2 | 6.8 | 14.5 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 26 | TOT | NBA | PF | 79 | 1425 | 5.6 | 12.6 | .443 | 3.4 | 4.8 | .696 | 10.5 | 1.4 | 6.6 | 14.5 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 26 | LAL | NBA | PF | 42 | 713 | 5.1 | 11.9 | .430 | 3.0 | 4.4 | .670 | 10.7 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 13.2 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 26 | CHI | NBA | PF | 37 | 712 | 6.1 | 13.3 | .455 | 3.7 | 5.2 | .718 | 10.3 | 1.4 | 6.5 | 15.9 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 27 | TOT | NBA | C-PF | 59 | 706 | 5.9 | 13.3 | .441 | 3.8 | 5.7 | .676 | 11.4 | 1.4 | 6.2 | 15.6 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 27 | CHI | NBA | PF | 10 | 111 | 7.5 | 19.1 | .390 | 3.2 | 6.2 | .526 | 9.7 | 0.3 | 4.9 | 18.2 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 27 | BOS | NBA | C | 49 | 595 | 5.6 | 12.2 | .455 | 3.9 | 5.6 | .707 | 11.7 | 1.6 | 6.5 | 15.1 | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | 28 | BOS | NBA | C | 77 | 1049 | 6.1 | 14.9 | .410 | 3.3 | 4.4 | .742 | 12.0 | 1.8 | 7.9 | 15.5 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 29 | BAL | NBA | PF | 11 | 100 | 5.4 | 10.1 | .536 | 2.5 | 4.0 | .636 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 8.3 | 13.3 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 454 | 9455 | 5.9 | 13.7 | .429 | 3.4 | 5.0 | .684 | 11.2 | 1.4 | 5.7 | 15.2 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-65 | 23 | NYK | NBA | PF | 75 | 2586 | 13.7 | .469 | .424 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 3.4 | .063 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 24 | TOT | NBA | PF | 73 | 2191 | 12.8 | .476 | .425 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | .063 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 24 | NYK | NBA | PF | 7 | 263 | 12.3 | .507 | .444 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .071 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 24 | BAL | NBA | PF | 66 | 1928 | 12.9 | .472 | .423 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | .062 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 25 | LAL | NBA | PF | 80 | 1398 | 11.0 | .485 | .437 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | .071 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 26 | TOT | NBA | PF | 79 | 1425 | 11.7 | .493 | .443 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | .081 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 26 | LAL | NBA | PF | 42 | 713 | 10.0 | .477 | .430 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | .057 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 26 | CHI | NBA | PF | 37 | 712 | 13.4 | .508 | .455 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.6 | .106 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 27 | TOT | NBA | C-PF | 59 | 706 | 13.6 | .492 | .441 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | .141 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 27 | CHI | NBA | PF | 10 | 111 | 11.5 | .416 | .390 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.010 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 27 | BOS | NBA | C | 49 | 595 | 14.0 | .513 | .455 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | .169 | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | 28 | BOS | NBA | C | 77 | 1049 | 11.3 | .460 | .410 | 6.6 | -0.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .048 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 29 | BAL | NBA | PF | 11 | 100 | 10.5 | .563 | .536 | 7.1 | 10.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .145 | ||||||||
| Career | NBA | 454 | 9455 | 12.5 | .477 | .429 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 8.6 | 14.2 | .072 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-66 | 24 | BAL | NBA | PF | 3 | 93 | 16 | 32 | .500 | 7 | 13 | .538 | 28 | 3 | 15 | 39 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 25 | LAL | NBA | PF | 3 | 50 | 7 | 19 | .368 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 19 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 26 | CHI | NBA | PF | 5 | 57 | 3 | 12 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 13 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | NBA | 11 | 200 | 26 | 63 | .413 | 12 | 18 | .667 | 61 | 6 | 35 | 64 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-66 | 24 | BAL | NBA | PF | 3 | 31.0 | 5.3 | 10.7 | .500 | 2.3 | 4.3 | .538 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 13.0 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 25 | LAL | NBA | PF | 3 | 16.7 | 2.3 | 6.3 | .368 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 6.3 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 26 | CHI | NBA | PF | 5 | 11.4 | 0.6 | 2.4 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | ||||||||||
| Career | NBA | 11 | 18.2 | 2.4 | 5.7 | .413 | 1.1 | 1.6 | .667 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 5.8 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-66 | 24 | BAL | NBA | PF | 3 | 93 | 6.2 | 12.4 | .500 | 2.7 | 5.0 | .538 | 10.8 | 1.2 | 5.8 | 15.1 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 25 | LAL | NBA | PF | 3 | 50 | 5.0 | 13.7 | .368 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.000 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 13.7 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 26 | CHI | NBA | PF | 5 | 57 | 1.9 | 7.6 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 0.6 | 8.2 | 3.8 | ||||||||||
| Career | NBA | 11 | 200 | 4.7 | 11.3 | .413 | 2.2 | 3.2 | .667 | 11.0 | 1.1 | 6.3 | 11.5 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-66 | 24 | BAL | NBA | PF | 3 | 93 | 13.8 | .517 | .500 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .089 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 25 | LAL | NBA | PF | 3 | 50 | 10.1 | .448 | .368 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .012 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 26 | CHI | NBA | PF | 5 | 57 | 3.1 | .250 | .250 | 2.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.072 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 11 | 200 | 9.8 | .451 | .413 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .024 |
| Thru 7 Years | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Jim Barnes | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 89.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Leon Douglas | 89.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Nathaniel Clifton | 85.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | -0.4 |
| Len Elmore | 84.8 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Brad Lohaus | 84.1 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| Joe Kleine | 83.4 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Duane Causwell | 83.2 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Luc Longley | 82.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Harvey Catchings | 81.7 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Jake Voskuhl | 81.4 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Career | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Jim Barnes | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | |||||||
| Leon Douglas | 89.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| Nathaniel Clifton | 86.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 | |||||
| Vitaly Potapenko | 85.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ||
| Francisco Elson | 82.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Brad Lohaus | 81.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ||
| Jake Voskuhl | 80.9 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ||||
| Joel Anthony | 79.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | |||||||
| Bill Wennington | 78.8 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Luc Longley | 78.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |||
| Duane Causwell | 78.0 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
May 4, 1964: Drafted by the New York Knicks in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.
November 2, 1965: Traded by the New York Knicks with Johnny Egan, Johnny Green and cash to the Baltimore Bullets for Walt Bellamy.
September 22, 1966: Traded by the Baltimore Bullets to the Los Angeles Lakers for Leroy Ellis.
January 9, 1968: Traded by the Los Angeles Lakers with a 1968 3rd round draft pick (Dave Newmark) to the Chicago Bulls for Erwin Mueller.
December 1, 1968: Sold by the Chicago Bulls to the Boston Celtics.
October 2, 1970: Sold by the Boston Celtics to the Baltimore Bullets.
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