John Sidney Battle (Cricket, Pickle, J.B.)
Position: Guard
Height: 6-2 Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: November 9, 1962 in Washington, District of Columbia
High School: McKinley in Washington, District of Columbia
College: Rutgers University
Drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 4th round (14th pick, 84th overall) of the 1985 NBA draft.
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Atlanta Hawks 1986-1988 |
Atlanta Hawks 1989-1991 |
Cleveland Cavaliers 1992-1994 |
Cleveland Cavaliers 1995 |
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| Splits | 1994-95 | 1993-94 | 1992-93 | 1991-92 | 1990-91 | 1989-90 | 1988-89 | 1987-88 | 1986-87 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | 23 | ATL | NBA | 64 | 0 | 639 | 101 | 222 | .455 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 75 | 103 | .728 | 12 | 50 | 62 | 74 | 23 | 3 | 47 | 80 | 277 |
| 1986-87 | 24 | ATL | NBA | 64 | 8 | 804 | 144 | 315 | .457 | 0 | 10 | .000 | 93 | 126 | .738 | 16 | 44 | 60 | 124 | 29 | 5 | 60 | 76 | 381 |
| 1987-88 | 25 | ATL | NBA | 67 | 1 | 1227 | 278 | 613 | .454 | 16 | 41 | .390 | 141 | 188 | .750 | 26 | 87 | 113 | 158 | 31 | 5 | 75 | 84 | 713 |
| 1988-89 | 26 | ATL | NBA | 82 | 0 | 1672 | 287 | 628 | .457 | 11 | 34 | .324 | 194 | 238 | .815 | 30 | 110 | 140 | 197 | 42 | 9 | 104 | 125 | 779 |
| 1989-90 | 27 | ATL | NBA | 60 | 48 | 1477 | 275 | 544 | .506 | 2 | 13 | .154 | 102 | 135 | .756 | 27 | 72 | 99 | 154 | 28 | 3 | 89 | 115 | 654 |
| 1990-91 | 28 | ATL | NBA | 79 | 2 | 1863 | 397 | 862 | .461 | 14 | 49 | .286 | 270 | 316 | .854 | 34 | 125 | 159 | 217 | 45 | 6 | 113 | 145 | 1078 |
| 1991-92 | 29 | CLE | NBA | 76 | 2 | 1637 | 316 | 659 | .480 | 2 | 17 | .118 | 145 | 171 | .848 | 19 | 93 | 112 | 159 | 36 | 5 | 91 | 116 | 779 |
| 1992-93 | 30 | CLE | NBA | 41 | 0 | 497 | 83 | 200 | .415 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 56 | 72 | .778 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 39 | 223 |
| 1993-94 | 31 | CLE | NBA | 51 | 1 | 814 | 130 | 273 | .476 | 5 | 19 | .263 | 73 | 97 | .753 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 83 | 22 | 1 | 41 | 66 | 338 |
| 1994-95 | 32 | CLE | NBA | 28 | 0 | 280 | 43 | 114 | .377 | 11 | 31 | .355 | 19 | 26 | .731 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 28 | 116 |
| Career | NBA | 612 | 62 | 10910 | 2054 | 4430 | .464 | 62 | 227 | .273 | 1168 | 1472 | .793 | 178 | 646 | 824 | 1257 | 273 | 43 | 659 | 874 | 5338 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | 23 | ATL | NBA | 64 | 0 | 10.0 | 1.6 | 3.5 | .455 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .728 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| 1986-87 | 24 | ATL | NBA | 64 | 8 | 12.6 | 2.3 | 4.9 | .457 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 1.5 | 2.0 | .738 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 6.0 |
| 1987-88 | 25 | ATL | NBA | 67 | 1 | 18.3 | 4.1 | 9.1 | .454 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .390 | 2.1 | 2.8 | .750 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 10.6 |
| 1988-89 | 26 | ATL | NBA | 82 | 0 | 20.4 | 3.5 | 7.7 | .457 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .324 | 2.4 | 2.9 | .815 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| 1989-90 | 27 | ATL | NBA | 60 | 48 | 24.6 | 4.6 | 9.1 | .506 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .154 | 1.7 | 2.3 | .756 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 10.9 |
| 1990-91 | 28 | ATL | NBA | 79 | 2 | 23.6 | 5.0 | 10.9 | .461 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .286 | 3.4 | 4.0 | .854 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 13.6 |
| 1991-92 | 29 | CLE | NBA | 76 | 2 | 21.5 | 4.2 | 8.7 | .480 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .118 | 1.9 | 2.3 | .848 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 10.3 |
| 1992-93 | 30 | CLE | NBA | 41 | 0 | 12.1 | 2.0 | 4.9 | .415 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .167 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .778 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 5.4 |
| 1993-94 | 31 | CLE | NBA | 51 | 1 | 16.0 | 2.5 | 5.4 | .476 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .263 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .753 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 6.6 |
| 1994-95 | 32 | CLE | NBA | 28 | 0 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 4.1 | .377 | 0.4 | 1.1 | .355 | 0.7 | 0.9 | .731 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 4.1 |
| Career | NBA | 612 | 62 | 17.8 | 3.4 | 7.2 | .464 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .273 | 1.9 | 2.4 | .793 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 8.7 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | 23 | ATL | NBA | 64 | 0 | 639 | 5.7 | 12.5 | .455 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .000 | 4.2 | 5.8 | .728 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 15.6 |
| 1986-87 | 24 | ATL | NBA | 64 | 8 | 804 | 6.4 | 14.1 | .457 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .000 | 4.2 | 5.6 | .738 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 17.1 |
| 1987-88 | 25 | ATL | NBA | 67 | 1 | 1227 | 8.2 | 18.0 | .454 | 0.5 | 1.2 | .390 | 4.1 | 5.5 | .750 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 20.9 |
| 1988-89 | 26 | ATL | NBA | 82 | 0 | 1672 | 6.2 | 13.5 | .457 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .324 | 4.2 | 5.1 | .815 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 16.8 |
| 1989-90 | 27 | ATL | NBA | 60 | 48 | 1477 | 6.7 | 13.3 | .506 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .154 | 2.5 | 3.3 | .756 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 15.9 |
| 1990-91 | 28 | ATL | NBA | 79 | 2 | 1863 | 7.7 | 16.7 | .461 | 0.3 | 0.9 | .286 | 5.2 | 6.1 | .854 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 20.8 |
| 1991-92 | 29 | CLE | NBA | 76 | 2 | 1637 | 6.9 | 14.5 | .480 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .118 | 3.2 | 3.8 | .848 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 17.1 |
| 1992-93 | 30 | CLE | NBA | 41 | 0 | 497 | 6.0 | 14.5 | .415 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .167 | 4.1 | 5.2 | .778 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 16.2 |
| 1993-94 | 31 | CLE | NBA | 51 | 1 | 814 | 5.7 | 12.1 | .476 | 0.2 | 0.8 | .263 | 3.2 | 4.3 | .753 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 14.9 |
| 1994-95 | 32 | CLE | NBA | 28 | 0 | 280 | 5.5 | 14.7 | .377 | 1.4 | 4.0 | .355 | 2.4 | 3.3 | .731 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 14.9 |
| Career | NBA | 612 | 62 | 10910 | 6.8 | 14.6 | .464 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .273 | 3.9 | 4.9 | .793 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 17.6 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | 23 | ATL | NBA | 64 | 639 | 11.7 | .518 | .455 | 2.1 | 8.6 | 5.3 | 16.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 15.0 | 20.1 | 104 | 108 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3 | 5 | -1.0 |
| 1986-87 | 24 | ATL | NBA | 64 | 804 | 13.8 | .514 | .457 | 2.2 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 22.3 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 13.9 | 22.0 | 107 | 109 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 5 | 6 | -0.5 |
| 1987-88 | 25 | ATL | NBA | 67 | 1227 | 16.3 | .512 | .467 | 2.3 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 20.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 9.7 | 26.4 | 108 | 111 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 7 | 10 | -1.5 |
| 1988-89 | 26 | ATL | NBA | 82 | 1672 | 13.5 | .532 | .466 | 1.9 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 17.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 12.4 | 20.4 | 110 | 112 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 9 | 12 | -1.5 |
| 1989-90 | 27 | ATL | NBA | 60 | 1477 | 12.6 | .542 | .507 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 15.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 12.9 | 19.7 | 110 | 117 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 5 | 13 | -4.0 |
| 1990-91 | 28 | ATL | NBA | 79 | 1863 | 16.4 | .538 | .469 | 1.9 | 7.6 | 4.7 | 18.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 10.1 | 24.7 | 112 | 114 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 11 | 14 | -1.5 |
| 1991-92 | 29 | CLE | NBA | 76 | 1637 | 12.6 | .530 | .481 | 1.3 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 14.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 11.0 | 22.0 | 106 | 113 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 6 | 10 | -2.0 |
| 1992-93 | 30 | CLE | NBA | 41 | 497 | 11.1 | .481 | .418 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 15.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 8.7 | 22.6 | 102 | 111 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | -2.0 |
| 1993-94 | 31 | CLE | NBA | 51 | 814 | 12.2 | .535 | .485 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 16.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 11.5 | 19.6 | 108 | 110 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 4 | 7 | -1.5 |
| 1994-95 | 32 | CLE | NBA | 28 | 280 | 10.8 | .462 | .425 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 24.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 11.9 | 24.4 | 98 | 109 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1 | 3 | -1.0 |
| Career | NBA | 612 | 10910 | 13.7 | .526 | .471 | 1.8 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 17.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 11.5 | 22.2 | 108 | 112 | 34.8 | 17.0 | 52 | 85 | -16.5 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1985-86 | 23 | ATL | NBA | 6 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | .364 | .000 | .750 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 1986-87 | 24 | ATL | NBA | 8 | 78 | 15 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 53 | .441 | .400 | .913 | 9.8 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| 1987-88 | 25 | ATL | NBA | 12 | 166 | 32 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 20 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 81 | .478 | .000 | .680 | 13.8 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| 1988-89 | 26 | ATL | NBA | 5 | 118 | 20 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 49 | .435 | .000 | .750 | 23.6 | 9.8 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
| 1990-91 | 28 | ATL | NBA | 5 | 107 | 16 | 44 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 58 | .364 | .400 | .960 | 21.4 | 11.6 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| 1991-92 | 29 | CLE | NBA | 15 | 202 | 34 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 89 | .415 | .000 | .913 | 13.5 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| 1992-93 | 30 | CLE | NBA | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 1993-94 | 31 | CLE | NBA | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 1994-95 | 32 | CLE | NBA | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .667 | .000 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | |
| Career | NBA | 55 | 719 | 124 | 289 | 4 | 22 | 95 | 112 | 17 | 70 | 82 | 13 | 1 | 55 | 70 | 347 | .429 | .182 | .848 | 13.1 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | ||
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | College | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1981-82 | 19 | rutgers | 29 | 373 | 29 | 67 | 12 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 70 | .433 | .429 | 12.9 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | |||||
| 1982-83 | 20 | rutgers | 31 | 443 | 68 | 139 | 9 | 18 | 37 | 51 | 48 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 46 | 182 | .489 | .500 | .725 | 14.3 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | ||
| 1983-84 | 21 | rutgers | 25 | 814 | 207 | 420 | 111 | 153 | 78 | 36 | 30 | 3 | 49 | 525 | .493 | .725 | 32.6 | 21.0 | 3.1 | 1.4 | |||||
| 1984-85 | 22 | rutgers | 29 | 1017 | 231 | 470 | 17 | 58 | 129 | 177 | 115 | 76 | 15 | 6 | 76 | 608 | .491 | .293 | .729 | 35.1 | 21.0 | 4.0 | 2.6 | ||
| Career | 114 | 2647 | 535 | 1096 | 26 | 76 | 289 | 409 | 270 | 175 | 65 | 11 | 202 | 1385 | .488 | .342 | .707 | 23.2 | 12.1 | 2.4 | 1.5 | ||||
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Games 1988-89 NBA 82 (1) |
Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.000 (704) |
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | Atlanta Hawks | NBA | $70,000 |
| 1986-87 | Atlanta Hawks | NBA | *$85,000 |
| 1987-88 | Atlanta Hawks | NBA | $100,000 |
| 1988-89 | Atlanta Hawks | NBA | $350,000 |
| 1989-90 | Atlanta Hawks | NBA | *$470,000 |
| 1990-91 | Atlanta Hawks | NBA | $590,000 |
| 1991-92 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NBA | $700,000 |
| 1992-93 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NBA | $910,000 |
| 1993-94 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NBA | $1,120,000 |
| 1994-95 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NBA | $1,330,000 |
| 1995-96 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NBA | *$1,540,000 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $7,265,000 |