John Sidney Battle (Cricket, Pickle, J.B.)
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
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
Draft: Atlanta Hawks, 4th round (14th pick, 84th overall), 1985 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 26, 1985
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 612 | 62 | 10910 | 2054 | 4430 | 62 | 227 | 1168 | 1472 | 178 | 824 | 1257 | 271 | 43 | 659 | 874 | 5338 | .464 | .273 | .793 | 17.8 | 8.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 308 | 34 | 5513 | 1081 | 2230 | 36 | 117 | 583 | 736 | 86 | 423 | 693 | 134 | 26 | 320 | 401 | 2781 | .485 | .308 | .792 | 17.9 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
| Road | 304 | 28 | 5397 | 973 | 2200 | 26 | 110 | 585 | 736 | 92 | 401 | 564 | 137 | 17 | 339 | 473 | 2557 | .442 | .236 | .795 | 17.8 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 356 | 29 | 6524 | 1210 | 2649 | 41 | 144 | 726 | 910 | 105 | 489 | 754 | 168 | 29 | 388 | 501 | 3187 | .457 | .285 | .798 | 18.3 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 2.1 |
| Post | 256 | 33 | 4386 | 844 | 1781 | 21 | 83 | 442 | 562 | 73 | 335 | 503 | 103 | 14 | 271 | 373 | 2151 | .474 | .253 | .786 | 17.1 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 371 | 36 | 6486 | 1261 | 2638 | 31 | 103 | 714 | 900 | 106 | 511 | 804 | 154 | 22 | 387 | 522 | 3267 | .478 | .301 | .793 | 17.5 | 8.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
| Loss | 241 | 26 | 4424 | 793 | 1792 | 31 | 124 | 454 | 572 | 72 | 313 | 453 | 117 | 21 | 272 | 352 | 2071 | .443 | .250 | .794 | 18.4 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .143 | .667 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | |
| November | 104 | 17 | 1883 | 358 | 755 | 6 | 28 | 215 | 277 | 40 | 159 | 218 | 61 | 11 | 119 | 149 | 937 | .474 | .214 | .776 | 18.1 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 2.1 | |
| December | 108 | 8 | 1967 | 367 | 775 | 15 | 46 | 228 | 286 | 25 | 128 | 233 | 43 | 7 | 136 | 145 | 977 | .474 | .326 | .797 | 18.2 | 9.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | |
| January | 113 | 2 | 2082 | 393 | 891 | 16 | 57 | 213 | 253 | 36 | 159 | 242 | 51 | 8 | 101 | 164 | 1015 | .441 | .281 | .842 | 18.4 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 2.1 | |
| February | 94 | 13 | 1658 | 318 | 670 | 6 | 23 | 175 | 232 | 20 | 106 | 181 | 41 | 5 | 101 | 137 | 817 | .475 | .261 | .754 | 17.6 | 8.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | |
| March | 104 | 11 | 1878 | 362 | 783 | 11 | 41 | 185 | 235 | 30 | 149 | 196 | 35 | 6 | 121 | 145 | 920 | .462 | .268 | .787 | 18.1 | 8.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 | |
| April | 87 | 11 | 1422 | 255 | 549 | 8 | 32 | 148 | 183 | 27 | 121 | 186 | 40 | 6 | 81 | 133 | 666 | .464 | .250 | .809 | 16.3 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 45 | 4 | 803 | 169 | 336 | 3 | 16 | 93 | 118 | 5 | 52 | 86 | 19 | 3 | 43 | 68 | 434 | .503 | .188 | .788 | 17.8 | 9.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| Monday | 40 | 4 | 713 | 146 | 287 | 4 | 17 | 70 | 81 | 9 | 55 | 98 | 18 | 3 | 47 | 58 | 366 | .509 | .235 | .864 | 17.8 | 9.2 | 1.4 | 2.5 | |
| Tuesday | 122 | 13 | 2204 | 410 | 909 | 13 | 45 | 217 | 272 | 36 | 158 | 258 | 60 | 6 | 111 | 153 | 1050 | .451 | .289 | .798 | 18.1 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 2.1 | |
| Wednesday | 93 | 10 | 1662 | 303 | 696 | 14 | 41 | 165 | 211 | 39 | 136 | 186 | 32 | 5 | 114 | 137 | 785 | .435 | .341 | .782 | 17.9 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 2.0 | |
| Thursday | 69 | 2 | 1127 | 197 | 447 | 9 | 25 | 140 | 172 | 18 | 64 | 115 | 26 | 1 | 71 | 106 | 543 | .441 | .360 | .814 | 16.3 | 7.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | |
| Friday | 117 | 16 | 2163 | 410 | 845 | 10 | 46 | 234 | 306 | 39 | 178 | 256 | 51 | 16 | 129 | 179 | 1064 | .485 | .217 | .765 | 18.5 | 9.1 | 1.5 | 2.2 | |
| Saturday | 126 | 13 | 2238 | 419 | 910 | 9 | 37 | 249 | 312 | 32 | 181 | 258 | 65 | 9 | 144 | 173 | 1096 | .460 | .243 | .798 | 17.8 | 8.7 | 1.4 | 2.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 62 | 62 | 1613 | 308 | 619 | 2 | 13 | 124 | 164 | 33 | 116 | 182 | 39 | 4 | 98 | 136 | 742 | .498 | .154 | .756 | 26.0 | 12.0 | 1.9 | 2.9 |
| Reserve | 550 | 0 | 9297 | 1746 | 3811 | 60 | 214 | 1044 | 1308 | 145 | 708 | 1075 | 232 | 39 | 561 | 738 | 4596 | .458 | .280 | .798 | 16.9 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 1 | 1 | 47 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | .409 | 1.000 | 47.0 | 19.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | |
| 30-39 | 58 | 20 | 1914 | 388 | 758 | 7 | 32 | 195 | 247 | 35 | 152 | 234 | 50 | 13 | 100 | 115 | 978 | .512 | .219 | .789 | 33.0 | 16.9 | 2.6 | 4.0 | |
| 20-29 | 206 | 31 | 4918 | 979 | 2044 | 34 | 109 | 560 | 690 | 75 | 372 | 579 | 121 | 15 | 277 | 375 | 2552 | .479 | .312 | .812 | 23.9 | 12.4 | 1.8 | 2.8 | |
| 10-19 | 231 | 7 | 3423 | 593 | 1385 | 18 | 75 | 352 | 449 | 56 | 260 | 380 | 74 | 11 | 231 | 316 | 1556 | .428 | .240 | .784 | 14.8 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 | |
| 0-9 | 116 | 3 | 608 | 85 | 221 | 3 | 11 | 60 | 85 | 12 | 40 | 56 | 25 | 4 | 50 | 66 | 233 | .385 | .273 | .706 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 166 | 20 | 3038 | 577 | 1247 | 25 | 66 | 339 | 420 | 47 | 233 | 362 | 73 | 9 | 190 | 244 | 1518 | .463 | .379 | .807 | 18.3 | 9.1 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
| 1 Day | 214 | 22 | 3991 | 750 | 1596 | 20 | 83 | 415 | 524 | 59 | 294 | 461 | 96 | 19 | 235 | 320 | 1935 | .470 | .241 | .792 | 18.6 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 2.2 | |
| 2 Days | 129 | 15 | 2403 | 451 | 994 | 12 | 52 | 252 | 317 | 35 | 181 | 276 | 51 | 9 | 139 | 185 | 1166 | .454 | .231 | .795 | 18.6 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 2.1 | |
| 3+ Days | 93 | 4 | 1359 | 251 | 537 | 4 | 24 | 151 | 190 | 34 | 110 | 146 | 48 | 6 | 93 | 119 | 657 | .467 | .167 | .795 | 14.6 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 423 | 45 | 7452 | 1393 | 3015 | 41 | 152 | 812 | 1014 | 128 | 563 | 865 | 181 | 30 | 459 | 595 | 3639 | .462 | .270 | .801 | 17.6 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| Western | 189 | 17 | 3458 | 661 | 1415 | 21 | 75 | 356 | 458 | 50 | 261 | 392 | 90 | 13 | 200 | 279 | 1699 | .467 | .280 | .777 | 18.3 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 2.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 206 | 20 | 3662 | 683 | 1478 | 22 | 61 | 384 | 464 | 52 | 273 | 412 | 83 | 20 | 216 | 271 | 1772 | .462 | .361 | .828 | 17.8 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| Central | 217 | 25 | 3790 | 710 | 1537 | 19 | 91 | 428 | 550 | 76 | 290 | 453 | 98 | 10 | 243 | 324 | 1867 | .462 | .209 | .778 | 17.5 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 2.1 | |
| Midwest | 95 | 5 | 1696 | 322 | 694 | 7 | 31 | 183 | 226 | 24 | 124 | 213 | 45 | 9 | 98 | 122 | 834 | .464 | .226 | .810 | 17.9 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | |
| Pacific | 94 | 12 | 1762 | 339 | 721 | 14 | 44 | 173 | 232 | 26 | 137 | 179 | 45 | 4 | 102 | 157 | 865 | .470 | .318 | .746 | 18.7 | 9.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 14 | 0 | 203 | 39 | 77 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 93 | .506 | .250 | .875 | 14.5 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| Boston | 37 | 4 | 769 | 147 | 319 | 3 | 12 | 79 | 91 | 13 | 53 | 95 | 24 | 6 | 32 | 58 | 376 | .461 | .250 | .868 | 20.8 | 10.2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | |
| Chicago | 40 | 2 | 659 | 110 | 246 | 4 | 16 | 72 | 98 | 10 | 52 | 67 | 19 | 3 | 42 | 40 | 296 | .447 | .250 | .735 | 16.5 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | |
| Cleveland | 32 | 3 | 550 | 120 | 250 | 2 | 20 | 40 | 53 | 15 | 42 | 64 | 15 | 1 | 33 | 48 | 282 | .480 | .100 | .755 | 17.2 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 2.0 | |
| Dallas | 14 | 2 | 234 | 47 | 91 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 111 | .516 | .125 | .727 | 16.7 | 7.9 | 0.9 | 1.9 | |
| Denver | 18 | 0 | 346 | 62 | 151 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 28 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 24 | 148 | .411 | .333 | .917 | 19.2 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 2.1 | |
| Detroit | 34 | 6 | 640 | 114 | 244 | 2 | 16 | 83 | 103 | 17 | 59 | 75 | 22 | 2 | 45 | 55 | 313 | .467 | .125 | .806 | 18.8 | 9.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | |
| Golden State | 17 | 4 | 350 | 64 | 127 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 4 | 27 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 30 | 154 | .504 | .111 | .758 | 20.6 | 9.1 | 1.6 | 2.5 | |
| Houston | 16 | 2 | 302 | 56 | 114 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 44 | 8 | 25 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 19 | 22 | 148 | .491 | .400 | .773 | 18.9 | 9.3 | 1.6 | 3.1 | |
| Indiana | 35 | 5 | 641 | 104 | 260 | 2 | 14 | 89 | 111 | 9 | 42 | 81 | 16 | 0 | 32 | 51 | 299 | .400 | .143 | .802 | 18.3 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 | |
| LA Clippers | 13 | 2 | 236 | 50 | 97 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 122 | .515 | .333 | .778 | 18.2 | 9.4 | 0.9 | 2.1 | |
| LA Lakers | 11 | 1 | 179 | 32 | 69 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 85 | .464 | .000 | .724 | 16.3 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 2.2 | |
| Miami | 17 | 3 | 379 | 85 | 176 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 37 | 4 | 29 | 41 | 13 | 1 | 28 | 26 | 210 | .483 | .462 | .919 | 22.3 | 12.4 | 1.7 | 2.4 | |
| Milwaukee | 41 | 5 | 674 | 136 | 272 | 6 | 14 | 82 | 108 | 14 | 51 | 77 | 15 | 4 | 56 | 77 | 360 | .500 | .429 | .759 | 16.4 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | |
| Minnesota | 8 | 0 | 177 | 35 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 89 | .493 | .000 | .731 | 22.1 | 11.1 | 0.6 | 2.8 | |
| New Jersey | 37 | 3 | 571 | 87 | 210 | 2 | 5 | 87 | 110 | 11 | 51 | 79 | 14 | 3 | 32 | 39 | 263 | .414 | .400 | .791 | 15.4 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 2.1 | |
| New Orleans | 23 | 1 | 435 | 92 | 189 | 2 | 10 | 44 | 61 | 7 | 32 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 24 | 230 | .487 | .200 | .721 | 18.9 | 10.0 | 1.4 | 2.4 | |
| New York | 34 | 2 | 591 | 100 | 217 | 2 | 7 | 55 | 68 | 7 | 45 | 59 | 11 | 6 | 51 | 41 | 257 | .461 | .286 | .809 | 17.4 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 | |
| Oklahoma City | 17 | 2 | 322 | 53 | 128 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 49 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 33 | 146 | .414 | .286 | .776 | 18.9 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | |
| Orlando | 17 | 3 | 279 | 54 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 31 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 135 | .439 | .871 | 16.4 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||
| Philadelphia | 32 | 4 | 553 | 108 | 227 | 5 | 12 | 49 | 58 | 9 | 36 | 58 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 43 | 270 | .476 | .417 | .845 | 17.3 | 8.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | |
| Phoenix | 15 | 1 | 283 | 63 | 135 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 157 | .467 | .333 | .848 | 18.9 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | |
| Portland | 14 | 2 | 248 | 50 | 107 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 45 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 21 | 138 | .467 | .500 | .711 | 17.7 | 9.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | |
| Sacramento | 10 | 0 | 171 | 31 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 77 | .437 | 1.000 | .560 | 17.1 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | |
| San Antonio | 16 | 0 | 256 | 46 | 100 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 44 | 5 | 26 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 132 | .460 | .200 | .886 | 16.0 | 8.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | |
| Utah | 15 | 1 | 264 | 53 | 111 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 44 | 4 | 17 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 142 | .477 | .250 | .795 | 17.6 | 9.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | |
| Washington | 35 | 4 | 598 | 116 | 248 | 4 | 10 | 69 | 82 | 8 | 47 | 65 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 49 | 305 | .468 | .400 | .841 | 17.1 | 8.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 | |