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 | 67 | 1 | 1227 | 278 | 613 | 16 | 41 | 141 | 188 | 26 | 113 | 158 | 31 | 5 | 75 | 84 | 713 | .454 | .390 | .750 | 18.3 | 10.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | |
| 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 | 30 | 1 | 561 | 128 | 272 | 7 | 17 | 66 | 85 | 17 | 63 | 81 | 23 | 2 | 40 | 27 | 329 | .471 | .412 | .776 | 18.7 | 11.0 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
| Road | 37 | 0 | 666 | 150 | 341 | 9 | 24 | 75 | 103 | 9 | 50 | 77 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 57 | 384 | .440 | .375 | .728 | 18.0 | 10.4 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 45 | 1 | 895 | 215 | 468 | 13 | 33 | 104 | 138 | 19 | 80 | 113 | 19 | 3 | 57 | 67 | 547 | .459 | .394 | .754 | 19.9 | 12.2 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| Post | 22 | 0 | 332 | 63 | 145 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 50 | 7 | 33 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 166 | .434 | .375 | .740 | 15.1 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 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 | 43 | 0 | 792 | 180 | 381 | 7 | 19 | 94 | 123 | 18 | 71 | 97 | 23 | 3 | 49 | 54 | 461 | .472 | .368 | .764 | 18.4 | 10.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| Loss | 24 | 1 | 435 | 98 | 232 | 9 | 22 | 47 | 65 | 8 | 42 | 61 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 30 | 252 | .422 | .409 | .723 | 18.1 | 10.5 | 1.8 | 2.5 | |
| 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 |
| Month | November | 12 | 1 | 203 | 55 | 111 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 31 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 133 | .495 | .000 | .742 | 16.9 | 11.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| December | 15 | 0 | 339 | 92 | 173 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 68 | 6 | 25 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 242 | .532 | .583 | .750 | 22.6 | 16.1 | 1.7 | 2.9 | |
| January | 16 | 0 | 325 | 63 | 167 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 33 | 7 | 35 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 26 | 159 | .377 | .333 | .848 | 20.3 | 9.9 | 2.2 | 2.8 | |
| February | 2 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | .294 | .500 | .333 | 14.0 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| March | 9 | 0 | 114 | 20 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 55 | .444 | .333 | .778 | 12.7 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | |
| April | 13 | 0 | 218 | 43 | 100 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 32 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 111 | .430 | .400 | .719 | 16.8 | 8.5 | 1.8 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 5 | 0 | 80 | 21 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 52 | .500 | .500 | .750 | 16.0 | 10.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Monday | 3 | 0 | 58 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 32 | .467 | .500 | .667 | 19.3 | 10.7 | 2.0 | 4.7 | |
| Tuesday | 16 | 1 | 328 | 66 | 160 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 49 | 6 | 29 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 175 | .413 | .333 | .776 | 20.5 | 10.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 | |
| Wednesday | 9 | 0 | 159 | 43 | 93 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 111 | .462 | .375 | .667 | 17.7 | 12.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | |
| Thursday | 6 | 0 | 93 | 15 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 50 | .357 | 1.000 | .900 | 15.5 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | |
| Friday | 14 | 0 | 244 | 55 | 119 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 41 | 3 | 20 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 141 | .462 | .167 | .732 | 17.4 | 10.1 | 1.4 | 2.5 | |
| Saturday | 14 | 0 | 265 | 64 | 127 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 152 | .504 | .500 | .733 | 18.9 | 10.9 | 2.1 | 2.7 | |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .250 | 1.000 | 18.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | |
| Reserve | 66 | 0 | 1209 | 276 | 605 | 16 | 41 | 137 | 184 | 25 | 108 | 154 | 30 | 5 | 73 | 83 | 705 | .456 | .390 | .745 | 18.3 | 10.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | |
| 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 | 30-39 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 44 | .538 | 1.000 | .789 | 32.5 | 22.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 20-29 | 28 | 0 | 644 | 159 | 336 | 11 | 27 | 68 | 88 | 15 | 70 | 88 | 16 | 4 | 35 | 42 | 397 | .473 | .407 | .773 | 23.0 | 14.2 | 2.5 | 3.1 | |
| 10-19 | 32 | 1 | 486 | 100 | 236 | 4 | 13 | 58 | 81 | 8 | 36 | 56 | 14 | 1 | 33 | 37 | 262 | .424 | .308 | .716 | 15.2 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | |
| 0-9 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | .333 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | |||
| 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 | 23 | 0 | 462 | 116 | 232 | 9 | 17 | 57 | 75 | 12 | 47 | 65 | 13 | 2 | 38 | 28 | 298 | .500 | .529 | .760 | 20.1 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 2.8 |
| 1 Day | 24 | 0 | 419 | 84 | 205 | 4 | 13 | 41 | 54 | 8 | 35 | 58 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 26 | 213 | .410 | .308 | .759 | 17.5 | 8.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | |
| 2 Days | 14 | 1 | 256 | 48 | 122 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 40 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 125 | .393 | .222 | .675 | 18.3 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | |
| 3+ Days | 5 | 0 | 88 | 28 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 73 | .538 | .500 | .842 | 17.6 | 14.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 48 | 1 | 853 | 188 | 412 | 11 | 29 | 101 | 134 | 16 | 79 | 114 | 20 | 5 | 47 | 51 | 488 | .456 | .379 | .754 | 17.8 | 10.2 | 1.6 | 2.4 |
| Western | 19 | 0 | 374 | 90 | 201 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 54 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 28 | 33 | 225 | .448 | .417 | .741 | 19.7 | 11.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | |
| 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 | 25 | 0 | 432 | 95 | 190 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 66 | 7 | 38 | 56 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 250 | .500 | .583 | .803 | 17.3 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| Central | 23 | 1 | 421 | 93 | 222 | 4 | 17 | 48 | 68 | 9 | 41 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 26 | 238 | .419 | .235 | .706 | 18.3 | 10.3 | 1.8 | 2.5 | |
| Midwest | 11 | 0 | 237 | 54 | 123 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 137 | .439 | .333 | .818 | 21.5 | 12.5 | 1.9 | 2.8 | |
| Pacific | 8 | 0 | 137 | 36 | 78 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 88 | .462 | .500 | .619 | 17.1 | 11.0 | 1.6 | 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 |
| Opponent | Boston | 5 | 0 | 100 | 24 | 51 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 63 | .471 | .500 | .867 | 20.0 | 12.6 | 1.8 | 3.2 |
| Chicago | 4 | 1 | 76 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 34 | .406 | .000 | .571 | 19.0 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| Cleveland | 6 | 0 | 109 | 29 | 64 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 75 | .453 | .333 | .789 | 18.2 | 12.5 | 1.7 | 2.3 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | .381 | .000 | 1.000 | 19.0 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | |
| Denver | 2 | 0 | 44 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | .304 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 22.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | |
| Detroit | 4 | 0 | 76 | 15 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 35 | .349 | .333 | .500 | 19.0 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | .438 | .000 | .750 | 17.0 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | |
| Houston | 2 | 0 | 46 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 32 | .520 | .000 | .750 | 23.0 | 16.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | |
| Indiana | 4 | 0 | 78 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 37 | .351 | .000 | .786 | 19.5 | 9.3 | 1.5 | 3.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 0 | 42 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | .625 | 1.000 | .667 | 21.0 | 17.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | |
| LA Lakers | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .167 | 1.000 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 5 | 0 | 82 | 23 | 46 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 57 | .500 | .200 | .769 | 16.4 | 11.4 | 1.4 | 2.8 | |
| New Jersey | 5 | 0 | 91 | 20 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 62 | .556 | 1.000 | .840 | 18.2 | 12.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | |
| New York | 5 | 0 | 79 | 15 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 36 | .500 | .400 | .667 | 15.8 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | |
| Philadelphia | 5 | 0 | 89 | 18 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 43 | .429 | .636 | 17.8 | 8.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | .533 | .500 | .750 | 21.0 | 20.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |
| Portland | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | .375 | .500 | .250 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Sacramento | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .333 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 38 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 22 | .563 | .000 | .800 | 19.0 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| Seattle | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .222 | .500 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 58 | 14 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 40 | .483 | .500 | .786 | 29.0 | 20.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | |
| Washington | 5 | 0 | 73 | 18 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 46 | .581 | 1.000 | .889 | 14.6 | 9.2 | 1.4 | 2.4 | |