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 | 76 | 2 | 1637 | 316 | 659 | 2 | 17 | 145 | 171 | 19 | 112 | 159 | 36 | 5 | 91 | 116 | 779 | .480 | .118 | .848 | 21.5 | 10.3 | 1.5 | 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 | 40 | 2 | 852 | 169 | 346 | 2 | 13 | 72 | 86 | 8 | 54 | 91 | 16 | 3 | 40 | 58 | 412 | .488 | .154 | .837 | 21.3 | 10.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
| Road | 36 | 0 | 785 | 147 | 313 | 0 | 4 | 73 | 85 | 11 | 58 | 68 | 20 | 2 | 51 | 58 | 367 | .470 | .000 | .859 | 21.8 | 10.2 | 1.6 | 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 | 39 | 1 | 857 | 165 | 339 | 1 | 9 | 70 | 81 | 11 | 61 | 80 | 24 | 1 | 48 | 60 | 401 | .487 | .111 | .864 | 22.0 | 10.3 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| Post | 37 | 1 | 780 | 151 | 320 | 1 | 8 | 75 | 90 | 8 | 51 | 79 | 12 | 4 | 43 | 56 | 378 | .472 | .125 | .833 | 21.1 | 10.2 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 55 | 2 | 1138 | 226 | 465 | 2 | 11 | 108 | 124 | 15 | 87 | 122 | 22 | 3 | 63 | 79 | 562 | .486 | .182 | .871 | 20.7 | 10.2 | 1.6 | 2.2 |
| Loss | 21 | 0 | 499 | 90 | 194 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 47 | 4 | 25 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 37 | 217 | .464 | .000 | .787 | 23.8 | 10.3 | 1.2 | 1.8 | |
| 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 | 8 | 1 | 137 | 23 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 53 | .397 | .000 | .875 | 17.1 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| December | 14 | 0 | 296 | 53 | 114 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 29 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 134 | .465 | .000 | .966 | 21.1 | 9.6 | 1.1 | 2.4 | |
| January | 14 | 0 | 358 | 81 | 148 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 37 | 3 | 25 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 195 | .547 | .250 | .865 | 25.6 | 13.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | |
| February | 13 | 0 | 274 | 48 | 102 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 32 | 3 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 118 | .471 | .000 | .688 | 21.1 | 9.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | |
| March | 16 | 1 | 379 | 79 | 160 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 39 | 5 | 28 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 194 | .494 | .143 | .897 | 23.7 | 12.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | |
| April | 11 | 0 | 193 | 32 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 26 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 85 | .416 | .808 | 17.5 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 8 | 0 | 154 | 35 | 61 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 83 | .574 | .333 | .800 | 19.3 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Monday | 5 | 0 | 127 | 24 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 65 | .480 | .000 | .944 | 25.4 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 2.4 | |
| Tuesday | 11 | 0 | 253 | 48 | 96 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 116 | .500 | .000 | .714 | 23.0 | 10.5 | 1.1 | 2.5 | |
| Wednesday | 14 | 0 | 325 | 54 | 135 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 27 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 24 | 132 | .400 | .000 | .889 | 23.2 | 9.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | |
| Thursday | 14 | 1 | 295 | 58 | 110 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 44 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 153 | .527 | .000 | .841 | 21.1 | 10.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | |
| Friday | 13 | 1 | 244 | 51 | 107 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 18 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 123 | .477 | .000 | .875 | 18.8 | 9.5 | 1.4 | 2.3 | |
| Saturday | 11 | 0 | 239 | 46 | 100 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 107 | .460 | .333 | .933 | 21.7 | 9.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | |
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | .357 | .000 | .750 | 18.0 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Reserve | 74 | 0 | 1601 | 311 | 645 | 2 | 16 | 142 | 167 | 18 | 108 | 155 | 36 | 5 | 88 | 113 | 766 | .482 | .125 | .850 | 21.6 | 10.4 | 1.5 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 6 | 1 | 192 | 39 | 75 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 97 | .520 | .000 | .792 | 32.0 | 16.2 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 20-29 | 47 | 0 | 1118 | 224 | 452 | 2 | 12 | 93 | 110 | 14 | 78 | 116 | 26 | 1 | 62 | 78 | 543 | .496 | .167 | .845 | 23.8 | 11.6 | 1.7 | 2.5 | |
| 10-19 | 18 | 0 | 293 | 49 | 117 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 35 | 2 | 21 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 129 | .419 | .000 | .886 | 16.3 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 | |
| 0-9 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | .267 | 1.000 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ||
| 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 | 21 | 1 | 412 | 83 | 170 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 37 | 3 | 27 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 37 | 200 | .488 | .000 | .919 | 19.6 | 9.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 1 Day | 34 | 1 | 749 | 145 | 307 | 2 | 11 | 72 | 84 | 10 | 49 | 77 | 15 | 4 | 38 | 57 | 364 | .472 | .182 | .857 | 22.0 | 10.7 | 1.4 | 2.3 | |
| 2 Days | 14 | 0 | 313 | 64 | 126 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 34 | 5 | 28 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 157 | .508 | .000 | .853 | 22.4 | 11.2 | 2.0 | 2.6 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 0 | 154 | 22 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 54 | .431 | .000 | .625 | 25.7 | 9.0 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 55 | 1 | 1185 | 231 | 489 | 1 | 12 | 112 | 125 | 13 | 80 | 113 | 25 | 4 | 66 | 92 | 575 | .472 | .083 | .896 | 21.5 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 2.1 |
| Western | 21 | 1 | 452 | 85 | 170 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 46 | 6 | 32 | 46 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 204 | .500 | .200 | .717 | 21.5 | 9.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | |
| 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 | 28 | 1 | 589 | 110 | 244 | 1 | 6 | 63 | 69 | 6 | 40 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 50 | 284 | .451 | .167 | .913 | 21.0 | 10.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Central | 27 | 0 | 596 | 121 | 245 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 56 | 7 | 40 | 70 | 14 | 1 | 35 | 42 | 291 | .494 | .000 | .875 | 22.1 | 10.8 | 1.5 | 2.6 | |
| Midwest | 9 | 0 | 211 | 37 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 93 | .536 | .500 | .720 | 23.4 | 10.3 | 1.3 | 2.6 | |
| Pacific | 12 | 1 | 241 | 48 | 101 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 111 | .475 | .000 | .714 | 20.1 | 9.3 | 1.7 | 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 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 22 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 53 | .537 | .000 | 1.000 | 20.0 | 10.6 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| Boston | 4 | 0 | 106 | 24 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 61 | .522 | .000 | .929 | 26.5 | 15.3 | 0.8 | 1.8 | |
| Charlotte | 5 | 0 | 105 | 26 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 61 | .491 | .000 | .750 | 21.0 | 12.2 | 1.6 | 2.2 | |
| Chicago | 5 | 0 | 121 | 18 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 44 | .400 | .000 | 1.000 | 24.2 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 2.2 | |
| Dallas | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .625 | 1.000 | 26.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | .571 | 1.000 | 19.0 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 0 | 102 | 19 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 44 | .559 | .000 | .750 | 25.5 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 1 | 50 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 22 | .474 | .000 | .800 | 25.0 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | |
| Houston | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 23.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | |
| Indiana | 5 | 0 | 93 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 41 | .429 | .846 | 18.6 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 2.4 | ||
| LA Clippers | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | .750 | .667 | 22.0 | 16.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .500 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | |||
| Miami | 4 | 0 | 89 | 19 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 47 | .432 | 1.000 | 22.3 | 11.8 | 1.3 | 2.8 | ||
| Milwaukee | 3 | 0 | 75 | 21 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 48 | .568 | .000 | 1.000 | 25.0 | 16.0 | 1.0 | 2.3 | |
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 49 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 21 | .500 | .429 | 24.5 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 4 | 1 | 51 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 24 | .421 | 1.000 | 12.8 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | ||
| New York | 4 | 0 | 88 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 51 | .548 | .850 | 22.0 | 12.8 | 2.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Orlando | 4 | 0 | 91 | 17 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 42 | .415 | .889 | 22.8 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Philadelphia | 4 | 0 | 88 | 14 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 30 | .412 | .333 | 1.000 | 22.0 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 49 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 20 | .409 | .000 | .667 | 24.5 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| Portland | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .444 | .000 | .000 | 21.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .412 | 1.000 | 17.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .500 | 1.000 | 17.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | .500 | 1.000 | 16.5 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 58 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 27 | .529 | .750 | 29.0 | 13.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Washington | 4 | 0 | 76 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 29 | .379 | .000 | .875 | 19.0 | 7.3 | 0.8 | 1.8 | |