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Jim Brewer

James Turner Brewer (Jim, Brew, Papa)

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: December 3, 1951 in Maywood, Illinois
High School: Proviso East in Maywood, Illinois
College: University of Minnesota
Draft: Cleveland Cavaliers, 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall), 1973 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 12, 1973
As Executive: MIN franchise, 1990-1992 (Full Record)
Relatives: Uncle of Doc Rivers

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 6:42AM
All-Time Rank: #506. George Johnson… #507. Bimbo Coles… #508. JIM BREWER… #509. Joe Meriweather… #510. Earl Watson… 

Totals

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
1973-74 22 CLE NBA 82 1862 210 548 .383 80 123 .650 207 317 524 149 46 35 192 500
1974-75 23 CLE NBA 82 1991 291 639 .455 103 159 .648 205 304 509 128 77 43 150 685
1975-76 24 CLE NBA 82 2913 400 874 .458 140 214 .654 298 593 891 209 94 89 214 940
1976-77 25 CLE NBA 81 2672 296 657 .451 97 178 .545 275 487 762 195 94 82 214 689
1977-78 26 CLE NBA 80 1798 175 390 .449 46 100 .460 182 313 495 98 60 48 103 178 396
1978-79 27 TOT NBA 80 1611 141 319 .442 26 63 .413 159 316 475 87 61 66 97 174 308
1978-79 27 CLE NBA 55 1301 114 259 .440 23 48 .479 125 245 370 74 48 56 78 136 251
1978-79 27 DET NBA 25 310 27 60 .450 3 15 .200 34 71 105 13 13 10 19 38 57
1979-80 28 POR NBA 67 1016 90 184 .489 0 5 .000 14 29 .483 101 156 257 75 42 43 47 129 194
1980-81 29 LAL NBA 78 1107 101 197 .513 0 2 .000 15 40 .375 127 154 281 55 43 58 48 158 217
1981-82 30 LAL NBA 71 9 966 81 175 .463 1 6 .167 7 19 .368 106 158 264 42 39 46 37 127 170
Career NBA 703 9 15936 1785 3983 .448 1 13 .077 528 925 .571 1660 2798 4458 1038 556 510 332 1536 4099

Per Game

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
1973-74 22 CLE NBA 82 22.7 2.6 6.7 .383 1.0 1.5 .650 2.5 3.9 6.4 1.8 0.6 0.4 2.3 6.1
1974-75 23 CLE NBA 82 24.3 3.5 7.8 .455 1.3 1.9 .648 2.5 3.7 6.2 1.6 0.9 0.5 1.8 8.4
1975-76 24 CLE NBA 82 35.5 4.9 10.7 .458 1.7 2.6 .654 3.6 7.2 10.9 2.5 1.1 1.1 2.6 11.5
1976-77 25 CLE NBA 81 33.0 3.7 8.1 .451 1.2 2.2 .545 3.4 6.0 9.4 2.4 1.2 1.0 2.6 8.5
1977-78 26 CLE NBA 80 22.5 2.2 4.9 .449 0.6 1.3 .460 2.3 3.9 6.2 1.2 0.8 0.6 1.3 2.2 5.0
1978-79 27 TOT NBA 80 20.1 1.8 4.0 .442 0.3 0.8 .413 2.0 4.0 5.9 1.1 0.8 0.8 1.2 2.2 3.9
1978-79 27 CLE NBA 55 23.7 2.1 4.7 .440 0.4 0.9 .479 2.3 4.5 6.7 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.4 2.5 4.6
1978-79 27 DET NBA 25 12.4 1.1 2.4 .450 0.1 0.6 .200 1.4 2.8 4.2 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.5 2.3
1979-80 28 POR NBA 67 15.2 1.3 2.7 .489 0.0 0.1 .000 0.2 0.4 .483 1.5 2.3 3.8 1.1 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.9 2.9
1980-81 29 LAL NBA 78 14.2 1.3 2.5 .513 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.5 .375 1.6 2.0 3.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.6 2.0 2.8
1981-82 30 LAL NBA 71 9 13.6 1.1 2.5 .463 0.0 0.1 .167 0.1 0.3 .368 1.5 2.2 3.7 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 1.8 2.4
Career NBA 703 9 22.7 2.5 5.7 .448 0.0 0.1 .077 0.8 1.3 .571 2.4 4.0 6.3 1.5 0.8 0.7 0.9 2.2 5.8

Per 36 Minutes

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
1973-74 22 CLE NBA 82 1862 4.1 10.6 .383 1.5 2.4 .650 4.0 6.1 10.1 2.9 0.9 0.7 3.7 9.7
1974-75 23 CLE NBA 82 1991 5.3 11.6 .455 1.9 2.9 .648 3.7 5.5 9.2 2.3 1.4 0.8 2.7 12.4
1975-76 24 CLE NBA 82 2913 4.9 10.8 .458 1.7 2.6 .654 3.7 7.3 11.0 2.6 1.2 1.1 2.6 11.6
1976-77 25 CLE NBA 81 2672 4.0 8.9 .451 1.3 2.4 .545 3.7 6.6 10.3 2.6 1.3 1.1 2.9 9.3
1977-78 26 CLE NBA 80 1798 3.5 7.8 .449 0.9 2.0 .460 3.6 6.3 9.9 2.0 1.2 1.0 2.1 3.6 7.9
1978-79 27 TOT NBA 80 1611 3.2 7.1 .442 0.6 1.4 .413 3.6 7.1 10.6 1.9 1.4 1.5 2.2 3.9 6.9
1978-79 27 CLE NBA 55 1301 3.2 7.2 .440 0.6 1.3 .479 3.5 6.8 10.2 2.0 1.3 1.5 2.2 3.8 6.9
1978-79 27 DET NBA 25 310 3.1 7.0 .450 0.3 1.7 .200 3.9 8.2 12.2 1.5 1.5 1.2 2.2 4.4 6.6
1979-80 28 POR NBA 67 1016 3.2 6.5 .489 0.0 0.2 .000 0.5 1.0 .483 3.6 5.5 9.1 2.7 1.5 1.5 1.7 4.6 6.9
1980-81 29 LAL NBA 78 1107 3.3 6.4 .513 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 1.3 .375 4.1 5.0 9.1 1.8 1.4 1.9 1.6 5.1 7.1
1981-82 30 LAL NBA 71 9 966 3.0 6.5 .463 0.0 0.2 .167 0.3 0.7 .368 4.0 5.9 9.8 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.4 4.7 6.3
Career NBA 703 9 15936 4.0 9.0 .448 0.0 0.2 .077 1.2 2.1 .571 3.7 6.3 10.1 2.3 1.3 1.2 1.8 3.5 9.3

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1973-74 22 CLE NBA 82 1862 10.9 .415 .383 10.8 18.5 14.4 10.6 1.1 1.0 99 -0.3 1.5 1.3 .032
1974-75 23 CLE NBA 82 1991 14.6 .483 .455 10.9 16.2 13.6 9.0 1.8 1.2 96 2.0 2.4 4.4 .107
1975-76 24 CLE NBA 82 2913 14.9 .485 .458 10.2 21.7 15.7 9.6 1.5 1.7 94 3.4 4.5 7.9 .130
1976-77 25 CLE NBA 81 2672 12.7 .469 .451 10.1 19.2 14.5 9.6 1.7 1.7 96 2.0 3.9 5.8 .105
1977-78 26 CLE NBA 80 1798 10.5 .456 .449 10.1 17.8 13.9 7.0 1.5 1.4 19.2 11.9 94 98 0.2 2.5 2.6 .070
1978-79 27 TOT NBA 80 1611 9.9 .444 .442 10.1 22.5 16.0 6.6 1.8 2.2 21.9 10.9 91 103 -0.5 1.8 1.3 .038
1978-79 27 CLE NBA 55 1301 10.1 .448 .440 9.9 21.9 15.6 7.0 1.7 2.4 21.8 10.9 92 104 -0.3 1.3 1.0 .038
1978-79 27 DET NBA 25 310 9.2 .428 .450 11.0 24.6 17.6 4.9 1.9 1.7 22.2 10.5 88 101 -0.2 0.4 0.3 .040
1979-80 28 POR NBA 67 1016 11.3 .493 .489 10.8 17.1 13.9 9.6 2.0 2.5 19.3 9.8 105 102 0.5 1.5 2.0 .096
1980-81 29 LAL NBA 78 1107 10.6 .506 .513 13.2 14.2 13.8 5.8 1.8 2.8 18.3 9.5 107 103 0.7 1.5 2.2 .097
1981-82 30 LAL NBA 71 966 10.1 .464 .466 12.4 17.2 14.9 4.8 1.9 2.5 16.8 9.1 105 104 0.4 1.4 1.8 .088
Career NBA 703 15936 12.2 .467 .448 10.7 18.8 14.6 8.5 1.6 1.7 19.4 10.5 98 99 8.4 20.9 29.3 .088

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
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
1975-76 24 CLE NBA 13 489 44 101 26 48 40 140 37 13 12 34 114 .436 .542 37.6 8.8 10.8 2.8
1976-77 25 CLE NBA 3 113 11 27 1 1 11 36 5 4 4 11 23 .407 1.000 37.7 7.7 12.0 1.7
1977-78 26 CLE NBA 1 9 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1979-80 28 POR NBA 3 67 10 10 0 0 1 3 6 16 3 5 2 1 6 21 1.000 .333 22.3 7.0 5.3 1.0
1980-81 29 LAL NBA 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.3 0.0 0.3 0.0
1981-82 30 LAL NBA 8 57 3 6 0 0 0 0 4 11 4 2 6 4 5 6 .500 7.1 0.8 1.4 0.5
Career NBA 31 742 68 145 0 0 28 54 61 204 49 24 24 5 59 164 .469 .519 23.9 5.3 6.6 1.6

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1975-76 24 CLE NBA 13 489 12.7 .467 .436 8.3 22.9 15.3 10.9 1.3 1.4 93 0.2 0.9 1.2 .114
1976-77 25 CLE NBA 3 113 10.1 .419 .407 8.3 23.8 15.1 5.8 1.6 2.1 92 0.0 0.2 0.3 .109
1977-78 26 CLE NBA 1 9 -10.5 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.0 0 123 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.279
1979-80 28 POR NBA 3 67 22.8 .928 1.000 9.9 17.5 13.6 6.4 3.8 1.7 8.1 7.9 172 102 0.3 0.1 0.4 .265
1980-81 29 LAL NBA 3 7 0.0 0.0 12.5 6.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 108 0.0 0.0 0.0 .028
1981-82 30 LAL NBA 8 57 8.5 .500 .500 7.9 12.4 10.2 7.5 1.6 5.5 40.0 6.9 87 104 0.0 0.1 0.0 .035
Career NBA 31 742 12.5 .486 .469 8.3 21.4 14.4 9.2 1.6 1.8 20.7 7.1 124 95 0.5 1.3 1.8 .115

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 9 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Jim Brewer 7.9 5.8 4.4 2.6 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.3 1.3
George Lynch 87.8 6.5 5.8 3.9 2.6 2.5 1.7 1.5 0.9 0.7
Dave Gambee 84.1 7.0 5.3 4.6 3.3 2.2 1.9 1.6 0.0
Don Kojis 83.6 8.3 5.0 3.7 3.3 3.2 1.9 1.5 0.7 0.7
Dennis Scott 83.2 8.8 5.0 4.6 3.8 2.8 2.6 2.4 1.2 0.7
Rodney Rogers 83.0 7.4 5.4 4.7 3.9 3.3 2.9 2.3 2.0 1.2
Les Hunter 81.5 8.4 5.6 4.9 2.7 2.2 2.1 -0.5
Kevin Gamble 81.5 8.3 6.7 6.6 3.4 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.0 -0.1
Joe Caldwell 81.4 7.9 6.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 2.5 2.3 2.0 0.3
Stacey Augmon 80.7 9.7 5.6 5.1 3.7 3.7 2.6 1.8 1.5 1.5
Kenny Carr 80.2 6.7 5.8 5.1 3.8 3.1 2.9 2.1 1.1 0.0
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Jim Brewer 7.9 5.8 4.4 2.6 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.3 1.3
Kevin Gamble 83.8 8.3 6.7 6.6 3.4 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.0 -0.1
LaPhonso Ellis 83.7 8.0 7.6 5.2 3.6 2.2 1.9 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.0
Joe Graboski 83.4 7.2 5.8 2.8 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.0 -0.1
Dennis Scott 82.6 8.8 5.0 4.6 3.8 2.8 2.6 2.4 1.5 1.2 0.7
Les Hunter 81.5 8.4 5.6 4.9 2.7 2.2 2.1 -0.5
George Lynch 80.8 6.5 5.8 3.9 3.5 2.6 2.5 2.5 1.7 1.5 0.9 0.7 0.0
Adam Keefe 79.6 6.5 4.6 4.1 3.3 2.3 1.7 1.4 0.6 0.4
Kenny Carr 79.6 6.7 5.8 5.1 3.8 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.1 1.1 0.0
Bob Gross 79.1 7.4 7.1 4.4 3.8 3.1 2.9 1.7 0.2
Curtis Perry 78.9 7.6 6.0 5.3 4.8 2.8 1.7 1.3 0.2

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
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
1969-70 18 MINNESOTA 12 97 209 58 103 177 252 .464 .563 21.0 14.8
1970-71 19 MINNESOTA 24 166 413 67 104 331 399 .402 .644 16.6 13.8
1971-72 20 MINNESOTA 25 95 260 54 113 275 244 .365 .478 9.8 11.0
1972-73 21 MINNESOTA 26 147 317 72 102 301 366 .464 .706 14.1 11.6
Career 75 408 990 193 319 907 1009 .412 .605 13.5 12.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1972-73 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
1975-76 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
1976-77 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1982 Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
Games
1973-74 NBA 82 (1)
1974-75 NBA 82 (2)
1975-76 NBA 82 (2)
Offensive Rebounds
1975-76 NBA 298 (3)
1976-77 NBA 275 (8)
Total Rebounds
1975-76 NBA 891 (9)
Offensive Rebound Pct
1975-76 NBA 10.2 (8)
1976-77 NBA 10.1 (10)
Career NBA 10.7 (45)
Career 10.7 (55)
Defensive Rating
Career NBA 98.5 (24)
Career 98.5 (26)
Defensive Win Shares
1975-76 NBA 4.5 (10)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (727)
NBA Elo Player Rating
508th (overall) as of Feb 11, 2012, 6:42AM
   

Transactions

April 24, 1973: Traded by the Portland Trail Blazers (as a 1973 1st round draft pick) with a 1973 3rd round draft pick (Jim O'Brien) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for John Johnson, Rick Roberson and a 1973 1st round draft pick (Barry Parkhill).

April 24, 1973: Drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1973 NBA Draft.

February 15, 1979: Traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers with future considerations to the Detroit Pistons for Earl Tatum.

September 18, 1979: Traded by the Detroit Pistons to the Portland Trail Blazers for a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Harvey Knuckles).

October 8, 1980: Traded by the Portland Trail Blazers to the Los Angeles Lakers for a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Jerome Kersey). Portland had the right to swap 1st round draft picks with Los Angeles in 1984 but opted for a 2nd round draft pick instead.

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