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Junior Bridgeman

Ulysses Lee Bridgeman (Junior, J.B., The Torch)

Position: Forward-Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-5 ▪ Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: September 17, 1953 in East Chicago, Indiana
High School: Washington in East Chicago, Indiana
College: University of Louisville
Draft: Los Angeles Lakers, 1st round (8th pick, 8th overall), 1975 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 25, 1975

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Fine Details ▪ Last updated May 25, 2013 9:17 AM
All-Time Rank: #353. Tyrone Hill… #354. Mike Miller… #355. Jim Jackson… #356. JUNIOR BRIDGEMAN… #357. Al Harrington… #358. Kendall Gill… #359. P.J. Brown… 

Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1975-76 22 MIL NBA SF 81 1646 286 651 .439 128 161 .795 113 181 294 157 52 21 235 700
1976-77 23 MIL NBA SF 82 2410 491 1094 .449 197 228 .864 129 287 416 205 82 26 221 1179
1977-78 24 MIL NBA SF 82 1876 476 947 .503 166 205 .810 114 176 290 175 72 30 176 202 1118
1978-79 25 MIL NBA SG 82 1963 540 1067 .506 189 228 .829 113 184 297 163 88 41 138 184 1269
1979-80 26 MIL NBA SF 81 2316 594 1243 .478 5 27 .185 230 266 .865 104 197 301 237 94 20 172 216 1423
1980-81 27 MIL NBA SF 77 2215 537 1102 .487 3 21 .143 213 241 .884 78 211 289 234 88 28 150 182 1290
1981-82 28 MIL NBA SF 41 4 924 209 433 .483 4 9 .444 89 103 .864 37 88 125 109 28 3 64 91 511
1982-83 29 MIL NBA SF 70 5 1855 421 856 .492 1 13 .077 164 196 .837 44 202 246 207 40 9 122 155 1007
1983-84 30 MIL NBA SF 81 10 2431 509 1094 .465 6 31 .194 196 243 .807 80 252 332 265 53 14 148 224 1220
1984-85 31 LAC NBA SF 80 15 2042 460 990 .465 14 39 .359 181 206 .879 55 175 230 171 47 18 116 128 1115
1985-86 32 LAC NBA SF 58 14 1161 199 451 .441 6 18 .333 106 119 .891 29 94 123 108 31 8 68 81 510
1986-87 33 MIL NBA SF 34 4 418 79 171 .462 1 6 .167 16 20 .800 14 38 52 35 10 2 15 50 175
Career NBA 849 52 21257 4801 10099 .475 40 164 .244 1875 2216 .846 910 2085 2995 2066 685 220 1169 1969 11517

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1975-76 22 MIL NBA SF 81 20.3 3.5 8.0 .439 1.6 2.0 .795 1.4 2.2 3.6 1.9 0.6 0.3 2.9 8.6
1976-77 23 MIL NBA SF 82 29.4 6.0 13.3 .449 2.4 2.8 .864 1.6 3.5 5.1 2.5 1.0 0.3 2.7 14.4
1977-78 24 MIL NBA SF 82 22.9 5.8 11.5 .503 2.0 2.5 .810 1.4 2.1 3.5 2.1 0.9 0.4 2.1 2.5 13.6
1978-79 25 MIL NBA SG 82 23.9 6.6 13.0 .506 2.3 2.8 .829 1.4 2.2 3.6 2.0 1.1 0.5 1.7 2.2 15.5
1979-80 26 MIL NBA SF 81 28.6 7.3 15.3 .478 0.1 0.3 .185 2.8 3.3 .865 1.3 2.4 3.7 2.9 1.2 0.2 2.1 2.7 17.6
1980-81 27 MIL NBA SF 77 28.8 7.0 14.3 .487 0.0 0.3 .143 2.8 3.1 .884 1.0 2.7 3.8 3.0 1.1 0.4 1.9 2.4 16.8
1981-82 28 MIL NBA SF 41 4 22.5 5.1 10.6 .483 0.1 0.2 .444 2.2 2.5 .864 0.9 2.1 3.0 2.7 0.7 0.1 1.6 2.2 12.5
1982-83 29 MIL NBA SF 70 5 26.5 6.0 12.2 .492 0.0 0.2 .077 2.3 2.8 .837 0.6 2.9 3.5 3.0 0.6 0.1 1.7 2.2 14.4
1983-84 30 MIL NBA SF 81 10 30.0 6.3 13.5 .465 0.1 0.4 .194 2.4 3.0 .807 1.0 3.1 4.1 3.3 0.7 0.2 1.8 2.8 15.1
1984-85 31 LAC NBA SF 80 15 25.5 5.8 12.4 .465 0.2 0.5 .359 2.3 2.6 .879 0.7 2.2 2.9 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.5 1.6 13.9
1985-86 32 LAC NBA SF 58 14 20.0 3.4 7.8 .441 0.1 0.3 .333 1.8 2.1 .891 0.5 1.6 2.1 1.9 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.4 8.8
1986-87 33 MIL NBA SF 34 4 12.3 2.3 5.0 .462 0.0 0.2 .167 0.5 0.6 .800 0.4 1.1 1.5 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.5 5.1
Career NBA 849 52 25.0 5.7 11.9 .475 0.1 0.3 .244 2.2 2.6 .846 1.1 2.5 3.5 2.4 0.8 0.3 1.7 2.3 13.6

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1975-76 22 MIL NBA SF 81 1646 6.3 14.2 .439 2.8 3.5 .795 2.5 4.0 6.4 3.4 1.1 0.5 5.1 15.3
1976-77 23 MIL NBA SF 82 2410 7.3 16.3 .449 2.9 3.4 .864 1.9 4.3 6.2 3.1 1.2 0.4 3.3 17.6
1977-78 24 MIL NBA SF 82 1876 9.1 18.2 .503 3.2 3.9 .810 2.2 3.4 5.6 3.4 1.4 0.6 3.4 3.9 21.5
1978-79 25 MIL NBA SG 82 1963 9.9 19.6 .506 3.5 4.2 .829 2.1 3.4 5.4 3.0 1.6 0.8 2.5 3.4 23.3
1979-80 26 MIL NBA SF 81 2316 9.2 19.3 .478 0.1 0.4 .185 3.6 4.1 .865 1.6 3.1 4.7 3.7 1.5 0.3 2.7 3.4 22.1
1980-81 27 MIL NBA SF 77 2215 8.7 17.9 .487 0.0 0.3 .143 3.5 3.9 .884 1.3 3.4 4.7 3.8 1.4 0.5 2.4 3.0 21.0
1981-82 28 MIL NBA SF 41 4 924 8.1 16.9 .483 0.2 0.4 .444 3.5 4.0 .864 1.4 3.4 4.9 4.2 1.1 0.1 2.5 3.5 19.9
1982-83 29 MIL NBA SF 70 5 1855 8.2 16.6 .492 0.0 0.3 .077 3.2 3.8 .837 0.9 3.9 4.8 4.0 0.8 0.2 2.4 3.0 19.5
1983-84 30 MIL NBA SF 81 10 2431 7.5 16.2 .465 0.1 0.5 .194 2.9 3.6 .807 1.2 3.7 4.9 3.9 0.8 0.2 2.2 3.3 18.1
1984-85 31 LAC NBA SF 80 15 2042 8.1 17.5 .465 0.2 0.7 .359 3.2 3.6 .879 1.0 3.1 4.1 3.0 0.8 0.3 2.0 2.3 19.7
1985-86 32 LAC NBA SF 58 14 1161 6.2 14.0 .441 0.2 0.6 .333 3.3 3.7 .891 0.9 2.9 3.8 3.3 1.0 0.2 2.1 2.5 15.8
1986-87 33 MIL NBA SF 34 4 418 6.8 14.7 .462 0.1 0.5 .167 1.4 1.7 .800 1.2 3.3 4.5 3.0 0.9 0.2 1.3 4.3 15.1
Career NBA 849 52 21257 8.1 17.1 .475 0.1 0.4 .244 3.2 3.8 .846 1.5 3.5 5.1 3.5 1.2 0.4 2.4 3.3 19.5

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1975-76 22 MIL NBA SF 81 1646 13.7 .485 .439 7.4 11.1 9.3 13.7 1.5 0.7 100 0.8 1.2 2.1 .060
1976-77 23 MIL NBA SF 82 2410 14.4 .494 .449 5.5 12.4 8.9 11.7 1.5 0.5 104 2.5 1.1 3.6 .071
1977-78 24 MIL NBA SF 82 1876 17.0 .539 .503 6.3 10.1 8.2 13.4 1.7 0.8 14.5 24.5 103 104 2.9 1.1 4.0 .102
1978-79 25 MIL NBA SG 82 1963 18.8 .544 .506 6.4 10.4 8.4 11.7 2.0 1.1 10.6 25.8 108 105 3.7 1.8 5.5 .134
1979-80 26 MIL NBA SF 81 2316 17.1 .523 .480 5.0 9.0 7.1 15.2 1.9 0.5 11.2 26.3 107 105 3.6 2.5 6.1 .127
1980-81 27 MIL NBA SF 77 2215 17.1 .534 .489 4.0 10.2 7.2 15.1 1.8 0.7 11.0 24.0 110 104 3.9 2.8 6.7 .146
1981-82 28 MIL NBA SF 41 924 16.0 .534 .487 4.8 10.5 7.8 17.6 1.5 0.2 11.8 24.1 110 105 1.4 1.2 2.6 .136
1982-83 29 MIL NBA SF 70 1855 16.1 .534 .492 2.7 11.4 7.3 17.1 1.0 0.3 11.5 23.7 107 104 2.7 2.1 4.8 .125
1983-84 30 MIL NBA SF 81 2431 14.3 .508 .468 3.9 11.3 7.8 16.7 1.1 0.3 11.0 23.4 106 106 2.1 3.0 5.1 .100
1984-85 31 LAC NBA SF 80 2042 14.8 .516 .472 3.1 9.2 6.2 12.5 1.1 0.5 9.7 23.9 107 113 2.2 0.9 3.1 .074
1985-86 32 LAC NBA SF 58 1161 12.0 .507 .448 2.7 9.1 5.9 13.6 1.2 0.4 11.9 19.7 104 115 0.7 0.1 0.8 .033
1986-87 33 MIL NBA SF 34 418 11.1 .487 .465 3.7 10.2 6.9 12.2 1.1 0.3 7.7 19.1 104 109 0.2 0.4 0.6 .069
Career NBA 849 21257 15.6 .520 .477 4.7 10.5 7.7 14.2 1.5 0.6 11.3 24.1 107 106 26.8 18.2 45.0 .102

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1975-76 22 MIL NBA SF 3 67 9 20 .450 7 11 .636 4 7 11 5 1 0 10 25
1977-78 24 MIL NBA SF 9 178 44 91 .484 6 8 .750 6 12 18 11 9 2 8 31 94
1979-80 26 MIL NBA SF 5 124 20 56 .357 0 1 .000 11 15 .733 4 15 19 17 5 2 14 17 51
1980-81 27 MIL NBA SF 7 183 42 91 .462 1 1 1.000 13 16 .813 6 9 15 23 6 0 11 27 98
1982-83 29 MIL NBA SF 9 308 61 130 .469 2 5 .400 28 30 .933 21 24 45 28 10 2 19 26 152
1983-84 30 MIL NBA SF 16 499 88 193 .456 1 9 .111 53 65 .815 12 52 64 44 6 5 22 37 230
Career NBA 49 1359 264 581 .454 4 16 .250 118 145 .814 53 119 172 128 37 11 74 148 650

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1975-76 22 MIL NBA SF 3 22.3 3.0 6.7 .450 2.3 3.7 .636 1.3 2.3 3.7 1.7 0.3 0.0 3.3 8.3
1977-78 24 MIL NBA SF 9 19.8 4.9 10.1 .484 0.7 0.9 .750 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.2 1.0 0.2 0.9 3.4 10.4
1979-80 26 MIL NBA SF 5 24.8 4.0 11.2 .357 0.0 0.2 .000 2.2 3.0 .733 0.8 3.0 3.8 3.4 1.0 0.4 2.8 3.4 10.2
1980-81 27 MIL NBA SF 7 26.1 6.0 13.0 .462 0.1 0.1 1.000 1.9 2.3 .813 0.9 1.3 2.1 3.3 0.9 0.0 1.6 3.9 14.0
1982-83 29 MIL NBA SF 9 34.2 6.8 14.4 .469 0.2 0.6 .400 3.1 3.3 .933 2.3 2.7 5.0 3.1 1.1 0.2 2.1 2.9 16.9
1983-84 30 MIL NBA SF 16 31.2 5.5 12.1 .456 0.1 0.6 .111 3.3 4.1 .815 0.8 3.3 4.0 2.8 0.4 0.3 1.4 2.3 14.4
Career NBA 49 27.7 5.4 11.9 .454 0.1 0.4 .250 2.4 3.0 .814 1.1 2.4 3.5 2.6 0.8 0.2 1.6 3.0 13.3

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1975-76 22 MIL NBA SF 3 67 4.8 10.7 .450 3.8 5.9 .636 2.1 3.8 5.9 2.7 0.5 0.0 5.4 13.4
1977-78 24 MIL NBA SF 9 178 8.9 18.4 .484 1.2 1.6 .750 1.2 2.4 3.6 2.2 1.8 0.4 1.6 6.3 19.0
1979-80 26 MIL NBA SF 5 124 5.8 16.3 .357 0.0 0.3 .000 3.2 4.4 .733 1.2 4.4 5.5 4.9 1.5 0.6 4.1 4.9 14.8
1980-81 27 MIL NBA SF 7 183 8.3 17.9 .462 0.2 0.2 1.000 2.6 3.1 .813 1.2 1.8 3.0 4.5 1.2 0.0 2.2 5.3 19.3
1982-83 29 MIL NBA SF 9 308 7.1 15.2 .469 0.2 0.6 .400 3.3 3.5 .933 2.5 2.8 5.3 3.3 1.2 0.2 2.2 3.0 17.8
1983-84 30 MIL NBA SF 16 499 6.3 13.9 .456 0.1 0.6 .111 3.8 4.7 .815 0.9 3.8 4.6 3.2 0.4 0.4 1.6 2.7 16.6
Career NBA 49 1359 7.0 15.4 .454 0.1 0.5 .250 3.1 3.8 .814 1.4 3.2 4.6 3.4 1.0 0.3 2.1 3.9 17.2

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1975-76 22 MIL NBA SF 3 67 11.0 .503 .450 8.9 10.9 10.1 10.0 0.7 0.0 110 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.020
1977-78 24 MIL NBA SF 9 178 13.0 .497 .484 3.7 7.0 5.4 8.6 2.3 0.6 7.8 22.5 100 104 0.1 0.2 0.3 .074
1979-80 26 MIL NBA SF 5 124 8.6 .407 .357 3.7 13.4 8.6 20.8 2.0 0.9 18.3 25.9 82 102 -0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.039
1980-81 27 MIL NBA SF 7 183 14.3 .500 .467 3.8 5.9 4.8 19.7 1.6 0.0 10.1 24.3 110 112 0.3 0.0 0.4 .098
1982-83 29 MIL NBA SF 9 308 16.5 .531 .477 7.3 9.0 8.1 14.2 1.6 0.4 11.7 22.1 112 106 0.6 0.3 0.9 .145
1983-84 30 MIL NBA SF 16 499 13.7 .519 .459 3.0 11.0 7.3 14.4 0.6 0.6 9.0 21.0 110 108 0.6 0.6 1.1 .107
Career NBA 49 1359 13.7 .504 .458 4.5 9.5 7.2 14.7 1.3 0.5 10.7 22.4 106 107 1.3 1.2 2.6 .091

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 12 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Junior Bridgeman 6.7 6.1 5.5 5.1 4.8 4.0 3.6 3.1 2.6 2.1 0.8 0.6
Kenyon Martin 95.1 7.1 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.9 4.0 3.8 3.3 2.7 2.1 0.9 0.0
Thurl Bailey 93.2 6.8 6.5 5.4 4.6 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.1 2.6 2.6 1.2 0.9
Caron Butler 93.0 7.2 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.5 3.6 3.5 2.3 2.1 1.2
John Salley 91.9 6.2 6.1 5.1 4.8 4.8 3.8 3.6 3.5 2.5 0.6 0.5
Cliff Levingston 91.7 7.0 6.1 5.5 5.5 5.3 4.7 3.4 2.9 2.0 1.3 0.5
Kyle Korver 90.8 6.6 6.4 5.3 5.1 4.6 4.6 4.2 3.7 2.6 1.0
Juwan Howard 90.3 7.0 6.0 5.6 4.9 4.6 4.4 3.7 3.6 3.2 2.8 2.8 1.9
Jeff Foster 90.0 8.3 6.5 5.7 5.4 4.5 4.2 4.2 3.0 2.7 1.6 0.6 0.4
Wayman Tisdale 90.0 7.0 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.4 4.5 3.4 3.2 2.0 1.8 1.7 -0.6
Bruce Bowen 89.3 6.2 6.1 5.4 5.1 4.4 4.2 4.1 2.2 1.9 1.2 0.0 0.0
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Junior Bridgeman 6.7 6.1 5.5 5.1 4.8 4.0 3.6 3.1 2.6 2.1 0.8 0.6
Kenyon Martin 95.2 7.1 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.9 4.0 3.8 3.3 2.7 2.1 1.2 0.9 0.0
Thurl Bailey 93.2 6.8 6.5 5.4 4.6 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.1 2.6 2.6 1.2 0.9
Caron Butler 93.0 7.2 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.5 3.6 3.5 2.3 2.1 1.2
John Salley 91.9 6.2 6.1 5.1 4.8 4.8 3.8 3.6 3.5 2.5 0.6 0.5
Cliff Levingston 91.7 7.0 6.1 5.5 5.5 5.3 4.7 3.4 2.9 2.0 1.3 0.5
Bruce Bowen 91.7 6.2 6.1 5.4 5.1 4.4 4.2 4.1 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.2 0.0 0.0
Kyle Korver 90.8 6.6 6.4 5.3 5.1 4.6 4.6 4.2 3.7 2.6 1.0
Wayman Tisdale 90.0 7.0 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.4 4.5 3.4 3.2 2.0 1.8 1.7 -0.6
Jeff Foster 89.6 8.3 6.5 5.7 5.4 4.5 4.2 4.2 3.0 2.7 1.6 0.6 0.4 0.4
Terry Tyler 89.2 6.4 5.8 5.5 5.4 4.5 3.4 2.9 2.5 1.9 1.2 1.2

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
1971-72 18 LOUISVILLE 16 144 260 61 97 202 349 .554 .629 21.8 12.6
1972-73 19 LOUISVILLE 28 164 338 58 84 190 386 .485 .690 13.8 6.8
1973-74 20 LOUISVILLE 28 878 179 332 103 134 237 461 .539 .769 31.4 16.5 8.5
1974-75 21 LOUISVILLE 31 1034 187 356 127 156 230 501 .525 .814 33.4 16.2 7.4
Career 87 1912 530 1026 288 374 657 1348 .517 .770 32.4 15.5 7.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games
1976-77 NBA 82 (3)
1977-78 NBA 82 (3)
1978-79 NBA 82 (1)
Free Throw Pct
1976-77 NBA .864 (8)
1980-81 NBA .884 (5)
1984-85 NBA .879 (8)
Career NBA .846 (55)
Career .846 (59)
Turnover Pct
1978-79 NBA 10.6 (9)
Career NBA 11.3 (85)
Career 11.3 (99)
Usage Pct
Career NBA 24.1 (97)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.001 (509)
NBA Elo Player Rating
357th (overall) as of May 25, 2013, 4:56AM
    

Transactions

May 17, 1974: Traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers (as a 1975 1st round draft pick) to the Los Angeles Lakers for Jim Chones.

May 29, 1975: Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1975 NBA Draft.

June 16, 1975: Traded by the Los Angeles Lakers with Dave Meyers, Elmore Smith and Brian Winters to the Milwaukee Bucks for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Walt Wesley.

September 29, 1984: Traded by the Milwaukee Bucks with Harvey Catchings, Marques Johnson and cash to the Los Angeles Clippers for Terry Cummings, Craig Hodges and Ricky Pierce.

August 19, 1986: Traded by the Los Angeles Clippers with Franklin Edwards and Derek Smith to the Sacramento Kings for Larry Drew, Mike Woodson, a 1988 1st round draft pick (Hersey Hawkins) and a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Jay Edwards).

October 28, 1986: Waived by the Sacramento Kings.

January 4, 1987: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Milwaukee Bucks.

January 24, 1987: Signed a contract for the rest of the season with the Milwaukee Bucks

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $350,000
Career (may be incomplete) $350,000

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