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Jim Davis

James W. Davis (Jim)

Position: Center-Forward ▪ Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: December 18, 1941 in Muncie, Indiana
High School: Muncie Central in Muncie, Indiana
College: University of Colorado
Draft: Detroit Pistons, 4th round (2nd pick, 27th overall), 1964 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 15, 1967

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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
1967-68 26 STL NBA 50 394 61 139 .439 25 64 .391 123 13 85 147
1968-69 27 ATL NBA 78 1367 265 568 .467 154 231 .667 529 97 239 684
1969-70 28 ATL NBA 82 2623 438 943 .464 240 318 .755 796 238 335 1116
1970-71 29 ATL NBA 82 1864 241 503 .479 195 288 .677 546 108 253 677
1971-72 30 TOT NBA 75 983 147 338 .435 100 154 .649 276 51 138 394
1971-72 30 ATL NBA 11 119 8 33 .242 10 18 .556 36 8 14 26
1971-72 30 HOU NBA 12 180 18 54 .333 26 38 .684 44 5 18 62
1971-72 30 DET NBA 52 684 121 251 .482 64 98 .653 196 38 106 306
1972-73 31 DET NBA 73 771 131 257 .510 72 114 .632 261 56 126 334
1973-74 32 DET NBA 78 947 117 283 .413 90 139 .647 102 191 293 86 39 30 158 324
1974-75 33 DET NBA 79 1078 118 260 .454 85 117 .726 96 189 285 90 50 36 129 321
Career NBA 597 10027 1518 3291 .461 961 1425 .674 198 380 3109 739 89 66 1463 3997

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
1967-68 26 STL NBA 50 7.9 1.2 2.8 .439 0.5 1.3 .391 2.5 0.3 1.7 2.9
1968-69 27 ATL NBA 78 17.5 3.4 7.3 .467 2.0 3.0 .667 6.8 1.2 3.1 8.8
1969-70 28 ATL NBA 82 32.0 5.3 11.5 .464 2.9 3.9 .755 9.7 2.9 4.1 13.6
1970-71 29 ATL NBA 82 22.7 2.9 6.1 .479 2.4 3.5 .677 6.7 1.3 3.1 8.3
1971-72 30 TOT NBA 75 13.1 2.0 4.5 .435 1.3 2.1 .649 3.7 0.7 1.8 5.3
1971-72 30 ATL NBA 11 10.8 0.7 3.0 .242 0.9 1.6 .556 3.3 0.7 1.3 2.4
1971-72 30 HOU NBA 12 15.0 1.5 4.5 .333 2.2 3.2 .684 3.7 0.4 1.5 5.2
1971-72 30 DET NBA 52 13.2 2.3 4.8 .482 1.2 1.9 .653 3.8 0.7 2.0 5.9
1972-73 31 DET NBA 73 10.6 1.8 3.5 .510 1.0 1.6 .632 3.6 0.8 1.7 4.6
1973-74 32 DET NBA 78 12.1 1.5 3.6 .413 1.2 1.8 .647 1.3 2.4 3.8 1.1 0.5 0.4 2.0 4.2
1974-75 33 DET NBA 79 13.6 1.5 3.3 .454 1.1 1.5 .726 1.2 2.4 3.6 1.1 0.6 0.5 1.6 4.1
Career NBA 597 16.8 2.5 5.5 .461 1.6 2.4 .674 1.3 2.4 5.2 1.2 0.6 0.4 2.5 6.7

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
1967-68 26 STL NBA 50 394 5.6 12.7 .439 2.3 5.8 .391 11.2 1.2 7.8 13.4
1968-69 27 ATL NBA 78 1367 7.0 15.0 .467 4.1 6.1 .667 13.9 2.6 6.3 18.0
1969-70 28 ATL NBA 82 2623 6.0 12.9 .464 3.3 4.4 .755 10.9 3.3 4.6 15.3
1970-71 29 ATL NBA 82 1864 4.7 9.7 .479 3.8 5.6 .677 10.5 2.1 4.9 13.1
1971-72 30 TOT NBA 75 983 5.4 12.4 .435 3.7 5.6 .649 10.1 1.9 5.1 14.4
1971-72 30 ATL NBA 11 119 2.4 10.0 .242 3.0 5.4 .556 10.9 2.4 4.2 7.9
1971-72 30 HOU NBA 12 180 3.6 10.8 .333 5.2 7.6 .684 8.8 1.0 3.6 12.4
1971-72 30 DET NBA 52 684 6.4 13.2 .482 3.4 5.2 .653 10.3 2.0 5.6 16.1
1972-73 31 DET NBA 73 771 6.1 12.0 .510 3.4 5.3 .632 12.2 2.6 5.9 15.6
1973-74 32 DET NBA 78 947 4.4 10.8 .413 3.4 5.3 .647 3.9 7.3 11.1 3.3 1.5 1.1 6.0 12.3
1974-75 33 DET NBA 79 1078 3.9 8.7 .454 2.8 3.9 .726 3.2 6.3 9.5 3.0 1.7 1.2 4.3 10.7
Career NBA 597 10027 5.5 11.8 .461 3.5 5.1 .674 3.5 6.8 11.2 2.7 1.6 1.2 5.3 14.4

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
1967-68 26 STL NBA 50 394 9.1 .440 .439 4.5 -0.2 0.4 0.2 .029
1968-69 27 ATL NBA 78 1367 17.3 .511 .467 9.9 2.2 1.6 3.8 .134
1969-70 28 ATL NBA 82 2623 14.4 .515 .464 11.4 2.6 1.7 4.3 .079
1970-71 29 ATL NBA 82 1864 12.8 .538 .479 13.2 7.4 2.6 0.9 3.5 .090
1971-72 30 TOT NBA 75 983 12.5 .486 .435 13.3 7.1 0.5 0.4 0.9 .044
1971-72 30 ATL NBA 11 119 6.2 .318 .242 14.8 8.2 -0.3 0.1 -0.3 -0.101
1971-72 30 HOU NBA 12 180 9.6 .438 .333 11.0 3.4 -0.1 0.2 0.1 .035
1971-72 30 DET NBA 52 684 14.3 .520 .482 13.6 7.9 0.9 0.1 1.0 .072
1972-73 31 DET NBA 73 771 16.1 .544 .510 16.5 9.6 1.5 0.8 2.3 .142
1973-74 32 DET NBA 78 947 13.7 .471 .413 11.1 20.7 15.9 12.1 1.9 1.7 91 0.0 1.8 1.8 .092
1974-75 33 DET NBA 79 1078 14.5 .515 .454 9.9 19.1 14.5 11.5 2.2 1.8 97 1.1 1.3 2.3 .104
Career NBA 597 10027 14.2 .510 .461 10.5 19.8 14.4 9.7 2.0 1.7 94 10.2 9.0 19.2 .092

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
1967-68 26 STL NBA 2 9 1 3 0 0 3 0 2 2 .333 4.5 1.0 1.5 0.0
1968-69 27 ATL NBA 8 52 4 15 5 8 17 1 7 13 .267 .625 6.5 1.6 2.1 0.1
1969-70 28 ATL NBA 9 117 14 37 10 17 30 6 24 38 .378 .588 13.0 4.2 3.3 0.7
1970-71 29 ATL NBA 5 119 17 36 22 27 22 4 17 56 .472 .815 23.8 11.2 4.4 0.8
1973-74 32 DET NBA 7 69 11 19 4 6 4 16 5 2 1 11 26 .579 .667 9.9 3.7 2.3 0.7
1974-75 33 DET NBA 2 16 2 4 3 5 2 4 0 1 0 1 7 .500 .600 8.0 3.5 2.0 0.0
Career NBA 33 382 49 114 44 63 6 92 16 3 1 62 142 .430 .698 11.6 4.3 2.8 0.5

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
1967-68 26 STL NBA 2 9 3.7 .333 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.081
1968-69 27 ATL NBA 8 52 7.3 .351 .267 2.5 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.029
1969-70 28 ATL NBA 9 117 8.0 .427 .378 6.1 -0.1 0.1 0.1 .027
1970-71 29 ATL NBA 5 119 15.4 .585 .472 8.2 4.8 0.4 0.1 0.4 .174
1973-74 32 DET NBA 7 69 16.6 .601 .579 6.5 16.9 12.1 11.0 1.5 0.8 95 0.1 0.1 0.2 .168
1974-75 33 DET NBA 2 16 17.1 .565 .500 14.4 12.4 13.3 0.0 3.0 0.0 98 0.0 0.0 0.1 .164
Career NBA 33 382 12.1 .501 .430 8.0 16.0 9.9 5.7 1.8 0.6 95 0.4 0.4 0.7 .094

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 8 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Jim Davis 4.3 3.8 3.5 2.3 2.3 1.8 0.9 0.2
Otto Moore 87.6 5.0 4.7 3.5 2.4 2.3 1.8 1.3 0.9
Kevin Kunnert 85.5 5.1 4.8 4.1 2.6 2.3 1.9 1.0 0.2
Oliver Miller 85.4 5.3 3.8 3.4 3.1 1.8 1.6 0.9 0.0
Clemon Johnson 84.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.5 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.2
Joe Meriweather 84.3 4.8 3.8 3.8 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.2 0.8
Zaza Pachulia 84.2 4.8 3.9 3.9 3.1 2.9 2.7 1.1 0.3
Eddy Curry 83.9 4.7 4.3 3.5 3.3 3.0 1.8 1.7 0.0
Jon Koncak 83.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.1 2.5 2.3 1.4 1.1
Luc Longley 83.4 3.5 3.4 3.1 2.2 1.8 1.8 0.2 0.2
Randy Breuer 82.7 5.1 4.5 3.0 2.4 1.9 1.0 0.9 0.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Jim Davis 4.3 3.8 3.5 2.3 2.3 1.8 0.9 0.2
Kevin Kunnert 85.4 5.1 4.8 4.1 2.6 2.3 1.9 1.0 0.2 0.0
Luc Longley 84.9 3.5 3.4 3.1 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.0
Zaza Pachulia 84.2 4.8 3.9 3.9 3.1 2.9 2.7 1.1 0.3
Randy Breuer 82.7 5.1 4.5 3.0 2.4 1.9 1.7 1.0 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.0
Eddy Curry 82.7 4.7 4.3 3.5 3.3 3.0 1.8 1.7 0.0 -0.3
Oliver Miller 82.6 5.3 3.8 3.4 3.1 1.8 1.6 1.4 0.9 0.0
Blair Rasmussen 80.3 5.2 4.2 3.3 3.0 1.8 1.7 0.0 -0.1
Kurt Nimphius 80.0 4.8 3.3 3.1 2.9 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.1
Bob Ferry 79.3 4.9 3.9 3.1 2.7 1.4 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.0
Walter Dukes 79.3 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.3 3.2 2.8 2.4 0.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games
1969-70 NBA 82 (1)
1970-71 NBA 82 (2)
Personal Fouls
1969-70 NBA 335 (1)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (896)

Transactions

May 4, 1964: Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 4th round (29th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

September 24, 1964: Waived by the Detroit Pistons.

September 5, 1967: Signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Hawks.

November 9, 1971: Traded by the Atlanta Hawks with John Vallely to the Houston Rockets for Don Adams and Larry Siegfried.

December 10, 1971: Traded by the Houston Rockets to the Detroit Pistons for a 1972 1st round draft pick (Corky Calhoun).

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