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John Drew

John Edward Drew (J.E.)

Position: Forward-Guard ▪ Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: September 30, 1954 in Vredenburgh, Alabama
High School: J.F. Shields in Beatrice, Alabama
College: Gardner-Webb University
Draft: Atlanta Hawks, 2nd round (7th pick, 25th overall), 1974 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 18, 1974

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 6:47AM
All-Time Rank: #252. Bill Bridges… #253. Mychal Thompson… #254. JOHN DREW… #255. Larry Foust… #256. Eddie Johnson… #256. Jerome Kersey… 

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
1974-75 20 ATL NBA 78 2289 527 1230 .428 388 544 .713 357 479 836 138 119 39 274 1442
1975-76 21 ATL NBA 77 2351 586 1168 .502 488 656 .744 286 374 660 150 138 30 261 1660
1976-77 22 ATL NBA 74 2688 689 1416 .487 412 577 .714 280 395 675 133 102 29 275 1790
1977-78 23 ATL NBA 70 2203 593 1236 .480 437 575 .760 213 298 511 141 119 27 210 247 1623
1978-79 24 ATL NBA 79 2410 650 1375 .473 495 677 .731 225 297 522 119 128 16 211 332 1795
1979-80 25 ATL NBA 80 2306 535 1182 .453 0 7 .000 489 646 .757 203 268 471 101 91 23 240 313 1559
1980-81 26 ATL NBA 67 2075 500 1096 .456 0 7 .000 454 577 .787 145 238 383 79 98 15 194 264 1454
1981-82 27 ATL NBA 70 51 2040 465 957 .486 4 12 .333 364 491 .741 169 206 375 96 64 3 178 250 1298
1982-83 28 UTA NBA 44 33 1206 318 671 .474 0 5 .000 296 392 .755 98 137 235 97 35 7 135 152 932
1983-84 29 UTA NBA 81 4 1797 511 1067 .479 6 22 .273 402 517 .778 146 192 338 135 88 2 192 208 1430
1984-85 30 UTA NBA 19 16 463 107 260 .412 0 4 .000 94 122 .770 36 46 82 35 22 2 42 65 308
Career NBA 739 104 21828 5481 11658 .470 10 57 .175 4319 5774 .748 2158 2930 5088 1224 1004 193 1402 2641 15291

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
1974-75 20 ATL NBA 78 29.3 6.8 15.8 .428 5.0 7.0 .713 4.6 6.1 10.7 1.8 1.5 0.5 3.5 18.5
1975-76 21 ATL NBA 77 30.5 7.6 15.2 .502 6.3 8.5 .744 3.7 4.9 8.6 1.9 1.8 0.4 3.4 21.6
1976-77 22 ATL NBA 74 36.3 9.3 19.1 .487 5.6 7.8 .714 3.8 5.3 9.1 1.8 1.4 0.4 3.7 24.2
1977-78 23 ATL NBA 70 31.5 8.5 17.7 .480 6.2 8.2 .760 3.0 4.3 7.3 2.0 1.7 0.4 3.0 3.5 23.2
1978-79 24 ATL NBA 79 30.5 8.2 17.4 .473 6.3 8.6 .731 2.8 3.8 6.6 1.5 1.6 0.2 2.7 4.2 22.7
1979-80 25 ATL NBA 80 28.8 6.7 14.8 .453 0.0 0.1 .000 6.1 8.1 .757 2.5 3.4 5.9 1.3 1.1 0.3 3.0 3.9 19.5
1980-81 26 ATL NBA 67 31.0 7.5 16.4 .456 0.0 0.1 .000 6.8 8.6 .787 2.2 3.6 5.7 1.2 1.5 0.2 2.9 3.9 21.7
1981-82 27 ATL NBA 70 51 29.1 6.6 13.7 .486 0.1 0.2 .333 5.2 7.0 .741 2.4 2.9 5.4 1.4 0.9 0.0 2.5 3.6 18.5
1982-83 28 UTA NBA 44 33 27.4 7.2 15.3 .474 0.0 0.1 .000 6.7 8.9 .755 2.2 3.1 5.3 2.2 0.8 0.2 3.1 3.5 21.2
1983-84 29 UTA NBA 81 4 22.2 6.3 13.2 .479 0.1 0.3 .273 5.0 6.4 .778 1.8 2.4 4.2 1.7 1.1 0.0 2.4 2.6 17.7
1984-85 30 UTA NBA 19 16 24.4 5.6 13.7 .412 0.0 0.2 .000 4.9 6.4 .770 1.9 2.4 4.3 1.8 1.2 0.1 2.2 3.4 16.2
Career NBA 739 104 29.5 7.4 15.8 .470 0.0 0.2 .175 5.8 7.8 .748 2.9 4.0 6.9 1.7 1.4 0.3 2.7 3.6 20.7

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
1974-75 20 ATL NBA 78 2289 8.3 19.3 .428 6.1 8.6 .713 5.6 7.5 13.1 2.2 1.9 0.6 4.3 22.7
1975-76 21 ATL NBA 77 2351 9.0 17.9 .502 7.5 10.0 .744 4.4 5.7 10.1 2.3 2.1 0.5 4.0 25.4
1976-77 22 ATL NBA 74 2688 9.2 19.0 .487 5.5 7.7 .714 3.7 5.3 9.0 1.8 1.4 0.4 3.7 24.0
1977-78 23 ATL NBA 70 2203 9.7 20.2 .480 7.1 9.4 .760 3.5 4.9 8.4 2.3 1.9 0.4 3.4 4.0 26.5
1978-79 24 ATL NBA 79 2410 9.7 20.5 .473 7.4 10.1 .731 3.4 4.4 7.8 1.8 1.9 0.2 3.2 5.0 26.8
1979-80 25 ATL NBA 80 2306 8.4 18.5 .453 0.0 0.1 .000 7.6 10.1 .757 3.2 4.2 7.4 1.6 1.4 0.4 3.7 4.9 24.3
1980-81 26 ATL NBA 67 2075 8.7 19.0 .456 0.0 0.1 .000 7.9 10.0 .787 2.5 4.1 6.6 1.4 1.7 0.3 3.4 4.6 25.2
1981-82 27 ATL NBA 70 51 2040 8.2 16.9 .486 0.1 0.2 .333 6.4 8.7 .741 3.0 3.6 6.6 1.7 1.1 0.1 3.1 4.4 22.9
1982-83 28 UTA NBA 44 33 1206 9.5 20.0 .474 0.0 0.1 .000 8.8 11.7 .755 2.9 4.1 7.0 2.9 1.0 0.2 4.0 4.5 27.8
1983-84 29 UTA NBA 81 4 1797 10.2 21.4 .479 0.1 0.4 .273 8.1 10.4 .778 2.9 3.8 6.8 2.7 1.8 0.0 3.8 4.2 28.6
1984-85 30 UTA NBA 19 16 463 8.3 20.2 .412 0.0 0.3 .000 7.3 9.5 .770 2.8 3.6 6.4 2.7 1.7 0.2 3.3 5.1 23.9
Career NBA 739 104 21828 9.0 19.2 .470 0.0 0.2 .175 7.1 9.5 .748 3.6 4.8 8.4 2.0 1.7 0.3 3.5 4.4 25.2

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
1974-75 20 ATL NBA 78 2289 21.4 .491 .428 14.4 21.7 17.8 9.5 2.3 0.9 96 4.2 3.0 7.1 .149
1975-76 21 ATL NBA 77 2351 25.3 .570 .502 12.2 16.9 14.5 10.9 2.7 0.7 98 8.2 2.4 10.6 .216
1976-77 22 ATL NBA 74 2688 20.2 .536 .487 10.9 15.9 13.4 8.6 1.7 0.6 101 5.7 2.2 7.9 .142
1977-78 23 ATL NBA 70 2203 23.7 .545 .480 10.2 15.2 12.6 11.2 2.5 0.7 12.4 31.0 107 99 6.0 2.9 8.9 .194
1978-79 24 ATL NBA 79 2410 21.7 .536 .473 9.7 13.9 11.7 8.1 2.5 0.4 11.2 30.9 109 103 6.1 2.8 8.9 .177
1979-80 25 ATL NBA 80 2306 17.8 .532 .453 9.4 12.5 11.0 7.4 1.9 0.6 14.1 30.2 105 103 3.3 3.1 6.4 .134
1980-81 26 ATL NBA 67 2075 19.2 .539 .456 7.9 13.3 10.6 6.5 2.3 0.4 12.6 30.9 107 107 3.5 1.9 5.4 .124
1981-82 27 ATL NBA 70 2040 18.1 .553 .488 9.3 11.5 10.4 8.1 1.6 0.1 13.2 28.7 108 106 3.2 2.4 5.5 .130
1982-83 28 UTA NBA 44 1206 19.6 .552 .474 8.5 11.3 9.9 12.8 1.3 0.3 13.8 31.7 106 107 2.1 0.9 3.0 .119
1983-84 29 UTA NBA 81 1797 20.5 .552 .482 9.0 10.6 9.9 12.0 2.2 0.1 12.9 32.9 107 108 2.8 1.7 4.5 .121
1984-85 30 UTA NBA 19 463 15.2 .491 .412 8.2 10.0 9.2 11.6 2.2 0.2 11.8 30.5 99 104 0.0 0.7 0.7 .070
Career NBA 739 21828 20.7 .538 .471 10.3 14.5 12.3 9.4 2.2 0.5 12.7 30.8 107 102 45.0 23.9 68.9 .152

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
1977-78 23 ATL NBA 2 79 21 49 10 16 9 15 3 1 1 4 9 52 .429 .625 39.5 26.0 7.5 1.5
1978-79 24 ATL NBA 9 275 55 131 35 46 20 60 7 9 4 16 36 145 .420 .761 30.6 16.1 6.7 0.8
1979-80 25 ATL NBA 5 150 24 63 0 0 25 35 10 30 4 7 0 12 21 73 .381 .714 30.0 14.6 6.0 0.8
1981-82 27 ATL NBA 2 59 8 22 0 0 7 12 6 10 1 0 0 5 11 23 .364 .583 29.5 11.5 5.0 0.5
1983-84 29 UTA NBA 11 172 43 85 0 0 26 33 10 25 9 4 0 11 26 112 .506 .788 15.6 10.2 2.3 0.8
Career NBA 29 735 151 350 0 0 103 142 55 140 24 21 5 48 103 405 .431 .725 25.3 14.0 4.8 0.8

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
1977-78 23 ATL NBA 2 79 19.6 .464 .429 12.2 9.0 10.7 7.0 0.6 0.8 6.7 33.1 100 107 0.1 0.0 0.1 .080
1978-79 24 ATL NBA 9 275 15.5 .479 .420 7.8 13.7 10.9 4.0 1.7 0.8 9.6 25.6 103 103 0.3 0.3 0.6 .106
1979-80 25 ATL NBA 5 150 12.2 .466 .381 7.0 15.8 11.1 4.5 2.4 0.0 13.3 25.9 94 106 -0.1 0.1 0.1 .024
1981-82 27 ATL NBA 2 59 5.4 .422 .364 12.1 9.9 11.1 3.5 0.0 0.0 15.5 25.7 85 116 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.102
1983-84 29 UTA NBA 11 172 17.0 .563 .506 6.6 9.4 8.1 8.7 1.1 0.0 10.0 26.6 112 113 0.3 0.1 0.4 .109
Career NBA 29 735 14.8 .491 .431 8.2 12.3 10.3 5.5 1.4 0.4 10.4 26.7 102 108 0.6 0.5 1.1 .070

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1975-76 21 ATL NBA 1 0 9:00 1 3 .333 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 2
1979-80 25 ATL NBA 1 1 15:00 0 4 .000 0 0 4 5 .800 1 3 0 2 0 3 5 4
Career NBA 2 1 24 1 7 .143 0 0 4 5 .800 2 6 0 2 0 3 7 6

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 11 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
John Drew 10.6 8.9 8.9 7.9 7.1 6.4 5.5 5.4 4.5 3.0 0.7
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 93.8 9.7 8.8 8.5 8.1 7.2 6.9 6.2 5.4 4.6 2.9 2.8
Larry Johnson 92.7 10.1 9.6 8.9 8.5 7.7 6.9 5.1 4.9 4.1 3.9
Clifford Robinson 92.2 9.6 8.7 8.0 7.5 7.1 6.8 6.6 5.3 4.6 4.2 0.3
Lamar Odom 92.2 9.7 9.2 8.4 7.7 6.9 6.5 4.7 4.7 3.2 2.2 0.7
Jamaal Wilkes 92.1 10.0 8.5 8.3 7.7 7.4 7.3 6.9 6.0 5.1 3.3 0.9
Happy Hairston 91.8 9.3 9.2 8.8 7.2 7.0 7.0 6.5 5.3 5.1 4.2 0.4
Andrei Kirilenko 91.7 11.6 9.2 7.9 7.3 7.1 6.0 5.5 4.6 4.5 4.4
Mark Aguirre 91.6 9.0 8.9 8.8 7.2 6.9 5.7 5.5 4.7 4.5 2.2 1.9
Shane Battier 90.8 9.1 9.0 8.2 7.8 6.2 5.9 5.2 5.1 4.8 4.3
Hot Rod Williams 90.7 9.2 8.7 7.7 7.5 7.4 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.5 2.8 2.4
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
John Drew 10.6 8.9 8.9 7.9 7.1 6.4 5.5 5.4 4.5 3.0 0.7
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 93.8 9.7 8.8 8.5 8.1 7.2 6.9 6.2 5.4 4.6 2.9 2.8 0.0
Larry Johnson 92.7 10.1 9.6 8.9 8.5 7.7 6.9 5.1 4.9 4.1 3.9
Jamaal Wilkes 92.1 10.0 8.5 8.3 7.7 7.4 7.3 6.9 6.0 5.1 3.3 0.9 0.0
Happy Hairston 91.8 9.3 9.2 8.8 7.2 7.0 7.0 6.5 5.3 5.1 4.2 0.4
Andrei Kirilenko 91.7 11.6 9.2 7.9 7.3 7.1 6.0 5.5 4.6 4.5 4.4
Bernard King 91.5 12.1 9.1 8.7 7.5 7.1 6.5 5.9 5.5 4.9 3.5 2.8 1.2 0.4 0.0
Lamar Odom 91.4 10.1 9.7 9.2 8.4 7.7 6.9 6.5 4.7 4.7 3.2 2.2 0.7
Shane Battier 90.8 9.1 9.0 8.2 7.8 6.2 5.9 5.2 5.1 4.8 4.3
Mark Aguirre 89.6 9.0 8.9 8.8 7.2 6.9 5.7 5.5 4.7 4.5 2.2 1.9 1.8 0.9
Jack Twyman 89.2 9.6 9.3 8.8 8.6 8.3 7.3 7.3 5.9 4.3 3.9 1.8

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
1972-73 18 GARDWEBB 23 239 469 84 123 195 562 .510 .683 24.4 8.5
1973-74 19 GARDWEBB 28 308 588 109 156 365 725 .524 .699 25.9 13.0
Career 51 547 1057 193 279 560 1287 .518 .692 25.2 11.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1976 NBA
1980 NBA
Honors
1974-75 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
MVP Award Shares
1975-76 NBA 0.003 (20)
Career 0.003 (202)
Free Throws
1974-75 NBA 388 (8)
1975-76 NBA 488 (3)
1976-77 NBA 412 (8)
1977-78 NBA 437 (7)
1978-79 NBA 495 (5)
1979-80 NBA 489 (6)
1980-81 NBA 454 (7)
Career NBA 4319 (50)
Career 4319 (54)
Free Throw Attempts
1974-75 NBA 544 (4)
1975-76 NBA 656 (2)
1976-77 NBA 577 (6)
1977-78 NBA 575 (6)
1978-79 NBA 677 (5)
1979-80 NBA 646 (4)
1980-81 NBA 577 (7)
Career NBA 5774 (40)
Career 5774 (46)
Offensive Rebounds
1974-75 NBA 357 (1)

1975-76 NBA 286 (4)
1976-77 NBA 280 (7)
Career NBA 2158 (61)
Career 2158 (71)
Personal Fouls
1978-79 NBA 332 (4)
1979-80 NBA 313 (5)
Points
1975-76 NBA 1660 (10)
1976-77 NBA 1790 (9)
Points Per Game
1975-76 NBA 21.6 (8)
1976-77 NBA 24.2 (7)
Career NBA 20.7 (41)
Career 20.7 (43)
Player Efficiency Rating
1974-75 NBA 21.4 (6)
1975-76 NBA 25.3 (2)
1977-78 NBA 23.7 (5)
1978-79 NBA 21.7 (9)
Career NBA 20.7 (47)
Career 20.7 (49)
True Shooting Pct
1975-76 NBA .570 (7)
Offensive Rebound Pct
1974-75 NBA 14.4 (1)

1975-76 NBA 12.2 (3)
1976-77 NBA 10.9 (8)
Career NBA 10.3 (58)
Career 10.3 (70)
Total Rebound Pct
1974-75 NBA 17.8 (6)
Steal Pct
1975-76 NBA 2.7 (10)
Turnover Pct
1978-79 NBA 11.2 (8)
Usage Pct
1977-78 NBA 31.0 (1)

1978-79 NBA 30.9 (1)

1979-80 NBA 30.2 (5)
1980-81 NBA 30.9 (2)
1981-82 NBA 28.7 (3)
Offensive Win Shares
1975-76 NBA 8.2 (2)
Win Shares
1975-76 NBA 10.6 (4)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1975-76 NBA .216 (2)
1977-78 NBA .194 (6)
1978-79 NBA .177 (10)
Career NBA .152 (84)
Career .152 (87)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.105 (171)
NBA Elo Player Rating
254th (overall) as of Feb 11, 2012, 6:47AM
     

Transactions

May 28, 1974: Drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2nd round (25th pick) of the 1974 NBA Draft.

September 2, 1982: Traded by the Atlanta Hawks with Freeman Williams to the Utah Jazz for Dominique Wilkins.

December 10, 1984: Waived by the Utah Jazz.

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