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Jim Farmer

James Hubert Farmer III (Jim)

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: September 23, 1964 in Dothan, Alabama
High School: Houston Academy in Dothan, Alabama
College: University of Alabama
Draft: Dallas Mavericks, 1st round (20th pick, 20th overall), 1987 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 7, 1987

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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
1987-88 23 DAL NBA SG 30 0 157 26 69 .377 0 6 .000 9 10 .900 9 9 18 16 3 1 22 18 61
1988-89 24 UTA NBA SG 37 0 412 57 142 .401 9 20 .450 29 41 .707 22 33 55 28 9 0 26 41 152
1989-90 25 SEA NBA SG 38 0 400 89 203 .438 8 27 .296 57 80 .713 17 26 43 25 17 1 27 44 243
1990-91 26 TOT NBA SG 27 1 456 101 223 .453 5 23 .217 48 65 .738 29 39 68 38 13 2 38 58 255
1990-91 26 PHI NBA SG 2 0 13 2 7 .286 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 2 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 6
1990-91 26 DEN NBA SG 25 1 443 99 216 .458 5 22 .227 46 63 .730 27 36 63 38 13 2 37 58 249
1993-94 29 DEN NBA SG 4 0 29 2 6 .333 0 2 .000 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 5 3 4
Career NBA 136 1 1454 275 643 .428 22 78 .282 143 196 .730 77 109 186 111 42 4 118 164 715

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
1987-88 23 DAL NBA SG 30 0 5.2 0.9 2.3 .377 0.0 0.2 .000 0.3 0.3 .900 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.6 2.0
1988-89 24 UTA NBA SG 37 0 11.1 1.5 3.8 .401 0.2 0.5 .450 0.8 1.1 .707 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.1 4.1
1989-90 25 SEA NBA SG 38 0 10.5 2.3 5.3 .438 0.2 0.7 .296 1.5 2.1 .713 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.7 1.2 6.4
1990-91 26 TOT NBA SG 27 1 16.9 3.7 8.3 .453 0.2 0.9 .217 1.8 2.4 .738 1.1 1.4 2.5 1.4 0.5 0.1 1.4 2.1 9.4
1990-91 26 PHI NBA SG 2 0 6.5 1.0 3.5 .286 0.0 0.5 .000 1.0 1.0 1.000 1.0 1.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 3.0
1990-91 26 DEN NBA SG 25 1 17.7 4.0 8.6 .458 0.2 0.9 .227 1.8 2.5 .730 1.1 1.4 2.5 1.5 0.5 0.1 1.5 2.3 10.0
1993-94 29 DEN NBA SG 4 0 7.3 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.8 1.0
Career NBA 136 1 10.7 2.0 4.7 .428 0.2 0.6 .282 1.1 1.4 .730 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.2 5.3

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
1987-88 23 DAL NBA SG 30 0 157 6.0 15.8 .377 0.0 1.4 .000 2.1 2.3 .900 2.1 2.1 4.1 3.7 0.7 0.2 5.0 4.1 14.0
1988-89 24 UTA NBA SG 37 0 412 5.0 12.4 .401 0.8 1.7 .450 2.5 3.6 .707 1.9 2.9 4.8 2.4 0.8 0.0 2.3 3.6 13.3
1989-90 25 SEA NBA SG 38 0 400 8.0 18.3 .438 0.7 2.4 .296 5.1 7.2 .713 1.5 2.3 3.9 2.3 1.5 0.1 2.4 4.0 21.9
1990-91 26 TOT NBA SG 27 1 456 8.0 17.6 .453 0.4 1.8 .217 3.8 5.1 .738 2.3 3.1 5.4 3.0 1.0 0.2 3.0 4.6 20.1
1990-91 26 PHI NBA SG 2 0 13 5.5 19.4 .286 0.0 2.8 .000 5.5 5.5 1.000 5.5 8.3 13.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8 0.0 16.6
1990-91 26 DEN NBA SG 25 1 443 8.0 17.6 .458 0.4 1.8 .227 3.7 5.1 .730 2.2 2.9 5.1 3.1 1.1 0.2 3.0 4.7 20.2
1993-94 29 DEN NBA SG 4 0 29 2.5 7.4 .333 0.0 2.5 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 2.5 5.0 0.0 0.0 6.2 3.7 5.0
Career NBA 136 1 1454 6.8 15.9 .428 0.5 1.9 .282 3.5 4.9 .730 1.9 2.7 4.6 2.7 1.0 0.1 2.9 4.1 17.7

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
1987-88 23 DAL NBA SG 30 157 4.4 .416 .377 6.3 6.1 6.2 14.6 0.9 0.4 23.1 25.1 80 112 -0.4 0.1 -0.4 -0.111
1988-89 24 UTA NBA SG 37 412 8.4 .475 .433 6.4 8.3 7.4 10.2 1.1 0.0 14.0 19.1 97 106 -0.1 0.5 0.4 .045
1989-90 25 SEA NBA SG 38 400 15.5 .510 .458 4.8 7.9 6.3 9.6 2.1 0.2 10.2 27.7 107 112 0.5 0.3 0.7 .087
1990-91 26 TOT NBA SG 27 456 12.2 .507 .464 5.6 9.0 7.1 10.9 1.2 0.2 13.1 22.5 102 118 0.2 -0.1 0.1 .010
1990-91 26 PHI NBA SG 2 13 10.9 .381 .286 17.6 25.4 21.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.3 29.8 86 109 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.068
1990-91 26 DEN NBA SG 25 443 12.3 .511 .470 5.2 8.5 6.7 11.2 1.2 0.2 13.2 22.3 102 118 0.2 -0.1 0.1 .012
1993-94 29 DEN NBA SG 4 29 -3.7 .333 .333 0.0 7.4 3.8 18.9 0.0 0.0 45.5 16.2 51 110 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.210
Career NBA 136 1454 10.9 .490 .445 5.6 8.1 6.8 10.9 1.4 0.2 13.9 23.1 99 112 -0.1 0.8 0.7 .024

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
1987-88 23 DAL NBA SG 3 0 11 2 6 .333 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 1 0 0 2 2 4
1988-89 24 UTA NBA SG 2 0 3 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career NBA 5 0 14 2 8 .250 0 1 .000 0 0 3 1 4 1 0 0 2 2 4

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
1987-88 23 DAL NBA SG 3 0 3.7 0.7 2.0 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.3
1988-89 24 UTA NBA SG 2 0 1.5 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 5 0 2.8 0.4 1.6 .250 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.8

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
1987-88 23 DAL NBA SG 3 0 11 6.5 19.6 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.8 3.3 13.1 3.3 0.0 0.0 6.5 6.5 13.1
1988-89 24 UTA NBA SG 2 0 3 0.0 24.0 .000 0.0 12.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 5 0 14 5.1 20.6 .250 0.0 2.6 .000 0.0 0.0 7.7 2.6 10.3 2.6 0.0 0.0 5.1 5.1 10.3

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
1987-88 23 DAL NBA SG 3 11 3.3 .333 .333 30.5 10.1 20.3 12.8 0.0 0.0 25.0 30.8 77 120 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.230
1988-89 24 UTA NBA SG 2 3 -21.7 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 26.4 0 123 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.571
Career NBA 5 14 -2.1 .250 .250 24.0 7.9 15.9 10.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 29.8 66 121 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.303

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 5 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
Jim Farmer 0.7 0.4 0.1 -0.1 -0.4
Greg Graham 37.5 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.1 -0.1
Terry Duerod 36.8 0.7 0.2 0.2 -0.2
Acie Law 35.0 0.7 0.6 0.4 -0.1
Zoran Planinic 32.7 0.8 0.7 0.1
Chris Corchiani 32.4 0.9 0.4 0.3
Bryan Warrick 31.5 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.0
Rick Brunson 30.9 0.7 0.6 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2
Litterial Green 30.4 0.8 0.8 0.1 0.0 -0.1
Pace Mannion 29.6 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.2 -0.2
James Anderson 28.5 0.9 0.5 0.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
Jim Farmer 0.7 0.4 0.1 -0.1 -0.4
Greg Graham 37.5 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.1 -0.1
Terry Duerod 36.8 0.7 0.2 0.2 -0.2
Acie Law 35.0 0.7 0.6 0.4 -0.1
Zoran Planinic 32.7 0.8 0.7 0.1
Chris Corchiani 32.4 0.9 0.4 0.3
Bryan Warrick 31.5 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.0
Litterial Green 30.4 0.8 0.8 0.1 0.0 -0.1
James Anderson 28.5 0.9 0.5 0.3
Eddie Hughes 28.3 1.0 0.4 0.0
Nate Hawthorne 28.2 1.1 0.5 0.1

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
1983-84 19 ALABAMA 12 59 7 24 7 13 6 4 1 0 5 6 21 .292 .538 4.9 1.8 0.5 0.3
1984-85 20 ALABAMA 33 700 82 186 45 65 71 50 20 2 43 75 209 .441 .692 21.2 6.3 2.2 1.5
1985-86 21 ALABAMA 33 1101 168 326 85 114 154 74 28 5 63 101 421 .515 .746 33.4 12.8 4.7 2.2
1986-87 22 ALABAMA 33 1084 196 421 36 93 118 133 159 61 41 0 69 91 546 .466 .387 .887 32.8 16.5 4.8 1.8
Career 111 2944 453 957 36 93 255 325 390 189 90 7 180 273 1197 .473 .387 .785 26.5 10.8 3.5 1.7

Transactions

June 22, 1987: Drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1987 NBA Draft.

November 3, 1988: Waived by the Dallas Mavericks.

January 4, 1989: Signed a 10-day contract with the Utah Jazz.

January 15, 1989: Signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz.

June 15, 1989: Drafted by the Orlando Magic from the Utah Jazz in the NBA expansion draft.

August 30, 1989: Signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

October 20, 1989: Waived by the Minnesota Timberwolves.

January 22, 1990: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Seattle SuperSonics.

February 12, 1990: Signed a contract for the rest of the season with the Seattle SuperSonics

October 4, 1990: Signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets.

October 29, 1990: Waived by the Denver Nuggets.

November 16, 1990: Signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers.

December 24, 1990: Waived by the Philadelphia 76ers.

March 7, 1991: Signed a 10-day contract with the Denver Nuggets.

March 17, 1991: Signed a contract for the rest of the season with the Denver Nuggets

February 15, 1994: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Denver Nuggets.

March 7, 1994: Released by the Denver Nuggets.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1987-88 Dallas Mavericks NBA $175,000
Career (may be incomplete) $175,000

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