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John Gianelli

John Arec Gianelli (G-Man)

Position: Center-Forward ▪ Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: June 10, 1950 in Stockton, California
High School: Edison in Stockton, California
College: University of the Pacific
Draft: Houston Rockets, 2nd round (7th pick, 20th overall), 1972 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 10, 1972

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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
1972-73 22 NYK NBA 52 516 79 175 .451 23 33 .697 150 25 72 181
1973-74 23 NYK NBA 70 1423 208 434 .479 92 121 .760 110 233 343 77 23 42 159 508
1974-75 24 NYK NBA 80 2797 343 726 .472 135 195 .692 214 475 689 163 38 118 263 821
1975-76 25 NYK NBA 82 2332 325 687 .473 114 160 .713 187 365 552 115 25 62 194 764
1976-77 26 TOT NBA 76 1913 257 579 .444 90 125 .720 154 321 475 83 35 98 171 604
1976-77 26 NYK NBA 19 630 86 182 .473 35 48 .729 60 118 178 26 14 28 54 207
1976-77 26 BUF NBA 57 1283 171 397 .431 55 77 .714 94 203 297 57 21 70 117 397
1977-78 27 MIL NBA 82 2327 307 629 .488 79 123 .642 166 343 509 192 54 92 147 189 693
1978-79 28 MIL NBA 82 2057 256 527 .486 72 102 .706 122 286 408 160 44 57 106 196 584
1979-80 29 UTA NBA 17 285 23 66 .348 0 0 9 16 .563 14 48 62 17 6 7 22 26 55
Career NBA 541 13650 1798 3823 .470 0 0 614 875 .702 967 2071 3188 832 225 476 275 1270 4210

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
1972-73 22 NYK NBA 52 9.9 1.5 3.4 .451 0.4 0.6 .697 2.9 0.5 1.4 3.5
1973-74 23 NYK NBA 70 20.3 3.0 6.2 .479 1.3 1.7 .760 1.6 3.3 4.9 1.1 0.3 0.6 2.3 7.3
1974-75 24 NYK NBA 80 35.0 4.3 9.1 .472 1.7 2.4 .692 2.7 5.9 8.6 2.0 0.5 1.5 3.3 10.3
1975-76 25 NYK NBA 82 28.4 4.0 8.4 .473 1.4 2.0 .713 2.3 4.5 6.7 1.4 0.3 0.8 2.4 9.3
1976-77 26 TOT NBA 76 25.2 3.4 7.6 .444 1.2 1.6 .720 2.0 4.2 6.3 1.1 0.5 1.3 2.3 7.9
1976-77 26 NYK NBA 19 33.2 4.5 9.6 .473 1.8 2.5 .729 3.2 6.2 9.4 1.4 0.7 1.5 2.8 10.9
1976-77 26 BUF NBA 57 22.5 3.0 7.0 .431 1.0 1.4 .714 1.6 3.6 5.2 1.0 0.4 1.2 2.1 7.0
1977-78 27 MIL NBA 82 28.4 3.7 7.7 .488 1.0 1.5 .642 2.0 4.2 6.2 2.3 0.7 1.1 1.8 2.3 8.5
1978-79 28 MIL NBA 82 25.1 3.1 6.4 .486 0.9 1.2 .706 1.5 3.5 5.0 2.0 0.5 0.7 1.3 2.4 7.1
1979-80 29 UTA NBA 17 16.8 1.4 3.9 .348 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.9 .563 0.8 2.8 3.6 1.0 0.4 0.4 1.3 1.5 3.2
Career NBA 541 25.2 3.3 7.1 .470 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.6 .702 2.0 4.2 5.9 1.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.3 7.8

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
1972-73 22 NYK NBA 52 516 5.5 12.2 .451 1.6 2.3 .697 10.5 1.7 5.0 12.6
1973-74 23 NYK NBA 70 1423 5.3 11.0 .479 2.3 3.1 .760 2.8 5.9 8.7 1.9 0.6 1.1 4.0 12.9
1974-75 24 NYK NBA 80 2797 4.4 9.3 .472 1.7 2.5 .692 2.8 6.1 8.9 2.1 0.5 1.5 3.4 10.6
1975-76 25 NYK NBA 82 2332 5.0 10.6 .473 1.8 2.5 .713 2.9 5.6 8.5 1.8 0.4 1.0 3.0 11.8
1976-77 26 TOT NBA 76 1913 4.8 10.9 .444 1.7 2.4 .720 2.9 6.0 8.9 1.6 0.7 1.8 3.2 11.4
1976-77 26 NYK NBA 19 630 4.9 10.4 .473 2.0 2.7 .729 3.4 6.7 10.2 1.5 0.8 1.6 3.1 11.8
1976-77 26 BUF NBA 57 1283 4.8 11.1 .431 1.5 2.2 .714 2.6 5.7 8.3 1.6 0.6 2.0 3.3 11.1
1977-78 27 MIL NBA 82 2327 4.7 9.7 .488 1.2 1.9 .642 2.6 5.3 7.9 3.0 0.8 1.4 2.3 2.9 10.7
1978-79 28 MIL NBA 82 2057 4.5 9.2 .486 1.3 1.8 .706 2.1 5.0 7.1 2.8 0.8 1.0 1.9 3.4 10.2
1979-80 29 UTA NBA 17 285 2.9 8.3 .348 0.0 0.0 1.1 2.0 .563 1.8 6.1 7.8 2.1 0.8 0.9 2.8 3.3 6.9
Career NBA 541 13650 4.7 10.1 .470 0.0 0.0 1.6 2.3 .702 2.7 5.7 8.4 2.2 0.6 1.3 2.1 3.3 11.1

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
1972-73 22 NYK NBA 52 516 12.1 .478 .451 14.4 6.3 0.2 1.0 1.2 .110
1973-74 23 NYK NBA 70 1423 13.0 .521 .479 8.2 17.2 12.7 7.4 0.7 1.6 95 1.5 2.1 3.6 .121
1974-75 24 NYK NBA 80 2797 12.4 .506 .472 7.9 18.0 12.9 8.0 0.6 2.3 98 2.7 2.7 5.5 .094
1975-76 25 NYK NBA 82 2332 12.3 .504 .473 8.1 16.4 12.2 6.8 0.5 1.4 100 2.5 1.9 4.4 .091
1976-77 26 TOT NBA 76 1913 11.5 .476 .444 8.3 17.1 12.7 5.9 0.8 2.6 101 0.8 1.7 2.5 .063
1976-77 26 NYK NBA 19 630 12.9 .510 .473 10.2 19.3 14.8 5.2 1.0 2.3 99 0.6 0.7 1.3 .097
1976-77 26 BUF NBA 57 1283 10.8 .461 .431 7.3 16.0 11.7 6.2 0.7 2.7 101 0.2 1.0 1.2 .046
1977-78 27 MIL NBA 82 2327 11.7 .507 .488 7.4 15.9 11.5 10.1 1.0 2.0 17.7 13.5 100 103 1.4 1.8 3.2 .066
1978-79 28 MIL NBA 82 2057 10.3 .511 .486 6.6 15.4 11.0 9.1 1.0 1.5 15.6 12.8 103 105 1.2 1.8 3.0 .070
1979-80 29 UTA NBA 17 285 5.1 .377 .348 6.0 19.0 12.7 7.7 1.0 1.4 23.1 14.3 75 110 -0.6 0.1 -0.4 -0.071
Career NBA 541 13650 11.7 .500 .470 7.7 16.7 12.2 7.9 0.8 1.9 17.2 13.3 100 101 9.9 13.1 23.0 .081

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
1972-73 22 NYK NBA 7 55 11 20 3 7 13 1 6 25 .550 .429 7.9 3.6 1.9 0.1
1973-74 23 NYK NBA 12 338 35 86 18 25 39 88 23 4 6 41 88 .407 .720 28.2 7.3 7.3 1.9
1974-75 24 NYK NBA 3 93 11 24 3 3 5 14 2 0 4 10 25 .458 1.000 31.0 8.3 4.7 0.7
1977-78 27 MIL NBA 9 290 25 59 20 26 16 58 14 8 11 13 24 70 .424 .769 32.2 7.8 6.4 1.6
Career NBA 31 776 82 189 44 61 60 173 40 12 21 13 81 208 .434 .721 25.0 6.7 5.6 1.3

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
1972-73 22 NYK NBA 7 55 15.2 .542 .550 12.5 2.6 0.1 0.0 0.2 .148
1973-74 23 NYK NBA 12 338 11.8 .454 .407 11.6 16.3 13.8 9.6 0.6 1.0 100 0.2 0.2 0.4 .056
1974-75 24 NYK NBA 3 93 8.9 .494 .458 6.1 10.1 8.2 3.4 0.0 2.3 109 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.009
1977-78 27 MIL NBA 9 290 9.5 .497 .424 6.0 15.0 10.6 5.5 1.2 1.9 15.6 11.2 101 103 0.1 0.3 0.4 .071
Career NBA 31 776 10.9 .482 .434 8.7 15.0 11.9 6.9 0.8 1.5 15.6 11.2 101 102 0.4 0.5 1.0 .061

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
John Gianelli 5.5 4.4 3.6 3.2 3.0 2.5 1.2 -0.4
Eddy Curry 89.3 4.7 4.3 3.5 3.3 3.0 1.8 1.7 0.0
Zaza Pachulia 88.4 4.8 3.9 3.9 3.1 2.9 2.7 1.1 0.3
Andrew Lang 87.5 5.7 4.9 3.7 3.0 2.9 2.3 1.7 1.4
Wayne Cooper 87.1 5.1 4.1 3.5 2.9 2.9 2.8 1.5 1.2
George Johnson 86.1 5.0 3.6 3.5 3.4 2.6 2.6 2.0 0.3
Kevin Duckworth 85.4 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.3 3.3 2.5 0.8 -0.5
Benoit Benjamin 85.1 5.4 5.1 4.0 3.0 2.2 2.0 1.1 0.9
Mel Counts 84.7 5.0 4.3 4.2 2.9 2.7 1.9 1.5 1.0
Sam Bowie 83.8 5.7 4.7 4.6 4.3 2.6 2.4 0.5 0.1
Kevin Kunnert 83.4 5.1 4.8 4.1 2.6 2.3 1.9 1.0 0.2
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
John Gianelli 5.5 4.4 3.6 3.2 3.0 2.5 1.2 -0.4
Zaza Pachulia 88.4 4.8 3.9 3.9 3.1 2.9 2.7 1.1 0.3
Eddy Curry 88.3 4.7 4.3 3.5 3.3 3.0 1.8 1.7 0.0 -0.3
Kevin Kunnert 83.2 5.1 4.8 4.1 2.6 2.3 1.9 1.0 0.2 0.0
Randy Denton 82.7 5.5 4.3 3.9 3.1 3.0 0.4
Sam Bowie 82.2 5.7 4.7 4.6 4.3 2.6 2.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.1
Kevin Duckworth 82.2 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.3 3.3 2.5 0.8 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.5
Otto Moore 81.9 5.0 4.7 3.5 2.9 2.4 2.3 1.8 1.3 0.9
Blair Rasmussen 81.4 5.2 4.2 3.3 3.0 1.8 1.7 0.0 -0.1
Walter Dukes 81.4 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.3 3.2 2.8 2.4 0.5
Steve Johnson 81.3 4.9 4.4 4.4 4.4 3.1 2.4 1.7 1.3 0.2 0.0

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
1968-69 18 PACIFIC 21 178 316 79 126 442 435 .563 .627 20.7 21.0
1969-70 19 PACIFIC 27 193 364 113 158 354 499 .530 .715 18.5 13.1
1970-71 20 PACIFIC 28 227 444 146 201 509 600 .511 .726 21.4 18.2
1971-72 21 PACIFIC 26 209 388 142 197 466 560 .539 .721 21.5 17.9
Career 81 629 1196 401 556 1329 1659 .526 .721 20.5 16.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1973 New York Knicks (NBA)
Games
1975-76 NBA 82 (2)
1977-78 NBA 82 (3)
1978-79 NBA 82 (1)
Defensive Rating
Career NBA 100.7 (59)
Career 100.7 (67)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (680)

Transactions

April 10, 1972: Drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 2nd round (20th pick) of the 1972 NBA Draft.

September 19, 1972: Sold by the Houston Rockets to the New York Knicks.

December 9, 1976: Traded by the New York Knicks with cash to the Buffalo Braves for Bob McAdoo and Tom McMillen.

September 2, 1977: Traded by the Buffalo Braves to the Milwaukee Bucks for a 1979 1st round draft pick (Roy Hamilton).

May 31, 1979: Traded by the Milwaukee Bucks with a 1979 1st round draft pick (Calvin Natt) to the New Jersey Nets for Harvey Catchings.

October 2, 1979: Traded by the New Jersey Nets with Bernard King and Jim Boylan to the Utah Jazz for Rich Kelley.

November 28, 1979: Waived by the Utah Jazz.

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