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Mervin Jackson

Mervin P. Jackson Jr. (Merv, The Magician)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-3    Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: August 15, 1946 in Savannah, Georgia
High School: Beach in Savannah, Georgia
College: University of Utah

Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 9th round (14th pick, 120th overall) of the 1968 NBA draft.

Totals

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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
1968-69 22 LAS ABA 71 2314 423 1000 .423 19 62 .306 249 302 .825 142 157 299 237 191 262 1114
1969-70 23 LAS ABA 52 1118 169 475 .356 16 44 .364 92 114 .807 39 99 138 114 84 145 446
1970-71 24 UTS ABA 65 1902 351 836 .420 7 20 .350 196 244 .803 92 170 262 225 140 207 905
1971-72 25 UTS ABA 52 1136 185 412 .449 5 15 .333 92 109 .844 48 75 123 155 88 150 467
1972-73 26 MMT ABA 22 420 34 103 .330 4 11 .364 28 35 .800 9 29 38 82 35 61 100
Career ABA 262 6890 1162 2826 .411 51 152 .336 657 804 .817 330 530 860 813 538 825 3032

Per Game

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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
1968-69 22 LAS ABA 71 32.6 6.0 14.1 .423 0.3 0.9 .306 3.5 4.3 .825 2.0 2.2 4.2 3.3 2.7 3.7 15.7
1969-70 23 LAS ABA 52 21.5 3.3 9.1 .356 0.3 0.8 .364 1.8 2.2 .807 0.8 1.9 2.7 2.2 1.6 2.8 8.6
1970-71 24 UTS ABA 65 29.3 5.4 12.9 .420 0.1 0.3 .350 3.0 3.8 .803 1.4 2.6 4.0 3.5 2.2 3.2 13.9
1971-72 25 UTS ABA 52 21.8 3.6 7.9 .449 0.1 0.3 .333 1.8 2.1 .844 0.9 1.4 2.4 3.0 1.7 2.9 9.0
1972-73 26 MMT ABA 22 19.1 1.5 4.7 .330 0.2 0.5 .364 1.3 1.6 .800 0.4 1.3 1.7 3.7 1.6 2.8 4.5
Career ABA 262 26.3 4.4 10.8 .411 0.2 0.6 .336 2.5 3.1 .817 1.3 2.0 3.3 3.1 2.1 3.1 11.6

Per 36 Minutes

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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
1968-69 22 LAS ABA 71 2314 6.6 15.6 .423 0.3 1.0 .306 3.9 4.7 .825 2.2 2.4 4.7 3.7 3.0 4.1 17.3
1969-70 23 LAS ABA 52 1118 5.4 15.3 .356 0.5 1.4 .364 3.0 3.7 .807 1.3 3.2 4.4 3.7 2.7 4.7 14.4
1970-71 24 UTS ABA 65 1902 6.6 15.8 .420 0.1 0.4 .350 3.7 4.6 .803 1.7 3.2 5.0 4.3 2.6 3.9 17.1
1971-72 25 UTS ABA 52 1136 5.9 13.1 .449 0.2 0.5 .333 2.9 3.5 .844 1.5 2.4 3.9 4.9 2.8 4.8 14.8
1972-73 26 MMT ABA 22 420 2.9 8.8 .330 0.3 0.9 .364 2.4 3.0 .800 0.8 2.5 3.3 7.0 3.0 5.2 8.6
Career ABA 262 6890 6.1 14.8 .411 0.3 0.8 .336 3.4 4.2 .817 1.7 2.8 4.5 4.2 2.8 4.3 15.8

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1968-69 22 LAS ABA 71 2314 13.7 .492 .433 5.9 15.5 14.4 21.0
1969-70 23 LAS ABA 52 1118 7.8 .425 .373 5.4 14.1 13.8 20.1
1970-71 24 UTS ABA 65 1902 13.1 .480 .424 5.9 15.8 12.9 20.9
1971-72 25 UTS ABA 52 1136 11.7 .508 .455 4.0 5.7 4.9 18.0 16.1 18.6
1972-73 26 MMT ABA 22 420 6.0 .422 .350 2.0 6.9 4.4 24.1 22.8 14.1
Career ABA 262 6890 11.8 .477 .420 3.5 6.0 5.6 16.3 14.5 20.0

Playoffs

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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
1969-70 23 LAS ABA 17 526 102 229 9 22 39 48 74 53 26 57 252 .445 .409 .813 30.9 14.8 4.4 3.1
1970-71 24 UTS ABA 18 598 114 237 3 8 43 54 26 79 109 42 47 274 .481 .375 .796 33.2 15.2 4.4 6.1
1971-72 25 UTS ABA 11 267 34 77 0 0 15 18 26 26 16 40 83 .442 .833 24.3 7.5 2.4 2.4
Career ABA 46 1391 250 543 12 30 97 120 26 179 188 84 144 609 .460 .400 .808 30.2 13.2 3.9 4.1

All-Star Games

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1968-69 22 LAS ABA 1 11 1 3 .333 0 0 1 1 1.000 1 2 1 0 1 3
Career ABA 1 11 1 3 .333 0 0 1 1 1.000 1 2 1 0 1 3

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1969 ABA

Games

Career ABA 262 (98)

Minutes Played

Career ABA 6890 (92)

Field Goals

Career ABA 1162 (100)

Field Goal Attempts

Career ABA 2826 (92)

3-Pt Field Goals

Career ABA 51 (53)

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts

Career ABA 152 (61)

Free Throws

Career ABA 657 (89)

Free Throw Attempts

Career ABA 804 (97)

Free Throw Pct

1968-69 ABA .825 (8)

Assists

Career ABA 813 (70)

Turnovers

Career ABA 538 (92)

Personal Fouls

Career ABA 825 (82)

Points

Career ABA 3032 (100)

Assist Pct

1968-69 ABA 15.5 (10)