Jerome James

Jerome Keith James

Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 7-0 ▪ Weight: 300 lbs.
Born: November 17, 1975 in Tampa, Florida
High School: Pentacostal Christian Academy in Tampa, Florida
College: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Draft: Sacramento Kings, 2nd round (7th pick, 36th overall), 1998 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: February 5, 1999

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Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1998-99	23	SAC	NBA	C	16	0	42	9	24	.375	0		6	12	.500	6	11	17	1	2	6	9	11	24
2001-02	26	SEA	NBA	C	56	40	949	134	273	.491	0		30	60	.500	89	143	232	24	25	86	74	174	298
2002-03	27	SEA	NBA	C	51	16	766	111	232	.478	0		54	92	.587	78	138	216	27	12	82	75	166	276
2003-04	28	SEA	NBA	C	65	24	990	129	259	.498	0		66	100	.660	78	152	230	32	20	60	82	180	324
2004-05	29	SEA	NBA	C	80	80	1330	174	342	.509	2	.000	47	65	.723	81	160	241	19	23	111	88	279	395
2005-06	30	NYK	NBA	C	45	9	406	56	121	.463	0		25	40	.625	39	52	91	12	3	23	51	104	137
2006-07	31	NYK	NBA	C	41	11	273	33	79	.418	0		10	18	.556	21	45	66	3	6	15	23	73	76
2007-08	32	NYK	NBA	C	2	0	5	1	1	1.000	0		2	2	1.000	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	4
2008-09	33	NYK	NBA	C	2	0	10	3	8	.375	0		0	0		1	2	3	0	1	1	1	2	6
Career			NBA		358	180	4771	650	1339	.485	2	.000	240	389	.617	393	706	1099	118	92	384	403	989	1540

Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1998-99	23	SAC	NBA	C	16	0	2.6	0.6	1.5	.375		0.4	0.8	.500	0.4	0.7	1.1	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.6	0.7	1.5
2001-02	26	SEA	NBA	C	56	40	16.9	2.4	4.9	.491		0.5	1.1	.500	1.6	2.6	4.1	0.4	0.4	1.5	1.3	3.1	5.3
2002-03	27	SEA	NBA	C	51	16	15.0	2.2	4.5	.478		1.1	1.8	.587	1.5	2.7	4.2	0.5	0.2	1.6	1.5	3.3	5.4
2003-04	28	SEA	NBA	C	65	24	15.2	2.0	4.0	.498		1.0	1.5	.660	1.2	2.3	3.5	0.5	0.3	0.9	1.3	2.8	5.0
2004-05	29	SEA	NBA	C	80	80	16.6	2.2	4.3	.509	.000	0.6	0.8	.723	1.0	2.0	3.0	0.2	0.3	1.4	1.1	3.5	4.9
2005-06	30	NYK	NBA	C	45	9	9.0	1.2	2.7	.463		0.6	0.9	.625	0.9	1.2	2.0	0.3	0.1	0.5	1.1	2.3	3.0
2006-07	31	NYK	NBA	C	41	11	6.7	0.8	1.9	.418		0.2	0.4	.556	0.5	1.1	1.6	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.6	1.8	1.9
2007-08	32	NYK	NBA	C	2	0	2.5	0.5	0.5	1.000		1.0	1.0	1.000	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
2008-09	33	NYK	NBA	C	2	0	5.0	1.5	4.0	.375		0.0	0.0		0.5	1.0	1.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	3.0
Career			NBA		358	180	13.3	1.8	3.7	.485	.000	0.7	1.1	.617	1.1	2.0	3.1	0.3	0.3	1.1	1.1	2.8	4.3

Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1998-99	23	SAC	NBA	C	16	0	42	7.7	20.6	.375	0.0		5.1	10.3	.500	5.1	9.4	14.6	0.9	1.7	5.1	7.7	9.4	20.6
2001-02	26	SEA	NBA	C	56	40	949	5.1	10.4	.491	0.0		1.1	2.3	.500	3.4	5.4	8.8	0.9	0.9	3.3	2.8	6.6	11.3
2002-03	27	SEA	NBA	C	51	16	766	5.2	10.9	.478	0.0		2.5	4.3	.587	3.7	6.5	10.2	1.3	0.6	3.9	3.5	7.8	13.0
2003-04	28	SEA	NBA	C	65	24	990	4.7	9.4	.498	0.0		2.4	3.6	.660	2.8	5.5	8.4	1.2	0.7	2.2	3.0	6.5	11.8
2004-05	29	SEA	NBA	C	80	80	1330	4.7	9.3	.509	0.1	.000	1.3	1.8	.723	2.2	4.3	6.5	0.5	0.6	3.0	2.4	7.6	10.7
2005-06	30	NYK	NBA	C	45	9	406	5.0	10.7	.463	0.0		2.2	3.5	.625	3.5	4.6	8.1	1.1	0.3	2.0	4.5	9.2	12.1
2006-07	31	NYK	NBA	C	41	11	273	4.4	10.4	.418	0.0		1.3	2.4	.556	2.8	5.9	8.7	0.4	0.8	2.0	3.0	9.6	10.0
2007-08	32	NYK	NBA	C	2	0	5	7.2	7.2	1.000	0.0		14.4	14.4	1.000	0.0	21.6	21.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	28.8
2008-09	33	NYK	NBA	C	2	0	10	10.8	28.8	.375	0.0		0.0	0.0		3.6	7.2	10.8	0.0	3.6	3.6	3.6	7.2	21.6
Career			NBA		358	180	4771	4.9	10.1	.485	0.0	.000	1.8	2.9	.617	3.0	5.3	8.3	0.9	0.7	2.9	3.0	7.5	11.6

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
1998-99	23	SAC	NBA	C	16	42	11.5	.410	.375	15.1	27.5	21.3	4.2	2.4	9.1	23.5	38.9	72	91	-0.2	0.1	-0.1	-0.137
2001-02	26	SEA	NBA	C	56	949	11.9	.498	.491	11.3	17.5	14.4	3.9	1.4	6.9	19.8	18.3	92	102	-0.4	1.3	0.9	.045
2002-03	27	SEA	NBA	C	51	766	13.1	.506	.478	11.8	21.5	16.6	6.1	0.9	8.4	21.6	21.3	91	98	-0.5	1.3	0.8	.052
2003-04	28	SEA	NBA	C	65	990	11.3	.535	.498	9.4	18.0	13.7	5.3	1.1	4.6	21.3	18.0	96	106	0.1	0.6	0.7	.036
2004-05	29	SEA	NBA	C	80	1330	10.0	.533	.509	7.5	14.7	11.1	2.4	0.9	6.5	19.2	15.9	97	107	0.0	1.3	1.2	.044
2005-06	30	NYK	NBA	C	45	406	6.3	.494	.463	11.6	15.7	13.6	5.2	0.4	4.6	26.9	21.2	84	110	-0.7	0.2	-0.5	-0.062
2006-07	31	NYK	NBA	C	41	273	5.1	.437	.418	9.2	19.4	14.4	1.8	1.2	4.4	20.9	18.3	81	105	-0.5	0.3	-0.2	-0.031
2007-08	32	NYK	NBA	C	2	5	45.3	1.064	1.000	0.0	70.6	34.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	16.9	228	100	0.1	0.0	0.1	.613
2008-09	33	NYK	NBA	C	2	10	12.5	.375	.375	10.6	22.6	16.4	0.0	5.0	7.3	11.1	39.2	73	96	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.162
Career			NBA		358	4771	10.6	.510	.485	9.8	17.6	13.7	4.1	1.0	6.2	21.1	18.5	92	104	-2.3	5.2	2.9	.029

Playoffs Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1998-99	23	SAC	NBA	C	1	0	4	1	2	.500	3	4	.750	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	5
2001-02	26	SEA	NBA	C	5	1	70	9	23	.391	0	2	.000	4	8	12	4	0	5	4	18	18
2004-05	29	SEA	NBA	C	11	11	295	57	111	.514	23	30	.767	33	42	75	5	6	20	14	48	137
Career			NBA		17	12	369	67	136	.493	26	36	.722	38	51	89	9	6	25	19	67	160

Playoffs Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1998-99	23	SAC	NBA	C	1	0	4.0	1.0	2.0	.500	3.0	4.0	.750	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	5.0
2001-02	26	SEA	NBA	C	5	1	14.0	1.8	4.6	.391	0.0	0.4	.000	0.8	1.6	2.4	0.8	0.0	1.0	0.8	3.6	3.6
2004-05	29	SEA	NBA	C	11	11	26.8	5.2	10.1	.514	2.1	2.7	.767	3.0	3.8	6.8	0.5	0.5	1.8	1.3	4.4	12.5
Career			NBA		17	12	21.7	3.9	8.0	.493	1.5	2.1	.722	2.2	3.0	5.2	0.5	0.4	1.5	1.1	3.9	9.4

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1998-99	23	SAC	NBA	C	1	0	4	9.0	18.0	.500	27.0	36.0	.750	9.0	9.0	18.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0	9.0	45.0
2001-02	26	SEA	NBA	C	5	1	70	4.6	11.8	.391	0.0	1.0	.000	2.1	4.1	6.2	2.1	0.0	2.6	2.1	9.3	9.3
2004-05	29	SEA	NBA	C	11	11	295	7.0	13.5	.514	2.8	3.7	.767	4.0	5.1	9.2	0.6	0.7	2.4	1.7	5.9	16.7
Career			NBA		17	12	369	6.5	13.3	.493	2.5	3.5	.722	3.7	5.0	8.7	0.9	0.6	2.4	1.9	6.5	15.6

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
1998-99	23	SAC	NBA	C	1	4	43.5	.665	.500	28.5	29.9	29.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	21.0	54.7	114	103	0.0	0.0	0.0	.395
2001-02	26	SEA	NBA	C	5	70	4.9	.377	.391	6.4	13.9	10.0	9.8	0.0	5.6	14.3	19.4	79	112	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	-0.101
2004-05	29	SEA	NBA	C	11	295	19.3	.552	.514	14.2	17.1	15.7	3.1	1.1	5.4	10.1	21.7	116	110	0.6	0.2	0.9	.139
Career			NBA		17	369	16.8	.527	.493	12.8	16.6	14.7	4.3	0.9	5.3	11.1	21.6	110	110	0.5	0.2	0.7	.096

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)

Thru 9 Years		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Jerome James		1.2	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.1	0.0	-0.1	-0.2	-0.5
Dick Cunningham	69.1	1.2	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Stuart Gray	61.7	1.1	0.9	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.0	-0.4
Walt Davis	60.5	1.6	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.6
Rickey Brown	60.2	1.8	0.9	0.9	0.7	0.4
Mark McNamara	58.8	1.2	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.2
Eric Fernsten	56.6	1.2	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.0
Jawann Oldham	56.3	1.3	1.2	1.0	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jelani McCoy	53.8	1.5	1.4	1.1	1.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Johan Petro	45.2	1.7	1.0	0.8	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.2
Steve Hayes	45.1	1.2	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2

Career		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Jerome James		1.2	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.1	0.0	-0.1	-0.2	-0.5
Dick Cunningham	69.1	1.2	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Stuart Gray	61.7	1.1	0.9	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.0	-0.4
Walt Davis	60.5	1.6	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.6
Rickey Brown	60.2	1.8	0.9	0.9	0.7	0.4
Mark McNamara	58.8	1.2	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.2
Eric Fernsten	56.6	1.2	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.0
Jawann Oldham	54.8	1.3	1.2	1.0	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jelani McCoy	53.8	1.5	1.4	1.1	1.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Johan Petro	45.2	1.7	1.0	0.8	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.2
Steve Hayes	45.1	1.2	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2

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
1995-96	20	FLORIDAAM	27	685	129	288	0	1	62	137		219	8	7	119	80	93	320	.448	.000	.453	25.4	11.9	8.1	0.3
1996-97	21	FLORIDAAM	27	706	177	334	0	1	82	147		242	16	18	119	98	114	436	.530	.000	.558	26.1	16.1	9.0	0.6
1997-98	22	FLORIDAAM	27	799	208	416			120	217		282	30	17	125	108	98	536	.500		.553	29.6	19.9	10.4	1.1
Career			81	2190	514	1038	0	2	264	501		743	54	42	363	286	305	1292	.495	.000	.527	27.0	16.0	9.2	0.7

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Personal Fouls 2004-05 NBA 279 (6)

Personal Fouls

2004-05 NBA 279 (6)

Transactions

June 24, 1998: Drafted by the Sacramento Kings in the 2nd round (36th pick) of the 1998 NBA Draft.

October 20, 2000: Waived by the Sacramento Kings.

September 5, 2001: Signed as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics.

August 2, 2005: Signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks.

February 19, 2009: Traded by the New York Knicks with Anthony Roberson and Tim Thomas to the Chicago Bulls for Larry Hughes.

April 9, 2010: Waived by the Chicago Bulls.

Salaries

Season	Team	Lg	Salary
1998-99	Sacramento Kings	NBA	$287,500
2001-02	Seattle SuperSonics	NBA	$465,850
2002-03	Seattle SuperSonics	NBA	$4,546,000
2003-04	Seattle SuperSonics	NBA	$5,000,600
2004-05	Seattle SuperSonics	NBA	$5,455,200
2005-06	New York Knicks	NBA	$5,000,000
2006-07	New York Knicks	NBA	$5,400,000
2007-08	New York Knicks	NBA	$5,800,000
2008-09	Chicago Bulls	NBA	$6,200,000
2009-10	Chicago Bulls	NBA	$6,600,000
Career	(may be incomplete)		$44,755,150

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