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Dwight Jones

Dwight Elmo Jones

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: February 27, 1952 in Houston, Texas
High School: Wheatley in Houston, Texas
College: University of Houston
Draft: Atlanta Hawks, 1st round (9th pick, 9th overall), 1973 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 9, 1973

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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
1973-74 21 ATL NBA PF 74 1448 238 502 .474 116 156 .744 145 309 454 86 29 64 197 592
1974-75 22 ATL NBA C 75 2086 323 752 .430 132 183 .721 236 461 697 152 51 51 226 778
1975-76 23 ATL NBA C 66 1762 251 542 .463 163 219 .744 171 353 524 83 52 61 214 665
1976-77 24 HOU NBA PF 74 1239 167 338 .494 101 126 .802 98 186 284 48 38 19 175 435
1977-78 25 HOU NBA PF 82 2476 346 777 .445 181 233 .777 215 426 641 109 77 39 165 265 873
1978-79 26 HOU NBA C 81 1215 181 395 .458 96 132 .727 110 218 328 57 34 26 102 204 458
1979-80 27 TOT NBA PF 74 1448 257 506 .508 0 0 146 201 .726 114 254 368 101 28 42 122 207 660
1979-80 27 HOU NBA PF 21 278 50 119 .420 0 0 27 36 .750 31 41 72 11 4 5 20 48 127
1979-80 27 CHI NBA PF 53 1170 207 387 .535 0 0 119 165 .721 83 213 296 90 24 37 102 159 533
1980-81 28 CHI NBA PF 81 1574 245 507 .483 0 0 125 161 .776 127 274 401 99 40 36 126 200 615
1981-82 29 CHI NBA PF 78 18 2040 303 572 .530 1 1 1.000 172 238 .723 156 351 507 114 49 36 155 217 779
1982-83 30 TOT NBA PF 81 2 1164 148 325 .455 0 1 .000 79 123 .642 84 225 309 62 31 23 101 172 375
1982-83 30 CHI NBA PF 49 2 673 86 193 .446 0 0 47 75 .627 56 139 195 40 18 14 66 90 219
1982-83 30 LAL NBA PF 32 0 491 62 132 .470 0 1 .000 32 48 .667 28 86 114 22 13 9 35 82 156
Career NBA 766 20 16452 2459 5216 .471 1 2 .500 1311 1772 .740 1456 3057 4513 911 429 397 771 2077 6230

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
1973-74 21 ATL NBA PF 74 19.6 3.2 6.8 .474 1.6 2.1 .744 2.0 4.2 6.1 1.2 0.4 0.9 2.7 8.0
1974-75 22 ATL NBA C 75 27.8 4.3 10.0 .430 1.8 2.4 .721 3.1 6.1 9.3 2.0 0.7 0.7 3.0 10.4
1975-76 23 ATL NBA C 66 26.7 3.8 8.2 .463 2.5 3.3 .744 2.6 5.3 7.9 1.3 0.8 0.9 3.2 10.1
1976-77 24 HOU NBA PF 74 16.7 2.3 4.6 .494 1.4 1.7 .802 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.6 0.5 0.3 2.4 5.9
1977-78 25 HOU NBA PF 82 30.2 4.2 9.5 .445 2.2 2.8 .777 2.6 5.2 7.8 1.3 0.9 0.5 2.0 3.2 10.6
1978-79 26 HOU NBA C 81 15.0 2.2 4.9 .458 1.2 1.6 .727 1.4 2.7 4.0 0.7 0.4 0.3 1.3 2.5 5.7
1979-80 27 TOT NBA PF 74 19.6 3.5 6.8 .508 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.7 .726 1.5 3.4 5.0 1.4 0.4 0.6 1.6 2.8 8.9
1979-80 27 HOU NBA PF 21 13.2 2.4 5.7 .420 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.7 .750 1.5 2.0 3.4 0.5 0.2 0.2 1.0 2.3 6.0
1979-80 27 CHI NBA PF 53 22.1 3.9 7.3 .535 0.0 0.0 2.2 3.1 .721 1.6 4.0 5.6 1.7 0.5 0.7 1.9 3.0 10.1
1980-81 28 CHI NBA PF 81 19.4 3.0 6.3 .483 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.0 .776 1.6 3.4 5.0 1.2 0.5 0.4 1.6 2.5 7.6
1981-82 29 CHI NBA PF 78 18 26.2 3.9 7.3 .530 0.0 0.0 1.000 2.2 3.1 .723 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.5 0.6 0.5 2.0 2.8 10.0
1982-83 30 TOT NBA PF 81 2 14.4 1.8 4.0 .455 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.5 .642 1.0 2.8 3.8 0.8 0.4 0.3 1.2 2.1 4.6
1982-83 30 CHI NBA PF 49 2 13.7 1.8 3.9 .446 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 .627 1.1 2.8 4.0 0.8 0.4 0.3 1.3 1.8 4.5
1982-83 30 LAL NBA PF 32 0 15.3 1.9 4.1 .470 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.5 .667 0.9 2.7 3.6 0.7 0.4 0.3 1.1 2.6 4.9
Career NBA 766 20 21.5 3.2 6.8 .471 0.0 0.0 .500 1.7 2.3 .740 1.9 4.0 5.9 1.2 0.6 0.5 1.6 2.7 8.1

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
1973-74 21 ATL NBA PF 74 1448 5.9 12.5 .474 2.9 3.9 .744 3.6 7.7 11.3 2.1 0.7 1.6 4.9 14.7
1974-75 22 ATL NBA C 75 2086 5.6 13.0 .430 2.3 3.2 .721 4.1 8.0 12.0 2.6 0.9 0.9 3.9 13.4
1975-76 23 ATL NBA C 66 1762 5.1 11.1 .463 3.3 4.5 .744 3.5 7.2 10.7 1.7 1.1 1.2 4.4 13.6
1976-77 24 HOU NBA PF 74 1239 4.9 9.8 .494 2.9 3.7 .802 2.8 5.4 8.3 1.4 1.1 0.6 5.1 12.6
1977-78 25 HOU NBA PF 82 2476 5.0 11.3 .445 2.6 3.4 .777 3.1 6.2 9.3 1.6 1.1 0.6 2.4 3.9 12.7
1978-79 26 HOU NBA C 81 1215 5.4 11.7 .458 2.8 3.9 .727 3.3 6.5 9.7 1.7 1.0 0.8 3.0 6.0 13.6
1979-80 27 TOT NBA PF 74 1448 6.4 12.6 .508 0.0 0.0 3.6 5.0 .726 2.8 6.3 9.1 2.5 0.7 1.0 3.0 5.1 16.4
1979-80 27 HOU NBA PF 21 278 6.5 15.4 .420 0.0 0.0 3.5 4.7 .750 4.0 5.3 9.3 1.4 0.5 0.6 2.6 6.2 16.4
1979-80 27 CHI NBA PF 53 1170 6.4 11.9 .535 0.0 0.0 3.7 5.1 .721 2.6 6.6 9.1 2.8 0.7 1.1 3.1 4.9 16.4
1980-81 28 CHI NBA PF 81 1574 5.6 11.6 .483 0.0 0.0 2.9 3.7 .776 2.9 6.3 9.2 2.3 0.9 0.8 2.9 4.6 14.1
1981-82 29 CHI NBA PF 78 18 2040 5.3 10.1 .530 0.0 0.0 1.000 3.0 4.2 .723 2.8 6.2 8.9 2.0 0.9 0.6 2.7 3.8 13.7
1982-83 30 TOT NBA PF 81 2 1164 4.6 10.1 .455 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.8 .642 2.6 7.0 9.6 1.9 1.0 0.7 3.1 5.3 11.6
1982-83 30 CHI NBA PF 49 2 673 4.6 10.3 .446 0.0 0.0 2.5 4.0 .627 3.0 7.4 10.4 2.1 1.0 0.7 3.5 4.8 11.7
1982-83 30 LAL NBA PF 32 0 491 4.5 9.7 .470 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.5 .667 2.1 6.3 8.4 1.6 1.0 0.7 2.6 6.0 11.4
Career NBA 766 20 16452 5.4 11.4 .471 0.0 0.0 .500 2.9 3.9 .740 3.2 6.7 9.9 2.0 0.9 0.9 2.8 4.5 13.6

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
1973-74 21 ATL NBA PF 74 1448 14.6 .519 .474 9.9 21.9 15.8 7.9 0.9 2.3 97 1.4 1.6 2.9 .098
1974-75 22 ATL NBA C 75 2086 14.4 .467 .430 10.4 22.9 16.3 10.3 1.1 1.3 98 1.7 2.2 3.9 .090
1975-76 23 ATL NBA C 66 1762 15.0 .521 .463 9.7 21.3 15.3 6.8 1.4 1.9 99 2.2 1.7 3.8 .104
1976-77 24 HOU NBA PF 74 1239 12.7 .553 .494 9.0 15.8 12.5 5.1 1.5 0.8 103 1.8 0.8 2.6 .102
1977-78 25 HOU NBA PF 82 2476 12.5 .496 .445 9.0 18.8 13.7 5.8 1.5 0.8 15.8 16.8 100 105 1.8 1.3 3.1 .060
1978-79 26 HOU NBA C 81 1215 10.9 .505 .458 10.0 19.2 14.7 5.9 1.3 1.1 18.4 18.0 98 106 0.3 0.9 1.3 .050
1979-80 27 TOT NBA PF 74 1448 14.2 .555 .508 8.9 19.4 14.2 10.4 0.9 1.6 17.0 20.0 105 106 1.4 1.3 2.7 .090
1979-80 27 HOU NBA PF 21 278 11.3 .471 .420 12.0 16.8 14.3 5.5 0.7 1.0 12.9 22.0 100 109 0.1 0.2 0.3 .048
1979-80 27 CHI NBA PF 53 1170 14.9 .580 .535 8.2 20.0 14.2 11.5 1.0 1.8 18.2 19.6 106 106 1.3 1.1 2.4 .100
1980-81 28 CHI NBA PF 81 1574 13.1 .532 .483 9.6 19.0 14.5 8.8 1.2 1.3 17.9 18.2 104 105 1.2 1.7 2.9 .089
1981-82 29 CHI NBA PF 78 2040 13.4 .576 .531 9.1 18.7 14.1 8.0 1.2 1.0 18.6 17.1 107 108 1.8 1.9 3.6 .086
1982-83 30 TOT NBA PF 81 1164 9.2 .495 .455 7.9 20.6 14.4 6.7 1.2 1.0 21.0 16.1 93 106 -0.4 1.1 0.6 .027
1982-83 30 CHI NBA PF 49 673 9.5 .485 .446 8.9 22.1 15.5 7.8 1.2 1.1 22.6 16.8 90 106 -0.5 0.6 0.1 .008
1982-83 30 LAL NBA PF 32 491 8.8 .509 .470 6.6 18.5 12.9 5.1 1.2 1.0 18.6 15.1 97 105 0.0 0.5 0.5 .052
Career NBA 766 16452 13.2 .520 .472 9.4 19.8 14.6 7.6 1.2 1.3 17.8 17.6 102 103 13.2 14.4 27.6 .081

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
1976-77 24 HOU NBA PF 12 246 28 63 .444 18 23 .783 13 38 51 15 8 3 32 74
1978-79 26 HOU NBA C 2 33 7 13 .538 6 6 1.000 4 8 12 3 1 4 6 3 20
1980-81 28 CHI NBA PF 6 217 29 61 .475 0 0 17 17 1.000 18 41 59 11 5 3 16 21 75
1982-83 30 LAL NBA PF 7 59 5 16 .313 0 0 2 5 .400 4 8 12 0 1 0 5 11 12
Career NBA 27 555 69 153 .451 0 0 43 51 .843 39 95 134 29 15 10 27 67 181

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
1976-77 24 HOU NBA PF 12 20.5 2.3 5.3 .444 1.5 1.9 .783 1.1 3.2 4.3 1.3 0.7 0.3 2.7 6.2
1978-79 26 HOU NBA C 2 16.5 3.5 6.5 .538 3.0 3.0 1.000 2.0 4.0 6.0 1.5 0.5 2.0 3.0 1.5 10.0
1980-81 28 CHI NBA PF 6 36.2 4.8 10.2 .475 0.0 0.0 2.8 2.8 1.000 3.0 6.8 9.8 1.8 0.8 0.5 2.7 3.5 12.5
1982-83 30 LAL NBA PF 7 8.4 0.7 2.3 .313 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 .400 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.7 1.6 1.7
Career NBA 27 20.6 2.6 5.7 .451 0.0 0.0 1.6 1.9 .843 1.4 3.5 5.0 1.1 0.6 0.4 1.8 2.5 6.7

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
1976-77 24 HOU NBA PF 12 246 4.1 9.2 .444 2.6 3.4 .783 1.9 5.6 7.5 2.2 1.2 0.4 4.7 10.8
1978-79 26 HOU NBA C 2 33 7.6 14.2 .538 6.5 6.5 1.000 4.4 8.7 13.1 3.3 1.1 4.4 6.5 3.3 21.8
1980-81 28 CHI NBA PF 6 217 4.8 10.1 .475 0.0 0.0 2.8 2.8 1.000 3.0 6.8 9.8 1.8 0.8 0.5 2.7 3.5 12.4
1982-83 30 LAL NBA PF 7 59 3.1 9.8 .313 0.0 0.0 1.2 3.1 .400 2.4 4.9 7.3 0.0 0.6 0.0 3.1 6.7 7.3
Career NBA 27 555 4.5 9.9 .451 0.0 0.0 2.8 3.3 .843 2.5 6.2 8.7 1.9 1.0 0.6 3.1 4.3 11.7

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
1976-77 24 HOU NBA PF 12 246 11.0 .506 .444 5.7 17.4 11.5 7.3 1.5 0.7 105 0.2 0.1 0.3 .060
1978-79 26 HOU NBA C 2 33 26.1 .639 .538 9.9 25.9 16.8 16.9 1.5 6.4 27.7 24.9 104 100 0.1 0.0 0.1 .143
1980-81 28 CHI NBA PF 6 217 13.5 .548 .475 9.0 23.0 15.6 7.1 1.1 0.9 18.9 16.3 106 108 0.2 0.1 0.4 .079
1982-83 30 LAL NBA PF 7 59 -0.9 .330 .313 7.6 14.7 11.2 0.0 0.8 0.0 21.6 16.0 64 110 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.123
Career NBA 27 555 11.6 .516 .451 7.5 19.8 13.4 7.0 1.3 1.0 20.9 17.2 98 106 0.3 0.3 0.6 .053

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 10 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Dwight Jones 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.6 1.3 0.6
Ollie Johnson 89.8 4.8 4.1 3.6 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.3 2.0 1.3 0.2
John Tresvant 88.1 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.3 2.8 2.7 2.6 1.5 0.1
Tom McMillen 88.0 3.9 3.7 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.0 0.8
Fred Roberts 86.3 4.2 3.9 3.5 3.0 2.6 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.8 0.2
Vladimir Radmanovic 85.8 4.2 3.8 3.7 3.5 2.7 2.1 2.1 1.9 0.8 0.0
Cliff Robinson 85.3 5.6 4.4 3.6 3.5 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.1 0.3
Lorenzen Wright 85.1 5.2 3.7 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.5 2.2 2.2 1.4
Allan Bristow 83.7 4.4 4.3 3.5 2.8 2.7 2.5 1.9 1.9 0.5 0.2
Frank Brickowski 83.5 4.7 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.4 2.7 1.1 1.0 0.4
Tom Hawkins 82.8 4.1 3.2 2.9 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.1 1.2 1.0
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Dwight Jones 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.6 1.3 0.6
Ollie Johnson 89.8 4.8 4.1 3.6 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.3 2.0 1.3 0.2
Keith Erickson 89.2 4.1 3.8 3.3 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.4 0.5 0.2 -0.2
John Tresvant 88.1 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.3 2.8 2.7 2.6 1.5 0.1
Vladimir Radmanovic 87.4 4.2 3.8 3.7 3.5 2.7 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.6 0.8 0.1 0.0
Fred Roberts 86.0 4.2 3.9 3.5 3.0 2.6 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0
Tom McMillen 85.3 3.9 3.7 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.2 0.8
Cliff Robinson 85.2 5.6 4.4 3.6 3.5 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.1 0.3 0.1
Frank Brickowski 84.2 4.7 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.4 2.7 1.6 1.1 1.0 0.4 -0.1
Scott Williams 84.0 3.9 3.9 3.4 3.1 2.6 2.3 1.7 1.7 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.1 -0.1
Allan Bristow 83.7 4.4 4.3 3.5 2.8 2.7 2.5 1.9 1.9 0.5 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
1970-71 18 HOUSTON 15 127 261 72 97 304 326 .487 .742 21.7 20.3
1971-72 19 HOUSTON 27 933 179 390 88 127 359 446 .459 .693 34.6 16.5 13.3
1972-73 20 HOUSTON 27 951 212 403 81 118 380 505 .526 .686 35.2 18.7 14.1
Career 54 1884 391 793 169 245 739 951 .493 .690 34.9 17.6 13.7

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games
1977-78 NBA 82 (3)
Offensive Rebound Pct
1974-75 NBA 10.4 (9)
Career NBA 9.4 (81)
Career 9.4 (95)
Total Rebound Pct
Career NBA 14.6 (100)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (818)

Transactions

April 13, 1973: Traded by the Detroit Pistons (as a 1973 1st round draft pick) to the Atlanta Hawks for George Trapp.

April 24, 1973: Drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1973 NBA Draft.

June 7, 1976: Traded by the Atlanta Hawks with a 1976 1st round draft pick (John Lucas) to the Houston Rockets for Gus Bailey, Joe Meriweather and a 1976 1st round draft pick (Armond Hill).

November 28, 1979: Waived by the Houston Rockets.

December 5, 1979: Signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls.

February 15, 1983: Traded by the Chicago Bulls to the Los Angeles Lakers for a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Adrian Branch).

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