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Major Jones

Major James Brooks Jones

Position: Forward
Height: 6-9    Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: July 9, 1953 in McGhee, Arkansas
High School: Desha Central in Rohwer, Arkansas
College: Albany State University

Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2nd round (3rd pick, 20th overall) of the 1976 NBA draft.

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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
1979-80 26 HOU NBA 82 1545 188 392 .480 1 3 .333 61 108 .565 147 234 381 67 50 67 112 186 438
1980-81 27 HOU NBA 68 1003 117 252 .464 0 1 .000 64 101 .634 96 138 234 41 18 23 57 112 298
1981-82 28 HOU NBA 60 6 746 113 213 .531 0 3 .000 42 77 .545 80 122 202 25 20 29 50 100 268
1982-83 29 HOU NBA 60 4 878 142 311 .457 0 2 .000 56 102 .549 114 149 263 39 22 22 83 104 340
1983-84 30 HOU NBA 57 5 473 70 130 .538 0 0 30 49 .612 33 82 115 28 14 14 30 63 170
1984-85 31 DET NBA 47 0 418 48 87 .552 0 0 33 51 .647 48 80 128 15 9 14 35 58 129
Career NBA 374 15 5063 678 1385 .490 1 9 .111 286 488 .586 518 805 1323 215 133 169 367 623 1643

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
1979-80 26 HOU NBA 82 18.8 2.3 4.8 .480 0.0 0.0 .333 0.7 1.3 .565 1.8 2.9 4.6 0.8 0.6 0.8 1.4 2.3 5.3
1980-81 27 HOU NBA 68 14.8 1.7 3.7 .464 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.5 .634 1.4 2.0 3.4 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.6 4.4
1981-82 28 HOU NBA 60 6 12.4 1.9 3.6 .531 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.3 .545 1.3 2.0 3.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.7 4.5
1982-83 29 HOU NBA 60 4 14.6 2.4 5.2 .457 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.7 .549 1.9 2.5 4.4 0.7 0.4 0.4 1.4 1.7 5.7
1983-84 30 HOU NBA 57 5 8.3 1.2 2.3 .538 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.9 .612 0.6 1.4 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.5 1.1 3.0
1984-85 31 DET NBA 47 0 8.9 1.0 1.9 .552 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.1 .647 1.0 1.7 2.7 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.2 2.7
Career NBA 374 15 13.5 1.8 3.7 .490 0.0 0.0 .111 0.8 1.3 .586 1.4 2.2 3.5 0.6 0.4 0.5 1.0 1.7 4.4

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
1979-80 26 HOU NBA 82 1545 4.4 9.1 .480 0.0 0.1 .333 1.4 2.5 .565 3.4 5.5 8.9 1.6 1.2 1.6 2.6 4.3 10.2
1980-81 27 HOU NBA 68 1003 4.2 9.0 .464 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.6 .634 3.4 5.0 8.4 1.5 0.6 0.8 2.0 4.0 10.7
1981-82 28 HOU NBA 60 6 746 5.5 10.3 .531 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 3.7 .545 3.9 5.9 9.7 1.2 1.0 1.4 2.4 4.8 12.9
1982-83 29 HOU NBA 60 4 878 5.8 12.8 .457 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 4.2 .549 4.7 6.1 10.8 1.6 0.9 0.9 3.4 4.3 13.9
1983-84 30 HOU NBA 57 5 473 5.3 9.9 .538 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.7 .612 2.5 6.2 8.8 2.1 1.1 1.1 2.3 4.8 12.9
1984-85 31 DET NBA 47 0 418 4.1 7.5 .552 0.0 0.0 2.8 4.4 .647 4.1 6.9 11.0 1.3 0.8 1.2 3.0 5.0 11.1
Career NBA 374 15 5063 4.8 9.8 .490 0.0 0.1 .111 2.0 3.5 .586 3.7 5.7 9.4 1.5 0.9 1.2 2.6 4.4 11.7

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
1979-80 26 HOU NBA 82 1545 10.3 .498 .481 10.2 17.2 13.6 5.6 1.5 2.4 20.3 14.1 96 106 -0.1 1.4 1.3
1980-81 27 HOU NBA 68 1003 10.3 .503 .464 10.6 15.5 13.0 5.2 0.9 1.3 16.1 14.3 102 108 0.5 0.8 1.2
1981-82 28 HOU NBA 60 746 13.4 .543 .531 11.4 18.7 15.0 4.6 1.3 2.2 16.8 16.3 105 107 0.5 0.8 1.3
1982-83 29 HOU NBA 60 878 11.9 .478 .457 13.1 19.4 16.0 6.5 1.2 1.4 18.9 20.0 91 107 -0.6 0.6 0.1
1983-84 30 HOU NBA 57 473 12.4 .561 .538 7.5 18.6 13.1 7.4 1.4 1.6 16.5 15.1 106 107 0.3 0.5 0.9
1984-85 31 DET NBA 47 418 11.1 .589 .552 11.5 20.8 16.0 4.2 1.0 1.8 24.2 13.3 104 106 0.2 0.5 0.7
Career NBA 374 5063 11.3 .514 .490 10.8 17.9 14.3 5.6 1.2 1.9 18.7 15.5 99 107 0.8 4.7 5.5

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
1980-81 27 HOU NBA 12 88 10 21 0 0 2 5 7 18 5 3 2 2 15 22 .476 .400 7.3 1.8 1.5 0.4
1984-85 31 DET NBA 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.000 4.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 13 92 11 22 0 0 2 5 7 18 5 3 2 2 15 24 .500 .400 7.1 1.8 1.4 0.4

Playoffs 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
1980-81 27 HOU NBA 12 88 10.7 .474 .476 8.7 15.0 11.7 8.1 1.8 1.4 7.9 12.4 108 105 0.1 0.1 0.2
1984-85 31 DET NBA 1 4 18.0 1.000 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.8 200 121 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 13 92 11.0 .496 .500 8.3 14.3 11.2 7.8 1.7 1.3 7.6 12.3 110 106 0.1 0.1 0.2

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games

1979-80 NBA 82 (2)

Transactions

September 16, 1974: Traded by the New Orleans Jazz (as a 1976 2nd round draft pick) with Barry Clemens to the Portland Trail Blazers for Rick Roberson.

May 28, 1975: Traded by the Kansas City-Omaha Kings (as a 1976 2nd round draft pick) with Ron Behagen to the New Orleans Jazz for a 1975 1st round draft pick (Bill Robinzine).

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2nd round (20th pick) of the 1976 NBA Draft.

September, 1976: Waived by the Portland Trail Blazers.

September 23, 1976: Signed as a free agent with the Buffalo Braves.

September 28, 1976: Waived by the Buffalo Braves.

September 20, 1977: Signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks.

October 12, 1977: Waived by the Atlanta Hawks.

September 10, 1979: Signed as a free agent with the Houston Rockets.

October 23, 1984: Waived by the Houston Rockets.

November 7, 1984: Signed as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1984-85 Detroit Pistons NBA $65,000
Career (may be incomplete) $65,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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