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Eddie Jordan

Edward Montgomery Jordan (Eddie, Fast Eddie)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-1    Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: January 29, 1955 in Washington, District of Columbia
High School: Archbishop Carroll in Washington, District of Columbia
College: Rutgers University

Drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2nd round (11th pick, 33rd overall) of the 1977 NBA draft.

Coaching Record

30 15 15 5 5

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
1977-78 23 TOT NBA 73 1213 215 538 .400 131 167 .784 35 84 119 177 126 19 106 94 561
1977-78 23 CLE NBA 22 171 19 56 .339 12 16 .750 2 9 11 32 12 1 14 10 50
1977-78 23 NJN NBA 51 1042 196 482 .407 119 151 .788 33 75 108 145 114 18 92 84 511
1978-79 24 NJN NBA 82 2260 401 960 .418 213 274 .777 74 141 215 365 201 40 244 209 1015
1979-80 25 NJN NBA 82 2657 437 1017 .430 12 48 .250 201 258 .779 62 208 270 557 223 27 258 238 1087
1980-81 26 TOT NBA 74 1226 150 352 .426 6 22 .273 87 127 .685 30 68 98 241 98 8 143 165 393
1980-81 26 NJN NBA 14 239 30 73 .411 3 10 .300 24 32 .750 5 13 18 46 24 1 23 29 87
1980-81 26 LAL NBA 60 987 120 279 .430 3 12 .250 63 95 .663 25 55 80 195 74 7 120 136 306
1981-82 27 LAL NBA 58 0 608 89 208 .428 1 9 .111 43 54 .796 4 39 43 131 62 1 66 98 222
1982-83 28 LAL NBA 35 0 333 40 132 .303 3 16 .188 11 17 .647 8 18 26 80 31 1 54 52 94
1983-84 29 TOT NBA 16 0 210 17 49 .347 0 3 .000 8 12 .667 3 14 17 44 25 0 26 37 42
1983-84 29 POR NBA 13 0 183 13 41 .317 0 3 .000 7 10 .700 3 10 13 39 21 0 18 32 33
1983-84 29 LAL NBA 3 0 27 4 8 .500 0 0 1 2 .500 0 4 4 5 4 0 8 5 9
Career NBA 420 0 8507 1349 3256 .414 22 98 .224 694 909 .763 216 572 788 1595 766 96 897 893 3414

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
1977-78 23 TOT NBA 73 16.6 2.9 7.4 .400 1.8 2.3 .784 0.5 1.2 1.6 2.4 1.7 0.3 1.5 1.3 7.7
1977-78 23 CLE NBA 22 7.8 0.9 2.5 .339 0.5 0.7 .750 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.6 0.5 2.3
1977-78 23 NJN NBA 51 20.4 3.8 9.5 .407 2.3 3.0 .788 0.6 1.5 2.1 2.8 2.2 0.4 1.8 1.6 10.0
1978-79 24 NJN NBA 82 27.6 4.9 11.7 .418 2.6 3.3 .777 0.9 1.7 2.6 4.5 2.5 0.5 3.0 2.5 12.4
1979-80 25 NJN NBA 82 32.4 5.3 12.4 .430 0.1 0.6 .250 2.5 3.1 .779 0.8 2.5 3.3 6.8 2.7 0.3 3.1 2.9 13.3
1980-81 26 TOT NBA 74 16.6 2.0 4.8 .426 0.1 0.3 .273 1.2 1.7 .685 0.4 0.9 1.3 3.3 1.3 0.1 1.9 2.2 5.3
1980-81 26 NJN NBA 14 17.1 2.1 5.2 .411 0.2 0.7 .300 1.7 2.3 .750 0.4 0.9 1.3 3.3 1.7 0.1 1.6 2.1 6.2
1980-81 26 LAL NBA 60 16.5 2.0 4.7 .430 0.1 0.2 .250 1.1 1.6 .663 0.4 0.9 1.3 3.3 1.2 0.1 2.0 2.3 5.1
1981-82 27 LAL NBA 58 0 10.5 1.5 3.6 .428 0.0 0.2 .111 0.7 0.9 .796 0.1 0.7 0.7 2.3 1.1 0.0 1.1 1.7 3.8
1982-83 28 LAL NBA 35 0 9.5 1.1 3.8 .303 0.1 0.5 .188 0.3 0.5 .647 0.2 0.5 0.7 2.3 0.9 0.0 1.5 1.5 2.7
1983-84 29 TOT NBA 16 0 13.1 1.1 3.1 .347 0.0 0.2 .000 0.5 0.8 .667 0.2 0.9 1.1 2.8 1.6 0.0 1.6 2.3 2.6
1983-84 29 POR NBA 13 0 14.1 1.0 3.2 .317 0.0 0.2 .000 0.5 0.8 .700 0.2 0.8 1.0 3.0 1.6 0.0 1.4 2.5 2.5
1983-84 29 LAL NBA 3 0 9.0 1.3 2.7 .500 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.3 0.0 2.7 1.7 3.0
Career NBA 420 0 20.3 3.2 7.8 .414 0.1 0.4 .224 1.7 2.2 .763 0.5 1.4 1.9 3.8 1.8 0.2 2.1 2.1 8.1

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
1977-78 23 TOT NBA 73 1213 6.4 16.0 .400 3.9 5.0 .784 1.0 2.5 3.5 5.3 3.7 0.6 3.1 2.8 16.6
1977-78 23 CLE NBA 22 171 4.0 11.8 .339 2.5 3.4 .750 0.4 1.9 2.3 6.7 2.5 0.2 2.9 2.1 10.5
1977-78 23 NJN NBA 51 1042 6.8 16.7 .407 4.1 5.2 .788 1.1 2.6 3.7 5.0 3.9 0.6 3.2 2.9 17.7
1978-79 24 NJN NBA 82 2260 6.4 15.3 .418 3.4 4.4 .777 1.2 2.2 3.4 5.8 3.2 0.6 3.9 3.3 16.2
1979-80 25 NJN NBA 82 2657 5.9 13.8 .430 0.2 0.7 .250 2.7 3.5 .779 0.8 2.8 3.7 7.5 3.0 0.4 3.5 3.2 14.7
1980-81 26 TOT NBA 74 1226 4.4 10.3 .426 0.2 0.6 .273 2.6 3.7 .685 0.9 2.0 2.9 7.1 2.9 0.2 4.2 4.8 11.5
1980-81 26 NJN NBA 14 239 4.5 11.0 .411 0.5 1.5 .300 3.6 4.8 .750 0.8 2.0 2.7 6.9 3.6 0.2 3.5 4.4 13.1
1980-81 26 LAL NBA 60 987 4.4 10.2 .430 0.1 0.4 .250 2.3 3.5 .663 0.9 2.0 2.9 7.1 2.7 0.3 4.4 5.0 11.2
1981-82 27 LAL NBA 58 0 608 5.3 12.3 .428 0.1 0.5 .111 2.5 3.2 .796 0.2 2.3 2.5 7.8 3.7 0.1 3.9 5.8 13.1
1982-83 28 LAL NBA 35 0 333 4.3 14.3 .303 0.3 1.7 .188 1.2 1.8 .647 0.9 1.9 2.8 8.6 3.4 0.1 5.8 5.6 10.2
1983-84 29 TOT NBA 16 0 210 2.9 8.4 .347 0.0 0.5 .000 1.4 2.1 .667 0.5 2.4 2.9 7.5 4.3 0.0 4.5 6.3 7.2
1983-84 29 POR NBA 13 0 183 2.6 8.1 .317 0.0 0.6 .000 1.4 2.0 .700 0.6 2.0 2.6 7.7 4.1 0.0 3.5 6.3 6.5
1983-84 29 LAL NBA 3 0 27 5.3 10.7 .500 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.7 .500 0.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 0.0 10.7 6.7 12.0
Career NBA 420 0 8507 5.7 13.8 .414 0.2 0.7 .224 2.9 3.8 .763 0.9 2.4 3.3 6.7 3.2 0.4 3.8 3.8 14.4

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
1977-78 23 TOT NBA 73 1213 15.7 .459 .400 2.7 7.1 4.8 20.4 4.5 0.8 14.8 22.0 93 97 0.1 1.8 1.9
1977-78 23 CLE NBA 22 171 10.7 .397 .339 1.2 5.4 3.3 24.4 3.3 0.3 18.2 17.9 85 100 -0.2 0.2 0.0
1977-78 23 NJN NBA 51 1042 16.6 .466 .407 2.9 7.3 5.0 19.8 4.7 0.9 14.4 22.7 94 97 0.2 1.6 1.8
1978-79 24 NJN NBA 82 2260 13.8 .470 .418 3.3 6.8 5.0 23.1 3.9 1.0 18.4 22.0 93 100 -0.9 3.3 2.4
1979-80 25 NJN NBA 82 2657 14.4 .481 .436 2.4 8.1 5.3 29.6 3.8 0.6 18.6 20.2 97 101 0.1 4.0 4.1
1980-81 26 TOT NBA 74 1226 10.4 .482 .435 2.8 5.8 4.4 24.1 3.7 0.3 26.0 18.0 91 104 -0.9 1.5 0.6
1980-81 26 NJN NBA 14 239 13.3 .500 .432 2.3 6.3 4.2 25.6 4.6 0.2 20.9 18.2 98 104 0.0 0.3 0.3
1980-81 26 LAL NBA 60 987 9.7 .477 .435 2.9 5.7 4.4 23.7 3.5 0.4 27.2 17.9 89 104 -0.9 1.2 0.3
1981-82 27 LAL NBA 58 608 12.2 .479 .430 0.7 6.7 3.9 25.6 4.7 0.1 22.2 19.4 95 103 -0.2 0.9 0.7
1982-83 28 LAL NBA 35 333 5.2 .337 .314 2.8 5.7 4.3 27.2 4.3 0.2 27.9 23.0 72 103 -1.2 0.4 -0.8
1983-84 29 TOT NBA 16 210 7.3 .387 .347 1.6 7.8 4.7 24.8 5.6 0.0 32.4 15.4 78 102 -0.5 0.4 -0.1
1983-84 29 POR NBA 13 183 7.6 .363 .317 1.9 6.7 4.2 25.2 5.4 0.0 28.4 14.0 82 103 -0.3 0.3 0.0
1983-84 29 LAL NBA 3 27 4.9 .507 .500 0.0 15.6 8.4 22.4 6.9 0.0 47.4 25.2 63 97 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
Career NBA 420 8507 13.1 .467 .418 2.6 7.1 4.8 25.3 4.0 0.6 19.7 20.5 93 101 -3.5 12.3 8.8

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
1978-79 24 NJN NBA 2 83 15 38 8 9 6 15 17 8 3 6 6 38 .395 .889 41.5 19.0 7.5 8.5
1980-81 26 LAL NBA 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
1981-82 27 LAL NBA 3 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.7
Career NBA 7 93 15 40 0 1 8 9 6 15 23 10 3 7 6 38 .375 .000 .889 13.3 5.4 2.1 3.3

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
1978-79 24 NJN NBA 2 83 20.1 .453 .395 6.2 11.2 8.5 28.2 4.3 1.8 12.5 20.6 104 102 0.1 0.1 0.2
1980-81 26 LAL NBA 2 4 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 200 114 0.0 0.0 0.0
1981-82 27 LAL NBA 3 6 22.0 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 84.7 15.5 0.0 33.3 19.7 71 85 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 7 93 19.7 .432 .375 5.5 10.0 7.6 32.0 4.8 1.6 13.7 19.6 102 102 0.1 0.1 0.2

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games

1978-79 NBA 82 (1)
 1979-80 NBA 82 (2)

Assists

1979-80 NBA 557 (8)

Steals

1978-79 NBA 201 (1)
 1979-80 NBA 223 (2)

Assists Per Game

1979-80 NBA 6.8 (9)

Steals Per Game

1978-79 NBA 2.5 (2)
1979-80 NBA 2.7 (2)

Assist Pct

1979-80 NBA 29.6 (5)

Steal Pct

1977-78 NBA 4.5 (2)
1978-79 NBA 3.9 (2)
1979-80 NBA 3.8 (3)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.000 (519)

Transactions

June 10, 1977: Drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2nd round (33rd pick) of the 1977 NBA Draft.

December 12, 1977: Claimed on waivers by the New Jersey Nets from the Cleveland Cavaliers

November 20, 1980: Traded by the New Jersey Nets to the Los Angeles Lakers for a 1982 1st round draft pick (Eddie Phillips).

October 10, 1983: Traded by the Los Angeles Lakers with Norm Nixon, a 1986 2nd round draft pick (Jeff Hornacek) and a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Bruce Dalrymple) to the San Diego Clippers for Swen Nater and Byron Scott.

October 17, 1983: Waived by the San Diego Clippers.

January 4, 1984: Signed as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers.

February 6, 1984: Waived by the Portland Trail Blazers.

April 11, 1984: Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.

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