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Jim Petersen

James Richard Petersen (Jim, Pete)

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: February 22, 1962 in Minneapolis, Minnesota
High School: Saint Louis Park in Saint Louis Park, Minnesota
College: University of Minnesota
Draft: Houston Rockets, 3rd round (4th pick, 51st overall), 1984 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 27, 1984

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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
1984-85 22 HOU NBA 60 0 714 70 144 .486 0 0 50 66 .758 44 103 147 29 14 32 71 125 190
1985-86 23 HOU NBA 82 20 1664 196 411 .477 0 3 .000 113 160 .706 149 247 396 85 38 54 84 231 505
1986-87 24 HOU NBA 82 56 2403 386 755 .511 0 4 .000 152 209 .727 177 380 557 127 43 102 152 268 924
1987-88 25 HOU NBA 69 50 1793 249 488 .510 1 6 .167 114 153 .745 145 291 436 106 36 40 119 203 613
1988-89 26 SAC NBA 66 40 1633 278 606 .459 0 8 .000 115 154 .747 121 292 413 81 47 68 147 236 671
1989-90 27 GSW NBA 43 19 592 60 141 .426 0 1 .000 52 73 .712 49 111 160 23 17 20 36 103 172
1990-91 28 GSW NBA 62 21 834 114 236 .483 1 4 .250 50 76 .658 69 131 200 27 13 41 48 153 279
1991-92 29 GSW NBA 27 2 169 18 40 .450 0 2 .000 7 10 .700 12 33 45 9 5 6 5 35 43
Career NBA 491 208 9802 1371 2821 .486 2 28 .071 653 901 .725 766 1588 2354 487 213 363 662 1354 3397

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
1984-85 22 HOU NBA 60 0 11.9 1.2 2.4 .486 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.1 .758 0.7 1.7 2.5 0.5 0.2 0.5 1.2 2.1 3.2
1985-86 23 HOU NBA 82 20 20.3 2.4 5.0 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.0 .706 1.8 3.0 4.8 1.0 0.5 0.7 1.0 2.8 6.2
1986-87 24 HOU NBA 82 56 29.3 4.7 9.2 .511 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.5 .727 2.2 4.6 6.8 1.5 0.5 1.2 1.9 3.3 11.3
1987-88 25 HOU NBA 69 50 26.0 3.6 7.1 .510 0.0 0.1 .167 1.7 2.2 .745 2.1 4.2 6.3 1.5 0.5 0.6 1.7 2.9 8.9
1988-89 26 SAC NBA 66 40 24.7 4.2 9.2 .459 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 2.3 .747 1.8 4.4 6.3 1.2 0.7 1.0 2.2 3.6 10.2
1989-90 27 GSW NBA 43 19 13.8 1.4 3.3 .426 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.7 .712 1.1 2.6 3.7 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.8 2.4 4.0
1990-91 28 GSW NBA 62 21 13.5 1.8 3.8 .483 0.0 0.1 .250 0.8 1.2 .658 1.1 2.1 3.2 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.8 2.5 4.5
1991-92 29 GSW NBA 27 2 6.3 0.7 1.5 .450 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.4 .700 0.4 1.2 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.3 1.6
Career NBA 491 208 20.0 2.8 5.7 .486 0.0 0.1 .071 1.3 1.8 .725 1.6 3.2 4.8 1.0 0.4 0.7 1.3 2.8 6.9

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
1984-85 22 HOU NBA 60 0 714 3.5 7.3 .486 0.0 0.0 2.5 3.3 .758 2.2 5.2 7.4 1.5 0.7 1.6 3.6 6.3 9.6
1985-86 23 HOU NBA 82 20 1664 4.2 8.9 .477 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.5 .706 3.2 5.3 8.6 1.8 0.8 1.2 1.8 5.0 10.9
1986-87 24 HOU NBA 82 56 2403 5.8 11.3 .511 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.1 .727 2.7 5.7 8.3 1.9 0.6 1.5 2.3 4.0 13.8
1987-88 25 HOU NBA 69 50 1793 5.0 9.8 .510 0.0 0.1 .167 2.3 3.1 .745 2.9 5.8 8.8 2.1 0.7 0.8 2.4 4.1 12.3
1988-89 26 SAC NBA 66 40 1633 6.1 13.4 .459 0.0 0.2 .000 2.5 3.4 .747 2.7 6.4 9.1 1.8 1.0 1.5 3.2 5.2 14.8
1989-90 27 GSW NBA 43 19 592 3.6 8.6 .426 0.0 0.1 .000 3.2 4.4 .712 3.0 6.8 9.7 1.4 1.0 1.2 2.2 6.3 10.5
1990-91 28 GSW NBA 62 21 834 4.9 10.2 .483 0.0 0.2 .250 2.2 3.3 .658 3.0 5.7 8.6 1.2 0.6 1.8 2.1 6.6 12.0
1991-92 29 GSW NBA 27 2 169 3.8 8.5 .450 0.0 0.4 .000 1.5 2.1 .700 2.6 7.0 9.6 1.9 1.1 1.3 1.1 7.5 9.2
Career NBA 491 208 9802 5.0 10.4 .486 0.0 0.1 .071 2.4 3.3 .725 2.8 5.8 8.6 1.8 0.8 1.3 2.4 5.0 12.5

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 WS/48
1984-85 22 HOU NBA 60 714 6.6 .549 .486 6.9 16.1 11.5 4.8 0.9 2.5 29.1 13.5 90 106 -0.5 0.9 0.3 .023
1985-86 23 HOU NBA 82 1664 10.8 .525 .477 9.5 16.2 12.8 6.1 1.1 1.8 14.9 13.3 109 108 1.4 1.6 2.9 .085
1986-87 24 HOU NBA 82 2403 12.7 .545 .511 8.2 17.1 12.7 7.4 0.9 2.4 15.2 17.0 106 105 1.4 3.3 4.7 .095
1987-88 25 HOU NBA 69 1793 11.8 .552 .511 8.5 16.9 12.7 8.0 0.9 1.2 17.6 15.1 106 106 1.1 2.3 3.4 .091
1988-89 26 SAC NBA 66 1633 11.4 .498 .459 7.8 19.5 13.6 7.3 1.4 2.4 17.9 20.6 94 107 -1.1 1.8 0.6 .019
1989-90 27 GSW NBA 43 592 9.0 .497 .426 9.3 19.0 14.4 5.0 1.3 1.9 17.2 14.1 100 111 0.0 0.4 0.4 .035
1990-91 28 GSW NBA 62 834 9.8 .518 .485 9.1 17.3 13.2 4.2 0.7 2.9 15.1 15.2 103 110 0.3 0.6 1.0 .055
1991-92 29 GSW NBA 27 169 9.5 .484 .450 7.9 21.0 14.6 6.3 1.4 2.1 10.1 11.7 109 108 0.1 0.2 0.3 .087
Career NBA 491 9802 11.0 .528 .486 8.5 17.4 13.0 6.6 1.0 2.1 17.1 15.9 102 107 2.7 11.1 13.8 .067

Playoffs

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
1984-85 22 HOU NBA 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 1.000 2.7 0.7 0.7 0.3
1985-86 23 HOU NBA 20 378 44 108 0 0 23 33 47 111 21 9 9 16 58 111 .407 .697 18.9 5.6 5.6 1.1
1986-87 24 HOU NBA 10 187 28 51 0 0 12 18 14 46 6 5 2 10 26 68 .549 .667 18.7 6.8 4.6 0.6
1987-88 25 HOU NBA 4 98 12 23 0 0 7 12 7 21 6 1 2 4 11 31 .522 .583 24.5 7.8 5.3 1.5
1990-91 28 GSW NBA 9 117 12 17 0 0 5 8 4 27 3 2 4 2 35 29 .706 .625 13.0 3.2 3.0 0.3
Career NBA 46 788 97 200 0 0 47 71 73 207 37 17 17 33 132 241 .485 .662 17.1 5.2 4.5 0.8

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1984-85 22 HOU NBA 3 8 8.8 1.000 1.000 10.8 12.5 11.6 16.3 0.0 0.0 50.0 9.3 106 105 0.0 0.0 0.0 .093
1985-86 23 HOU NBA 20 378 10.6 .453 .407 13.4 18.1 15.7 6.9 1.2 1.4 11.6 14.8 106 107 0.1 0.6 0.7 .089
1986-87 24 HOU NBA 10 187 11.9 .577 .549 8.9 18.6 14.0 4.7 1.3 0.6 14.5 15.6 111 107 0.1 0.3 0.4 .108
1987-88 25 HOU NBA 4 98 11.9 .548 .522 7.7 16.3 11.9 8.9 0.5 1.2 12.4 13.9 114 113 0.1 0.1 0.2 .085
1990-91 28 GSW NBA 9 117 8.4 .707 .706 3.9 23.3 13.5 3.2 0.8 2.2 8.9 8.3 136 113 0.2 0.1 0.3 .117
Career NBA 46 788 10.7 .521 .485 10.2 18.7 14.5 6.2 1.1 1.3 12.5 13.9 111 109 0.6 1.0 1.6 .097

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 8 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Jim Petersen 4.7 3.4 2.9 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3
Jason Caffey 85.6 3.9 3.5 2.7 1.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3
Linas Kleiza 82.8 4.7 3.6 2.8 1.2 -0.2
Cornell Warner 82.4 4.7 4.3 3.5 1.7 0.6 0.6 0.3
Marv Roberts 80.9 4.3 3.4 2.4 1.2 0.4 -0.2
Tony Campbell 80.6 5.3 3.7 2.5 1.4 1.1 0.4 0.4 -0.3
Mike Sanders 80.3 3.9 3.1 2.7 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.6
Jarron Collins 79.6 4.2 3.9 3.3 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.2
Walter McCarty 79.6 4.1 2.9 2.9 1.8 0.7 0.5 0.0 -0.2
Travis Outlaw 78.8 5.3 3.2 2.3 1.4 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.0
Glen Davis 78.2 4.9 3.7 2.5 1.6
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Jim Petersen 4.7 3.4 2.9 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3
Jason Caffey 85.6 3.9 3.5 2.7 1.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3
Linas Kleiza 82.8 4.7 3.6 2.8 1.2 -0.2
Cornell Warner 82.4 4.7 4.3 3.5 1.7 0.6 0.6 0.3
Marv Roberts 80.9 4.3 3.4 2.4 1.2 0.4 -0.2
Jarron Collins 79.1 4.2 3.9 3.3 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Travis Outlaw 78.8 5.3 3.2 2.3 1.4 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.0
Glen Davis 78.2 4.9 3.7 2.5 1.6
Dave Budd 78.1 4.1 3.2 2.3 1.2 0.9
Fred Hetzel 77.7 5.1 4.5 2.9 2.0 0.9 0.5
Walter McCarty 77.6 4.1 2.9 2.9 1.8 1.1 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.0 -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
1980-81 18 MINNESOTA 22 13 26 1 4 22 0 1 7 22 27 .500 .250 1.2 1.0
1981-82 19 MINNESOTA 21 24 52 14 22 43 1 10 32 41 62 .462 .636 3.0 2.0
1982-83 20 MINNESOTA 29 82 149 18 28 155 11 31 47 91 182 .550 .643 6.3 5.3
1983-84 21 MINNESOTA 24 115 180 39 54 166 16 31 64 78 269 .639 .722 11.2 6.9
Career 96 234 407 72 108 386 28 73 150 232 540 .575 .667 5.6 4.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1980 McDonald's All American
Games
1985-86 NBA 82 (2)
1986-87 NBA 82 (1)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (933)

Transactions

June 19, 1984: Drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 3rd round (51st pick) of the 1984 NBA Draft.

October 11, 1988: Traded by the Houston Rockets with Rodney McCray to the Sacramento Kings for Otis Thorpe.

September 27, 1989: Traded by the Sacramento Kings to the Golden State Warriors for Ralph Sampson.

September 18, 1992: Waived by the Golden State Warriors.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Houston Rockets NBA $125,000
1987-88 Houston Rockets NBA $367,000
1988-89 Sacramento Kings NBA $392,000
1990-91 Golden State Warriors NBA $1,235,000
1991-92 Golden State Warriors NBA $936,000
1992-93 Golden State Warriors NBA $1,221,000
1993-94 Golden State Warriors NBA $1,521,000
Career (may be incomplete) $5,797,000

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