James Richard Petersen (Jim, Pete)
Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Right
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 | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 431 | 208 | 9088 | 1301 | 2678 | 2 | 29 | 603 | 835 | 722 | 2207 | 458 | 199 | 331 | 590 | 1229 | 3207 | .486 | .069 | .722 | 21.1 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 1.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 217 | 99 | 4540 | 644 | 1344 | 1 | 13 | 321 | 441 | 356 | 1104 | 248 | 101 | 173 | 284 | 588 | 1610 | .479 | .077 | .728 | 20.9 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 1.1 |
| Road | 214 | 109 | 4548 | 657 | 1334 | 1 | 16 | 282 | 394 | 366 | 1103 | 210 | 98 | 158 | 306 | 641 | 1597 | .493 | .063 | .716 | 21.3 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 1.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 207 | 67 | 4109 | 560 | 1180 | 2 | 17 | 253 | 373 | 322 | 966 | 232 | 92 | 152 | 285 | 540 | 1375 | .475 | .118 | .678 | 19.9 | 6.6 | 4.7 | 1.1 |
| Post | 224 | 141 | 4979 | 741 | 1498 | 0 | 12 | 350 | 462 | 400 | 1241 | 226 | 107 | 179 | 305 | 689 | 1832 | .495 | .000 | .758 | 22.2 | 8.2 | 5.5 | 1.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 222 | 106 | 4647 | 692 | 1372 | 0 | 10 | 329 | 449 | 383 | 1159 | 250 | 96 | 173 | 310 | 639 | 1713 | .504 | .000 | .733 | 20.9 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 1.1 |
| Loss | 209 | 102 | 4441 | 609 | 1306 | 2 | 19 | 274 | 386 | 339 | 1048 | 208 | 103 | 158 | 280 | 590 | 1494 | .466 | .105 | .710 | 21.2 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 1.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 4 | 0 | 65 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | .333 | .500 | 16.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.8 | |
| November | 41 | 14 | 957 | 133 | 268 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 88 | 77 | 217 | 56 | 23 | 39 | 53 | 116 | 321 | .496 | .000 | .625 | 23.3 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 1.4 | |
| December | 70 | 19 | 1403 | 184 | 389 | 2 | 7 | 101 | 145 | 115 | 330 | 77 | 31 | 54 | 110 | 195 | 471 | .473 | .286 | .697 | 20.0 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 1.1 | |
| January | 76 | 30 | 1435 | 209 | 438 | 0 | 7 | 79 | 109 | 105 | 343 | 82 | 28 | 45 | 103 | 178 | 497 | .477 | .000 | .725 | 18.9 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 1.1 | |
| February | 76 | 34 | 1555 | 246 | 470 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 146 | 125 | 405 | 70 | 31 | 65 | 90 | 211 | 604 | .523 | .000 | .767 | 20.5 | 7.9 | 5.3 | 0.9 | |
| March | 102 | 82 | 2570 | 355 | 768 | 0 | 4 | 173 | 232 | 206 | 608 | 107 | 62 | 94 | 144 | 337 | 883 | .462 | .000 | .746 | 25.2 | 8.7 | 6.0 | 1.0 | |
| April | 62 | 29 | 1103 | 168 | 327 | 0 | 7 | 82 | 113 | 89 | 292 | 63 | 23 | 32 | 88 | 179 | 418 | .514 | .000 | .726 | 17.8 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 1.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 35 | 16 | 729 | 101 | 217 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 74 | 55 | 172 | 35 | 20 | 25 | 52 | 102 | 253 | .465 | .000 | .689 | 20.8 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 1.0 |
| Monday | 35 | 19 | 740 | 110 | 230 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 66 | 51 | 159 | 36 | 19 | 26 | 48 | 97 | 271 | .478 | .000 | .773 | 21.1 | 7.7 | 4.5 | 1.0 | |
| Tuesday | 91 | 45 | 2002 | 281 | 584 | 0 | 3 | 136 | 190 | 160 | 527 | 104 | 41 | 80 | 147 | 258 | 698 | .481 | .000 | .716 | 22.0 | 7.7 | 5.8 | 1.1 | |
| Wednesday | 46 | 23 | 935 | 134 | 274 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 87 | 69 | 208 | 40 | 19 | 36 | 52 | 128 | 332 | .489 | .000 | .736 | 20.3 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 0.9 | |
| Thursday | 85 | 44 | 1911 | 266 | 552 | 1 | 6 | 134 | 180 | 139 | 444 | 108 | 39 | 72 | 97 | 253 | 667 | .482 | .167 | .744 | 22.5 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 1.3 | |
| Friday | 53 | 23 | 972 | 142 | 288 | 0 | 7 | 52 | 77 | 84 | 237 | 38 | 22 | 37 | 63 | 162 | 336 | .493 | .000 | .675 | 18.3 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 0.7 | |
| Saturday | 86 | 38 | 1799 | 267 | 533 | 1 | 6 | 115 | 161 | 164 | 460 | 97 | 39 | 55 | 131 | 229 | 650 | .501 | .167 | .714 | 20.9 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 1.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 208 | 208 | 5703 | 864 | 1773 | 1 | 9 | 377 | 499 | 448 | 1370 | 287 | 128 | 197 | 362 | 712 | 2106 | .487 | .111 | .756 | 27.4 | 10.1 | 6.6 | 1.4 |
| Reserve | 223 | 0 | 3385 | 437 | 905 | 1 | 20 | 226 | 336 | 274 | 837 | 171 | 71 | 134 | 228 | 517 | 1101 | .483 | .050 | .673 | 15.2 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 0.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 21 | 21 | 896 | 123 | 252 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 74 | 65 | 201 | 51 | 21 | 38 | 43 | 78 | 299 | .488 | .000 | .716 | 42.7 | 14.2 | 9.6 | 2.4 |
| 30-39 | 76 | 66 | 2570 | 417 | 819 | 1 | 7 | 191 | 256 | 201 | 607 | 139 | 49 | 105 | 162 | 265 | 1026 | .509 | .143 | .746 | 33.8 | 13.5 | 8.0 | 1.8 | |
| 20-29 | 136 | 75 | 3271 | 486 | 988 | 0 | 10 | 231 | 317 | 262 | 802 | 156 | 80 | 107 | 237 | 446 | 1203 | .492 | .000 | .729 | 24.1 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 1.1 | |
| 10-19 | 128 | 41 | 1943 | 230 | 507 | 1 | 6 | 108 | 153 | 157 | 495 | 91 | 37 | 64 | 121 | 350 | 569 | .454 | .167 | .706 | 15.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 0.7 | |
| 0-9 | 70 | 5 | 408 | 45 | 112 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 35 | 37 | 102 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 90 | 110 | .402 | .000 | .571 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 93 | 53 | 2056 | 285 | 605 | 0 | 4 | 114 | 157 | 156 | 508 | 89 | 40 | 95 | 152 | 270 | 684 | .471 | .000 | .726 | 22.1 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 1.0 |
| 1 Day | 216 | 109 | 4764 | 694 | 1399 | 1 | 16 | 340 | 470 | 386 | 1136 | 243 | 110 | 162 | 304 | 648 | 1729 | .496 | .063 | .723 | 22.1 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 1.1 | |
| 2 Days | 70 | 28 | 1419 | 186 | 404 | 0 | 5 | 91 | 130 | 114 | 360 | 81 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 191 | 463 | .460 | .000 | .700 | 20.3 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 1.2 | |
| 3+ Days | 45 | 17 | 731 | 124 | 241 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 70 | 60 | 193 | 43 | 15 | 24 | 48 | 106 | 303 | .515 | .250 | .771 | 16.2 | 6.7 | 4.3 | 1.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 121 | 56 | 2414 | 360 | 710 | 1 | 9 | 150 | 197 | 190 | 585 | 134 | 51 | 71 | 141 | 330 | 871 | .507 | .111 | .761 | 20.0 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 1.1 |
| Western | 310 | 152 | 6674 | 941 | 1968 | 1 | 20 | 453 | 638 | 532 | 1622 | 324 | 148 | 260 | 449 | 899 | 2336 | .478 | .050 | .710 | 21.5 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 1.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 61 | 29 | 1230 | 195 | 366 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 97 | 100 | 301 | 57 | 35 | 36 | 73 | 160 | 458 | .533 | .000 | .701 | 20.2 | 7.5 | 4.9 | 0.9 |
| Central | 60 | 27 | 1184 | 165 | 344 | 1 | 5 | 82 | 100 | 90 | 284 | 77 | 16 | 35 | 68 | 170 | 413 | .480 | .200 | .820 | 19.7 | 6.9 | 4.7 | 1.3 | |
| Midwest | 153 | 71 | 3266 | 466 | 963 | 1 | 7 | 252 | 339 | 261 | 816 | 157 | 74 | 133 | 225 | 446 | 1185 | .484 | .143 | .743 | 21.3 | 7.7 | 5.3 | 1.0 | |
| Pacific | 157 | 81 | 3408 | 475 | 1005 | 0 | 13 | 201 | 299 | 271 | 806 | 167 | 74 | 127 | 224 | 453 | 1151 | .473 | .000 | .672 | 21.7 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 1.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 10 | 4 | 200 | 21 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 47 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 55 | .438 | .684 | 20.0 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 1.6 | |
| Boston | 13 | 6 | 277 | 36 | 79 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 68 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 94 | .456 | .000 | .815 | 21.3 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 0.8 | |
| Chicago | 7 | 1 | 129 | 17 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 37 | .472 | .500 | .500 | 18.4 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 0.7 | |
| Cleveland | 11 | 4 | 172 | 36 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 58 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 87 | .514 | 1.000 | 15.6 | 7.9 | 5.3 | 1.1 | ||
| Dallas | 27 | 18 | 617 | 102 | 185 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 50 | 53 | 134 | 31 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 71 | 244 | .551 | .000 | .800 | 22.9 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 1.1 | |
| Denver | 29 | 12 | 624 | 91 | 176 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 78 | 42 | 170 | 30 | 15 | 24 | 54 | 92 | 242 | .517 | .333 | .756 | 21.5 | 8.3 | 5.9 | 1.0 | |
| Detroit | 8 | 4 | 202 | 28 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 64 | .509 | .000 | .800 | 25.3 | 8.0 | 4.4 | 1.8 | |
| Golden State | 18 | 12 | 488 | 80 | 156 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 50 | 48 | 130 | 24 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 193 | .513 | .000 | .660 | 27.1 | 10.7 | 7.2 | 1.3 | |
| Houston | 11 | 6 | 210 | 30 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 51 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 34 | 77 | .484 | .810 | 19.1 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 0.5 | ||
| Indiana | 10 | 6 | 230 | 28 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 27 | 16 | 54 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 79 | .400 | .000 | .852 | 23.0 | 7.9 | 5.4 | 1.4 | |
| LA Clippers | 25 | 12 | 557 | 87 | 161 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 59 | 39 | 134 | 42 | 19 | 20 | 33 | 85 | 220 | .540 | .000 | .780 | 22.3 | 8.8 | 5.4 | 1.7 | |
| LA Lakers | 27 | 12 | 536 | 74 | 164 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 105 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 65 | 172 | .451 | .000 | .800 | 19.9 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 0.7 | |
| Miami | 8 | 2 | 103 | 18 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 47 | .529 | .733 | 12.9 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 0.4 | ||
| Milwaukee | 9 | 6 | 201 | 30 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 78 | .566 | .857 | 22.3 | 8.7 | 5.3 | 1.7 | ||
| Minnesota | 6 | 1 | 71 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 27 | .550 | .455 | 11.8 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 0.5 | ||
| New Jersey | 10 | 6 | 162 | 31 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 66 | .633 | .000 | .500 | 16.2 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 0.6 | |
| New Orleans | 8 | 5 | 122 | 16 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 43 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 42 | .400 | .769 | 15.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 0.4 | ||
| New York | 9 | 2 | 161 | 21 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 49 | .467 | .538 | 17.9 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 1.2 | ||
| Oklahoma City | 27 | 14 | 573 | 73 | 169 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 46 | 52 | 127 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 29 | 69 | 177 | .432 | .000 | .674 | 21.2 | 6.6 | 4.7 | 0.8 | |
| Orlando | 5 | 1 | 61 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 18 | .583 | .800 | 12.2 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 0.2 | ||
| Philadelphia | 11 | 6 | 267 | 39 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 19 | 59 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 95 | .582 | .000 | .680 | 24.3 | 8.6 | 5.4 | 1.3 | |
| Phoenix | 25 | 12 | 524 | 69 | 151 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 41 | 48 | 136 | 31 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 63 | 162 | .457 | .000 | .585 | 21.0 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 1.2 | |
| Portland | 28 | 17 | 638 | 82 | 186 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 69 | 53 | 156 | 24 | 9 | 24 | 55 | 102 | 204 | .441 | .000 | .580 | 22.8 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 0.9 | |
| Sacramento | 24 | 12 | 554 | 75 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 36 | 41 | 131 | 33 | 14 | 30 | 36 | 62 | 175 | .510 | .694 | 23.1 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 1.4 | ||
| San Antonio | 28 | 12 | 581 | 76 | 174 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 67 | 39 | 137 | 36 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 88 | 201 | .437 | .000 | .731 | 20.8 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 1.3 | |
| Utah | 26 | 10 | 566 | 71 | 180 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 58 | 58 | 146 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 35 | 76 | 185 | .394 | .000 | .741 | 21.8 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 0.8 | |
| Washington | 11 | 5 | 262 | 52 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 29 | 71 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 117 | .584 | .765 | 23.8 | 10.6 | 6.5 | 1.1 | ||