James E. Price (Jim)
Position: Guard
Height: 6-3 Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: November 27, 1949 in Russellville, Kentucky
High School: Technical in Indianapolis, Indiana
College: University of Louisville
Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2nd round (3rd pick, 16th overall) of the 1972 NBA draft.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | 23 | LAL | NBA | 59 | 828 | 158 | 359 | .440 | 60 | 73 | .822 | 115 | 97 | 119 | 376 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 24 | LAL | NBA | 82 | 2628 | 538 | 1197 | .449 | 187 | 234 | .799 | 120 | 258 | 378 | 369 | 157 | 29 | 229 | 1263 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 25 | TOT | NBA | 50 | 1870 | 317 | 717 | .442 | 169 | 194 | .871 | 62 | 136 | 198 | 286 | 111 | 24 | 182 | 803 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 25 | LAL | NBA | 9 | 339 | 75 | 167 | .449 | 41 | 45 | .911 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 63 | 21 | 3 | 36 | 191 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 25 | MIL | NBA | 41 | 1531 | 242 | 550 | .440 | 128 | 149 | .859 | 45 | 110 | 155 | 223 | 90 | 21 | 146 | 612 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 26 | MIL | NBA | 80 | 2525 | 398 | 958 | .415 | 141 | 166 | .849 | 74 | 187 | 261 | 395 | 148 | 32 | 264 | 937 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 27 | TOT | NBA | 81 | 1828 | 253 | 567 | .446 | 83 | 103 | .806 | 50 | 181 | 231 | 261 | 128 | 20 | 247 | 589 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 27 | MIL | NBA | 6 | 111 | 21 | 41 | .512 | 7 | 9 | .778 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 49 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 27 | BUF | NBA | 20 | 333 | 44 | 104 | .423 | 17 | 20 | .850 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 52 | 105 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 27 | DEN | NBA | 55 | 1384 | 188 | 422 | .445 | 59 | 74 | .797 | 41 | 143 | 184 | 208 | 96 | 14 | 181 | 435 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 28 | TOT | NBA | 83 | 1929 | 294 | 656 | .448 | 135 | 169 | .799 | 57 | 203 | 260 | 260 | 114 | 9 | 175 | 200 | 723 | ||||
| 1977-78 | 28 | DEN | NBA | 49 | 1090 | 141 | 293 | .481 | 51 | 66 | .773 | 30 | 129 | 159 | 158 | 69 | 4 | 101 | 118 | 333 | ||||
| 1977-78 | 28 | DET | NBA | 34 | 839 | 153 | 363 | .421 | 84 | 103 | .816 | 27 | 74 | 101 | 102 | 45 | 5 | 74 | 82 | 390 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 29 | LAL | NBA | 75 | 1207 | 171 | 344 | .497 | 55 | 79 | .696 | 26 | 97 | 123 | 218 | 66 | 12 | 100 | 128 | 397 | ||||
| Career | NBA | 510 | 12815 | 2129 | 4798 | .444 | 830 | 1018 | .815 | 389 | 1062 | 1566 | 1886 | 724 | 126 | 275 | 1369 | 5088 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | 23 | LAL | NBA | 59 | 14.0 | 2.7 | 6.1 | .440 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .822 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 6.4 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 24 | LAL | NBA | 82 | 32.0 | 6.6 | 14.6 | .449 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .799 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 15.4 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 25 | TOT | NBA | 50 | 37.4 | 6.3 | 14.3 | .442 | 3.4 | 3.9 | .871 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 16.1 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 25 | LAL | NBA | 9 | 37.7 | 8.3 | 18.6 | .449 | 4.6 | 5.0 | .911 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 21.2 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 25 | MIL | NBA | 41 | 37.3 | 5.9 | 13.4 | .440 | 3.1 | 3.6 | .859 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 14.9 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 26 | MIL | NBA | 80 | 31.6 | 5.0 | 12.0 | .415 | 1.8 | 2.1 | .849 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 11.7 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 27 | TOT | NBA | 81 | 22.6 | 3.1 | 7.0 | .446 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .806 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 7.3 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 27 | MIL | NBA | 6 | 18.5 | 3.5 | 6.8 | .512 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .778 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 8.2 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 27 | BUF | NBA | 20 | 16.7 | 2.2 | 5.2 | .423 | 0.9 | 1.0 | .850 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 5.3 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 27 | DEN | NBA | 55 | 25.2 | 3.4 | 7.7 | .445 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .797 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 7.9 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 28 | TOT | NBA | 83 | 23.2 | 3.5 | 7.9 | .448 | 1.6 | 2.0 | .799 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 8.7 | ||||
| 1977-78 | 28 | DEN | NBA | 49 | 22.2 | 2.9 | 6.0 | .481 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .773 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 6.8 | ||||
| 1977-78 | 28 | DET | NBA | 34 | 24.7 | 4.5 | 10.7 | .421 | 2.5 | 3.0 | .816 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 11.5 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 29 | LAL | NBA | 75 | 16.1 | 2.3 | 4.6 | .497 | 0.7 | 1.1 | .696 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 5.3 | ||||
| Career | NBA | 510 | 25.1 | 4.2 | 9.4 | .444 | 1.6 | 2.0 | .815 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 10.0 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | 23 | LAL | NBA | 59 | 828 | 6.9 | 15.6 | .440 | 2.6 | 3.2 | .822 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 16.3 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 24 | LAL | NBA | 82 | 2628 | 7.4 | 16.4 | .449 | 2.6 | 3.2 | .799 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 17.3 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 25 | TOT | NBA | 50 | 1870 | 6.1 | 13.8 | .442 | 3.3 | 3.7 | .871 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 15.5 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 25 | LAL | NBA | 9 | 339 | 8.0 | 17.7 | .449 | 4.4 | 4.8 | .911 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 20.3 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 25 | MIL | NBA | 41 | 1531 | 5.7 | 12.9 | .440 | 3.0 | 3.5 | .859 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 14.4 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 26 | MIL | NBA | 80 | 2525 | 5.7 | 13.7 | .415 | 2.0 | 2.4 | .849 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 13.4 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 27 | TOT | NBA | 81 | 1828 | 5.0 | 11.2 | .446 | 1.6 | 2.0 | .806 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 11.6 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 27 | MIL | NBA | 6 | 111 | 6.8 | 13.3 | .512 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .778 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 15.9 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 27 | BUF | NBA | 20 | 333 | 4.8 | 11.2 | .423 | 1.8 | 2.2 | .850 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 11.4 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 27 | DEN | NBA | 55 | 1384 | 4.9 | 11.0 | .445 | 1.5 | 1.9 | .797 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 11.3 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 28 | TOT | NBA | 83 | 1929 | 5.5 | 12.2 | .448 | 2.5 | 3.2 | .799 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 13.5 | ||||
| 1977-78 | 28 | DEN | NBA | 49 | 1090 | 4.7 | 9.7 | .481 | 1.7 | 2.2 | .773 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 11.0 | ||||
| 1977-78 | 28 | DET | NBA | 34 | 839 | 6.6 | 15.6 | .421 | 3.6 | 4.4 | .816 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 16.7 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 29 | LAL | NBA | 75 | 1207 | 5.1 | 10.3 | .497 | 1.6 | 2.4 | .696 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 11.8 | ||||
| Career | NBA | 510 | 12815 | 6.0 | 13.5 | .444 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .815 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 14.3 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | 23 | LAL | NBA | 59 | 828 | 12.7 | .481 | .440 | 6.3 | 15.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | ||||||||
| 1973-74 | 24 | LAL | NBA | 82 | 2628 | 15.5 | .486 | .449 | 4.3 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 20.3 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 97 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 5.0 | |||
| 1974-75 | 25 | TOT | NBA | 50 | 1870 | 16.1 | .500 | .442 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 5.4 | 22.0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 98 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 3.7 | |||
| 1974-75 | 25 | LAL | NBA | 9 | 339 | 19.7 | .511 | .449 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 29.2 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 100 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | |||
| 1974-75 | 25 | MIL | NBA | 41 | 1531 | 15.4 | .497 | .440 | 3.2 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 20.4 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 98 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.9 | |||
| 1975-76 | 26 | MIL | NBA | 80 | 2525 | 13.7 | .454 | .415 | 3.1 | 7.5 | 5.4 | 21.9 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 99 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | |||
| 1976-77 | 27 | TOT | NBA | 81 | 1828 | 11.8 | .481 | .446 | 2.9 | 9.9 | 6.5 | 18.7 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 97 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | |||
| 1976-77 | 27 | MIL | NBA | 6 | 111 | 15.4 | .545 | .512 | 3.7 | 8.4 | 6.1 | 18.2 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 103 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |||
| 1976-77 | 27 | BUF | NBA | 20 | 333 | 10.8 | .465 | .423 | 1.5 | 8.8 | 5.1 | 15.8 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 100 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |||
| 1976-77 | 27 | DEN | NBA | 55 | 1384 | 11.8 | .478 | .445 | 3.1 | 10.3 | 6.8 | 19.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 96 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | |||
| 1977-78 | 28 | TOT | NBA | 83 | 1929 | 12.2 | .495 | .448 | 3.1 | 10.6 | 7.0 | 18.1 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 19.3 | 17.9 | 95 | 101 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| 1977-78 | 28 | DEN | NBA | 49 | 1090 | 11.2 | .517 | .481 | 2.9 | 11.7 | 7.5 | 18.9 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 23.9 | 14.8 | 94 | 101 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| 1977-78 | 28 | DET | NBA | 34 | 839 | 13.5 | .478 | .421 | 3.4 | 9.1 | 6.3 | 17.1 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 15.3 | 22.0 | 97 | 102 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| 1978-79 | 29 | LAL | NBA | 75 | 1207 | 12.3 | .524 | .497 | 2.5 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 21.9 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 20.9 | 15.9 | 100 | 104 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| Career | NBA | 510 | 12815 | 13.7 | .485 | .444 | 3.3 | 8.7 | 6.1 | 20.2 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 19.9 | 17.1 | 97 | 99 | 6.2 | 13.5 | 19.7 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 1972-73 | 23 | LAL | NBA | 3 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .273 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| 1973-74 | 24 | LAL | NBA | 5 | 161 | 25 | 66 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 59 | .379 | .692 | 32.2 | 11.8 | 3.8 | 2.6 | ||||
| 1975-76 | 26 | MIL | NBA | 1 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .375 | .571 | 19.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | ||||
| 1976-77 | 27 | DEN | NBA | 6 | 158 | 19 | 53 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 43 | .358 | .625 | 26.3 | 7.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 29 | LAL | NBA | 8 | 128 | 9 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 20 | .300 | .500 | 16.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2.3 | |||
| Career | NBA | 23 | 482 | 59 | 168 | 20 | 32 | 15 | 55 | 62 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 61 | 138 | .351 | .625 | 21.0 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 2.7 | |||||
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | 23 | LAL | NBA | 3 | 16 | 5.2 | .273 | .273 | 11.4 | 18.8 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ||||||||
| 1973-74 | 24 | LAL | NBA | 5 | 161 | 9.8 | .411 | .379 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 13.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 105 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |||
| 1975-76 | 26 | MIL | NBA | 1 | 19 | 16.0 | .451 | .375 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29.1 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 111 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1976-77 | 27 | DEN | NBA | 6 | 158 | 10.7 | .380 | .358 | 3.9 | 12.4 | 8.0 | 22.8 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 97 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |||
| 1978-79 | 29 | LAL | NBA | 8 | 128 | 3.0 | .315 | .300 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 16.9 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 20.1 | 13.3 | 71 | 109 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Career | NBA | 23 | 482 | 8.4 | .379 | .351 | 3.1 | 8.2 | 5.8 | 18.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 20.1 | 13.3 | 71 | 103 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1974-75 | 25 | MIL | NBA | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 9 | .333 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | ||||
| Career | NBA | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 9 | .333 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
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All-Star Games 1975 NBA |
Honors 1971-72 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)1972-73 NBA All-Rookie (1st) 1973-74 NBA All-Defensive (2nd) |
Games 1973-74 NBA 82 (1)1977-78 NBA 83 (1) |
Free Throw Pct 1974-75 NBA .871 (5) |
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Steals 1973-74 NBA 157 (9) |
Steals Per Game 1973-74 NBA 1.9 (10) |
Defensive Rating Career NBA 99.2 (31)Career 99.2 (31) |
Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.000 (494) |
October 13, 1971: Traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers (as a 1972 2nd round draft pick) with a 1973 1st round draft pick (Kermit Washington) and a 1973 2nd round draft pick (Bill Schaeffer) to the Los Angeles Lakers for Rick Roberson.
April 10, 1972: Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2nd round (16th pick) of the 1972 NBA Draft.
November 8, 1974: Traded by the Los Angeles Lakers to the Milwaukee Bucks for Lucius Allen.
November 2, 1976: Traded by the Milwaukee Bucks to the Buffalo Braves for a 1977 1st round draft pick (Tate Armstrong).
December 15, 1976: Traded by the Buffalo Braves to the Denver Nuggets for Gus Gerard and Chuck Williams.
February 1, 1978: Traded by the Denver Nuggets with a 1979 1st round draft pick (Phil Hubbard) to the Detroit Pistons for Ralph Simpson.
October 27, 1978: Signed as a veteran free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers; the Detroit Pistons received a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Brad Branson) as compensation.
August 9, 1979: Waived by the Los Angeles Lakers.
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | Los Angeles Lakers | NBA | $75,000 |
| 1973-74 | Los Angeles Lakers | NBA | $60,000 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $135,000 |
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