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Jim Price

James E. Price (Jim)

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: November 27, 1949 in Russellville, Kentucky
High School: Arsenal Technical in Indianapolis, Indiana
College: University of Louisville
Draft: Los Angeles Lakers, 2nd round (3rd pick, 16th overall), 1972 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 11, 1972
Relatives: Brother of Mike Price

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 PG 59 828 158 359 .440 60 73 .822 115 97 119 376
1973-74 24 LAL NBA PG 82 2628 538 1197 .449 187 234 .799 120 258 378 369 157 29 229 1263
1974-75 25 TOT NBA PG 50 1870 317 717 .442 169 194 .871 62 136 198 286 111 24 182 803
1974-75 25 LAL NBA PG 9 339 75 167 .449 41 45 .911 17 26 43 63 21 3 36 191
1974-75 25 MIL NBA PG 41 1531 242 550 .440 128 149 .859 45 110 155 223 90 21 146 612
1975-76 26 MIL NBA PG 80 2525 398 958 .415 141 166 .849 74 187 261 395 148 32 264 937
1976-77 27 TOT NBA PG 81 1828 253 567 .446 83 103 .806 50 181 231 261 128 20 247 589
1976-77 27 MIL NBA PG 6 111 21 41 .512 7 9 .778 4 9 13 15 7 1 14 49
1976-77 27 BUF NBA PG 20 333 44 104 .423 17 20 .850 5 29 34 38 25 5 52 105
1976-77 27 DEN NBA PG 55 1384 188 422 .445 59 74 .797 41 143 184 208 96 14 181 435
1977-78 28 TOT NBA PG 83 1929 294 656 .448 135 169 .799 57 203 260 260 114 9 175 200 723
1977-78 28 DEN NBA PG 49 1090 141 293 .481 51 66 .773 30 129 159 158 69 4 101 118 333
1977-78 28 DET NBA PG 34 839 153 363 .421 84 103 .816 27 74 101 102 45 5 74 82 390
1978-79 29 LAL NBA PG 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

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 PG 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 PG 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 PG 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 PG 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 PG 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 PG 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 PG 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 PG 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 PG 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 PG 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 PG 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 PG 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 PG 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 PG 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

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 PG 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 PG 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 PG 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 PG 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 PG 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 PG 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 PG 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 PG 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 PG 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 PG 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 PG 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 PG 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 PG 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 PG 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

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1972-73 23 LAL NBA PG 59 828 12.7 .481 .440 6.3 15.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 .088
1973-74 24 LAL NBA PG 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 .091
1974-75 25 TOT NBA PG 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 .095
1974-75 25 LAL NBA PG 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 .111
1974-75 25 MIL NBA PG 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 .092
1975-76 26 MIL NBA PG 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 .049
1976-77 27 TOT NBA PG 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 .070
1976-77 27 MIL NBA PG 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 .108
1976-77 27 BUF NBA PG 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 .032
1976-77 27 DEN NBA PG 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 .076
1977-78 28 TOT NBA PG 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 .061
1977-78 28 DEN NBA PG 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 .056
1977-78 28 DET NBA PG 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 .066
1978-79 29 LAL NBA PG 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 .070
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 .074

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 PG 3 16 3 11 .273 0 0 4 2 2 6
1973-74 24 LAL NBA PG 5 161 25 66 .379 9 13 .692 8 11 19 13 7 0 21 59
1975-76 26 MIL NBA PG 1 19 3 8 .375 4 7 .571 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 10
1976-77 27 DEN NBA PG 6 158 19 53 .358 5 8 .625 6 18 24 25 12 1 18 43
1978-79 29 LAL NBA PG 8 128 9 30 .300 2 4 .500 1 7 8 18 5 0 8 19 20
Career NBA 23 482 59 168 .351 20 32 .625 15 36 55 62 25 1 8 61 138

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 PG 3 5.3 1.0 3.7 .273 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.7 0.7 2.0
1973-74 24 LAL NBA PG 5 32.2 5.0 13.2 .379 1.8 2.6 .692 1.6 2.2 3.8 2.6 1.4 0.0 4.2 11.8
1975-76 26 MIL NBA PG 1 19.0 3.0 8.0 .375 4.0 7.0 .571 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 10.0
1976-77 27 DEN NBA PG 6 26.3 3.2 8.8 .358 0.8 1.3 .625 1.0 3.0 4.0 4.2 2.0 0.2 3.0 7.2
1978-79 29 LAL NBA PG 8 16.0 1.1 3.8 .300 0.3 0.5 .500 0.1 0.9 1.0 2.3 0.6 0.0 1.0 2.4 2.5
Career NBA 23 21.0 2.6 7.3 .351 0.9 1.4 .625 0.8 1.8 2.4 2.7 1.3 0.1 1.0 2.7 6.0

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 PG 3 16 6.8 24.8 .273 0.0 0.0 9.0 4.5 4.5 13.5
1973-74 24 LAL NBA PG 5 161 5.6 14.8 .379 2.0 2.9 .692 1.8 2.5 4.2 2.9 1.6 0.0 4.7 13.2
1975-76 26 MIL NBA PG 1 19 5.7 15.2 .375 7.6 13.3 .571 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.6 1.9 0.0 1.9 18.9
1976-77 27 DEN NBA PG 6 158 4.3 12.1 .358 1.1 1.8 .625 1.4 4.1 5.5 5.7 2.7 0.2 4.1 9.8
1978-79 29 LAL NBA PG 8 128 2.5 8.4 .300 0.6 1.1 .500 0.3 2.0 2.3 5.1 1.4 0.0 2.3 5.3 5.6
Career NBA 23 482 4.4 12.5 .351 1.5 2.4 .625 1.2 2.8 4.1 4.6 1.9 0.1 2.3 4.6 10.3

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1972-73 23 LAL NBA PG 3 16 5.2 .273 .273 11.4 18.8 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.288
1973-74 24 LAL NBA PG 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 -0.043
1975-76 26 MIL NBA PG 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 -0.089
1976-77 27 DEN NBA PG 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 .024
1978-79 29 LAL NBA PG 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 -0.093
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 -0.044

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1974-75 25 MIL NBA PG 1 0 17:00 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

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 7 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Jim Price 5.0 3.7 2.7 2.6 2.4 1.8 1.5
Scott Brooks 90.1 4.6 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.1 1.9
Eric Piatkowski 89.6 5.5 3.9 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.2
Herm Gilliam 89.6 4.9 3.4 2.9 2.7 2.5 1.4 0.4
Mike Glenn 88.5 4.4 3.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.1 1.9
Greg Buckner 87.9 4.8 3.8 3.1 2.3 2.0 1.8 0.3
Tom Henderson 87.6 4.7 4.5 3.1 2.4 2.1 1.5 1.3
Todd Day 87.2 4.8 3.2 2.6 2.5 2.1 1.9 0.1
Bill Hanzlik 87.0 4.7 4.1 3.5 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.0
Ernie Grunfeld 86.2 4.3 4.3 3.5 2.5 2.2 1.6 1.4
Chucky Atkins 86.1 5.1 4.5 3.6 2.8 2.7 2.4 1.5
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Jim Price 5.0 3.7 2.7 2.6 2.4 1.8 1.5
Carlos Arroyo 93.0 4.7 3.7 2.8 2.7 2.5 1.7 1.3 0.4 0.3
Keith Bogans 91.8 4.9 3.6 2.6 2.5 2.3 1.7 1.4 1.3 0.1 0.0
Herm Gilliam 90.8 4.9 3.4 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.5 1.4 0.4
Maurice Evans 89.5 4.9 3.8 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.1 1.7 0.3 0.1
Greg Buckner 89.0 4.8 3.8 3.1 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.1
Todd Day 87.6 4.8 3.2 2.6 2.5 2.1 1.9 0.3 0.1
Lionel Hollins 86.4 5.2 4.0 3.4 2.9 2.5 2.3 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.1
Jerry Sichting 85.6 5.2 4.2 3.5 2.7 2.3 1.5 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.2
Steve Colter 83.0 3.3 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.3 1.7 1.4 0.3
Darnell Valentine 82.9 5.0 3.7 3.4 3.1 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.1 1.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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)
Steals
1973-74 NBA 157 (9)
Free Throw Pct
1974-75 NBA .871 (5)
Steals Per Game
1973-74 NBA 1.9 (10)
Steal Pct
1974-75 NBA 2.8 (8)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.001 (518)

Transactions

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.

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