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John Roche

John Michael Roche (Johnny)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-3    Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: September 26, 1949 in New York, New York
High School: LaSalle Academy in New York, New York
College: University of South Carolina

Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 1st round (14th pick, 14th overall) of the 1971 NBA draft.

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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
1971-72 22 NYA ABA 82 2593 403 859 .469 12 35 .343 240 311 .772 45 127 172 259 188 211 1058
1972-73 23 NYA ABA 77 2615 404 912 .443 34 103 .330 265 347 .764 33 113 146 348 207 170 1107
1973-74 24 TOT ABA 84 2180 397 829 .479 36 105 .343 148 177 .836 34 88 122 363 57 15 184 157 978
1973-74 24 NYA ABA 50 1254 224 460 .487 26 68 .382 96 114 .842 16 43 59 208 41 6 106 86 570
1973-74 24 KEN ABA 34 926 173 369 .469 10 37 .270 52 63 .825 18 45 63 155 16 9 78 71 408
1974-75 25 TOT ABA 58 1387 241 509 .473 13 44 .295 85 106 .802 21 72 93 191 49 7 105 103 580
1974-75 25 KEN ABA 19 258 29 79 .367 1 7 .143 15 18 .833 4 5 9 34 8 1 18 23 74
1974-75 25 UTS ABA 39 1129 212 430 .493 12 37 .324 70 88 .795 17 67 84 157 41 6 87 80 506
1975-76 26 TOT TOT 31 536 115 226 .509 9 26 .346 33 45 .733 5 23 28 85 14 1 51 54 272
1975-76 26 UTS ABA 16 484 112 212 .528 9 26 .346 31 41 .756 5 20 25 79 14 1 51 47 264
1975-76 26 LAL NBA 15 52 3 14 .214 2 4 .500 0 3 3 6 0 0 7 8
1979-80 30 DEN NBA 82 2286 354 741 .478 49 129 .380 175 202 .866 24 91 115 405 82 12 159 139 932
1980-81 31 DEN NBA 26 611 82 179 .458 9 27 .333 58 77 .753 5 32 37 140 17 8 52 44 231
1981-82 32 DEN NBA 39 2 501 68 150 .453 23 52 .442 28 38 .737 4 19 23 89 15 2 29 40 187
Career TOT 479 2 12709 2064 4405 .469 185 521 .355 1032 1303 .792 171 565 736 1880 234 45 975 918 5345
ABA 317 9259 1557 3321 .469 104 313 .332 769 982 .783 138 420 558 1240 120 23 735 688 3987
NBA 162 2 3450 507 1084 .468 81 208 .389 263 321 .819 33 145 178 640 114 22 240 230 1358

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
1971-72 22 NYA ABA 82 31.6 4.9 10.5 .469 0.1 0.4 .343 2.9 3.8 .772 0.5 1.5 2.1 3.2 2.3 2.6 12.9
1972-73 23 NYA ABA 77 34.0 5.2 11.8 .443 0.4 1.3 .330 3.4 4.5 .764 0.4 1.5 1.9 4.5 2.7 2.2 14.4
1973-74 24 TOT ABA 84 26.0 4.7 9.9 .479 0.4 1.3 .343 1.8 2.1 .836 0.4 1.0 1.5 4.3 0.7 0.2 2.2 1.9 11.6
1973-74 24 NYA ABA 50 25.1 4.5 9.2 .487 0.5 1.4 .382 1.9 2.3 .842 0.3 0.9 1.2 4.2 0.8 0.1 2.1 1.7 11.4
1973-74 24 KEN ABA 34 27.2 5.1 10.9 .469 0.3 1.1 .270 1.5 1.9 .825 0.5 1.3 1.9 4.6 0.5 0.3 2.3 2.1 12.0
1974-75 25 TOT ABA 58 23.9 4.2 8.8 .473 0.2 0.8 .295 1.5 1.8 .802 0.4 1.2 1.6 3.3 0.8 0.1 1.8 1.8 10.0
1974-75 25 KEN ABA 19 13.6 1.5 4.2 .367 0.1 0.4 .143 0.8 0.9 .833 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.8 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.2 3.9
1974-75 25 UTS ABA 39 28.9 5.4 11.0 .493 0.3 0.9 .324 1.8 2.3 .795 0.4 1.7 2.2 4.0 1.1 0.2 2.2 2.1 13.0
1975-76 26 TOT TOT 31 17.3 3.7 7.3 .509 0.3 0.8 .346 1.1 1.5 .733 0.2 0.7 0.9 2.7 0.5 0.0 1.6 1.7 8.8
1975-76 26 UTS ABA 16 30.3 7.0 13.3 .528 0.6 1.6 .346 1.9 2.6 .756 0.3 1.3 1.6 4.9 0.9 0.1 3.2 2.9 16.5
1975-76 26 LAL NBA 15 3.5 0.2 0.9 .214 0.1 0.3 .500 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5
1979-80 30 DEN NBA 82 27.9 4.3 9.0 .478 0.6 1.6 .380 2.1 2.5 .866 0.3 1.1 1.4 4.9 1.0 0.1 1.9 1.7 11.4
1980-81 31 DEN NBA 26 23.5 3.2 6.9 .458 0.3 1.0 .333 2.2 3.0 .753 0.2 1.2 1.4 5.4 0.7 0.3 2.0 1.7 8.9
1981-82 32 DEN NBA 39 2 12.8 1.7 3.8 .453 0.6 1.3 .442 0.7 1.0 .737 0.1 0.5 0.6 2.3 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.0 4.8
Career TOT 479 2 26.5 4.3 9.2 .469 0.4 1.1 .355 2.2 2.7 .792 0.4 1.2 1.5 3.9 0.7 0.1 2.1 1.9 11.2
ABA 317 29.2 4.9 10.5 .469 0.3 1.0 .332 2.4 3.1 .783 0.4 1.3 1.8 3.9 0.8 0.1 2.3 2.2 12.6
NBA 162 2 21.3 3.1 6.7 .468 0.6 1.4 .389 1.6 2.0 .819 0.2 0.9 1.1 4.0 0.7 0.1 1.6 1.4 8.4

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
1971-72 22 NYA ABA 82 2593 5.6 11.9 .469 0.2 0.5 .343 3.3 4.3 .772 0.6 1.8 2.4 3.6 2.6 2.9 14.7
1972-73 23 NYA ABA 77 2615 5.6 12.6 .443 0.5 1.4 .330 3.6 4.8 .764 0.5 1.6 2.0 4.8 2.8 2.3 15.2
1973-74 24 TOT ABA 84 2180 6.6 13.7 .479 0.6 1.7 .343 2.4 2.9 .836 0.6 1.5 2.0 6.0 0.9 0.2 3.0 2.6 16.2
1973-74 24 NYA ABA 50 1254 6.4 13.2 .487 0.7 2.0 .382 2.8 3.3 .842 0.5 1.2 1.7 6.0 1.2 0.2 3.0 2.5 16.4
1973-74 24 KEN ABA 34 926 6.7 14.3 .469 0.4 1.4 .270 2.0 2.4 .825 0.7 1.7 2.4 6.0 0.6 0.3 3.0 2.8 15.9
1974-75 25 TOT ABA 58 1387 6.3 13.2 .473 0.3 1.1 .295 2.2 2.8 .802 0.5 1.9 2.4 5.0 1.3 0.2 2.7 2.7 15.1
1974-75 25 KEN ABA 19 258 4.0 11.0 .367 0.1 1.0 .143 2.1 2.5 .833 0.6 0.7 1.3 4.7 1.1 0.1 2.5 3.2 10.3
1974-75 25 UTS ABA 39 1129 6.8 13.7 .493 0.4 1.2 .324 2.2 2.8 .795 0.5 2.1 2.7 5.0 1.3 0.2 2.8 2.6 16.1
1975-76 26 TOT TOT 31 536 7.7 15.2 .509 0.6 1.7 .346 2.2 3.0 .733 0.3 1.5 1.9 5.7 0.9 0.1 3.4 3.6 18.3
1975-76 26 UTS ABA 16 484 8.3 15.8 .528 0.7 1.9 .346 2.3 3.0 .756 0.4 1.5 1.9 5.9 1.0 0.1 3.8 3.5 19.6
1975-76 26 LAL NBA 15 52 2.1 9.7 .214 1.4 2.8 .500 0.0 2.1 2.1 4.2 0.0 0.0 4.8 5.5
1979-80 30 DEN NBA 82 2286 5.6 11.7 .478 0.8 2.0 .380 2.8 3.2 .866 0.4 1.4 1.8 6.4 1.3 0.2 2.5 2.2 14.7
1980-81 31 DEN NBA 26 611 4.8 10.5 .458 0.5 1.6 .333 3.4 4.5 .753 0.3 1.9 2.2 8.2 1.0 0.5 3.1 2.6 13.6
1981-82 32 DEN NBA 39 2 501 4.9 10.8 .453 1.7 3.7 .442 2.0 2.7 .737 0.3 1.4 1.7 6.4 1.1 0.1 2.1 2.9 13.4
Career TOT 479 2 12709 5.8 12.5 .469 0.5 1.5 .355 2.9 3.7 .792 0.5 1.6 2.1 5.3 1.1 0.2 2.8 2.6 15.1
ABA 317 9259 6.1 12.9 .469 0.4 1.2 .332 3.0 3.8 .783 0.5 1.6 2.2 4.8 1.1 0.2 2.9 2.7 15.5
NBA 162 2 3450 5.3 11.3 .468 0.9 2.2 .389 2.7 3.3 .819 0.3 1.5 1.9 6.7 1.2 0.2 2.5 2.4 14.2

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
1971-72 22 NYA ABA 82 2593 10.9 .531 .476 1.7 4.6 3.2 13.3 15.9 17.8 3.0 1.1 4.1
1972-73 23 NYA ABA 77 2615 11.7 .520 .462 1.3 4.3 2.8 19.4 16.3 19.9 2.2 0.2 2.4
1973-74 24 TOT ABA 84 2180 13.9 .539 .501 1.5 3.8 2.7 22.2 1.2 0.4 16.9 19.4 105 104 2.9 1.9 4.8
1973-74 24 NYA ABA 50 1254 14.6 .559 .515 1.3 3.3 2.3 21.5 1.5 0.3 17.2 19.0 108 104 2.0 1.1 3.2
1973-74 24 KEN ABA 34 926 13.0 .514 .482 1.8 4.5 3.2 23.2 0.8 0.5 16.4 19.8 102 105 0.9 0.7 1.6
1974-75 25 TOT ABA 58 1387 13.1 .522 .486 1.6 5.2 3.5 20.6 1.7 0.3 15.9 19.6 104 106 1.2 1.1 2.3
1974-75 25 KEN ABA 19 258 6.5 .426 .373 1.6 1.9 1.7 16.4 1.5 0.2 17.2 16.0 90 104 -0.2 0.3 0.1
1974-75 25 UTS ABA 39 1129 14.6 .540 .507 1.6 6.0 3.9 21.6 1.8 0.3 15.7 20.4 106 107 1.4 0.8 2.2
1975-76 26 TOT TOT 31 536 13.9 .553 .529 1.0 4.3 2.7 22.9 1.2 0.1 18.1 22.8 107 113 0.6 -0.1 0.5
1975-76 26 UTS ABA 16 484 15.3 .574 .550 1.1 4.2 2.7 23.9 1.3 0.1 18.1 22.8 107 113 0.8 -0.1 0.7
1975-76 26 LAL NBA 15 52 0.9 .254 .214 0.0 5.3 2.8 13.7 0.0 0.0 106 -0.2 0.0 -0.2
1979-80 30 DEN NBA 82 2286 13.9 .562 .511 1.1 4.2 2.6 24.7 1.7 0.3 16.1 17.0 111 111 3.5 0.7 4.2
1980-81 31 DEN NBA 26 611 13.1 .543 .483 0.8 5.5 3.1 28.2 1.2 0.7 19.6 16.1 108 113 0.7 0.1 0.8
1981-82 32 DEN NBA 39 501 11.8 .561 .530 0.9 4.0 2.5 20.5 1.3 0.2 14.8 14.8 114 117 0.7 -0.1 0.6
Career TOT 479 12709 12.6 .537 .490 1.4 4.4 2.9 20.3 1.4 0.3 16.4 18.5 108 109 14.7 5.0 19.7
ABA 317 9259 12.4 .531 .484 1.5 4.4 3.0 18.8 1.4 0.3 16.4 19.3 105 106 10.0 4.3 14.3
NBA 162 3450 13.3 .554 .505 1.0 4.4 2.7 24.5 1.5 0.3 16.6 16.5 111 112 4.7 0.7 5.4

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
1971-72 22 NYA ABA 18 763 163 343 10 30 89 118 31 84 53 42 425 .475 .333 .754 42.4 23.6 1.7 4.7
1972-73 23 NYA ABA 4 83 16 33 2 6 7 12 0 1 10 7 7 41 .485 .333 .583 20.8 10.3 0.3 2.5
1973-74 24 KEN ABA 8 197 39 85 7 14 6 11 3 9 27 3 2 23 6 91 .459 .500 .545 24.6 11.4 1.1 3.4
1974-75 25 UTS ABA 6 196 41 82 8 15 13 15 8 15 43 9 2 12 16 103 .500 .533 .867 32.7 17.2 2.5 7.2
Career ABA 36 1239 259 543 27 65 115 156 11 56 164 12 4 95 71 660 .477 .415 .737 34.4 18.3 1.6 4.6

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
1971-72 22 NYA ABA 18 763 16.9 .538 .490 2.0 16.5 11.8 23.7 1.3 0.3 1.6
1972-73 23 NYA ABA 4 83 13.6 .536 .515 0.7 19.6 15.5 23.8 0.1 -0.1 0.1
1973-74 24 KEN ABA 8 197 10.3 .506 .500 1.6 2.7 2.2 21.0 0.7 0.5 20.4 22.8 92 108 -0.1 0.1 0.0
1974-75 25 UTS ABA 6 196 19.2 .581 .549 4.2 3.8 4.0 28.5 2.1 0.5 11.9 19.3 128 115 0.7 0.0 0.7
Career ABA 36 1239 16.0 .540 .502 2.9 3.3 2.3 19.3 1.4 0.5 13.4 22.9 109 111 2.0 0.4 2.4

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Honors

1969-70 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
1970-71 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
1971-72 ABA All-Rookie (1st)

Games

1973-74 ABA 84 (4)
1979-80 NBA 82 (2)
Career ABA 317 (74)

Minutes Played

Career ABA 9259 (67)

Field Goals

Career ABA 1557 (70)

Field Goal Attempts

Career ABA 3321 (72)

Field Goal Pct

Career ABA .469 (49)

3-Pt Field Goals

1972-73 ABA 34 (10)
1973-74 ABA 36 (10)
1979-80 NBA 49 (6)
Career ABA 104 (34)

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts

1972-73 ABA 103 (10)
1979-80 NBA 129 (7)
Career ABA 313 (40)

3-Pt Field Goal Pct

1972-73 ABA .330 (9)
1973-74 ABA .343 (8)
1979-80 NBA .380 (4)

Free Throws

Career ABA 769 (78)

Free Throw Attempts

Career ABA 982 (82)

Free Throw Pct

1973-74 ABA .836 (6)
1979-80 NBA .866 (10)
Career ABA .783 (46)

Assists

1973-74 ABA 363 (10)
Career ABA 1240 (34)

Steals

Career ABA 120 (66)

Blocks

Career ABA 23 (93)

Turnovers

Career ABA 735 (63)

Points

Career ABA 3987 (72)

Minutes Per Game

Career ABA 29.2 (56)

Player Efficiency Rating

Career ABA 12.4 (75)

True Shooting Pct

Career ABA .531 (41)

Effective Field Goal Pct

Career ABA .484 (33)

Assist Pct

1973-74 ABA 22.2 (4)

Turnover Pct

Career ABA 16.4 (63)

Usage Pct

Career ABA 19.3 (51)

Offensive Win Shares

Career ABA 10.0 (68)

Win Shares

Career ABA 14.3 (90)
    

Transactions

May 29, 1971: Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1971 NBA Draft.

November 3, 1975: Traded by the Phoenix Suns with a 1976 2nd round draft pick (Earl Tatum) to the Los Angeles Lakers for Pat Riley.

January 20, 1976: Traded by the Phoenix Suns to the Los Angeles Lakers for future considerations.

October 6, 1976: Waived by the Los Angeles Lakers.

June 29, 1979: Signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets.

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