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John Shumate

John H. Shumate

Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6-9    Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: April 6, 1952 in Greenville, South Carolina
High School: Thomas Jefferson in Elizabeth, New Jersey
College: University of Notre Dame

Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 1st round (4th pick, 4th overall) of the 1974 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
1975-76 23 TOT NBA 75 1976 332 592 .561 212 326 .650 143 411 554 127 82 34 159 876
1975-76 23 PHO NBA 43 930 186 338 .550 115 183 .628 61 179 240 62 44 16 76 487
1975-76 23 BUF NBA 32 1046 146 254 .575 97 143 .678 82 232 314 65 38 18 83 389
1976-77 24 BUF NBA 74 2601 407 810 .502 302 450 .671 163 538 701 159 90 84 197 1116
1977-78 25 TOT NBA 80 2760 391 773 .506 400 508 .787 157 525 682 180 90 52 232 200 1182
1977-78 25 BUF NBA 18 590 75 151 .497 74 99 .747 32 96 128 58 14 9 46 58 224
1977-78 25 DET NBA 62 2170 316 622 .508 326 409 .797 125 429 554 122 76 43 186 142 958
1979-80 27 TOT NBA 65 1337 207 392 .528 0 1 .000 165 216 .764 108 255 363 84 40 45 91 126 579
1979-80 27 DET NBA 9 228 35 65 .538 0 0 17 25 .680 18 52 70 9 9 5 14 16 87
1979-80 27 HOU NBA 29 332 34 64 .531 0 0 33 44 .750 25 54 79 23 8 9 27 39 101
1979-80 27 SAS NBA 27 777 138 263 .525 0 1 .000 115 147 .782 65 149 214 52 23 31 50 71 391
1980-81 28 TOT NBA 24 527 56 131 .427 0 0 55 76 .724 34 54 88 24 21 9 42 49 167
1980-81 28 SAS NBA 22 519 56 128 .438 0 0 53 73 .726 33 54 87 24 21 9 41 46 165
1980-81 28 SEA NBA 2 8 0 3 .000 0 0 2 3 .667 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 2
Career NBA 318 9201 1393 2698 .516 0 1 .000 1134 1576 .720 605 1783 2388 574 323 224 365 731 3920

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
1975-76 23 TOT NBA 75 26.3 4.4 7.9 .561 2.8 4.3 .650 1.9 5.5 7.4 1.7 1.1 0.5 2.1 11.7
1975-76 23 PHO NBA 43 21.6 4.3 7.9 .550 2.7 4.3 .628 1.4 4.2 5.6 1.4 1.0 0.4 1.8 11.3
1975-76 23 BUF NBA 32 32.7 4.6 7.9 .575 3.0 4.5 .678 2.6 7.3 9.8 2.0 1.2 0.6 2.6 12.2
1976-77 24 BUF NBA 74 35.1 5.5 10.9 .502 4.1 6.1 .671 2.2 7.3 9.5 2.1 1.2 1.1 2.7 15.1
1977-78 25 TOT NBA 80 34.5 4.9 9.7 .506 5.0 6.4 .787 2.0 6.6 8.5 2.3 1.1 0.7 2.9 2.5 14.8
1977-78 25 BUF NBA 18 32.8 4.2 8.4 .497 4.1 5.5 .747 1.8 5.3 7.1 3.2 0.8 0.5 2.6 3.2 12.4
1977-78 25 DET NBA 62 35.0 5.1 10.0 .508 5.3 6.6 .797 2.0 6.9 8.9 2.0 1.2 0.7 3.0 2.3 15.5
1979-80 27 TOT NBA 65 20.6 3.2 6.0 .528 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.3 .764 1.7 3.9 5.6 1.3 0.6 0.7 1.4 1.9 8.9
1979-80 27 DET NBA 9 25.3 3.9 7.2 .538 0.0 0.0 1.9 2.8 .680 2.0 5.8 7.8 1.0 1.0 0.6 1.6 1.8 9.7
1979-80 27 HOU NBA 29 11.4 1.2 2.2 .531 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.5 .750 0.9 1.9 2.7 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.3 3.5
1979-80 27 SAS NBA 27 28.8 5.1 9.7 .525 0.0 0.0 .000 4.3 5.4 .782 2.4 5.5 7.9 1.9 0.9 1.1 1.9 2.6 14.5
1980-81 28 TOT NBA 24 22.0 2.3 5.5 .427 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.2 .724 1.4 2.3 3.7 1.0 0.9 0.4 1.8 2.0 7.0
1980-81 28 SAS NBA 22 23.6 2.5 5.8 .438 0.0 0.0 2.4 3.3 .726 1.5 2.5 4.0 1.1 1.0 0.4 1.9 2.1 7.5
1980-81 28 SEA NBA 2 4.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 .667 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 1.0
Career NBA 318 28.9 4.4 8.5 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 5.0 .720 1.9 5.6 7.5 1.8 1.0 0.7 2.2 2.3 12.3

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
1975-76 23 TOT NBA 75 1976 6.0 10.8 .561 3.9 5.9 .650 2.6 7.5 10.1 2.3 1.5 0.6 2.9 16.0
1975-76 23 PHO NBA 43 930 7.2 13.1 .550 4.5 7.1 .628 2.4 6.9 9.3 2.4 1.7 0.6 2.9 18.9
1975-76 23 BUF NBA 32 1046 5.0 8.7 .575 3.3 4.9 .678 2.8 8.0 10.8 2.2 1.3 0.6 2.9 13.4
1976-77 24 BUF NBA 74 2601 5.6 11.2 .502 4.2 6.2 .671 2.3 7.4 9.7 2.2 1.2 1.2 2.7 15.4
1977-78 25 TOT NBA 80 2760 5.1 10.1 .506 5.2 6.6 .787 2.0 6.8 8.9 2.3 1.2 0.7 3.0 2.6 15.4
1977-78 25 BUF NBA 18 590 4.6 9.2 .497 4.5 6.0 .747 2.0 5.9 7.8 3.5 0.9 0.5 2.8 3.5 13.7
1977-78 25 DET NBA 62 2170 5.2 10.3 .508 5.4 6.8 .797 2.1 7.1 9.2 2.0 1.3 0.7 3.1 2.4 15.9
1979-80 27 TOT NBA 65 1337 5.6 10.6 .528 0.0 0.0 .000 4.4 5.8 .764 2.9 6.9 9.8 2.3 1.1 1.2 2.5 3.4 15.6
1979-80 27 DET NBA 9 228 5.5 10.3 .538 0.0 0.0 2.7 3.9 .680 2.8 8.2 11.1 1.4 1.4 0.8 2.2 2.5 13.7
1979-80 27 HOU NBA 29 332 3.7 6.9 .531 0.0 0.0 3.6 4.8 .750 2.7 5.9 8.6 2.5 0.9 1.0 2.9 4.2 11.0
1979-80 27 SAS NBA 27 777 6.4 12.2 .525 0.0 0.0 .000 5.3 6.8 .782 3.0 6.9 9.9 2.4 1.1 1.4 2.3 3.3 18.1
1980-81 28 TOT NBA 24 527 3.8 8.9 .427 0.0 0.0 3.8 5.2 .724 2.3 3.7 6.0 1.6 1.4 0.6 2.9 3.3 11.4
1980-81 28 SAS NBA 22 519 3.9 8.9 .438 0.0 0.0 3.7 5.1 .726 2.3 3.7 6.0 1.7 1.5 0.6 2.8 3.2 11.4
1980-81 28 SEA NBA 2 8 0.0 13.5 .000 0.0 0.0 9.0 13.5 .667 4.5 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 13.5 9.0
Career NBA 318 9201 5.5 10.6 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 4.4 6.2 .720 2.4 7.0 9.3 2.2 1.3 0.9 2.8 2.9 15.3

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
1975-76 23 TOT NBA 75 1976 17.3 .596 .561 7.9 21.6 14.9 9.2 1.9 0.9 96 3.9 2.7 6.6
1975-76 23 PHO NBA 43 930 19.0 .582 .550 7.2 20.7 14.0 10.1 2.1 0.9 96 1.8 1.3 3.1
1975-76 23 BUF NBA 32 1046 15.8 .614 .575 8.5 22.4 15.7 8.4 1.6 0.9 96 2.1 1.4 3.5
1976-77 24 BUF NBA 74 2601 15.9 .554 .502 6.3 21.0 13.6 8.8 1.5 1.6 99 3.5 2.9 6.4
1977-78 25 TOT NBA 80 2760 16.0 .593 .506 6.1 19.8 13.0 8.8 1.5 1.0 18.9 17.2 109 101 4.9 2.8 7.7
1977-78 25 BUF NBA 18 590 14.2 .576 .497 5.9 17.3 11.6 13.4 1.1 0.8 19.1 16.3 107 104 0.9 0.4 1.3
1977-78 25 DET NBA 62 2170 16.5 .597 .508 6.1 20.4 13.4 7.5 1.6 1.0 18.8 17.4 109 100 4.0 2.5 6.5
1979-80 27 TOT NBA 65 1337 16.0 .594 .528 8.7 20.4 14.6 7.9 1.3 1.8 15.7 16.5 114 107 2.5 1.1 3.7
1979-80 27 DET NBA 9 228 15.1 .572 .538 8.2 24.2 16.1 5.1 1.8 1.1 15.6 15.2 109 106 0.3 0.2 0.5
1979-80 27 HOU NBA 29 332 11.7 .606 .531 8.1 18.5 13.1 8.7 1.1 1.5 24.5 13.1 107 107 0.3 0.3 0.6
1979-80 27 SAS NBA 27 777 18.0 .597 .525 9.1 20.1 14.7 8.4 1.3 2.0 13.2 18.4 118 107 1.9 0.7 2.6
1980-81 28 TOT NBA 24 527 9.3 .508 .427 7.3 10.7 9.1 5.7 1.9 0.9 20.3 15.6 97 107 0.0 0.5 0.5
1980-81 28 SAS NBA 22 519 9.7 .515 .438 7.2 10.9 9.1 5.8 1.9 0.9 20.4 15.4 98 106 0.1 0.5 0.5
1980-81 28 SEA NBA 2 8 -11.5 .231 .000 14.0 0.0 6.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.8 27.1 55 112 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
Career NBA 318 9201 15.9 .578 .516 7.0 20.1 13.6 8.6 1.6 1.2 18.1 16.8 109 101 14.8 10.0 24.9

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
1975-76 23 BUF NBA 9 362 54 92 19 38 25 77 25 9 13 29 127 .587 .500 40.2 14.1 8.6 2.8
1979-80 27 SAS NBA 3 78 9 20 0 0 3 3 7 13 5 4 4 5 9 21 .450 1.000 26.0 7.0 4.3 1.7
Career NBA 12 440 63 112 0 0 22 41 32 90 30 13 17 5 38 148 .563 .537 36.7 12.3 7.5 2.5

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
1975-76 23 BUF NBA 9 362 14.5 .584 .587 7.8 14.8 11.4 9.8 1.1 1.8 102 0.6 0.3 0.8
1979-80 27 SAS NBA 3 78 11.7 .492 .450 9.4 8.7 9.1 8.8 2.5 2.8 19.0 14.3 98 114 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 12 440 14.0 .569 .563 8.0 13.8 11.0 9.6 1.4 2.0 19.0 14.3 98 104 0.6 0.3 0.8

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Honors

1973-74 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1975-76 NBA All-Rookie (1st)

Field Goal Pct

1975-76 NBA .561 (1)

True Shooting Pct

1975-76 NBA .596 (1)
 1977-78 NBA .593 (6)

Effective Field Goal Pct

1975-76 NBA .561 (2)

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1979-80 Total NBA $200,000
Career (may be incomplete) $200,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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