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Jim Spanarkel

James Gerard Spanarkel (Jim)

Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Height: 6-5 ▪ Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: June 28, 1957 in Jersey City, New Jersey
High School: Hudson Catholic in Jersey City, New Jersey
College: Duke University
Draft: Philadelphia 76ers, 1st round (16th pick, 16th overall), 1979 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 17, 1979

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Totals

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
1979-80 22 PHI NBA 40 442 72 153 .471 0 2 .000 54 65 .831 27 27 54 51 12 6 57 58 198
1980-81 23 DAL NBA 82 2317 404 866 .467 1 10 .100 375 423 .887 142 155 297 232 117 20 172 230 1184
1981-82 24 DAL NBA 82 1 1755 270 564 .479 8 24 .333 279 327 .853 99 111 210 206 86 9 111 140 827
1982-83 25 DAL NBA 48 4 722 91 197 .462 2 10 .200 88 113 .779 27 57 84 78 27 3 55 59 272
1983-84 26 DAL NBA 7 0 54 7 16 .438 1 2 .500 9 13 .692 5 2 7 5 6 0 4 8 24
Career NBA 259 5 5290 844 1796 .470 12 48 .250 805 941 .855 300 352 652 572 248 38 399 495 2505

Per Game

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
1979-80 22 PHI NBA 40 11.1 1.8 3.8 .471 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 1.6 .831 0.7 0.7 1.4 1.3 0.3 0.2 1.4 1.5 5.0
1980-81 23 DAL NBA 82 28.3 4.9 10.6 .467 0.0 0.1 .100 4.6 5.2 .887 1.7 1.9 3.6 2.8 1.4 0.2 2.1 2.8 14.4
1981-82 24 DAL NBA 82 1 21.4 3.3 6.9 .479 0.1 0.3 .333 3.4 4.0 .853 1.2 1.4 2.6 2.5 1.0 0.1 1.4 1.7 10.1
1982-83 25 DAL NBA 48 4 15.0 1.9 4.1 .462 0.0 0.2 .200 1.8 2.4 .779 0.6 1.2 1.8 1.6 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.2 5.7
1983-84 26 DAL NBA 7 0 7.7 1.0 2.3 .438 0.1 0.3 .500 1.3 1.9 .692 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.0 0.6 1.1 3.4
Career NBA 259 5 20.4 3.3 6.9 .470 0.0 0.2 .250 3.1 3.6 .855 1.2 1.4 2.5 2.2 1.0 0.1 1.5 1.9 9.7

Per 36 Minutes

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
1979-80 22 PHI NBA 40 442 5.9 12.5 .471 0.0 0.2 .000 4.4 5.3 .831 2.2 2.2 4.4 4.2 1.0 0.5 4.6 4.7 16.1
1980-81 23 DAL NBA 82 2317 6.3 13.5 .467 0.0 0.2 .100 5.8 6.6 .887 2.2 2.4 4.6 3.6 1.8 0.3 2.7 3.6 18.4
1981-82 24 DAL NBA 82 1 1755 5.5 11.6 .479 0.2 0.5 .333 5.7 6.7 .853 2.0 2.3 4.3 4.2 1.8 0.2 2.3 2.9 17.0
1982-83 25 DAL NBA 48 4 722 4.5 9.8 .462 0.1 0.5 .200 4.4 5.6 .779 1.3 2.8 4.2 3.9 1.3 0.1 2.7 2.9 13.6
1983-84 26 DAL NBA 7 0 54 4.7 10.7 .438 0.7 1.3 .500 6.0 8.7 .692 3.3 1.3 4.7 3.3 4.0 0.0 2.7 5.3 16.0
Career NBA 259 5 5290 5.7 12.2 .470 0.1 0.3 .250 5.5 6.4 .855 2.0 2.4 4.4 3.9 1.7 0.3 2.7 3.4 17.0

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1979-80 22 PHI NBA 40 442 10.7 .545 .471 6.9 6.1 6.5 15.9 1.3 0.7 23.9 21.6 97 105 0.0 0.5 0.4 .048
1980-81 23 DAL NBA 82 2317 17.3 .563 .467 6.7 7.9 7.3 15.8 2.5 0.5 14.1 22.1 111 110 4.5 1.1 5.5 .115
1981-82 24 DAL NBA 82 1755 17.2 .584 .486 6.2 7.5 6.8 16.6 2.4 0.3 13.6 19.2 118 110 4.1 1.1 5.2 .142
1982-83 25 DAL NBA 48 722 12.2 .551 .467 4.0 8.7 6.3 13.4 1.7 0.2 18.2 16.5 106 111 0.8 0.2 1.0 .064
1983-84 26 DAL NBA 7 54 16.8 .552 .469 10.8 4.3 7.5 11.9 5.4 0.0 15.6 19.9 112 105 0.1 0.1 0.2 .141
Career NBA 259 5290 16.0 .567 .473 6.2 7.7 6.9 15.7 2.3 0.4 15.3 20.3 112 110 9.4 2.9 12.3 .112

Playoffs

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
1979-80 22 PHI NBA 5 8 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 .000 1.000 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.2
Career NBA 5 8 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 .000 1.000 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.2

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1979-80 22 PHI NBA 5 8 6.4 .347 .000 0.0 13.2 6.8 15.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.2 98 107 0.0 0.0 0.0 .043
Career NBA 5 8 6.4 .347 .000 0.0 13.2 6.8 15.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.2 98 107 0.0 0.0 0.0 .043

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 5 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
Jim Spanarkel 5.5 5.2 1.0 0.4 0.2
Ramon Sessions 88.7 5.6 4.4 1.1 0.7
Bob Sura 86.9 5.2 4.9 1.6 0.7 0.4
Alvin Williams 86.5 5.4 5.2 1.3 1.2 1.0
Brad Davis 85.7 5.4 4.2 0.6 0.6 0.3
Jeff McInnis 81.4 6.9 5.1 0.3 0.2 0.1
Scott Burrell 80.8 5.6 3.7 1.1 0.8 0.5
Rickey Green 80.3 6.6 5.7 1.8 0.3 -0.1
Anthony Parker 77.4 6.5 6.2 0.4 0.2 0.0
Aaron Brooks 77.2 5.5 3.6 1.4 1.1
D.J. Augustin 76.9 6.2 5.1 2.8
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Jim Spanarkel 5.5 5.2 1.0 0.4 0.2
Ramon Sessions 88.7 5.6 4.4 1.1 0.7
Aaron Brooks 77.2 5.5 3.6 1.4 1.1
D.J. Augustin 76.9 6.2 5.1 2.8
Bruce Hale 73.0 5.1 4.4 -0.4
George Hill 73.0 6.7 6.1 2.1
Eric Gordon 72.6 5.3 4.6 3.2
Arron Afflalo 71.2 6.2 4.2 1.9 1.8
Stephen Chubin 71.1 6.9 4.1 1.5
Dorell Wright 71.1 5.8 4.3 2.2 1.9 0.2 -0.1 -0.1
Rick Mount 69.9 4.6 3.5 1.1 0.7 0.6

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College 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 18 DUKE 23 120 219 67 97 101 307 .548 .691 13.3 4.4
1976-77 19 DUKE 27 172 331 175 209 147 519 .520 .837 19.2 5.4
1977-78 20 DUKE 34 244 460 220 255 116 708 .530 .863 20.8 3.4
1978-79 21 DUKE 30 188 364 102 139 90 478 .516 .734 15.9 3.0
Career 114 724 1374 564 700 454 2012 .527 .806 17.6 4.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games
1980-81 NBA 82 (3)
1981-82 NBA 82 (4)
Free Throw Pct
1980-81 NBA .886 (4)
Offensive Rating
1981-82 NBA 118.4 (8)

Transactions

June 25, 1979: Drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1979 NBA Draft.

May 28, 1980: Drafted by the Dallas Mavericks from the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA expansion draft.

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