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Jerome Whitehead

Jerome Clay Whitehead

Position: Center-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: September 30, 1956 in Waukegan, Illinois
High School: Waukegan in Waukegan, Illinois
College: Marquette University
Draft: San Diego Clippers, 2nd round (19th pick, 41st overall), 1978 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 7, 1978

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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
1978-79 22 SDC NBA C 31 152 15 34 .441 8 18 .444 16 34 50 7 3 4 11 29 38
1979-80 23 TOT NBA C 50 553 58 114 .509 0 0 10 35 .286 56 111 167 24 8 17 36 97 126
1979-80 23 SDC NBA C 18 225 27 45 .600 0 0 5 18 .278 29 41 70 6 1 6 8 32 59
1979-80 23 UTA NBA C 32 328 31 69 .449 0 0 5 17 .294 27 70 97 18 7 11 28 65 67
1980-81 24 TOT NBA C 48 688 83 180 .461 0 1 .000 28 56 .500 58 156 214 26 20 9 56 122 194
1980-81 24 DAL NBA C 7 118 16 38 .421 0 0 5 11 .455 8 20 28 2 4 1 11 16 37
1980-81 24 CLE NBA C 3 8 1 3 .333 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 6 2
1980-81 24 SDC NBA C 38 562 66 139 .475 0 1 .000 23 45 .511 48 135 183 24 15 8 45 100 155
1981-82 25 SDC NBA C 72 63 2214 406 726 .559 0 0 184 241 .763 231 433 664 102 48 44 141 290 996
1982-83 26 SDC NBA C 46 23 905 164 306 .536 0 0 72 87 .828 105 156 261 42 21 15 65 139 400
1983-84 27 SDC NBA C 70 1 921 144 294 .490 0 0 88 107 .822 94 151 245 19 17 12 59 159 376
1984-85 28 GSW NBA C 79 78 2536 421 825 .510 0 0 184 235 .783 219 403 622 53 45 43 141 322 1026
1985-86 29 GSW NBA C 81 3 1079 126 294 .429 0 0 60 97 .619 94 234 328 19 18 19 64 176 312
1986-87 30 GSW NBA C 73 1 937 147 327 .450 0 1 .000 79 113 .699 110 152 262 24 16 12 50 175 373
1987-88 31 GSW NBA C 72 27 1221 174 360 .483 0 0 59 82 .720 109 212 321 39 32 21 49 209 407
1988-89 32 TOT NBA C 57 4 622 72 182 .396 0 0 31 47 .660 49 85 134 19 23 4 24 115 175
1988-89 32 GSW NBA C 5 0 42 3 6 .500 0 0 1 2 .500 0 5 5 2 1 0 2 8 7
1988-89 32 SAS NBA C 52 4 580 69 176 .392 0 0 30 45 .667 49 80 129 17 22 4 22 107 168
Career NBA 679 200 11828 1810 3642 .497 0 2 .000 803 1118 .718 1141 2127 3268 374 251 200 696 1833 4423

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
1978-79 22 SDC NBA C 31 4.9 0.5 1.1 .441 0.3 0.6 .444 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.9 1.2
1979-80 23 TOT NBA C 50 11.1 1.2 2.3 .509 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 .286 1.1 2.2 3.3 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.9 2.5
1979-80 23 SDC NBA C 18 12.5 1.5 2.5 .600 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 .278 1.6 2.3 3.9 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 1.8 3.3
1979-80 23 UTA NBA C 32 10.3 1.0 2.2 .449 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 .294 0.8 2.2 3.0 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.9 2.0 2.1
1980-81 24 TOT NBA C 48 14.3 1.7 3.8 .461 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.2 .500 1.2 3.3 4.5 0.5 0.4 0.2 1.2 2.5 4.0
1980-81 24 DAL NBA C 7 16.9 2.3 5.4 .421 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.6 .455 1.1 2.9 4.0 0.3 0.6 0.1 1.6 2.3 5.3
1980-81 24 CLE NBA C 3 2.7 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.7
1980-81 24 SDC NBA C 38 14.8 1.7 3.7 .475 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.2 .511 1.3 3.6 4.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 1.2 2.6 4.1
1981-82 25 SDC NBA C 72 63 30.8 5.6 10.1 .559 0.0 0.0 2.6 3.3 .763 3.2 6.0 9.2 1.4 0.7 0.6 2.0 4.0 13.8
1982-83 26 SDC NBA C 46 23 19.7 3.6 6.7 .536 0.0 0.0 1.6 1.9 .828 2.3 3.4 5.7 0.9 0.5 0.3 1.4 3.0 8.7
1983-84 27 SDC NBA C 70 1 13.2 2.1 4.2 .490 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.5 .822 1.3 2.2 3.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.8 2.3 5.4
1984-85 28 GSW NBA C 79 78 32.1 5.3 10.4 .510 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.0 .783 2.8 5.1 7.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 1.8 4.1 13.0
1985-86 29 GSW NBA C 81 3 13.3 1.6 3.6 .429 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.2 .619 1.2 2.9 4.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.8 2.2 3.9
1986-87 30 GSW NBA C 73 1 12.8 2.0 4.5 .450 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.5 .699 1.5 2.1 3.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.7 2.4 5.1
1987-88 31 GSW NBA C 72 27 17.0 2.4 5.0 .483 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.1 .720 1.5 2.9 4.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.7 2.9 5.7
1988-89 32 TOT NBA C 57 4 10.9 1.3 3.2 .396 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.8 .660 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.4 2.0 3.1
1988-89 32 GSW NBA C 5 0 8.4 0.6 1.2 .500 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 .500 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.6 1.4
1988-89 32 SAS NBA C 52 4 11.2 1.3 3.4 .392 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.9 .667 0.9 1.5 2.5 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.4 2.1 3.2
Career NBA 679 200 17.4 2.7 5.4 .497 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.6 .718 1.7 3.1 4.8 0.6 0.4 0.3 1.0 2.7 6.5

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
1978-79 22 SDC NBA C 31 152 3.6 8.1 .441 1.9 4.3 .444 3.8 8.1 11.8 1.7 0.7 0.9 2.6 6.9 9.0
1979-80 23 TOT NBA C 50 553 3.8 7.4 .509 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.3 .286 3.6 7.2 10.9 1.6 0.5 1.1 2.3 6.3 8.2
1979-80 23 SDC NBA C 18 225 4.3 7.2 .600 0.0 0.0 0.8 2.9 .278 4.6 6.6 11.2 1.0 0.2 1.0 1.3 5.1 9.4
1979-80 23 UTA NBA C 32 328 3.4 7.6 .449 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.9 .294 3.0 7.7 10.6 2.0 0.8 1.2 3.1 7.1 7.4
1980-81 24 TOT NBA C 48 688 4.3 9.4 .461 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 2.9 .500 3.0 8.2 11.2 1.4 1.0 0.5 2.9 6.4 10.2
1980-81 24 DAL NBA C 7 118 4.9 11.6 .421 0.0 0.0 1.5 3.4 .455 2.4 6.1 8.5 0.6 1.2 0.3 3.4 4.9 11.3
1980-81 24 CLE NBA C 3 8 4.5 13.5 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 4.5 13.5 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.0 27.0 9.0
1980-81 24 SDC NBA C 38 562 4.2 8.9 .475 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 2.9 .511 3.1 8.6 11.7 1.5 1.0 0.5 2.9 6.4 9.9
1981-82 25 SDC NBA C 72 63 2214 6.6 11.8 .559 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.9 .763 3.8 7.0 10.8 1.7 0.8 0.7 2.3 4.7 16.2
1982-83 26 SDC NBA C 46 23 905 6.5 12.2 .536 0.0 0.0 2.9 3.5 .828 4.2 6.2 10.4 1.7 0.8 0.6 2.6 5.5 15.9
1983-84 27 SDC NBA C 70 1 921 5.6 11.5 .490 0.0 0.0 3.4 4.2 .822 3.7 5.9 9.6 0.7 0.7 0.5 2.3 6.2 14.7
1984-85 28 GSW NBA C 79 78 2536 6.0 11.7 .510 0.0 0.0 2.6 3.3 .783 3.1 5.7 8.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 2.0 4.6 14.6
1985-86 29 GSW NBA C 81 3 1079 4.2 9.8 .429 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.2 .619 3.1 7.8 10.9 0.6 0.6 0.6 2.1 5.9 10.4
1986-87 30 GSW NBA C 73 1 937 5.6 12.6 .450 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 4.3 .699 4.2 5.8 10.1 0.9 0.6 0.5 1.9 6.7 14.3
1987-88 31 GSW NBA C 72 27 1221 5.1 10.6 .483 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.4 .720 3.2 6.3 9.5 1.1 0.9 0.6 1.4 6.2 12.0
1988-89 32 TOT NBA C 57 4 622 4.2 10.5 .396 0.0 0.0 1.8 2.7 .660 2.8 4.9 7.8 1.1 1.3 0.2 1.4 6.7 10.1
1988-89 32 GSW NBA C 5 0 42 2.6 5.1 .500 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.7 .500 0.0 4.3 4.3 1.7 0.9 0.0 1.7 6.9 6.0
1988-89 32 SAS NBA C 52 4 580 4.3 10.9 .392 0.0 0.0 1.9 2.8 .667 3.0 5.0 8.0 1.1 1.4 0.2 1.4 6.6 10.4
Career NBA 679 200 11828 5.5 11.1 .497 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.4 .718 3.5 6.5 9.9 1.1 0.8 0.6 2.1 5.6 13.5

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
1978-79 22 SDC NBA C 31 152 8.4 .453 .441 11.2 23.8 17.5 5.5 0.9 1.3 20.8 13.2 93 106 0.0 0.1 0.1 .026
1979-80 23 TOT NBA C 50 553 8.4 .487 .509 11.4 22.6 17.1 5.7 0.7 1.7 21.8 12.5 94 108 -0.2 0.4 0.2 .017
1979-80 23 SDC NBA C 18 225 11.6 .557 .600 13.5 20.4 16.8 3.5 0.2 1.4 13.1 10.8 115 110 0.3 0.1 0.4 .087
1979-80 23 UTA NBA C 32 328 6.2 .438 .449 10.0 24.0 17.3 7.2 1.0 1.9 26.8 13.7 81 107 -0.5 0.3 -0.2 -0.031
1980-81 24 TOT NBA C 48 688 8.3 .474 .461 9.3 27.5 18.0 5.0 1.4 0.8 21.5 15.5 88 105 -0.6 0.8 0.2 .011
1980-81 24 DAL NBA C 7 118 6.0 .432 .421 7.4 20.0 13.5 2.5 1.6 0.5 20.4 19.1 78 108 -0.3 0.1 -0.2 -0.072
1980-81 24 CLE NBA C 3 8 5.6 .333 .333 26.3 14.5 20.7 0.0 5.9 0.0 0.0 15.1 103 99 0.0 0.0 0.0 .118
1980-81 24 SDC NBA C 38 562 8.8 .488 .475 9.5 29.3 18.9 5.6 1.3 0.8 22.1 14.8 91 104 -0.3 0.7 0.3 .027
1981-82 25 SDC NBA C 72 2214 16.7 .599 .559 12.1 23.9 17.9 6.4 1.0 1.1 14.5 17.9 117 112 4.4 0.9 5.3 .114
1982-83 26 SDC NBA C 46 905 15.4 .581 .536 12.2 21.3 16.4 6.3 1.1 1.0 15.9 17.6 113 109 1.6 0.4 2.1 .110
1983-84 27 SDC NBA C 70 921 12.2 .551 .490 11.6 18.5 15.1 2.7 0.9 0.7 14.7 17.3 111 112 1.1 0.4 1.5 .080
1984-85 28 GSW NBA C 79 2536 12.6 .553 .510 8.9 19.5 13.7 2.9 0.8 1.0 13.2 16.5 110 113 2.7 0.9 3.6 .069
1985-86 29 GSW NBA C 81 1079 7.9 .463 .429 9.1 24.4 16.5 2.2 0.8 1.0 16.0 14.6 94 110 -0.4 0.7 0.3 .013
1986-87 30 GSW NBA C 73 937 10.8 .495 .450 12.7 17.9 15.3 3.5 0.8 0.7 11.7 18.4 105 111 0.5 0.6 1.2 .059
1987-88 31 GSW NBA C 72 1221 10.8 .514 .483 9.7 19.8 14.6 4.4 1.2 1.0 11.0 14.8 107 112 0.9 0.7 1.6 .062
1988-89 32 TOT NBA C 57 622 6.9 .432 .396 8.3 15.6 11.8 4.0 1.7 0.4 10.6 14.2 96 109 -0.2 0.6 0.4 .032
1988-89 32 GSW NBA C 5 42 2.5 .509 .500 0.0 11.9 6.0 5.5 1.1 0.0 22.5 8.0 88 111 0.0 0.0 0.0 .007
1988-89 32 SAS NBA C 52 580 7.2 .429 .392 8.9 15.9 12.2 3.9 1.7 0.4 10.1 14.6 96 108 -0.1 0.5 0.4 .034
Career NBA 679 11828 12.0 .535 .497 10.5 21.2 15.6 4.3 1.0 1.0 14.4 16.3 107 111 9.8 6.6 16.4 .067

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
1986-87 30 GSW NBA C 10 0 100 9 27 .333 0 0 4 10 .400 5 9 14 3 2 2 1 22 22
Career NBA 10 0 100 9 27 .333 0 0 4 10 .400 5 9 14 3 2 2 1 22 22

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
1986-87 30 GSW NBA C 10 0 10.0 0.9 2.7 .333 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.0 .400 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 2.2 2.2
Career NBA 10 0 10.0 0.9 2.7 .333 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.0 .400 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 2.2 2.2

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
1986-87 30 GSW NBA C 10 0 100 3.2 9.7 .333 0.0 0.0 1.4 3.6 .400 1.8 3.2 5.0 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.4 7.9 7.9
Career NBA 10 0 100 3.2 9.7 .333 0.0 0.0 1.4 3.6 .400 1.8 3.2 5.0 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.4 7.9 7.9

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
1986-87 30 GSW NBA C 10 100 2.8 .350 .333 5.3 11.0 8.0 3.8 1.0 1.3 3.1 13.4 87 116 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.025
Career NBA 10 100 2.8 .350 .333 5.3 11.0 8.0 3.8 1.0 1.3 3.1 13.4 87 116 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.025

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 11 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Jerome Whitehead 5.3 3.6 2.1 1.6 1.5 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1
Dan Gadzuric 88.5 5.2 3.7 2.5 1.8 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 84.0 6.5 3.7 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.1 -0.3
Robin Lopez 79.9 5.6 3.2 2.1 1.5 1.1
Rick Robey 79.0 5.5 3.7 3.1 1.9 1.4 0.9 -0.2 -0.6
Felton Spencer 78.3 5.6 4.7 2.4 2.0 2.0 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.3
Mike Brown 78.0 3.7 3.7 2.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.0 0.7 0.2 0.1 -0.4
Lee Davis 77.9 4.6 3.7 2.1 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.2 -0.1
Kurt Nimphius 76.7 4.8 3.3 3.1 2.9 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.1
Chris Kaman 76.6 6.1 3.6 2.9 2.4 2.1 1.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.0
Marc Jackson 76.2 4.6 2.6 2.0 1.3 1.2 0.7 0.6
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Jerome Whitehead 5.3 3.6 2.1 1.6 1.5 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1
Dan Gadzuric 88.5 5.2 3.7 2.5 1.8 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 84.0 6.5 3.7 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.1 -0.3
Robin Lopez 79.9 5.6 3.2 2.1 1.5 1.1
Rick Robey 79.0 5.5 3.7 3.1 1.9 1.4 0.9 -0.2 -0.6
Felton Spencer 78.1 5.6 4.7 2.4 2.0 2.0 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.3 -0.1
Mike Brown 78.0 3.7 3.7 2.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.0 0.7 0.2 0.1 -0.4
Lee Davis 77.9 4.6 3.7 2.1 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.2 -0.1
Kurt Nimphius 76.7 4.8 3.3 3.1 2.9 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.1
Chris Kaman 76.6 6.1 3.6 2.9 2.4 2.1 1.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.0
Marc Jackson 76.2 4.6 2.6 2.0 1.3 1.2 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 19 MARQUETTE 29 766 111 211 37 56 186 259 .526 .661 26.4 8.9 6.4
1976-77 20 MARQUETTE 32 1022 150 290 36 62 266 336 .517 .581 31.9 10.5 8.3
1977-78 21 MARQUETTE 28 884 165 276 62 97 232 392 .598 .639 31.6 14.0 8.3
Career 89 2672 426 777 135 215 684 987 .548 .628 30.0 11.1 7.7

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Personal Fouls
1984-85 NBA 322 (3)
Offensive Rebound Pct
1981-82 NBA 12.1 (8)
Total Rebound Pct
1981-82 NBA 17.9 (10)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (984)

Transactions

June 9, 1978: Drafted by the Buffalo Braves in the 2nd round (41st pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

December 4, 1979: Waived by the San Diego Clippers.

January 18, 1980: Signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz.

May 28, 1980: Drafted by the Dallas Mavericks from the Utah Jazz in the NBA expansion draft.

October 30, 1980: Traded by the Dallas Mavericks with Richard Washington to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Bill Robinzine, a 1983 1st round draft pick (Derek Harper) and a 1986 1st round draft pick (Roy Tarpley).

November 17, 1980: Waived by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

January 9, 1981: Signed as a free agent with the San Diego Clippers.

June 19, 1984: Traded by the San Diego Clippers to the Golden State Warriors for Jay Murphy.

November 22, 1988: Traded by the Golden State Warriors to the San Antonio Spurs for Shelton Jones.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Golden State Warriors NBA $405,000
1987-88 Golden State Warriors NBA $400,000
1988-89 San Antonio Spurs NBA $425,000
Career (may be incomplete) $1,230,000

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