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Jerome Whitehead

Jerome Clay Whitehead

Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6-10    Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: September 30, 1956 in Waukegan, Illinois
High School: Waukegan in Waukegan, Illinois
College: Marquette University

Drafted by the San Diego Clippers in the 2nd round (19th pick, 41st overall) of the 1978 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
1978-79 22 SDC NBA 31 152 15 34 .441 8 18 .444 16 34 50 7 3 4 11 29 38
1979-80 23 TOT NBA 50 553 58 114 .509 0 0 10 35 .286 56 111 167 24 8 17 36 97 126
1979-80 23 SDC NBA 18 225 27 45 .600 0 0 5 18 .278 29 41 70 6 1 6 8 32 59
1979-80 23 UTA NBA 32 328 31 69 .449 0 0 5 17 .294 27 70 97 18 7 11 28 65 67
1980-81 24 TOT NBA 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 7 118 16 38 .421 0 0 5 11 .455 8 20 28 2 4 1 11 16 37
1980-81 24 CLE NBA 3 8 1 3 .333 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 6 2
1980-81 24 SDC NBA 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

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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
1978-79 22 SDC NBA 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

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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
1978-79 22 SDC NBA 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

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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
1978-79 22 SDC NBA 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
1979-80 23 TOT NBA 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
1979-80 23 SDC NBA 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
1979-80 23 UTA NBA 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
1980-81 24 TOT NBA 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
1980-81 24 DAL NBA 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
1980-81 24 CLE NBA 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
1980-81 24 SDC NBA 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
1981-82 25 SDC NBA 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
1982-83 26 SDC NBA 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
1983-84 27 SDC NBA 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
1984-85 28 GSW NBA 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
1985-86 29 GSW NBA 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
1986-87 30 GSW NBA 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
1987-88 31 GSW NBA 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
1988-89 32 TOT NBA 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
1988-89 32 GSW NBA 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
1988-89 32 SAS NBA 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
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

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
1986-87 30 GSW NBA 10 100 9 27 0 0 4 10 5 14 3 2 2 1 22 22 .333 .400 10.0 2.2 1.4 0.3
Career NBA 10 100 9 27 0 0 4 10 5 14 3 2 2 1 22 22 .333 .400 10.0 2.2 1.4 0.3

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
1986-87 30 GSW 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
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

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Personal Fouls

1984-85 NBA 322 (3)

Offensive Rebound Pct

1981-82 NBA 12.1 (6)

Defensive Rebound Pct

1981-82 NBA 23.9 (10)

Total Rebound Pct

1981-82 NBA 17.9 (9)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.000 (904)
      

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

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Season Team Lg Salary
1980-81 Total NBA $150,000
1981-82 San Diego Clippers NBA *$168,750
1982-83 San Diego Clippers NBA *$187,500
1983-84 San Diego Clippers NBA *$206,250
1984-85 Golden State Warriors NBA $225,000
1985-86 Golden State Warriors NBA $405,000
1986-87 Golden State Warriors NBA *$402,500
1987-88 Golden State Warriors NBA $400,000
1988-89 Total NBA $425,000
Career (may be incomplete) $2,570,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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