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 | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 72 | 27 | 1221 | 174 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 82 | 109 | 321 | 39 | 32 | 21 | 49 | 209 | 407 | .483 | .720 | 17.0 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 35 | 13 | 600 | 84 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 33 | 59 | 183 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 23 | 93 | 189 | .469 | .636 | 17.1 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 0.5 | |
| Road | 37 | 14 | 621 | 90 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 49 | 50 | 138 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 26 | 116 | 218 | .497 | .776 | 16.8 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 0.6 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 41 | 15 | 691 | 103 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 48 | 62 | 184 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 26 | 113 | 241 | .528 | .729 | 16.9 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 0.4 | |
| Post | 31 | 12 | 530 | 71 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 34 | 47 | 137 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 23 | 96 | 166 | .430 | .706 | 17.1 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 0.7 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 15 | 7 | 302 | 29 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 94 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 55 | 66 | .392 | .615 | 20.1 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 0.3 | |
| Loss | 57 | 20 | 919 | 145 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 69 | 84 | 227 | 35 | 24 | 16 | 38 | 154 | 341 | .507 | .739 | 16.1 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 0.6 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | November | 12 | 4 | 196 | 28 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 68 | .459 | .857 | 16.3 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 0.4 | |
| December | 12 | 0 | 150 | 20 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 48 | .444 | .889 | 12.5 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 0.2 | ||
| January | 14 | 8 | 267 | 40 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 24 | 78 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 43 | 93 | .588 | .565 | 19.1 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 0.6 | ||
| February | 6 | 5 | 151 | 21 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 45 | .600 | .600 | 25.2 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 1.0 | ||
| March | 16 | 6 | 275 | 38 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 63 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 90 | .432 | .778 | 17.2 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 0.7 | ||
| April | 12 | 4 | 182 | 27 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 63 | .429 | .692 | 15.2 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 0.6 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 4 | 2 | 75 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 23 | .478 | .500 | 18.8 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 0.8 | |
| Monday | 6 | 2 | 109 | 22 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 52 | .512 | .571 | 18.2 | 8.7 | 6.2 | 1.2 | ||
| Tuesday | 10 | 2 | 144 | 17 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 36 | .436 | 1.000 | 14.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 0.4 | ||
| Wednesday | 16 | 8 | 289 | 39 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 76 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 52 | 92 | .453 | .778 | 18.1 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 0.3 | ||
| Thursday | 6 | 3 | 105 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 29 | .579 | .875 | 17.5 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 0.2 | ||
| Friday | 15 | 6 | 261 | 43 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 29 | 78 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 49 | 99 | .531 | .650 | 17.4 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 0.7 | ||
| Saturday | 15 | 4 | 238 | 31 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 55 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 76 | .449 | .778 | 15.9 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 0.6 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 27 | 27 | 618 | 90 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 44 | 54 | 167 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 96 | 210 | .511 | .682 | 22.9 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 0.7 | |
| Reserve | 45 | 0 | 603 | 84 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 38 | 55 | 154 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 29 | 113 | 197 | .457 | .763 | 13.4 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 0.5 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 5 | 5 | 164 | 22 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 49 | .550 | .625 | 32.8 | 9.8 | 8.2 | 1.0 | |
| 20-29 | 19 | 13 | 448 | 71 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 34 | 42 | 119 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 84 | 164 | .530 | .647 | 23.6 | 8.6 | 6.3 | 0.4 | ||
| 10-19 | 38 | 9 | 538 | 77 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 144 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 23 | 91 | 183 | .450 | .806 | 14.2 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 0.6 | ||
| 0-9 | 10 | 0 | 71 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 11 | .267 | .750 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 21 | 8 | 378 | 50 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 36 | 27 | 93 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 127 | .417 | .750 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 0.5 | |
| 1 Day | 27 | 15 | 502 | 82 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 30 | 51 | 145 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 87 | 183 | .550 | .633 | 18.6 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 0.8 | ||
| 2 Days | 14 | 3 | 179 | 26 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 59 | .491 | 1.000 | 12.8 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 0.4 | ||
| 3+ Days | 9 | 1 | 154 | 15 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 36 | .405 | .667 | 17.1 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 0.3 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 20 | 12 | 421 | 63 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 35 | 38 | 118 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 65 | 150 | .548 | .686 | 21.1 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 0.7 | |
| Western | 52 | 15 | 800 | 111 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 47 | 71 | 203 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 32 | 144 | 257 | .453 | .745 | 15.4 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 0.5 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 9 | 4 | 200 | 25 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 53 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 55 | .610 | .500 | 22.2 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 1.1 | |
| Central | 11 | 8 | 221 | 38 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 65 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 95 | .514 | .760 | 20.1 | 8.6 | 5.9 | 0.4 | ||
| Midwest | 25 | 8 | 383 | 42 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 90 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 104 | .412 | .800 | 15.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 0.3 | ||
| Pacific | 27 | 7 | 417 | 69 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 43 | 113 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 90 | 153 | .483 | .682 | 15.4 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 0.7 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 1 | 43 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 24 | .471 | .889 | 21.5 | 12.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 | |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | .500 | 13.5 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 2.0 | |||
| Chicago | 2 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | .444 | .600 | 19.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .429 | 17.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Dallas | 4 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | .364 | 1.000 | 11.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | ||
| Denver | 5 | 2 | 70 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | .316 | .714 | 14.0 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 0.8 | ||
| Detroit | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | .500 | 1.000 | 22.0 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Houston | 4 | 1 | 56 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | .467 | 1.000 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 41 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | .571 | 1.000 | 20.5 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 6 | 1 | 104 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 35 | .441 | .556 | 17.3 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 0.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 6 | 2 | 95 | 18 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 37 | .545 | .500 | 15.8 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 1.2 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 43 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 27 | .579 | .625 | 21.5 | 13.5 | 8.0 | 0.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | .400 | .750 | 20.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 0.0 | ||
| New York | 1 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | .556 | 28.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 1 | 45 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 17 | .727 | 1.000 | 22.5 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 5 | 0 | 71 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 24 | .478 | 1.000 | 14.2 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 0.0 | ||
| Portland | 6 | 3 | 113 | 19 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 45 | .475 | .778 | 18.8 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 1.2 | ||
| Sacramento | 5 | 3 | 86 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | .500 | 17.2 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 0.6 | |||
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .500 | 1.000 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Seattle | 4 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | .462 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 0.3 | |||
| Utah | 5 | 2 | 105 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 36 | .394 | .769 | 21.0 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 0.0 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 1 | 60 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | .700 | .200 | 30.0 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 2.0 | ||