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Bobby Jones
Forward ·Philadelphia 76ers ·NBA ·#24

Bobby Jones

Age74 BornDec 18, 1951 FromUSA Height206 cm (6'9") Weight95 kg CollegeNorth Carolina Draft1974 · #5
Career averages
9.6PPG
4.5RPG
1.8APG
1,103 games · 19 seasons

At a glance

PHI hub
Career snapshot
19Seasons
1,103Games
10,622Career points
13.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Philadelphia 76ers · 661 games · 1978-79 to 2006-07
Draft1974
1Round
5Overall pick
From North Carolina
Career highsSingle season
14.5PPG · 1977-78 · DEN
8.5RPG · 1977-78 · DEN
3.4APG · 1977-78 · DEN
20.1PER · 1980-81 · PHI
9.2Win shares · 1980-81 · PHI
Honors and awards19 total
11×
All-Defense Team1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1977 and more
1×
NBA Sixth Man of the Year1982
5×
All-Star Selection1981, 1980, 1977, 1976, 1975
1×
All-ABA Team1975
1×
All-Rookie Team1974
All awards

Career by team

Juvecaserta
2015-2016 - 2015-2016 · 1 seasons
11.3 PPG 6.1 RPG 0.8 APG
26 games
Virtus Rome
2012-2013 - 2014-2015 · 5 seasons
9.7 PPG 4.7 RPG 1.0 APG
133 games
Teramo Basket
2009-10 - 2009-2010 · 2 seasons
11.2 PPG 4.0 RPG 0.6 APG
34 games
Denver Nuggets
1977-78 - 2007-08 · 2 seasons
11.7 PPG 6.8 RPG 2.7 APG
100 games
Houston Rockets
2007-08 - 2007-08 · 1 seasons
1.0 PPG 0.3 RPG 0.0 APG
4 games
Miami Heat
2007-08 - 2007-08 · 1 seasons
8.0 PPG 4.0 RPG 0.8 APG
6 games
San Antonio Spurs
2007-08 - 2007-08 · 1 seasons
0.7 PPG 0.7 RPG 0.3 APG
3 games
Memphis Grizzlies
2007-08 - 2007-08 · 1 seasons
4.4 PPG 3.0 RPG 1.2 APG
9 games
Philadelphia 76ers
1978-79 - 2006-07 · 9 seasons
10.1 PPG 4.5 RPG 2.1 APG
661 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1977-78 DEN 75 0 32.5 14.5 8.5 3.4 1.8 1.7 57.8 0.0 75.1 19.8 8.9
1978-79 PHI 80 78 28.8 12.1 6.6 2.5 1.3 1.2 53.7 0.0 75.5 16.7 7.7
1979-80 PHI 81 3 26.2 13.0 5.6 1.8 1.3 1.5 53.2 0.0 78.1 18.5 8.1
1980-81 PHI 81 0 25.3 13.5 5.4 2.8 1.2 0.9 53.9 0.0 81.3 20.1 9.2
1981-82 PHI 76 73 28.7 14.4 5.2 2.5 1.3 1.5 56.4 0.0 79.0 19.3 8.2
1982-83 PHI 74 0 23.6 9.0 4.6 1.9 1.1 1.2 54.3 0.0 79.3 16.4 6.4
1983-84 PHI 75 0 23.5 8.3 4.3 2.5 1.4 1.4 52.3 0.0 78.4 16.7 6.0
1984-85 PHI 80 8 20.4 7.5 3.7 1.9 1.1 0.6 53.8 0.0 86.1 15.2 4.8
1985-86 PHI 70 42 21.7 7.0 2.4 1.8 0.7 0.7 55.9 0.0 78.6 11.8 3.2
2006-07 PHI 44 5 7.6 2.5 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 46.2 11.1 56.1 9.4 0.3
2007-08 MIA 6 0 23.8 8.0 4.0 0.8 0.3 0.0 53.1 40.0 61.5 11.2 0.2
2007-08 MEM 9 2 15.2 4.4 3.0 1.2 0.6 0.2 38.9 23.1 90.0 12.1 0.2
2007-08 SAS 3 0 6.7 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 3.4 0.0
2007-08 HOU 4 0 2.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 5.9 0.0
2007-08 DEN 25 0 8.9 3.4 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.0 40.6 39.1 82.1 8.5 0.3
2007-08 NBA 47 2 11.3 3.8 2.0 0.6 0.3 0.1 42.9 34.0 78.4 - -
2007-08 NBA 47 2 11.3 3.8 2.0 0.6 0.3 0.1 42.9 34.0 78.4 - -
2009-10 EuroCup 6 6 27.4 12.0 5.5 1.5 1.3 0.0 37.1 44.0 76.5 11.3 -
2009-10 TER 6 6 27.4 12.0 5.5 1.5 1.3 0.0 40.0 44.0 76.5 - -
2009-2010 TER 28 0 25.3 11.0 3.6 0.5 1.8 0.6 48.1 38.8 79.8 - -
2012-2013 ROM 49 0 22.3 7.6 5.0 0.5 1.0 0.3 40.3 30.3 70.3 - -
2013-14 EuroCup 9 6 21.8 8.1 3.3 0.7 0.4 0.0 40.0 34.6 66.7 5.6 -
2013-14 ROM 9 6 21.8 8.1 3.3 0.7 0.4 0.0 37.7 34.6 66.7 - -
2013-2014 ROM 31 0 28.0 11.4 4.5 1.2 1.2 0.3 50.4 40.5 73.8 - -
2014-15 EuroCup 18 17 27.6 11.1 4.6 2.1 1.3 0.2 52.6 34.2 67.7 12.7 -
2014-15 ROM 18 17 27.6 11.1 4.6 2.1 1.3 0.2 43.6 34.2 67.7 - -
2014-2015 ROM 26 0 28.7 11.1 5.0 1.3 1.6 0.1 41.5 29.1 69.1 - -
2015-2016 Juvecaserta 26 0 26.5 11.3 6.1 0.8 1.7 0.2 46.7 31.5 66.1 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 2007 San Antonio Spurs Memphis Grizzlies mid season trade From 2007-08 to 2007-08
Oct 2007 Miami Heat San Antonio Spurs mid season trade From 2007-08 to 2007-08
Oct 2007 Houston Rockets Miami Heat mid season trade From 2007-08 to 2007-08
Oct 2007 Denver Nuggets Houston Rockets mid season trade From 2007-08 to 2007-08
Jul 2007 Philadelphia 76ers Memphis Grizzlies season change
Jul 2007 Philadelphia 76ers San Antonio Spurs season change
Jul 2007 Philadelphia 76ers Miami Heat season change
Jul 2007 Philadelphia 76ers Houston Rockets season change
Jul 2007 Philadelphia 76ers Denver Nuggets season change
Jul 1978 Denver Nuggets Philadelphia 76ers season change

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About Bobby Jones

Robert Clyde Jones is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Denver Nuggets in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the Philadelphia 76ers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Secretary of Defense", Jones won an NBA championship with the 76ers in 1983, was a four-time NBA All-Star, a nine-time member of the NBA All-Defensive Team, and was the NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 1983. In 2019, Jones was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.