Career snapshot
19seasons
1,103games
10,622career pts
13.0PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Philadelphia 76ers
· 661 games · 1978-79–2006-07
Career highs (single season)
PPG
14.5
1977-78 · DEN
RPG
8.5
1977-78 · DEN
APG
3.4
1977-78 · DEN
PER
20.1
1980-81 · PHI
WS
9.2
1980-81 · PHI
Draft
1974
Round 1 ·
Pick 5
from North Carolina
Honors & awards
11×
All-Defense Team
1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1977, 1976, 1975, 1974
1×
NBA Sixth Man of the Year
1982
5×
All-Star Selection
1981, 1980, 1977, 1976, 1975
1×
All-ABA Team
1975
1×
All-Rookie Team
1974
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
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Born on December 18
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.