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Caldwell Jones
Center ·Philadelphia 76ers ·NBA ·#27

Caldwell Jones

Age76 BornAug 4, 1950 FromUSA Height211 cm (6'11") Weight98 kg CollegeAlbany State (GA) Draft1973 · #32
Career averages
6.2PPG
7.1RPG
1.3APG
986 games · 13 seasons

At a glance

PHI hub
Career snapshot
13Seasons
986Games
6,098Career points
9.7PER average
Most-played franchise: Philadelphia 76ers · 400 games · 1977-78 to 1981-82
Honors and awards3 total
2×
All-Defense Team1981, 1980
1×
All-Star Selection1974
All awards
Career highsSingle season
9.9PPG · 1983-84 · HOU
11.9RPG · 1979-80 · PHI
2.1APG · 1979-80 · PHI
13.4PER · 1978-79 · PHI
5.5Win shares · 1980-81 · PHI
Draft1973
2Round
32Overall pick
From Albany State (GA)
Position rank1989-90
#58PPG rank
#44PER rank
#38Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 62 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

San Antonio Spurs
1989-90 - 1989-90 · 1 seasons
2.4 PPG 3.2 RPG 0.3 APG
72 games
Portland Trail Blazers
1985-86 - 1988-89 · 4 seasons
4.0 PPG 4.9 RPG 0.9 APG
309 games
Chicago Bulls
1984-85 - 1984-85 · 1 seasons
3.4 PPG 5.0 RPG 0.8 APG
42 games
Houston Rockets
1982-83 - 1983-84 · 2 seasons
9.7 PPG 7.7 RPG 1.8 APG
163 games
Philadelphia 76ers
1977-78 - 1981-82 · 5 seasons
7.4 PPG 9.5 RPG 1.6 APG
400 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1977-78 PHI 80 69 20.5 5.4 7.1 1.2 0.3 1.6 47.1 0.0 62.7 11.3 3.1
1978-79 PHI 78 75 27.8 9.3 9.6 1.9 0.5 2.0 47.4 0.0 74.7 13.4 5.0
1979-80 PHI 80 80 34.6 7.4 11.9 2.1 0.5 2.0 43.6 0.0 69.7 9.7 3.9
1980-81 PHI 81 81 32.6 7.2 10.0 1.5 0.7 1.7 44.9 0.0 76.7 10.1 5.5
1981-82 PHI 81 47 30.2 7.9 8.7 1.2 0.5 1.8 49.7 0.0 81.7 11.3 5.2
1982-83 HOU 82 82 29.8 9.5 8.1 1.7 0.6 1.6 45.3 0.0 78.6 12.3 2.5
1983-84 HOU 81 73 30.9 9.9 7.2 1.9 0.6 1.0 50.2 33.3 83.7 10.9 4.1
1984-85 CHI 42 32 21.1 3.4 5.0 0.8 0.3 0.7 46.1 0.0 76.6 6.9 0.9
1985-86 POR 80 19 18.0 4.7 4.4 0.9 0.5 0.8 49.6 0.0 82.7 9.7 2.3
1986-87 POR 78 37 20.2 4.1 5.8 0.8 0.3 1.0 49.6 0.0 78.2 8.7 2.6
1987-88 POR 79 77 22.5 4.2 5.2 1.0 0.4 1.3 48.7 0.0 73.6 8.0 2.7
1988-89 POR 72 40 17.8 2.8 4.2 0.8 0.3 1.2 42.1 0.0 78.7 6.8 0.8
1989-90 SAS 72 2 12.3 2.4 3.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 46.5 20.0 70.4 7.2 1.3

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1989 Portland Trail Blazers San Antonio Spurs
Jul 1985 Chicago Bulls Portland Trail Blazers
Jul 1984 Houston Rockets Chicago Bulls
Jul 1982 Philadelphia 76ers Houston Rockets

All entries are season change.

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About Caldwell Jones

Caldwell "Pops" Jones Jr. was an American professional basketball player.