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Jeff Taylor

Age 66 · USA · 193 cm (6'4") · 79 kg · Born Jan 1, 1960 · Texas Tech

4.6 PPG 1.8 RPG 1.4 APG 111 games 4 seasons
Jeff Taylor

Career snapshot

4seasons
111games
515career pts
8.5PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Charlotte Hornets · 55 games · 2013-14–2014-15

Position rank · 1982-83

#84PPG rank
#61PER rank
#86WS rank
Among 90 Guard players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 8.0 2013-14 · CHA
RPG 2.3 2013-14 · CHA
APG 2.5 1982-83 · HOU
PER 7.9 1982-83 · HOU
WS -0.2 1982-83 · HOU

Draft

1982
Round 2 · Pick 42
from Texas Tech

Career by team

Charlotte Hornets
2013-14 – 2014-15 · 2 seasons
6.1 PPG 2.0 RPG 0.8 APG
55 games
Detroit Pistons
1986-87 – 1986-87 · 1 seasons
1.8 PPG 0.3 RPG 0.3 APG
12 games
Houston Rockets
1982-83 – 1982-83 · 1 seasons
3.6 PPG 1.8 RPG 2.5 APG
44 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1982-83 HOU 44 5 17.6 3.6 1.8 2.5 0.9 0.3 40.0 0.0 65.2 7.9 -0.2
1986-87 DET 12 0 3.7 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 60.0 0.0 90.0 11.7 0.0
2013-14 CHA 26 8 24.2 8.0 2.3 0.8 0.5 0.2 37.6 26.9 55.3 5.9 -0.2
2014-15 CHA 29 13 14.8 4.4 1.8 0.8 0.4 0.0 39.5 30.6 63.4 — —

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Notes
Oct 2013 Detroit Pistons Charlotte Hornets From 1986-87 to 2013-14
Oct 1986 Houston Rockets Detroit Pistons From 1982-83 to 1986-87

All entries are offseason.

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Born on January 1

Bill Laimbeer 1900 · Detroit Pistons Horace McKinney 1919 Johnny Logan 1921 Ray Wertis 1922 Ray Corley 1928 · Philadelphia 76ers Alan Sawyer 1928 Jim Browne 1930 Herm Hedderick 1930 · New York Knicks

About Jeff Taylor

Jeffrey Taylor was an American professional basketball player. He played for three years at Texas Tech University, before being drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 1982 NBA draft. Taylor played one season with the Rockets in the 1982-83 NBA season, and another with the Detroit Pistons in the 1986-87 NBA season.