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Jim Brewer
Forward ·Cleveland Cavaliers ·NBA ·#8

Jim Brewer

Age74 BornDec 3, 1951 FromUSA Height206 cm (6'9") Weight95 kg CollegeMinnesota Draft1973 · #2
Career averages
4.5PPG
5.3RPG
1.2APG
620 games · 7 seasons

At a glance

CLE hub
Career snapshot
7Seasons
620Games
2,794Career points
10.9PER average
Most-played franchise: Cleveland Cavaliers · 299 games · 1973-74 to 1978-79
Honors and awards2 total
2×
All-Defense Team1976, 1975
All awards
Career highsSingle season
8.4PPG · 1974-75 · CLE
6.7RPG · 1978-79 · CLE
1.8APG · 1973-74 · CLE
14.6PER · 1974-75 · CLE
4.4Win shares · 1974-75 · CLE
Draft1973
1Round
2Overall pick
From Minnesota
Position rank1981-82
#80PPG rank
#52PER rank
#45Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 81 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Los Angeles Lakers
1980-81 - 1981-82 · 2 seasons
2.6 PPG 3.6 RPG 0.7 APG
149 games
Portland Trail Blazers
1979-80 - 1979-80 · 1 seasons
2.9 PPG 3.8 RPG 1.1 APG
67 games
Cleveland Cavaliers
1973-74 - 1978-79 · 4 seasons
6.2 PPG 6.3 RPG 1.5 APG
299 games
Detroit Pistons
1978-79 - 1978-79 · 1 seasons
2.3 PPG 4.2 RPG 0.5 APG
25 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1973-74 CLE 82 0 22.7 6.1 6.4 1.8 0.6 0.4 38.3 0.0 65.0 10.9 1.3
1974-75 CLE 82 0 24.3 8.4 6.2 1.6 0.9 0.5 45.5 0.0 64.8 14.6 4.4
1977-78 CLE 80 0 22.5 5.0 6.2 1.2 0.8 0.6 44.9 0.0 46.0 10.5 2.6
1978-79 NBA 80 0 20.1 3.9 5.9 1.1 0.8 0.8 44.2 0.0 41.3 - -
1978-79 CLE 55 0 23.7 4.6 6.7 1.3 0.9 1.0 44.0 0.0 47.9 10.1 1.0
1978-79 DET 25 0 12.4 2.3 4.2 0.5 0.5 0.4 45.0 0.0 20.0 9.2 0.3
1979-80 POR 67 0 15.2 2.9 3.8 1.1 0.6 0.6 48.9 0.0 48.3 11.3 2.0
1980-81 LAL 78 0 14.2 2.8 3.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 51.3 0.0 37.5 10.6 2.2
1981-82 LAL 71 9 13.6 2.4 3.7 0.6 0.5 0.6 46.3 16.7 36.8 10.1 1.8

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1980 Portland Trail Blazers Los Angeles Lakers
Jul 1979 Detroit Pistons Portland Trail Blazers
Jul 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers Portland Trail Blazers
Jul 1978 Cleveland Cavaliers Detroit Pistons

All entries are season change.

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Born on December 3

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About Jim Brewer

James Turner Brewer is an American former professional National Basketball Association (NBA) player.