Career snapshot
7seasons
620games
2,794career pts
10.9PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Cleveland Cavaliers
· 299 games · 1973-74–1978-79
Position rank · 1981-82
#80PPG rank
#52PER rank
#45WS rank
Among 81 Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
8.4
1974-75 · CLE
RPG
6.7
1978-79 · CLE
APG
1.8
1973-74 · CLE
PER
14.6
1974-75 · CLE
WS
4.4
1974-75 · CLE
Draft
1973
Round 1 ·
Pick 2
from Minnesota
Honors & awards
2×
All-Defense Team
1976, 1975
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
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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About Jim Brewer
James Turner Brewer is an American former professional National Basketball Association (NBA) player.