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Shooting Guard ·Atlanta Hawks ·NBA ·#33

Jim McElroy

Age72 BornOct 4, 1953 FromUSA Height191 cm (6'3") Weight86 kg CollegeCentral Michigan University Draft1975 · #38
Career averages
9.9PPG
1.7RPG
3.7APG
361 games · 5 seasons

At a glance

ATL hub
Career snapshot
5Seasons
361Games
3,557Career points
8.9PER average
Most-played franchise: Utah Jazz · 153 games · 1977-78 to 1978-79
Draft1975
3Round
38Overall pick
Selected by Utah Jazz · from Central Michigan University
Career highsSingle season
16.9PPG · 1978-79 · UTA
2.7RPG · 1978-79 · UTA
5.7APG · 1978-79 · UTA
11.4PER · 1979-80 · DET
0.5Win shares · 1979-80 · DET
Position rank1980-81
#17PPG rank
#10PER rank
#18Win shares rank
Shooting GuardPosition
Among 18 Shooting Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Atlanta Hawks
1979-80 - 1981-82 · 3 seasons
4.9 PPG 1.1 RPG 1.8 APG
105 games
Detroit Pistons
1979-80 - 1979-80 · 1 seasons
11.7 PPG 1.4 RPG 4.5 APG
36 games
Utah Jazz
1977-78 - 1978-79 · 2 seasons
13.3 PPG 2.4 RPG 4.8 APG
153 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1977-78 UTA 74 0 23.8 9.4 2.0 3.9 0.8 0.5 47.3 0.0 73.7 - -
1978-79 UTA 79 0 34.2 16.9 2.7 5.7 1.9 0.6 49.1 0.0 76.2 - -
1979-80 NBA 67 0 22.8 8.9 1.5 3.4 0.7 0.3 43.3 23.8 76.7 - -
1979-80 ATL 31 0 16.6 5.5 1.6 2.1 0.7 0.2 38.6 28.6 69.8 9.0 0.2
1979-80 DET 36 0 28.1 11.7 1.4 4.5 0.7 0.4 45.5 21.4 79.8 11.4 0.5
1980-81 ATL 54 0 12.6 3.8 0.9 1.6 0.4 0.2 38.6 12.5 81.4 5.9 -0.9
1981-82 ATL 20 17 17.5 6.7 0.9 2.0 0.4 0.2 41.6 20.0 80.6 9.3 0.3

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1980 Detroit Pistons Atlanta Hawks season change
Oct 1979 Atlanta Hawks Detroit Pistons mid season trade From 1979-80 to 1979-80
Jul 1979 Utah Jazz Detroit Pistons season change
Jul 1979 Utah Jazz Atlanta Hawks season change

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Born on October 4

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About Jim McElroy

James Charles McElroy Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He was born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas.