Career snapshot
8seasons
491games
3,408career pts
10.2PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Houston Rockets
· 293 games · 1984-85–1987-88
Position rank · 1990-91
#79PPG rank
#64PER rank
#56WS rank
Among 96 Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
11.3
1986-87 · HOU
RPG
6.8
1986-87 · HOU
APG
1.5
1986-87 · HOU
PER
12.7
1986-87 · HOU
WS
4.7
1986-87 · HOU
Draft
1984
Round 3 ·
Pick 51
from Minnesota
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | HOU | 60 | 0 | 11.9 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 48.6 | 0.0 | 75.8 | 6.6 | 0.3 |
| 1985-86 | HOU | 82 | 20 | 20.3 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 47.7 | 0.0 | 70.6 | 10.8 | 2.9 |
| 1986-87 | HOU | 82 | 56 | 29.3 | 11.3 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 51.1 | 0.0 | 72.7 | 12.7 | 4.7 |
| 1987-88 | HOU | 69 | 50 | 26.0 | 8.9 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 51.0 | 16.7 | 74.5 | 11.8 | 3.4 |
| 1988-89 | SAC | 66 | 40 | 24.7 | 10.2 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 45.9 | 0.0 | 74.7 | 11.4 | 0.6 |
| 1989-90 | GSW | 43 | 19 | 13.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 42.6 | 0.0 | 71.2 | 9.0 | 0.4 |
| 1990-91 | GSW | 62 | 21 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 48.3 | 25.0 | 65.8 | 9.8 | 1.0 |
| 1991-92 | GSW | 27 | 2 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 70.0 | 9.5 | 0.3 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1989 | Sacramento Kings | Golden State Warriors | |
| Jul 1988 | Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings | |
All entries are season change.
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Born on February 22
About Jim Petersen
James Richard Petersen is an American former professional basketball player, and a current television analyst with the Minnesota Timberwolves. From 2009 to 2017 he served as an assistant coach and later associate head coach for the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA. He played as both a power forward and a center.