Skip to content
Joe Bryant
Power Forward ·Houston Rockets ·NBA ·#22

Joe Bryant

Age71 BornOct 19, 1954 FromUSA Height208 cm (6'10") Weight91 kg CollegeLa Salle Draft1975 · #14
Career averages
9.4PPG
4.4RPG
2.0APG
470 games · 6 seasons

At a glance

HOU hub
Career snapshot
6Seasons
470Games
4,425Career points
12.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Los Angeles Clippers · 238 games · 1979-80 to 1981-82
Draft1975
1Round
14Overall pick
Selected by Golden State Warriors · from La Salle
Career highsSingle season
11.8PPG · 1981-82 · LAC
6.4RPG · 1979-80 · LAC
2.5APG · 1981-82 · LAC
13.1PER · 1978-79 · PHI
2.2Win shares · 1977-78 · PHI
Position rank1982-83
#9PPG rank
#9PER rank
#11Win shares rank
Power ForwardPosition
Among 18 Power Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Houston Rockets
1982-83 - 1982-83 · 1 seasons
10.0 PPG 3.4 RPG 2.3 APG
81 games
Los Angeles Clippers
1979-80 - 1981-82 · 3 seasons
10.9 PPG 5.2 RPG 2.2 APG
238 games
Philadelphia 76ers
1977-78 - 1978-79 · 2 seasons
6.8 PPG 3.6 RPG 1.6 APG
151 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1977-78 PHI 81 0 15.3 6.1 3.5 1.6 0.7 0.3 43.6 0.0 77.1 12.6 2.2
1978-79 PHI 70 0 15.2 7.6 3.7 1.5 0.7 0.1 42.9 0.0 72.4 13.1 1.5
1979-80 LAC 81 0 28.7 9.3 6.4 1.8 1.3 0.5 43.1 14.7 74.2 - -
1980-81 LAC 82 0 28.8 11.6 5.4 2.3 0.9 0.4 47.9 13.3 79.1 - -
1981-82 LAC 75 49 26.5 11.8 3.7 2.5 1.0 0.4 48.6 26.7 78.5 - -
1982-83 HOU 81 56 25.4 10.0 3.4 2.3 1.0 0.4 44.8 22.2 70.3 10.4 0.0

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1982 Los Angeles Clippers Houston Rockets
Jul 1979 Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Clippers

All entries are season change.

Similar players

Antoine Carr Antoine Carr Power Forward · Memphis Grizzlies 9.5 career PPG Kyle Macy Kyle Macy Point Guard · Indiana Pacers 9.5 career PPG Frank Brickowski Frank Brickowski Power Forward · Boston Celtics 10.0 career PPG Charlie Davis Charlie Davis Point Guard · Portland Trail Blazers 8.8 career PPG Frank Johnson Frank Johnson Point Guard · Houston Rockets 8.3 career PPG Quinn Buckner Quinn Buckner Point Guard · Indiana Pacers 8.2 career PPG Louie Nelson Point Guard · Brooklyn Nets 8.0 career PPG Dave Robisch Dave Robisch Power Forward · Denver Nuggets 7.9 career PPG

Born on October 19

Howie Janotta 1924 Bill Melchionni 1944 · Philadelphia 76ers Mike Barr 1950 Luke Witte 1950 · Cleveland Cavaliers Lionel Hollins 1953 · Portland Trail Blazers Lonnie Shelton 1955 · Oklahoma City Thunder Jim Thomas 1960 · Indiana Pacers Brad Daugherty 1965 · Cleveland Cavaliers

About Joe Bryant

Joseph Washington "Jellybean" Bryant was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played for the Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego Clippers, and Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also played for several teams in Italy and one in France. Bryant was the head coach of the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks from 2005 to 2007 and returned to that position for the remainder of the 2011 WNBA season. Bryant also coached in Japan and Thailand. He was the father of the late basketball player Kobe Bryant.