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John Stockton

Guard  at Utah Jazz
Age64
NationalityUSA
Height185 cm (6'1")
Weight79 kg
BornMar 26, 1962
CollegeGonzaga
Career
13.1PPG
2.7RPG
10.5APG
1,504 games · 19 seasons

Career snapshot

19seasons
1,504games
19,704career pts
21.5PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Utah Jazz · 1,504 games · 1984-85–2002-03

Position rank · 2002-03

#43PPG rank
#4PER rank
#3WS rank
Among 104 Guard players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 17.2 1989-90 · UTA
RPG 3.3 1991-92 · UTA
APG 14.5 1989-90 · UTA
PER 23.9 1989-90 · UTA
WS 15.6 1988-89 · UTA

Draft

1984
Round 1 · Pick 16
from Gonzaga

Honors & awards

1×
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
2022
1×
Basketball Hall of Fame
2009
10×
All-Star Selection
1999, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988
11×
All-NBA Team
1998, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987
5×
All-Defense Team
1996, 1994, 1991, 1990, 1988

Career by team

Utah Jazz
1984-85 – 2002-03 · 19 seasons
13.1 PPG 2.7 RPG 10.5 APG
1,504 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1984-85 UTA 82 5 18.2 5.6 1.3 5.1 1.3 0.1 47.1 18.2 73.6 13.3 3.1
1985-86 UTA 82 38 23.6 7.7 2.2 7.4 1.9 0.1 48.9 13.3 83.9 17.0 5.9
1986-87 UTA 82 2 22.7 7.9 1.8 8.2 2.2 0.2 49.9 17.9 78.2 19.0 6.7
1987-88 UTA 82 79 34.7 14.7 2.9 13.8 3.0 0.2 57.4 35.8 84.0 23.2 14.1
1988-89 UTA 82 82 38.7 17.1 3.0 13.6 3.2 0.2 53.8 24.2 86.3 22.9 15.6
1989-90 UTA 78 78 37.4 17.2 2.6 14.5 2.7 0.2 51.4 41.6 81.9 23.9 14.4
1990-91 UTA 82 82 37.8 17.2 2.9 14.2 2.9 0.2 50.7 34.5 83.6 23.4 14.0
1991-92 UTA 82 82 36.6 15.8 3.3 13.7 3.0 0.3 48.2 40.7 84.2 22.8 13.4
1992-93 UTA 82 82 34.9 15.1 2.9 12.0 2.4 0.3 48.6 38.5 79.8 21.3 10.6
1993-94 UTA 82 82 36.2 15.1 3.1 12.6 2.4 0.3 52.8 32.2 80.5 22.5 13.2
1994-95 UTA 82 82 35.0 14.7 3.1 12.3 2.4 0.3 54.2 44.9 80.4 23.3 13.9
1995-96 UTA 82 82 35.5 14.7 2.8 11.2 1.7 0.2 53.8 42.2 83.0 21.9 13.0
1996-97 UTA 82 82 35.3 14.4 2.8 10.5 2.0 0.2 54.8 42.2 84.6 22.1 13.6
1997-98 UTA 64 64 29.0 12.0 2.6 8.5 1.4 0.2 52.8 42.9 82.7 21.8 8.0
1998-99 UTA 50 50 28.2 11.1 2.9 7.5 1.6 0.3 48.8 32.0 81.1 21.9 6.4
1999-00 UTA 82 82 29.7 12.1 2.6 8.6 1.7 0.2 50.1 35.5 86.0 22.4 11.2
2000-01 UTA 82 82 29.2 11.5 2.8 8.7 1.6 0.3 50.4 46.2 81.7 22.3 10.8
2001-02 UTA 82 82 31.3 13.4 3.2 8.2 1.9 0.3 51.7 32.1 85.7 21.9 10.7
2002-03 UTA 82 82 27.7 10.8 2.5 7.7 1.7 0.2 48.3 36.3 82.6 21.0 9.0

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Born on March 26

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About John Stockton

John Houston Stockton is an American former professional basketball player. Regarded as one of the greatest point guards of all time, he spent his entire NBA career (1984–2003) with the Utah Jazz. The team made the playoffs in each of his 19 seasons. In 1997 and again in 1998, Stockton and his longtime teammate Karl Malone led the Jazz to the NBA Finals; each time, the team was defeated in six games by the Chicago Bulls.