John Battle
SG · Cleveland Cavaliers
Seasons 1985-86–1994-95 · 10 on record · Ht 6-2 · b. 1962
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Player info
| Nickname | Cricket, Pickle, J.B. |
|---|---|
| Position | SG |
| Number | #10 (also #12) |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Height | 6-2 |
| Weight | 175 lb |
| Born | 1962-11-09 |
| College | Rutgers |
| Drafted | 1985 · Round 4, Pick 84 · Atlanta Hawks |
| Seasons | 1985-86–1994-95 (10) |
Career averages
8.7 PPG, 1.3 RPG, 2.1 APG · 612 games · .464 FG% · .273 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | ATL | 23 | 64 | 10.0 | .455 | 0.000 | .728 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 11.7 | .518 |
| 1986-87 | ATL | 24 | 64 | 12.6 | .457 | 0.000 | .738 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 6.0 | 13.8 | .514 |
| 1987-88 | ATL | 25 | 67 | 18.3 | .454 | .390 | .750 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 10.6 | 16.3 | .512 |
| 1988-89 | ATL | 26 | 82 | 20.4 | .457 | .324 | .815 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 9.5 | 13.5 | .532 |
| 1989-90 | ATL | 27 | 60 | 24.6 | .506 | .154 | .756 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 10.9 | 12.6 | .542 |
| 1990-91 | ATL | 28 | 79 | 23.6 | .461 | .286 | .854 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 13.6 | 16.4 | .538 |
| 1991-92 | CLE | 29 | 76 | 21.5 | .480 | .118 | .848 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 10.3 | 12.6 | .530 |
| 1992-93 | CLE | 30 | 41 | 12.1 | .415 | .167 | .778 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 11.1 | .481 |
| 1993-94 | CLE | 31 | 51 | 16.0 | .476 | .263 | .753 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 12.2 | .535 |
| 1994-95 | CLE | 32 | 28 | 10.0 | .377 | .355 | .731 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 10.8 | .462 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | ATL | 64 | 0 | 639 | 101 | 222 | .455 | 0 | 7 | 75 | 103 | 62 | 74 | 23 | 3 | 47 | 277 |
| 1986-87 | ATL | 64 | 8 | 804 | 144 | 315 | .457 | 0 | 10 | 93 | 126 | 60 | 124 | 29 | 5 | 60 | 381 |
| 1987-88 | ATL | 67 | 1 | 1,227 | 278 | 613 | .454 | 16 | 41 | 141 | 188 | 113 | 158 | 31 | 5 | 75 | 713 |
| 1988-89 | ATL | 82 | 0 | 1,672 | 287 | 628 | .457 | 11 | 34 | 194 | 238 | 140 | 197 | 42 | 9 | 104 | 779 |
| 1989-90 | ATL | 60 | 48 | 1,477 | 275 | 544 | .506 | 2 | 13 | 102 | 135 | 99 | 154 | 28 | 3 | 89 | 654 |
| 1990-91 | ATL | 79 | 2 | 1,863 | 397 | 862 | .461 | 14 | 49 | 270 | 316 | 159 | 217 | 45 | 6 | 113 | 1,078 |
| 1991-92 | CLE | 76 | 2 | 1,637 | 316 | 659 | .480 | 2 | 17 | 145 | 171 | 112 | 159 | 36 | 5 | 91 | 779 |
| 1992-93 | CLE | 41 | 0 | 497 | 83 | 200 | .415 | 1 | 6 | 56 | 72 | 29 | 54 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 223 |
| 1993-94 | CLE | 51 | 1 | 814 | 130 | 273 | .476 | 5 | 19 | 73 | 97 | 39 | 83 | 22 | 1 | 41 | 338 |
| 1994-95 | CLE | 28 | 0 | 280 | 43 | 114 | .377 | 11 | 31 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 116 |
| Career | 612 | — | — | 2,054 | 4,430 | .464 | 62 | 227 | 1168 | 1472 | 824 | 1257 | 273 | 43 | 659 | 5,338 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | ATL | 64 | 10.0 | 5.7 | 12.5 | .455 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 15.6 |
| 1986-87 | ATL | 64 | 12.6 | 6.4 | 14.1 | .457 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 17.1 |
| 1987-88 | ATL | 67 | 18.3 | 8.2 | 18.0 | .454 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 20.9 |
| 1988-89 | ATL | 82 | 20.4 | 6.2 | 13.5 | .457 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 16.8 |
| 1989-90 | ATL | 60 | 24.6 | 6.7 | 13.3 | .506 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 15.9 |
| 1990-91 | ATL | 79 | 23.6 | 7.7 | 16.7 | .461 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 20.8 |
| 1991-92 | CLE | 76 | 21.5 | 6.9 | 14.5 | .480 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 17.1 |
| 1992-93 | CLE | 41 | 12.1 | 6.0 | 14.5 | .415 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 16.2 |
| 1993-94 | CLE | 51 | 16.0 | 5.7 | 12.1 | .476 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 14.9 |
| 1994-95 | CLE | 28 | 10.0 | 5.5 | 14.7 | .377 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 14.9 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | ATL | 64 | 639 | 11.7 | .518 | 20.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | .074 | -2.1 | +0.2 | -1.9 | +0.0 |
| 1986-87 | ATL | 64 | 804 | 13.8 | .514 | 22.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | .092 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.8 | +0.3 |
| 1987-88 | ATL | 67 | 1,227 | 16.3 | .512 | 26.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 | .092 | +1.4 | -1.0 | +0.4 | +0.7 |
| 1988-89 | ATL | 82 | 1,672 | 13.5 | .532 | 20.4 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 3.2 | .092 | -0.3 | -0.9 | -1.1 | +0.4 |
| 1989-90 | ATL | 60 | 1,477 | 12.6 | .542 | 19.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 | .055 | -0.8 | -2.3 | -3.1 | -0.4 |
| 1990-91 | ATL | 79 | 1,863 | 16.4 | .538 | 24.7 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 4.0 | .102 | +0.7 | -1.6 | -0.9 | +0.5 |
| 1991-92 | CLE | 76 | 1,637 | 12.6 | .530 | 22.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | .059 | -2.0 | -1.8 | -3.8 | -0.8 |
| 1992-93 | CLE | 41 | 497 | 11.1 | .481 | 22.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .047 | -3.2 | -1.6 | -4.8 | -0.4 |
| 1993-94 | CLE | 51 | 814 | 12.2 | .535 | 19.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 | .084 | -1.7 | -1.1 | -2.7 | -0.1 |
| 1994-95 | CLE | 28 | 280 | 10.8 | .462 | 24.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .038 | -2.3 | -1.1 | -3.4 | -0.1 |
| Career | 612 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.8 | — | — | — | — | +0.1 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | 6 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .364 | 0.000 | .431 |
| 1986-87 | 8 | 9.8 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .441 | .400 | .601 |
| 1987-88 | 12 | 13.8 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .478 | 0.000 | .519 |
| 1988-89 | 5 | 23.6 | 9.8 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .435 | 0.000 | .478 |
| 1990-91 | 5 | 21.4 | 11.6 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .364 | .400 | .527 |
| 1991-92 | 15 | 13.5 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .415 | 0.000 | .483 |
| 1992-93 | 1 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.000 | — | 0.000 |
| 1993-94 | 1 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | — | 1.000 |
| 1994-95 | 2 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .667 | 0.000 | .667 |
| Career | 55 | 13.1 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .429 | .182 | .513 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 308 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 238–70 |
| Away | 304 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 133–171 |
| In wins | 371 | 8.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 371–0 |
| In losses | 241 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0–241 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 14 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 11–3 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 37 | 10.2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 15–22 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 37 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 28–9 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 23 | 10.0 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 13–10 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 40 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 20–20 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 32 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 20–12 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 14 | 7.9 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 9–5 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 18 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 10–8 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 34 | 9.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 15–19 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 17 | 9.1 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 12–5 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 16 | 9.2 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 8–8 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 35 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 24–11 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 13 | 9.4 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 13–0 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 11 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 4–7 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 17 | 12.4 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 12–5 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 41 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 26–15 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 8 | 11.1 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 6–2 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 34 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 22–12 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 17 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 10–7 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 32 | 8.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 23–9 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 15 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 6–9 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 14 | 9.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 7–7 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 10 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 10–0 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 16 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 9–7 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 15 | 9.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 6–9 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1990-91 | $590,000 |
| 1991-92 | $700,000 |
| 1992-93 | $910,000 |
| 1993-94 | $1,120,000 |
| 1994-95 | $1,330,000 |
| Career earnings | $4,650,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does John Battle play for?
John Battle plays SG for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
What are John Battle's career stats?
John Battle has averaged 8.7 PPG, 1.3 RPG, 2.1 APG over 10 seasons (1985-86–1994-95).
How much does John Battle make?
John Battle's salary is $1,330,000 for the 1994-95 season, with career earnings of about $4.7M.
How tall is John Battle?
John Battle is 6-2 (175 lb).
When was John Battle drafted?
John Battle was drafted in 1985, round 4, pick 84, by the Atlanta Hawks.