Ron Boone
SG · Utah Jazz
Seasons 1968-69–1980-81 · 13 on record · Ht 6-2 · b. 1946
4× All-Star
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Player info
| Nickname | Instant Offense, The Legend |
|---|---|
| Position | SG |
| Number | #24 (also #12, #1) |
| Team | Utah Jazz |
| Height | 6-2 |
| Weight | 200 lb |
| Born | 1946-09-06 |
| College | Iowa Western Community College, Clarinda Campus → Idaho State |
| Drafted | 1968 · Round 11, Pick 147 · Phoenix Suns |
| Seasons | 1968-69–1980-81 (13) |
Career averages
16.8 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 3.7 APG · 1041 games · .461 FG% · .304 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | DLC | 22 | 78 | 34.4 | .434 | .133 | .812 | 5.1 | 3.6 | — | — | 18.9 | 14.7 | .516 |
| 1969-70 | DLC | 23 | 84 | 27.9 | .432 | .309 | .785 | 4.4 | 3.2 | — | — | 13.8 | 12.8 | .506 |
| 1970-71 | 2TM | 24 | 86 | 28.8 | .437 | .355 | .779 | 6.6 | 3.0 | — | — | 18.0 | 16.5 | .498 |
| TEX | 24 | 42 | 31.3 | .457 | .385 | .772 | 7.4 | 3.4 | — | — | 20.3 | 17.5 | .512 | |
| UTS | 24 | 44 | 26.4 | .414 | .329 | .785 | 5.8 | 2.6 | — | — | 15.8 | 15.5 | .483 | |
| 1971-72 | UTS | 25 | 84 | 24.3 | .420 | .200 | .795 | 4.7 | 2.8 | — | — | 13.0 | 14.3 | .491 |
| 1972-73 | UTS | 26 | 84 | 30.8 | .498 | .250 | .866 | 5.1 | 4.2 | — | — | 18.5 | 18.3 | .578 |
| 1973-74 | UTS | 27 | 84 | 36.9 | .494 | .231 | .875 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 17.6 | 16.5 | .553 |
| 1974-75 | UTS | 28 | 84 | 40.6 | .491 | .303 | .860 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 25.2 | 18.4 | .540 |
| 1975-76 | 2TM | 29 | 78 | 38.0 | .486 | .372 | .871 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 22.0 | 17.3 | .535 |
| UTS | 29 | 16 | 39.8 | .490 | .250 | .859 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 26.2 | 19.4 | .548 | |
| SSL | 29 | 62 | 37.5 | .485 | .400 | .877 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 21.0 | 16.7 | .531 | |
| 1976-77 | KCK | 30 | 82 | 36.8 | .474 | — | .844 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 22.2 | 17.5 | .521 |
| 1977-78 | KCK | 31 | 82 | 32.4 | .443 | — | .854 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 17.7 | 14.0 | .504 |
| 1978-79 | LAL | 32 | 82 | 19.3 | .455 | — | .865 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 7.4 | 9.3 | .495 |
| 1979-80 | 2TM | 33 | 81 | 29.5 | .443 | .380 | .893 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 12.1 | .501 |
| LAL | 33 | 6 | 17.7 | .350 | — | .857 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 3.0 | .395 | |
| UTA | 33 | 75 | 30.5 | .447 | .380 | .894 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 12.9 | 12.5 | .506 | |
| 1980-81 | UTA | 34 | 52 | 22.0 | .431 | .282 | .798 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 9.0 | .492 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | DLC | 78 | — | 2,682 | 520 | 1,197 | .434 | 2 | 15 | 436 | 537 | 394 | 279 | — | — | 355 | 1,478 |
| 1969-70 | DLC | 84 | — | 2,340 | 423 | 980 | .432 | 17 | 55 | 300 | 382 | 366 | 272 | — | — | 282 | 1,163 |
| 1970-71 | 2TM | 86 | — | 2,476 | 610 | 1,395 | .437 | 49 | 138 | 278 | 357 | 564 | 256 | — | — | 272 | 1,547 |
| TEX | 42 | — | 1,313 | 345 | 755 | .457 | 25 | 65 | 139 | 180 | 311 | 142 | — | — | 154 | 854 | |
| UTS | 44 | — | 1,163 | 265 | 640 | .414 | 24 | 73 | 139 | 177 | 253 | 114 | — | — | 118 | 693 | |
| 1971-72 | UTS | 84 | — | 2,040 | 404 | 962 | .420 | 13 | 65 | 271 | 341 | 393 | 233 | — | — | 215 | 1,092 |
| 1972-73 | UTS | 84 | — | 2,585 | 566 | 1,136 | .498 | 10 | 40 | 415 | 479 | 425 | 353 | — | — | 276 | 1,557 |
| 1973-74 | UTS | 84 | — | 3,098 | 587 | 1,188 | .494 | 6 | 26 | 300 | 343 | 435 | 417 | 123 | 22 | 316 | 1,480 |
| 1974-75 | UTS | 84 | — | 3,414 | 872 | 1,776 | .491 | 10 | 33 | 363 | 422 | 406 | 372 | 126 | 34 | 335 | 2,117 |
| 1975-76 | 2TM | 78 | — | 2,961 | 713 | 1,467 | .486 | 16 | 43 | 277 | 318 | 319 | 387 | 154 | 15 | 276 | 1,719 |
| UTS | 16 | — | 636 | 166 | 339 | .490 | 2 | 8 | 85 | 99 | 72 | 75 | 27 | 2 | 57 | 419 | |
| SSL | 62 | — | 2,325 | 547 | 1,128 | .485 | 14 | 35 | 192 | 219 | 247 | 312 | 127 | 13 | 219 | 1,300 | |
| 1976-77 | KCK | 82 | 82 | 3,021 | 747 | 1,577 | .474 | — | — | 324 | 384 | 321 | 338 | 119 | 19 | — | 1,818 |
| 1977-78 | KCK | 82 | — | 2,653 | 563 | 1,271 | .443 | — | — | 322 | 377 | 269 | 311 | 105 | 11 | 303 | 1,448 |
| 1978-79 | LAL | 82 | — | 1,583 | 259 | 569 | .455 | — | — | 90 | 104 | 145 | 154 | 66 | 11 | 147 | 608 |
| 1979-80 | 2TM | 81 | — | 2,392 | 405 | 915 | .443 | 19 | 50 | 175 | 196 | 227 | 309 | 97 | 3 | 197 | 1,004 |
| LAL | 6 | — | 106 | 14 | 40 | .350 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 34 | |
| UTA | 75 | — | 2,286 | 391 | 875 | .447 | 19 | 50 | 169 | 189 | 216 | 302 | 92 | 3 | 184 | 970 | |
| 1980-81 | UTA | 52 | — | 1,146 | 160 | 371 | .431 | 11 | 39 | 75 | 94 | 84 | 161 | 33 | 8 | 111 | 406 |
| Career | 1041 | — | — | 6,829 | 14,804 | .461 | 153 | 504 | 3626 | 4334 | 4348 | 3842 | 823 | 123 | 3085 | 17,437 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | DLC | 78 | 34.4 | 7.0 | 16.1 | .434 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 3.7 | — | — | 4.8 | 19.8 |
| 1969-70 | DLC | 84 | 27.9 | 6.5 | 15.1 | .432 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 4.2 | — | — | 4.3 | 17.9 |
| 1970-71 | 2TM | 86 | 28.8 | 8.9 | 20.3 | .437 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 8.2 | 3.7 | — | — | 4.0 | 22.5 |
| TEX | 42 | 31.3 | 9.5 | 20.7 | .457 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 8.5 | 3.9 | — | — | 4.2 | 23.4 | |
| UTS | 44 | 26.4 | 8.2 | 19.8 | .414 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 3.5 | — | — | 3.7 | 21.5 | |
| 1971-72 | UTS | 84 | 24.3 | 7.1 | 17.0 | .420 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 4.1 | — | — | 3.8 | 19.3 |
| 1972-73 | UTS | 84 | 30.8 | 7.9 | 15.8 | .498 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 4.9 | — | — | 3.8 | 21.7 |
| 1973-74 | UTS | 84 | 36.9 | 6.8 | 13.8 | .494 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 17.2 |
| 1974-75 | UTS | 84 | 40.6 | 9.2 | 18.7 | .491 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 22.3 |
| 1975-76 | 2TM | 78 | 38.0 | 8.7 | 17.8 | .486 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 20.9 |
| UTS | 16 | 39.8 | 9.4 | 19.2 | .490 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 23.7 | |
| SSL | 62 | 37.5 | 8.5 | 17.5 | .485 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 20.1 | |
| 1976-77 | KCK | 82 | 36.8 | 8.9 | 18.8 | .474 | — | — | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | — | 21.7 |
| 1977-78 | KCK | 82 | 32.4 | 7.6 | 17.2 | .443 | — | — | 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 19.6 |
| 1978-79 | LAL | 82 | 19.3 | 5.9 | 12.9 | .455 | — | — | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 13.8 |
| 1979-80 | 2TM | 81 | 29.5 | 6.1 | 13.8 | .443 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 15.1 |
| LAL | 6 | 17.7 | 4.8 | 13.6 | .350 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 11.5 | |
| UTA | 75 | 30.5 | 6.2 | 13.8 | .447 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 15.3 | |
| 1980-81 | UTA | 52 | 22.0 | 5.0 | 11.7 | .431 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 12.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | DLC | 78 | 2,682 | 14.7 | .516 | 25.3 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 5.8 | .105 | — | — | — | — |
| 1969-70 | DLC | 84 | 2,340 | 12.8 | .506 | 22.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | .082 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970-71 | 2TM | 86 | 2,476 | 16.5 | .498 | 26.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 5.1 | .098 | — | — | — | — |
| TEX | 42 | 1,313 | 17.5 | .512 | 26.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.8 | .102 | — | — | — | — | |
| UTS | 44 | 1,163 | 15.5 | .483 | 26.3 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | .093 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1971-72 | UTS | 84 | 2,040 | 14.3 | .491 | 25.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.8 | .066 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | UTS | 84 | 2,585 | 18.3 | .578 | 24.6 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 9.7 | .180 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | UTS | 84 | 3,098 | 16.5 | .553 | 22.3 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 5.9 | .091 | +0.8 | -0.8 | +0.0 | +1.6 |
| 1974-75 | UTS | 84 | 3,414 | 18.4 | .540 | 27.9 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 8.3 | .117 | +2.1 | -0.2 | +1.9 | +3.4 |
| 1975-76 | 2TM | 78 | 2,961 | 17.3 | .535 | 24.4 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 6.2 | .101 | +1.3 | -0.6 | +0.7 | +2.0 |
| UTS | 16 | 636 | 19.4 | .548 | 27.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 | .120 | +2.9 | -1.2 | +1.7 | +0.6 | |
| SSL | 62 | 2,325 | 16.7 | .531 | 23.7 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 4.6 | .096 | +0.9 | -0.5 | +0.4 | +1.4 | |
| 1976-77 | KCK | 82 | 3,021 | 17.5 | .521 | — | 6.1 | 2.0 | 8.1 | .128 | +2.0 | -1.1 | +1.0 | +2.3 |
| 1977-78 | KCK | 82 | 2,653 | 14.0 | .504 | 25.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.6 | .047 | -0.3 | -1.6 | -1.9 | +0.0 |
| 1978-79 | LAL | 82 | 1,583 | 9.3 | .495 | 19.3 | -0.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | .012 | -3.2 | -1.0 | -4.2 | -0.9 |
| 1979-80 | 2TM | 81 | 2,392 | 12.1 | .501 | 21.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | .020 | -1.8 | -1.7 | -3.5 | -1.0 |
| LAL | 6 | 106 | 3.0 | .395 | 21.2 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -.098 | -5.2 | -1.0 | -6.2 | -0.2 | |
| UTA | 75 | 2,286 | 12.5 | .506 | 21.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | .026 | -1.7 | -1.7 | -3.3 | -0.8 | |
| 1980-81 | UTA | 52 | 1,146 | 9.0 | .492 | 19.7 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -.025 | -3.2 | -2.1 | -5.2 | -0.9 |
| Career | 1041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59.3 | — | — | — | — | +6.5 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | 8 | 28.2 | 11.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .481 | — | .545 |
| Career | 8 | 28.2 | 11.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .481 | — | .545 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 189 | 13.9 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 112–77 |
| Away | 190 | 14.0 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 53–137 |
| In wins | 165 | 13.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 165–0 |
| In losses | 214 | 14.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 0–214 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 14 | 12.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 6–8 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 15 | 17.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 6–9 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 15 | 13.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 9–6 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 19 | 12.6 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 13–6 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 16 | 14.6 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 7–9 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 4 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 4–0 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 22 | 14.0 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 11–11 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 15 | 15.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 7–8 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 20 | 12.8 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 11–9 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 16 | 14.2 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 6–10 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 16 | 12.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 10–6 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 13 | 11.8 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4–9 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 16 | 18.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4–12 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 19 | 12.5 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 7–12 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 15 | 18.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 8–7 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 15 | 14.1 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4–11 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 20 | 13.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 5–15 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 20 | 12.2 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 10–10 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 14 | 9.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3–11 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 18 | 13.2 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 5–13 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 13 | 15.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 7–6 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Ron Boone play for?
Ron Boone plays SG for the Utah Jazz.
What are Ron Boone's career stats?
Ron Boone has averaged 16.8 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 3.7 APG over 13 seasons (1968-69–1980-81).
How tall is Ron Boone?
Ron Boone is 6-2 (200 lb).
When was Ron Boone drafted?
Ron Boone was drafted in 1968, round 11, pick 147, by the Phoenix Suns.