Jim Cleamons

PG · 2TM

Seasons 1971-72–1979-80 · 9 on record · Ht 6-3 · b. 1949

All-Defense

Player info

Nickname	Jimmy
Position	PG
Number	#35 (also #11, #5, #33)
Height	6-3
Weight	185 lb
Born	1949-09-13
College	Ohio State
Drafted	1971 · Round 1, Pick 13 · Los Angeles Lakers
Seasons	1971-72–1979-80 (9)

8.3 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 3.9 APG · 652 games · .460 FG% · .226 3P%.

Season	Tm	Age	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	PER	TS%
1971-72	LAL	22	38	5.3	.350	—	.778	1.0	0.9	—	—	2.6	13.9	.423
1972-73	CLE	23	80	17.4	.454	—	.743	2.1	2.6	—	—	5.7	12.4	.491
1973-74	CLE	24	81	20.3	.433	—	.699	2.8	2.8	0.8	0.2	7.0	12.5	.468
1974-75	CLE	25	74	36.4	.480	—	.796	4.4	5.1	1.1	0.3	11.9	13.8	.520
1975-76	CLE	26	82	34.6	.466	—	.798	4.3	5.2	1.5	0.2	12.2	14.9	.509
1976-77	CLE	27	60	34.1	.434	—	.757	4.6	5.1	1.1	0.4	10.4	12.9	.476
1977-78	NYK	28	79	25.4	.480	—	.786	2.7	3.6	0.9	0.2	6.5	10.4	.518
1978-79	NYK	29	79	30.3	.473	—	.760	2.8	4.8	0.9	0.1	9.5	11.8	.513
1979-80	2TM	30	79	22.6	.476	.226	.743	1.9	3.6	0.7	0.1	6.6	10.8	.519
	NYK	30	22	11.5	.435	.375	.800	0.9	1.8	0.6	0.1	3.4	11.1	.496
	WSB	30	57	26.9	.483	.174	.735	2.3	4.4	0.8	0.2	7.8	10.7	.523

Season	Tm	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PTS
1971-72	LAL	38	—	201	35	100	.350	—	—	28	36	39	35	—	—	—	98
1972-73	CLE	80	—	1,392	192	423	.454	—	—	75	101	167	205	—	—	—	459
1973-74	CLE	81	—	1,642	236	545	.433	—	—	93	133	230	227	61	17	—	565
1974-75	CLE	74	—	2,691	369	768	.480	—	—	144	181	329	381	84	21	—	882
1975-76	CLE	82	82	2,835	413	887	.466	—	—	174	218	354	428	124	20	—	1,000
1976-77	CLE	60	60	2,045	257	592	.434	—	—	112	148	273	308	66	23	—	626
1977-78	NYK	79	—	2,009	215	448	.480	—	—	81	103	212	283	68	17	113	511
1978-79	NYK	79	—	2,390	311	657	.473	—	—	130	171	225	376	73	11	142	752
1979-80	2TM	79	—	1,789	214	450	.476	7	31	84	113	152	288	57	11	109	519
	NYK	22	—	254	30	69	.435	3	8	12	15	19	40	13	2	17	75
	WSB	57	—	1,535	184	381	.483	4	23	72	98	133	248	44	9	92	444
Career		652	—	—	2,242	4,870	.460	7	31	921	1204	1981	2531	533	120	364	5,412

Season	Tm	G	MPG	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PTS
1971-72	LAL	38	5.3	6.3	17.9	.350	—	—	5.0	6.4	7.0	6.3	—	—	—	17.6
1972-73	CLE	80	17.4	5.0	10.9	.454	—	—	1.9	2.6	4.3	5.3	—	—	—	11.9
1973-74	CLE	81	20.3	5.2	11.9	.433	—	—	2.0	2.9	5.0	5.0	1.3	0.4	—	12.4
1974-75	CLE	74	36.4	4.9	10.3	.480	—	—	1.9	2.4	4.4	5.1	1.1	0.3	—	11.8
1975-76	CLE	82	34.6	5.2	11.3	.466	—	—	2.2	2.8	4.5	5.4	1.6	0.3	—	12.7
1976-77	CLE	60	34.1	4.5	10.4	.434	—	—	2.0	2.6	4.8	5.4	1.2	0.4	—	11.0
1977-78	NYK	79	25.4	3.9	8.0	.480	—	—	1.5	1.8	3.8	5.1	1.2	0.3	2.0	9.2
1978-79	NYK	79	30.3	4.7	9.9	.473	—	—	2.0	2.6	3.4	5.7	1.1	0.2	2.1	11.3
1979-80	2TM	79	22.6	4.3	9.1	.476	0.1	0.6	1.7	2.3	3.1	5.8	1.1	0.2	2.2	10.4
	NYK	22	11.5	4.3	9.8	.435	0.4	1.1	1.7	2.1	2.7	5.7	1.8	0.3	2.4	10.6
	WSB	57	26.9	4.3	8.9	.483	0.1	0.5	1.7	2.3	3.1	5.8	1.0	0.2	2.2	10.4

Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.

Season	Tm	G	MP	PER	TS%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
1971-72	LAL	38	201	13.9	.423	—	-0.2	0.3	0.1	.022	—	—	—	—
1972-73	CLE	80	1,392	12.4	.491	—	1.0	1.6	2.6	.089	—	—	—	—
1973-74	CLE	81	1,642	12.5	.468	—	0.6	1.1	1.7	.049	-1.4	+0.1	-1.3	+0.3
1974-75	CLE	74	2,691	13.8	.520	—	3.5	2.0	5.5	.097	+0.2	+0.1	+0.3	+1.6
1975-76	CLE	82	2,835	14.9	.509	—	4.2	2.9	7.1	.120	+0.5	+0.7	+1.3	+2.4
1976-77	CLE	60	2,045	12.9	.476	—	2.0	1.8	3.8	.088	+0.1	+0.3	+0.4	+1.2
1977-78	NYK	79	2,009	10.4	.518	11.4	1.8	0.9	2.7	.065	-0.7	-0.2	-0.9	+0.6
1978-79	NYK	79	2,390	11.8	.513	14.3	2.3	1.1	3.4	.068	-0.7	-0.6	-1.2	+0.5
1979-80	2TM	79	1,789	10.8	.519	13.4	1.3	1.0	2.3	.063	-1.7	+0.0	-1.7	+0.2
	NYK	22	254	11.1	.496	14.0	0.2	0.1	0.3	.048	-0.9	-0.3	-1.2	+0.1
	WSB	57	1,535	10.7	.523	13.3	1.2	0.9	2.1	.065	-1.9	+0.1	-1.8	+0.1
Career		652	—	—	—	—	—	—	29.2	—	—	—	—	+6.8

PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.

Season	G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	TS%
1971-72	6	2.8	1.3	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0	.571	—	.571
1975-76	13	38.7	13.8	5.5	4.7	0.6	0.2	.397	—	.444
1977-78	6	21.2	5.7	2.2	3.8	0.5	0.0	.389	—	.440
1979-80	2	10.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.000	—	0.000
Career	27	24.7	8.2	3.3	3.3	0.4	0.1	.396	—	.442

Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.

Split	G	PPG	RPG	APG	W–L
Home	330	7.6	3.0	4.0	209–121
Away	322	9.0	2.9	3.6	111–211
In wins	320	8.1	3.0	3.9	320–0
In losses	332	8.5	2.9	3.7	0–332

Regular-season career splits by venue and result.

Opponent	G	PPG	RPG	APG	W–L
ATL Atlanta Hawks	46	7.9	2.6	3.5	24–22
BOS Boston Celtics	37	8.1	2.9	3.5	15–22
BKN Brooklyn Nets	17	7.6	2.7	4.4	12–5
CHI Chicago Bulls	29	8.9	3.4	4.0	14–15
CLE Cleveland Cavaliers	14	6.1	2.6	5.0	6–8
DEN Denver Nuggets	13	8.2	2.3	4.4	6–7
DET Detroit Pistons	34	8.2	2.8	3.7	20–14
GSW Golden State Warriors	32	9.1	3.4	4.3	14–18
HOU Houston Rockets	48	8.8	2.6	3.6	25–23
IND Indiana Pacers	16	8.8	3.4	4.2	9–7
LAC Los Angeles Clippers	6	10.2	4.0	5.5	3–3
LAL Los Angeles Lakers	27	9.7	3.6	4.3	12–15
MIL Milwaukee Bucks	28	8.2	3.1	4.3	13–15
NYK New York Knicks	28	9.8	4.1	3.2	8–20
PHI Philadelphia 76ers	42	6.6	2.5	2.8	26–16
PHX Phoenix Suns	30	9.1	2.7	3.8	12–18
POR Portland Trail Blazers	31	7.7	2.8	3.5	18–13
SAC Sacramento Kings	28	8.6	3.6	3.5	13–15
SAS San Antonio Spurs	17	7.8	2.2	4.6	6–11
UTA Utah Jazz	24	10.5	3.6	4.6	17–7

Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.

Jim Cleamons has averaged 8.3 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 3.9 APG over 9 seasons (1971-72–1979-80).

Jim Cleamons is 6-3 (185 lb).

Jim Cleamons was drafted in 1971, round 1, pick 13, by the Los Angeles Lakers.