Jim Davis
C · Detroit Pistons
Seasons 1967-68–1974-75 · 8 on record · Ht 6-9 · b. 1941
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Player info
| Nickname | J.D., Jimmy |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #24 (also #25, #30, #20) |
| Team | Detroit Pistons |
| Height | 6-9 |
| Weight | 225 lb |
| Born | 1941-12-18 |
| College | Colorado |
| Drafted | 1964 · Round 4, Pick 29 · Detroit Pistons |
| Seasons | 1967-68–1974-75 (8) |
Career averages
6.7 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 1.2 APG · 597 games · .461 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | STL | 26 | 50 | 7.9 | .439 | — | .391 | 2.5 | 0.3 | — | — | 2.9 | 9.1 | .440 |
| 1968-69 | ATL | 27 | 78 | 17.5 | .467 | — | .667 | 6.8 | 1.2 | — | — | 8.8 | 17.3 | .511 |
| 1969-70 | ATL | 28 | 82 | 32.0 | .464 | — | .755 | 9.7 | 2.9 | — | — | 13.6 | 14.4 | .515 |
| 1970-71 | ATL | 29 | 82 | 22.7 | .479 | — | .677 | 6.7 | 1.3 | — | — | 8.3 | 12.8 | .538 |
| 1971-72 | 3TM | 30 | 75 | 13.1 | .435 | — | .649 | 3.7 | 0.7 | — | — | 5.3 | 12.5 | .486 |
| ATL | 30 | 11 | 10.8 | .242 | — | .556 | 3.3 | 0.7 | — | — | 2.4 | 6.2 | .318 | |
| HOU | 30 | 12 | 15.0 | .333 | — | .684 | 3.7 | 0.4 | — | — | 5.2 | 9.6 | .438 | |
| DET | 30 | 52 | 13.2 | .482 | — | .653 | 3.8 | 0.7 | — | — | 5.9 | 14.3 | .520 | |
| 1972-73 | DET | 31 | 73 | 10.6 | .510 | — | .632 | 3.6 | 0.8 | — | — | 4.6 | 16.1 | .544 |
| 1973-74 | DET | 32 | 78 | 12.1 | .413 | — | .647 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 13.7 | .471 |
| 1974-75 | DET | 33 | 79 | 13.6 | .454 | — | .726 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 14.5 | .515 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | STL | 50 | — | 394 | 61 | 139 | .439 | — | — | 25 | 64 | 123 | 13 | — | — | — | 147 |
| 1968-69 | ATL | 78 | — | 1,367 | 265 | 568 | .467 | — | — | 154 | 231 | 529 | 97 | — | — | — | 684 |
| 1969-70 | ATL | 82 | — | 2,623 | 438 | 943 | .464 | — | — | 240 | 318 | 796 | 238 | — | — | — | 1,116 |
| 1970-71 | ATL | 82 | — | 1,864 | 241 | 503 | .479 | — | — | 195 | 288 | 546 | 108 | — | — | — | 677 |
| 1971-72 | 3TM | 75 | — | 983 | 147 | 338 | .435 | — | — | 100 | 154 | 276 | 51 | — | — | — | 394 |
| ATL | 11 | — | 119 | 8 | 33 | .242 | — | — | 10 | 18 | 36 | 8 | — | — | — | 26 | |
| HOU | 12 | — | 180 | 18 | 54 | .333 | — | — | 26 | 38 | 44 | 5 | — | — | — | 62 | |
| DET | 52 | — | 684 | 121 | 251 | .482 | — | — | 64 | 98 | 196 | 38 | — | — | — | 306 | |
| 1972-73 | DET | 73 | — | 771 | 131 | 257 | .510 | — | — | 72 | 114 | 261 | 56 | — | — | — | 334 |
| 1973-74 | DET | 78 | — | 947 | 117 | 283 | .413 | — | — | 90 | 139 | 293 | 86 | 39 | 30 | — | 324 |
| 1974-75 | DET | 79 | — | 1,078 | 118 | 260 | .454 | — | — | 85 | 117 | 285 | 90 | 50 | 36 | — | 321 |
| Career | 597 | — | — | 1,518 | 3,291 | .461 | 0 | 0 | 961 | 1425 | 3109 | 739 | 89 | 66 | 0 | 3,997 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | STL | 50 | 7.9 | 5.6 | 12.7 | .439 | — | — | 2.3 | 5.8 | 11.2 | 1.2 | — | — | — | 13.4 |
| 1968-69 | ATL | 78 | 17.5 | 7.0 | 15.0 | .467 | — | — | 4.1 | 6.1 | 13.9 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 18.0 |
| 1969-70 | ATL | 82 | 32.0 | 6.0 | 12.9 | .464 | — | — | 3.3 | 4.4 | 10.9 | 3.3 | — | — | — | 15.3 |
| 1970-71 | ATL | 82 | 22.7 | 4.7 | 9.7 | .479 | — | — | 3.8 | 5.6 | 10.5 | 2.1 | — | — | — | 13.1 |
| 1971-72 | 3TM | 75 | 13.1 | 5.4 | 12.4 | .435 | — | — | 3.7 | 5.6 | 10.1 | 1.9 | — | — | — | 14.4 |
| ATL | 11 | 10.8 | 2.4 | 10.0 | .242 | — | — | 3.0 | 5.4 | 10.9 | 2.4 | — | — | — | 7.9 | |
| HOU | 12 | 15.0 | 3.6 | 10.8 | .333 | — | — | 5.2 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 1.0 | — | — | — | 12.4 | |
| DET | 52 | 13.2 | 6.4 | 13.2 | .482 | — | — | 3.4 | 5.2 | 10.3 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 16.1 | |
| 1972-73 | DET | 73 | 10.6 | 6.1 | 12.0 | .510 | — | — | 3.4 | 5.3 | 12.2 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 15.6 |
| 1973-74 | DET | 78 | 12.1 | 4.4 | 10.8 | .413 | — | — | 3.4 | 5.3 | 11.1 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | — | 12.3 |
| 1974-75 | DET | 79 | 13.6 | 3.9 | 8.7 | .454 | — | — | 2.8 | 3.9 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | — | 10.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | STL | 50 | 394 | 9.1 | .440 | — | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .029 | — | — | — | — |
| 1968-69 | ATL | 78 | 1,367 | 17.3 | .511 | — | 2.2 | 1.6 | 3.8 | .134 | — | — | — | — |
| 1969-70 | ATL | 82 | 2,623 | 14.4 | .515 | — | 2.6 | 1.7 | 4.3 | .079 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970-71 | ATL | 82 | 1,864 | 12.8 | .538 | — | 2.6 | 0.9 | 3.5 | .090 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | 3TM | 75 | 983 | 12.5 | .486 | — | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | .044 | — | — | — | — |
| ATL | 11 | 119 | 6.2 | .318 | — | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -.101 | — | — | — | — | |
| HOU | 12 | 180 | 9.6 | .438 | — | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .035 | — | — | — | — | |
| DET | 52 | 684 | 14.3 | .520 | — | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 | .072 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1972-73 | DET | 73 | 771 | 16.1 | .544 | — | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 | .142 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | DET | 78 | 947 | 13.7 | .471 | — | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | .092 | -2.1 | +1.3 | -0.7 | +0.3 |
| 1974-75 | DET | 79 | 1,078 | 14.5 | .515 | — | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.3 | .104 | -0.2 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +0.8 |
| Career | 597 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.1 | — | — | — | — | +1.1 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | 2 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | — | .333 |
| 1968-69 | 8 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .267 | — | .351 |
| 1969-70 | 9 | 13.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .378 | — | .427 |
| 1970-71 | 5 | 23.8 | 11.2 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .472 | — | .585 |
| 1973-74 | 7 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .579 | — | .601 |
| 1974-75 | 2 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .500 | — | .565 |
| Career | 33 | 10.2 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .430 | — | .501 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 302 | 6.6 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 186–116 |
| Away | 295 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 114–181 |
| In wins | 300 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 300–0 |
| In losses | 297 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0–297 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 13 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 8–5 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 42 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 14–28 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 52 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 27–25 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 20 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 15–5 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 24 | 9.8 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 11–13 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 41 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 21–20 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 38 | 6.9 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 21–17 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 45 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 20–25 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 43 | 8.0 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 15–28 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 37 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 16–21 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 40 | 8.2 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 18–22 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 35 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 19–16 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 18 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 13–5 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 19 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 8–11 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 4 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 4–0 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Jim Davis play for?
Jim Davis plays C for the Detroit Pistons.
What are Jim Davis's career stats?
Jim Davis has averaged 6.7 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 1.2 APG over 8 seasons (1967-68–1974-75).
How tall is Jim Davis?
Jim Davis is 6-9 (225 lb).
When was Jim Davis drafted?
Jim Davis was drafted in 1964, round 4, pick 29, by the Detroit Pistons.