John Drew
SF · Utah Jazz
Seasons 1974-75–1984-85 · 11 on record · Ht 6-6 · b. 1954
2× All-Star
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Player info
| Nickname | J.E., J.D. |
|---|---|
| Position | SF |
| Number | #22 (also #20) |
| Team | Utah Jazz |
| Height | 6-6 |
| Weight | 205 lb |
| Born | 1954-09-30 |
| College | Gardner-Webb |
| Drafted | 1974 · Round 2, Pick 25 · Atlanta Hawks |
| Seasons | 1974-75–1984-85 (11) |
Career averages
20.7 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 1.7 APG · 739 games · .470 FG% · .175 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | ATL | 20 | 78 | 29.3 | .428 | — | .713 | 10.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 18.5 | 21.4 | .491 |
| 1975-76 | ATL | 21 | 77 | 30.5 | .502 | — | .744 | 8.6 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 21.6 | 25.3 | .570 |
| 1976-77 | ATL | 22 | 74 | 36.3 | .487 | — | .714 | 9.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 24.2 | 20.2 | .536 |
| 1977-78 | ATL | 23 | 70 | 31.5 | .480 | — | .760 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 23.2 | 23.7 | .545 |
| 1978-79 | ATL | 24 | 79 | 30.5 | .473 | — | .731 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 22.7 | 21.7 | .536 |
| 1979-80 | ATL | 25 | 80 | 28.8 | .453 | 0.000 | .757 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 19.5 | 17.8 | .532 |
| 1980-81 | ATL | 26 | 67 | 31.0 | .456 | 0.000 | .787 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 21.7 | 19.2 | .539 |
| 1981-82 | ATL | 27 | 70 | 29.1 | .486 | .333 | .741 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 18.5 | 18.1 | .553 |
| 1982-83 | UTA | 28 | 44 | 27.4 | .474 | 0.000 | .755 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 21.2 | 19.6 | .552 |
| 1983-84 | UTA | 29 | 81 | 22.2 | .479 | .273 | .778 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 17.7 | 20.5 | .552 |
| 1984-85 | UTA | 30 | 19 | 24.4 | .412 | 0.000 | .770 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 16.2 | 15.2 | .491 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | ATL | 78 | — | 2,289 | 527 | 1,230 | .428 | — | — | 388 | 544 | 836 | 138 | 119 | 39 | — | 1,442 |
| 1975-76 | ATL | 77 | — | 2,351 | 586 | 1,168 | .502 | — | — | 488 | 656 | 660 | 150 | 138 | 30 | — | 1,660 |
| 1976-77 | ATL | 74 | — | 2,688 | 689 | 1,416 | .487 | — | — | 412 | 577 | 675 | 133 | 102 | 29 | — | 1,790 |
| 1977-78 | ATL | 70 | — | 2,203 | 593 | 1,236 | .480 | — | — | 437 | 575 | 511 | 141 | 119 | 27 | 210 | 1,623 |
| 1978-79 | ATL | 79 | 79 | 2,410 | 650 | 1,375 | .473 | — | — | 495 | 677 | 522 | 119 | 128 | 16 | 211 | 1,795 |
| 1979-80 | ATL | 80 | — | 2,306 | 535 | 1,182 | .453 | 0 | 7 | 489 | 646 | 471 | 101 | 91 | 23 | 240 | 1,559 |
| 1980-81 | ATL | 67 | — | 2,075 | 500 | 1,096 | .456 | 0 | 7 | 454 | 577 | 383 | 79 | 98 | 15 | 194 | 1,454 |
| 1981-82 | ATL | 70 | 51 | 2,040 | 465 | 957 | .486 | 4 | 12 | 364 | 491 | 375 | 96 | 64 | 3 | 178 | 1,298 |
| 1982-83 | UTA | 44 | 33 | 1,206 | 318 | 671 | .474 | 0 | 5 | 296 | 392 | 235 | 97 | 35 | 7 | 135 | 932 |
| 1983-84 | UTA | 81 | 4 | 1,797 | 511 | 1,067 | .479 | 6 | 22 | 402 | 517 | 338 | 135 | 88 | 2 | 192 | 1,430 |
| 1984-85 | UTA | 19 | 16 | 463 | 107 | 260 | .412 | 0 | 4 | 94 | 122 | 82 | 35 | 22 | 2 | 42 | 308 |
| Career | 739 | — | — | 5,481 | 11,658 | .470 | 10 | 57 | 4319 | 5774 | 5088 | 1224 | 1004 | 193 | 1402 | 15,291 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | ATL | 78 | 29.3 | 8.3 | 19.3 | .428 | — | — | 6.1 | 8.6 | 13.1 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | — | 22.7 |
| 1975-76 | ATL | 77 | 30.5 | 9.0 | 17.9 | .502 | — | — | 7.5 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.5 | — | 25.4 |
| 1976-77 | ATL | 74 | 36.3 | 9.2 | 19.0 | .487 | — | — | 5.5 | 7.7 | 9.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | — | 24.0 |
| 1977-78 | ATL | 70 | 31.5 | 9.7 | 20.2 | .480 | — | — | 7.1 | 9.4 | 8.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 26.5 |
| 1978-79 | ATL | 79 | 30.5 | 9.7 | 20.5 | .473 | — | — | 7.4 | 10.1 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 26.8 |
| 1979-80 | ATL | 80 | 28.8 | 8.4 | 18.5 | .453 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 7.6 | 10.1 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 24.3 |
| 1980-81 | ATL | 67 | 31.0 | 8.7 | 19.0 | .456 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 7.9 | 10.0 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 25.2 |
| 1981-82 | ATL | 70 | 29.1 | 8.2 | 16.9 | .486 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 6.4 | 8.7 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 22.9 |
| 1982-83 | UTA | 44 | 27.4 | 9.5 | 20.0 | .474 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 8.8 | 11.7 | 7.0 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 27.8 |
| 1983-84 | UTA | 81 | 22.2 | 10.2 | 21.4 | .479 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 8.1 | 10.4 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 28.6 |
| 1984-85 | UTA | 19 | 24.4 | 8.3 | 20.2 | .412 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 23.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | ATL | 78 | 2,289 | 21.4 | .491 | — | 4.2 | 3.0 | 7.1 | .149 | +2.4 | -0.9 | +1.5 | +2.0 |
| 1975-76 | ATL | 77 | 2,351 | 25.3 | .570 | — | 8.2 | 2.4 | 10.6 | .216 | +5.2 | -0.3 | +4.9 | +4.1 |
| 1976-77 | ATL | 74 | 2,688 | 20.2 | .536 | — | 5.7 | 2.2 | 7.9 | .142 | +3.0 | -1.2 | +1.8 | +2.6 |
| 1977-78 | ATL | 70 | 2,203 | 23.7 | .545 | 31.0 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 8.9 | .194 | +4.4 | -0.4 | +3.9 | +3.3 |
| 1978-79 | ATL | 79 | 2,410 | 21.7 | .536 | 30.9 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 8.9 | .177 | +2.9 | -0.8 | +2.1 | +2.5 |
| 1979-80 | ATL | 80 | 2,306 | 17.8 | .532 | 30.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 6.4 | .134 | +0.6 | -0.9 | -0.3 | +1.0 |
| 1980-81 | ATL | 67 | 2,075 | 19.2 | .539 | 30.9 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 5.4 | .124 | +1.0 | -1.3 | -0.3 | +0.9 |
| 1981-82 | ATL | 70 | 2,040 | 18.1 | .553 | 28.7 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 5.5 | .130 | +1.4 | -1.1 | +0.3 | +1.2 |
| 1982-83 | UTA | 44 | 1,206 | 19.6 | .552 | 31.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 3.0 | .119 | +1.8 | -2.1 | -0.3 | +0.5 |
| 1983-84 | UTA | 81 | 1,797 | 20.5 | .552 | 32.9 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 4.5 | .121 | +1.3 | -1.6 | -0.3 | +0.8 |
| 1984-85 | UTA | 19 | 463 | 15.2 | .491 | 30.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | .070 | -2.2 | -0.9 | -3.1 | -0.1 |
| Career | 739 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68.9 | — | — | — | — | +18.8 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | 2 | 39.5 | 26.0 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | .429 | — | .464 |
| 1978-79 | 9 | 30.6 | 16.1 | 6.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .420 | — | .479 |
| 1979-80 | 5 | 30.0 | 14.6 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .381 | — | .466 |
| 1981-82 | 2 | 29.5 | 11.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .364 | — | .422 |
| 1983-84 | 11 | 15.6 | 10.2 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .506 | — | .563 |
| Career | 29 | 25.3 | 14.0 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .431 | — | .491 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 371 | 21.7 | 7.4 | 1.8 | 235–136 |
| Away | 368 | 19.7 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 114–254 |
| In wins | 349 | 21.7 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 349–0 |
| In losses | 390 | 19.8 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 0–390 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 5 | 15.6 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 1–4 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 36 | 22.0 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 10–26 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 29 | 22.5 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 18–11 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 32 | 18.3 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 14–18 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 44 | 20.8 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 23–21 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 15 | 15.3 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 9–6 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 29 | 19.8 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 12–17 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 37 | 24.9 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 21–16 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 33 | 21.5 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 15–18 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 44 | 23.1 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 23–21 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 28 | 18.1 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 13–15 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 18 | 20.7 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 10–8 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 34 | 20.3 | 7.2 | 2.0 | 12–22 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 30 | 17.8 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 14–16 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 40 | 20.0 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 19–21 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 36 | 20.2 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 15–21 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 33 | 21.6 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 13–20 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 33 | 22.0 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 19–14 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 32 | 22.1 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 14–18 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 34 | 24.4 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 20–14 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 30 | 18.1 | 8.5 | 1.8 | 15–15 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does John Drew play for?
John Drew plays SF for the Utah Jazz.
What are John Drew's career stats?
John Drew has averaged 20.7 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 1.7 APG over 11 seasons (1974-75–1984-85).
How tall is John Drew?
John Drew is 6-6 (205 lb).
When was John Drew drafted?
John Drew was drafted in 1974, round 2, pick 25, by the Atlanta Hawks.