John Gianelli
C · Utah Jazz
Seasons 1972-73–1979-80 · 8 on record · Ht 6-10 · b. 1950
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Player info
| Nickname | G-Man |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #40 |
| Team | Utah Jazz |
| Height | 6-10 |
| Weight | 220 lb |
| Born | 1950-06-10 |
| College | University of the Pacific |
| Drafted | 1972 · Round 2, Pick 20 · Houston Rockets |
| Seasons | 1972-73–1979-80 (8) |
Career averages
7.8 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 1.5 APG · 541 games · .470 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | NYK | 22 | 52 | 9.9 | .451 | — | .697 | 2.9 | 0.5 | — | — | 3.5 | 12.1 | .478 |
| 1973-74 | NYK | 23 | 70 | 20.3 | .479 | — | .760 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 7.3 | 13.0 | .521 |
| 1974-75 | NYK | 24 | 80 | 35.0 | .472 | — | .692 | 8.6 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 10.3 | 12.4 | .506 |
| 1975-76 | NYK | 25 | 82 | 28.4 | .473 | — | .713 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 9.3 | 12.3 | .504 |
| 1976-77 | 2TM | 26 | 76 | 25.2 | .444 | — | .720 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 7.9 | 11.5 | .476 |
| NYK | 26 | 19 | 33.2 | .473 | — | .729 | 9.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 10.9 | 12.9 | .510 | |
| BUF | 26 | 57 | 22.5 | .431 | — | .714 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 7.0 | 10.8 | .461 | |
| 1977-78 | MIL | 27 | 82 | 28.4 | .488 | — | .642 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 8.5 | 11.7 | .507 |
| 1978-79 | MIL | 28 | 82 | 25.1 | .486 | — | .706 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 7.1 | 10.3 | .511 |
| 1979-80 | UTA | 29 | 17 | 16.8 | .348 | — | .563 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 5.1 | .377 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | NYK | 52 | — | 516 | 79 | 175 | .451 | — | — | 23 | 33 | 150 | 25 | — | — | — | 181 |
| 1973-74 | NYK | 70 | — | 1,423 | 208 | 434 | .479 | — | — | 92 | 121 | 343 | 77 | 23 | 42 | — | 508 |
| 1974-75 | NYK | 80 | — | 2,797 | 343 | 726 | .472 | — | — | 135 | 195 | 689 | 163 | 38 | 118 | — | 821 |
| 1975-76 | NYK | 82 | — | 2,332 | 325 | 687 | .473 | — | — | 114 | 160 | 552 | 115 | 25 | 62 | — | 764 |
| 1976-77 | 2TM | 76 | — | 1,913 | 257 | 579 | .444 | — | — | 90 | 125 | 475 | 83 | 35 | 98 | — | 604 |
| NYK | 19 | — | 630 | 86 | 182 | .473 | — | — | 35 | 48 | 178 | 26 | 14 | 28 | — | 207 | |
| BUF | 57 | — | 1,283 | 171 | 397 | .431 | — | — | 55 | 77 | 297 | 57 | 21 | 70 | — | 397 | |
| 1977-78 | MIL | 82 | — | 2,327 | 307 | 629 | .488 | — | — | 79 | 123 | 509 | 192 | 54 | 92 | 147 | 693 |
| 1978-79 | MIL | 82 | — | 2,057 | 256 | 527 | .486 | — | — | 72 | 102 | 408 | 160 | 44 | 57 | 106 | 584 |
| 1979-80 | UTA | 17 | — | 285 | 23 | 66 | .348 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 62 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 55 |
| Career | 541 | — | — | 1,798 | 3,823 | .470 | 0 | 0 | 614 | 875 | 3188 | 832 | 225 | 476 | 275 | 4,210 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | NYK | 52 | 9.9 | 5.5 | 12.2 | .451 | — | — | 1.6 | 2.3 | 10.5 | 1.7 | — | — | — | 12.6 |
| 1973-74 | NYK | 70 | 20.3 | 5.3 | 11.0 | .479 | — | — | 2.3 | 3.1 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | — | 12.9 |
| 1974-75 | NYK | 80 | 35.0 | 4.4 | 9.3 | .472 | — | — | 1.7 | 2.5 | 8.9 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | — | 10.6 |
| 1975-76 | NYK | 82 | 28.4 | 5.0 | 10.6 | .473 | — | — | 1.8 | 2.5 | 8.5 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.0 | — | 11.8 |
| 1976-77 | 2TM | 76 | 25.2 | 4.8 | 10.9 | .444 | — | — | 1.7 | 2.4 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.8 | — | 11.4 |
| NYK | 19 | 33.2 | 4.9 | 10.4 | .473 | — | — | 2.0 | 2.7 | 10.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | — | 11.8 | |
| BUF | 57 | 22.5 | 4.8 | 11.1 | .431 | — | — | 1.5 | 2.2 | 8.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.0 | — | 11.1 | |
| 1977-78 | MIL | 82 | 28.4 | 4.7 | 9.7 | .488 | — | — | 1.2 | 1.9 | 7.9 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 10.7 |
| 1978-79 | MIL | 82 | 25.1 | 4.5 | 9.2 | .486 | — | — | 1.3 | 1.8 | 7.1 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 10.2 |
| 1979-80 | UTA | 17 | 16.8 | 2.9 | 8.3 | .348 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 6.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | NYK | 52 | 516 | 12.1 | .478 | — | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .110 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | NYK | 70 | 1,423 | 13.0 | .521 | — | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.6 | .121 | -0.6 | +0.4 | -0.1 | +0.7 |
| 1974-75 | NYK | 80 | 2,797 | 12.4 | .506 | — | 2.7 | 2.7 | 5.5 | .094 | -0.2 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +1.5 |
| 1975-76 | NYK | 82 | 2,332 | 12.3 | .504 | — | 2.5 | 1.9 | 4.4 | .091 | +0.2 | -0.4 | -0.2 | +1.1 |
| 1976-77 | 2TM | 76 | 1,913 | 11.5 | .476 | — | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 | .063 | -1.2 | -0.2 | -1.4 | +0.3 |
| NYK | 19 | 630 | 12.9 | .510 | — | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | .097 | +0.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | +0.3 | |
| BUF | 57 | 1,283 | 10.8 | .461 | — | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .046 | -1.8 | -0.2 | -2.0 | +0.0 | |
| 1977-78 | MIL | 82 | 2,327 | 11.7 | .507 | 13.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 3.2 | .066 | -0.6 | +0.0 | -0.6 | +0.8 |
| 1978-79 | MIL | 82 | 2,057 | 10.3 | .511 | 12.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 | .070 | -1.3 | +0.0 | -1.4 | +0.3 |
| 1979-80 | UTA | 17 | 285 | 5.1 | .377 | 14.3 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -.071 | -4.4 | -1.1 | -5.5 | -0.3 |
| Career | 541 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23.0 | — | — | — | — | +4.4 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | 7 | 7.9 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .550 | — | .542 |
| 1973-74 | 12 | 28.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .407 | — | .454 |
| 1974-75 | 3 | 31.0 | 8.3 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .458 | — | .494 |
| 1977-78 | 9 | 32.2 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .424 | — | .497 |
| Career | 31 | 25.0 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .434 | — | .482 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 274 | 7.7 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 173–101 |
| Away | 267 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 95–172 |
| In wins | 268 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 268–0 |
| In losses | 273 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 0–273 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 32 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 17–15 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 39 | 7.9 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 11–28 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 13 | 9.0 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 8–5 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 24 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 14–10 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 27 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 16–11 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 14 | 8.9 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 5–9 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 23 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 11–12 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 24 | 8.5 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 9–15 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 27 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 14–13 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 12 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 7–5 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2–4 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 26 | 8.9 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 11–15 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 19 | 8.6 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 9–10 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 11 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 4–7 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 38 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 21–17 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 29 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 17–12 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 27 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 12–15 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 29 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 18–11 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 11 | 9.4 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 4–7 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 20 | 10.9 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 13–7 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does John Gianelli play for?
John Gianelli plays C for the Utah Jazz.
What are John Gianelli's career stats?
John Gianelli has averaged 7.8 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 1.5 APG over 8 seasons (1972-73–1979-80).
How tall is John Gianelli?
John Gianelli is 6-10 (220 lb).
When was John Gianelli drafted?
John Gianelli was drafted in 1972, round 2, pick 20, by the Houston Rockets.