Bobby Jones
PF · Philadelphia 76ers
Seasons 1974-75–1985-86 · 12 on record · Ht 6-9 · b. 1951
★ Hall of Fame5× All-Star11× All-Defense
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Player info
| Nickname | The Secretary of Defense |
|---|---|
| Position | PF |
| Number | #24 |
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Height | 6-9 |
| Weight | 210 lb |
| Born | 1951-12-18 |
| College | UNC |
| Drafted | 1974 · Round 1, Pick 5 · Houston Rockets |
| Seasons | 1974-75–1985-86 (12) |
Career averages
12.1 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 2.7 APG · 941 games · .560 FG% · 0.000 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | DNA | 23 | 84 | 32.2 | .604 | 0.000 | .695 | 8.2 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 14.8 | 19.4 | .626 |
| 1975-76 | DNA | 24 | 83 | 34.3 | .581 | — | .698 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 14.9 | 18.9 | .609 |
| 1976-77 | DEN | 25 | 82 | 29.5 | .570 | — | .717 | 8.3 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 15.1 | 21.1 | .605 |
| 1977-78 | DEN | 26 | 75 | 32.5 | .578 | — | .751 | 8.5 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 14.5 | 19.8 | .616 |
| 1978-79 | PHI | 27 | 80 | 28.8 | .537 | — | .755 | 6.6 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 12.1 | 16.7 | .584 |
| 1979-80 | PHI | 28 | 81 | 26.2 | .532 | 0.000 | .781 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 13.0 | 18.5 | .590 |
| 1980-81 | PHI | 29 | 81 | 25.3 | .539 | 0.000 | .813 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 13.5 | 20.1 | .604 |
| 1981-82 | PHI | 30 | 76 | 28.7 | .564 | 0.000 | .790 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 14.4 | 19.3 | .620 |
| 1982-83 | PHI | 31 | 74 | 23.6 | .543 | 0.000 | .793 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 16.4 | .603 |
| 1983-84 | PHI | 32 | 75 | 23.5 | .523 | 0.000 | .784 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 8.3 | 16.7 | .589 |
| 1984-85 | PHI | 33 | 80 | 20.4 | .538 | 0.000 | .861 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 7.5 | 15.2 | .625 |
| 1985-86 | PHI | 34 | 70 | 21.7 | .559 | 0.000 | .786 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 7.0 | 11.8 | .612 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | DNA | 84 | — | 2,706 | 529 | 876 | .604 | 0 | 1 | 187 | 269 | 692 | 303 | 167 | 153 | 234 | 1,245 |
| 1975-76 | DNA | 83 | — | 2,845 | 510 | 878 | .581 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 308 | 791 | 331 | 170 | 184 | 232 | 1,235 |
| 1976-77 | DEN | 82 | 82 | 2,419 | 501 | 879 | .570 | — | — | 236 | 329 | 678 | 264 | 186 | 162 | — | 1,238 |
| 1977-78 | DEN | 75 | — | 2,440 | 440 | 761 | .578 | — | — | 208 | 277 | 636 | 252 | 137 | 126 | 194 | 1,088 |
| 1978-79 | PHI | 80 | 78 | 2,304 | 378 | 704 | .537 | — | — | 209 | 277 | 531 | 201 | 107 | 96 | 165 | 965 |
| 1979-80 | PHI | 81 | 3 | 2,125 | 398 | 748 | .532 | 0 | 3 | 257 | 329 | 450 | 146 | 102 | 118 | 146 | 1,053 |
| 1980-81 | PHI | 81 | 0 | 2,046 | 407 | 755 | .539 | 0 | 3 | 282 | 347 | 435 | 226 | 95 | 74 | 149 | 1,096 |
| 1981-82 | PHI | 76 | 73 | 2,181 | 416 | 737 | .564 | 0 | 3 | 263 | 333 | 393 | 189 | 99 | 112 | 145 | 1,095 |
| 1982-83 | PHI | 74 | 0 | 1,749 | 250 | 460 | .543 | 0 | 1 | 165 | 208 | 344 | 142 | 85 | 91 | 109 | 665 |
| 1983-84 | PHI | 75 | 0 | 1,761 | 226 | 432 | .523 | 0 | 1 | 167 | 213 | 323 | 187 | 107 | 103 | 101 | 619 |
| 1984-85 | PHI | 80 | 8 | 1,633 | 207 | 385 | .538 | 0 | 4 | 186 | 216 | 297 | 155 | 84 | 50 | 118 | 600 |
| 1985-86 | PHI | 70 | 42 | 1,519 | 189 | 338 | .559 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 145 | 169 | 126 | 48 | 50 | 90 | 492 |
| Career | 941 | — | — | 4,451 | 7,953 | .560 | 0 | 17 | 2489 | 3251 | 5739 | 2522 | 1387 | 1319 | 1683 | 11,391 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | DNA | 84 | 32.2 | 7.0 | 11.7 | .604 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 9.2 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 16.6 |
| 1975-76 | DNA | 83 | 34.3 | 6.5 | 11.1 | .581 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 10.0 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 15.6 |
| 1976-77 | DEN | 82 | 29.5 | 7.5 | 13.1 | .570 | — | — | 3.5 | 4.9 | 10.1 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2.4 | — | 18.4 |
| 1977-78 | DEN | 75 | 32.5 | 6.5 | 11.2 | .578 | — | — | 3.1 | 4.1 | 9.4 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 16.1 |
| 1978-79 | PHI | 80 | 28.8 | 5.9 | 11.0 | .537 | — | — | 3.3 | 4.3 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 15.1 |
| 1979-80 | PHI | 81 | 26.2 | 6.7 | 12.7 | .532 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 17.8 |
| 1980-81 | PHI | 81 | 25.3 | 7.2 | 13.3 | .539 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 19.3 |
| 1981-82 | PHI | 76 | 28.7 | 6.9 | 12.2 | .564 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 18.1 |
| 1982-83 | PHI | 74 | 23.6 | 5.1 | 9.5 | .543 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 13.7 |
| 1983-84 | PHI | 75 | 23.5 | 4.6 | 8.8 | .523 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 12.7 |
| 1984-85 | PHI | 80 | 20.4 | 4.6 | 8.5 | .538 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 13.2 |
| 1985-86 | PHI | 70 | 21.7 | 4.5 | 8.0 | .559 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 11.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | DNA | 84 | 2,706 | 19.4 | .626 | 17.2 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 10.2 | .181 | +3.1 | +2.6 | +5.7 | +5.2 |
| 1975-76 | DNA | 83 | 2,845 | 18.9 | .609 | 16.2 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 10.2 | .172 | +2.7 | +2.6 | +5.3 | +5.2 |
| 1976-77 | DEN | 82 | 2,419 | 21.1 | .605 | — | 5.5 | 5.5 | 11.0 | .219 | +3.3 | +3.6 | +7.0 | +5.5 |
| 1977-78 | DEN | 75 | 2,440 | 19.8 | .616 | 16.9 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 8.9 | .175 | +2.7 | +2.0 | +4.7 | +4.1 |
| 1978-79 | PHI | 80 | 2,304 | 16.7 | .584 | 16.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 7.7 | .160 | +1.2 | +1.6 | +2.8 | +2.8 |
| 1979-80 | PHI | 81 | 2,125 | 18.5 | .590 | 19.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 8.1 | .183 | +1.4 | +1.9 | +3.3 | +2.8 |
| 1980-81 | PHI | 81 | 2,046 | 20.1 | .604 | 20.8 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 9.2 | .217 | +2.7 | +2.0 | +4.7 | +3.5 |
| 1981-82 | PHI | 76 | 2,181 | 19.3 | .620 | 19.6 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 8.2 | .181 | +2.4 | +1.7 | +4.1 | +3.3 |
| 1982-83 | PHI | 74 | 1,749 | 16.4 | .603 | 15.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 6.4 | .175 | +1.3 | +2.8 | +4.0 | +2.7 |
| 1983-84 | PHI | 75 | 1,761 | 16.7 | .589 | 14.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 6.0 | .163 | +1.2 | +3.4 | +4.6 | +2.9 |
| 1984-85 | PHI | 80 | 1,633 | 15.2 | .625 | 14.7 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 4.8 | .142 | +1.3 | +1.6 | +2.9 | +2.0 |
| 1985-86 | PHI | 70 | 1,519 | 11.8 | .612 | 13.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 3.2 | .102 | -0.5 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.9 |
| Career | 941 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93.9 | — | — | — | — | +40.9 |
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 | PPG | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | 6 | 12.0 | .504 |
| 1977-78 | 13 | 12.8 | .609 |
| 1978-79 | 9 | 13.1 | .599 |
| 1979-80 | 18 | 12.9 | .585 |
| 1980-81 | 16 | 14.7 | .591 |
| 1981-82 | 21 | 12.2 | .611 |
| 1982-83 | 12 | 8.6 | .593 |
| 1983-84 | 5 | 9.6 | .610 |
| 1984-85 | 13 | 8.2 | .611 |
| 1985-86 | 12 | 9.7 | .604 |
| Career | 125 | 11.6 | .596 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Bobby Jones play for?
Bobby Jones plays PF for the Philadelphia 76ers.
What are Bobby Jones's career stats?
Bobby Jones has averaged 12.1 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 2.7 APG over 12 seasons (1974-75–1985-86).
How tall is Bobby Jones?
Bobby Jones is 6-9 (210 lb).
When was Bobby Jones drafted?
Bobby Jones was drafted in 1974, round 1, pick 5, by the Houston Rockets.