Charles Jones
PF · Houston Rockets
Seasons 1983-84–1997-98 · 15 on record · Ht 6-9 · b. 1957
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Player info
| Nickname | C.J., Gadget |
|---|---|
| Position | PF |
| Number | #23 (also #13, #27) |
| Team | Houston Rockets |
| Height | 6-9 |
| Weight | 215 lb |
| Born | 1957-04-03 |
| College | Albany State |
| Drafted | 1979 · Round 8, Pick 165 · Phoenix Suns |
| Seasons | 1983-84–1997-98 (15) |
Career averages
2.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 0.9 APG · 726 games · .480 FG% · 0.000 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | PHI | 26 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.000 | — | .250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | -19.5 | .181 |
| 1984-85 | 2TM | 27 | 31 | 21.5 | .528 | — | .690 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 14.9 | .570 |
| CHI | 27 | 3 | 9.7 | .500 | — | .667 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 8.5 | .602 | |
| WSB | 27 | 28 | 22.8 | .528 | — | .692 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 5.9 | 15.1 | .569 | |
| 1985-86 | WSB | 28 | 81 | 19.9 | .508 | 0.000 | .628 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 10.5 | .535 |
| 1986-87 | WSB | 29 | 79 | 20.4 | .474 | 0.000 | .632 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 10.6 | .503 |
| 1987-88 | WSB | 30 | 69 | 19.0 | .407 | 0.000 | .707 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 9.3 | .469 |
| 1988-89 | WSB | 31 | 53 | 21.8 | .480 | 0.000 | .640 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 7.4 | .500 |
| 1989-90 | WSB | 32 | 81 | 27.7 | .508 | — | .648 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 9.2 | .554 |
| 1990-91 | WSB | 33 | 62 | 24.2 | .540 | — | .580 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 9.4 | .558 |
| 1991-92 | WSB | 34 | 75 | 18.2 | .367 | — | .500 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 6.8 | .400 |
| 1992-93 | WSB | 35 | 67 | 18.0 | .524 | 0.000 | .579 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 7.8 | .552 |
| 1993-94 | DET | 36 | 42 | 20.9 | .462 | 0.000 | .559 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 8.7 | .489 |
| 1994-95 | HOU | 37 | 3 | 12.0 | .333 | — | .500 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.6 | .387 |
| 1995-96 | HOU | 38 | 46 | 6.5 | .316 | — | .308 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 8.1 | .324 |
| 1996-97 | HOU | 39 | 12 | 7.8 | .400 | — | — | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 6.3 | .400 |
| 1997-98 | HOU | 40 | 24 | 5.3 | .700 | — | .500 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 7.8 | .689 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1984-85 | 2TM | 31 | 4 | 667 | 67 | 127 | .528 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 58 | 184 | 26 | 22 | 79 | 25 | 174 |
| CHI | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | |
| WSB | 28 | 4 | 638 | 65 | 123 | .528 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 52 | 178 | 25 | 22 | 74 | 21 | 166 | |
| 1985-86 | WSB | 81 | 58 | 1,609 | 129 | 254 | .508 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 86 | 321 | 76 | 57 | 133 | 71 | 312 |
| 1986-87 | WSB | 79 | 64 | 1,609 | 118 | 249 | .474 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 76 | 356 | 80 | 67 | 165 | 77 | 284 |
| 1987-88 | WSB | 69 | 49 | 1,313 | 72 | 177 | .407 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 75 | 325 | 59 | 53 | 113 | 57 | 197 |
| 1988-89 | WSB | 53 | 45 | 1,154 | 60 | 125 | .480 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 257 | 42 | 39 | 76 | 39 | 136 |
| 1989-90 | WSB | 81 | 81 | 2,240 | 94 | 185 | .508 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 105 | 504 | 139 | 50 | 197 | 76 | 256 |
| 1990-91 | WSB | 62 | 54 | 1,499 | 67 | 124 | .540 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 50 | 359 | 48 | 51 | 124 | 46 | 163 |
| 1991-92 | WSB | 75 | 32 | 1,365 | 33 | 90 | .367 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 40 | 317 | 62 | 43 | 92 | 39 | 86 |
| 1992-93 | WSB | 67 | 21 | 1,206 | 33 | 63 | .524 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 38 | 277 | 42 | 38 | 77 | 38 | 88 |
| 1993-94 | DET | 42 | 0 | 877 | 36 | 78 | .462 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 34 | 235 | 29 | 14 | 43 | 12 | 91 |
| 1994-95 | HOU | 3 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995-96 | HOU | 46 | 0 | 297 | 6 | 19 | .316 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 74 | 12 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 16 |
| 1996-97 | HOU | 12 | 0 | 93 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1997-98 | HOU | 24 | 0 | 127 | 7 | 10 | .700 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| Career | 726 | — | — | 725 | 1,510 | .480 | 0 | 6 | 376 | 608 | 3253 | 623 | 442 | 1134 | 487 | 1,826 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | PHI | 1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 48.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 |
| 1984-85 | 2TM | 31 | 21.5 | 3.6 | 6.9 | .528 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 9.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 9.4 |
| CHI | 3 | 9.7 | 2.5 | 5.0 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 9.9 | |
| WSB | 28 | 22.8 | 3.7 | 6.9 | .528 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 10.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 9.4 | |
| 1985-86 | WSB | 81 | 19.9 | 2.9 | 5.7 | .508 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 7.0 |
| 1986-87 | WSB | 79 | 20.4 | 2.6 | 5.6 | .474 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 8.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 6.4 |
| 1987-88 | WSB | 69 | 19.0 | 2.0 | 4.9 | .407 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 5.4 |
| 1988-89 | WSB | 53 | 21.8 | 1.9 | 3.9 | .480 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
| 1989-90 | WSB | 81 | 27.7 | 1.5 | 3.0 | .508 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 8.1 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 4.1 |
| 1990-91 | WSB | 62 | 24.2 | 1.6 | 3.0 | .540 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
| 1991-92 | WSB | 75 | 18.2 | 0.9 | 2.4 | .367 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 8.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| 1992-93 | WSB | 67 | 18.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | .524 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 2.6 |
| 1993-94 | DET | 42 | 20.9 | 1.5 | 3.2 | .462 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 9.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| 1994-95 | HOU | 3 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| 1995-96 | HOU | 46 | 6.5 | 0.7 | 2.3 | .316 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| 1996-97 | HOU | 12 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 1.9 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| 1997-98 | HOU | 24 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 2.8 | .700 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 4.3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | PHI | 1 | 3 | -19.5 | .181 | 38.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -.552 | -5.0 | -0.2 | -5.2 | +0.0 |
| 1984-85 | 2TM | 31 | 667 | 14.9 | .570 | 11.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.2 | .161 | -2.1 | +3.2 | +1.1 | +0.5 |
| CHI | 3 | 29 | 8.5 | .602 | 15.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -.001 | -5.5 | +2.2 | -3.3 | +0.0 | |
| WSB | 28 | 638 | 15.1 | .569 | 10.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | .168 | -2.0 | +3.2 | +1.3 | +0.5 | |
| 1985-86 | WSB | 81 | 1,609 | 10.5 | .535 | 9.4 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | .096 | -2.6 | +3.0 | +0.4 | +1.0 |
| 1986-87 | WSB | 79 | 1,609 | 10.6 | .503 | 9.0 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 2.8 | .083 | -3.0 | +3.3 | +0.3 | +1.0 |
| 1987-88 | WSB | 69 | 1,313 | 9.3 | .469 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | .082 | -3.6 | +3.4 | -0.2 | +0.6 |
| 1988-89 | WSB | 53 | 1,154 | 7.4 | .500 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | .068 | -4.3 | +2.3 | -2.0 | +0.0 |
| 1989-90 | WSB | 81 | 2,240 | 9.2 | .554 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 | .082 | -3.1 | +2.7 | -0.5 | +0.9 |
| 1990-91 | WSB | 62 | 1,499 | 9.4 | .558 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .092 | -3.4 | +2.9 | -0.5 | +0.6 |
| 1991-92 | WSB | 75 | 1,365 | 6.8 | .400 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | .063 | -4.8 | +2.2 | -2.6 | -0.2 |
| 1992-93 | WSB | 67 | 1,206 | 7.8 | .552 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .063 | -3.7 | +1.8 | -2.0 | +0.0 |
| 1993-94 | DET | 42 | 877 | 8.7 | .489 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | .083 | -3.3 | +0.3 | -3.0 | -0.2 |
| 1994-95 | HOU | 3 | 36 | 2.6 | .387 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .050 | -7.2 | +0.3 | -6.9 | +0.0 |
| 1995-96 | HOU | 46 | 297 | 8.1 | .324 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .090 | -3.8 | +1.6 | -2.2 | +0.0 |
| 1996-97 | HOU | 12 | 93 | 6.3 | .400 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .090 | -2.7 | +1.6 | -1.1 | +0.0 |
| 1997-98 | HOU | 24 | 127 | 7.8 | .689 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .078 | -3.2 | -0.1 | -3.4 | +0.0 |
| Career | 726 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24.6 | — | — | — | — | +4.2 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | 3 | 2.0 | .600 |
| 1994-95 | 19 | 0.7 | .383 |
| 1995-96 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.000 |
| 1996-97 | 16 | 0.0 | — |
| 1997-98 | 5 | 0.4 | 1.136 |
| Career | 46 | 0.5 | .321 |
Shooting by distance — 1997-98
Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.
| Range | % of shots | FG% |
|---|---|---|
| At the rim (0-3 ft) | 60% | 1.000 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 30% | .333 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 10% | 0.000 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 0% | — |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 0% | — |
Average shot distance 3.4 ft · 10% of attempts were dunks
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1990-91 | $675,000 |
| 1991-92 | $750,000 |
| 1992-93 | $875,000 |
| 1995-96 | $350,000 |
| 1996-97 | $247,500 |
| Career earnings | $2,897,500 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Charles Jones play for?
Charles Jones plays PF for the Houston Rockets.
What are Charles Jones's career stats?
Charles Jones has averaged 2.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 0.9 APG over 15 seasons (1983-84–1997-98).
How much does Charles Jones make?
Charles Jones's salary is $247,500 for the 1996-97 season, with career earnings of about $2.9M.
How tall is Charles Jones?
Charles Jones is 6-9 (215 lb).
When was Charles Jones drafted?
Charles Jones was drafted in 1979, round 8, pick 165, by the Phoenix Suns.