Major Jones
PF · Detroit Pistons
Seasons 1979-80–1984-85 · 6 on record · Ht 6-9 · b. 1953
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Player info
| Position | PF |
|---|---|
| Number | #11 (also #35) |
| Team | Detroit Pistons |
| Height | 6-9 |
| Weight | 225 lb |
| Born | 1953-07-09 |
| College | Albany State |
| Drafted | 1976 · Round 2, Pick 20 · Portland Trail Blazers |
| Seasons | 1979-80–1984-85 (6) |
Career averages
4.4 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 0.6 APG · 374 games · .490 FG% · .111 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | HOU | 26 | 82 | 18.8 | .480 | .333 | .565 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 10.3 | .498 |
| 1980-81 | HOU | 27 | 68 | 14.8 | .464 | 0.000 | .634 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 10.3 | .503 |
| 1981-82 | HOU | 28 | 60 | 12.4 | .531 | 0.000 | .545 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 13.4 | .543 |
| 1982-83 | HOU | 29 | 60 | 14.6 | .457 | 0.000 | .549 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 11.9 | .478 |
| 1983-84 | HOU | 30 | 57 | 8.3 | .538 | — | .612 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 12.4 | .561 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 31 | 47 | 8.9 | .552 | — | .647 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 11.1 | .589 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | HOU | 82 | — | 1,545 | 188 | 392 | .480 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 108 | 381 | 67 | 50 | 67 | 112 | 438 |
| 1980-81 | HOU | 68 | — | 1,003 | 117 | 252 | .464 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 101 | 234 | 41 | 18 | 23 | 57 | 298 |
| 1981-82 | HOU | 60 | 6 | 746 | 113 | 213 | .531 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 77 | 202 | 25 | 20 | 29 | 50 | 268 |
| 1982-83 | HOU | 60 | 4 | 878 | 142 | 311 | .457 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 102 | 263 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 83 | 340 |
| 1983-84 | HOU | 57 | 5 | 473 | 70 | 130 | .538 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 49 | 115 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 170 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 47 | 0 | 418 | 48 | 87 | .552 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 51 | 128 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 129 |
| Career | 374 | — | — | 678 | 1,385 | .490 | 1 | 9 | 286 | 488 | 1323 | 215 | 133 | 169 | 367 | 1,643 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | HOU | 82 | 18.8 | 4.4 | 9.1 | .480 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 10.2 |
| 1980-81 | HOU | 68 | 14.8 | 4.2 | 9.0 | .464 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 10.7 |
| 1981-82 | HOU | 60 | 12.4 | 5.5 | 10.3 | .531 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 12.9 |
| 1982-83 | HOU | 60 | 14.6 | 5.8 | 12.8 | .457 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 10.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 13.9 |
| 1983-84 | HOU | 57 | 8.3 | 5.3 | 9.9 | .538 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 12.9 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 47 | 8.9 | 4.1 | 7.5 | .552 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 11.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 11.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | HOU | 82 | 1,545 | 10.3 | .498 | 14.1 | -0.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | .041 | -2.3 | +0.0 | -2.3 | -0.1 |
| 1980-81 | HOU | 68 | 1,003 | 10.3 | .503 | 14.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .060 | -1.9 | -1.0 | -2.9 | -0.2 |
| 1981-82 | HOU | 60 | 746 | 13.4 | .543 | 16.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .084 | -1.5 | -0.2 | -1.7 | +0.1 |
| 1982-83 | HOU | 60 | 878 | 11.9 | .478 | 20.0 | -0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .004 | -2.7 | -1.8 | -4.4 | -0.5 |
| 1983-84 | HOU | 57 | 473 | 12.4 | .561 | 15.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | .088 | -1.5 | +0.6 | -0.9 | +0.1 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 47 | 418 | 11.1 | .589 | 13.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .081 | -2.6 | -0.2 | -2.8 | -0.1 |
| Career | 374 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | -0.7 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | 6 | 11.7 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .611 | — | .638 |
| 1980-81 | 12 | 7.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .476 | — | .474 |
| 1984-85 | 1 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | — | 1.000 |
| Career | 19 | 8.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .550 | — | .563 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 184 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 103–81 |
| Away | 188 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 60–128 |
| In wins | 163 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 163–0 |
| In losses | 209 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0–209 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 16 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 9–7 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 13 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0–13 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 17 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 6–11 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 8 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 4–4 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 13 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 9–4 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 20 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 12–8 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 23 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 8–15 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 12 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 6–6 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 18 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 11–7 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 15 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 12–3 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 20 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 10–10 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 17 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 2–15 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 11 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 5–6 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 16 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 6–10 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 17 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 4–13 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 22 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 9–13 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 16 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 7–9 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 17 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 5–12 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 27 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 11–16 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 20 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 9–11 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Major Jones play for?
Major Jones plays PF for the Detroit Pistons.
What are Major Jones's career stats?
Major Jones has averaged 4.4 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 0.6 APG over 6 seasons (1979-80–1984-85).
How tall is Major Jones?
Major Jones is 6-9 (225 lb).
When was Major Jones drafted?
Major Jones was drafted in 1976, round 2, pick 20, by the Portland Trail Blazers.