Jim McMillian
Seasons 1970-71–1978-79 · 9 on record · Ht 6-5 · b. 1948
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Player info
| Nickname | Butterball, Floyd Butterball |
|---|---|
| Position | SF |
| Number | #5 |
| Team | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Height | 6-5 |
| Weight | 215 lb |
| Born | 1948-03-11 |
| College | Columbia |
| Drafted | 1970 · Round 1, Pick 13 · Los Angeles Lakers |
| Seasons | 1970-71–1978-79 (9) |
Career averages
13.8 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 2.5 APG · 631 games · .482 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | LAL | 22 | 81 | 21.6 | .459 | — | .769 | 4.1 | 1.6 | — | — | 8.4 | 12.2 | .494 |
| 1971-72 | LAL | 23 | 80 | 38.1 | .482 | — | .791 | 6.5 | 2.6 | — | — | 18.8 | 14.3 | .517 |
| 1972-73 | LAL | 24 | 81 | 36.5 | .458 | — | .845 | 5.5 | 2.7 | — | — | 18.9 | 14.8 | .495 |
| 1973-74 | BUF | 25 | 82 | 40.5 | .494 | — | .858 | 7.4 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 18.6 | 15.6 | .552 |
| 1974-75 | BUF | 26 | 62 | 34.4 | .499 | — | .840 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 14.3 | 14.7 | .557 |
| 1975-76 | BUF | 27 | 74 | 35.3 | .536 | — | .858 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 15.8 | 15.3 | .578 |
| 1976-77 | NYK | 28 | 67 | 32.2 | .464 | — | .779 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 9.9 | 9.9 | .488 |
| 1977-78 | NYK | 29 | 81 | 24.4 | .462 | — | .858 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 8.5 | 12.5 | .507 |
| 1978-79 | POR | 30 | 23 | 12.1 | .446 | — | .810 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 11.9 | .499 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | LAL | 81 | — | 1,747 | 289 | 629 | .459 | — | — | 100 | 130 | 330 | 133 | — | — | — | 678 |
| 1971-72 | LAL | 80 | — | 3,050 | 642 | 1,331 | .482 | — | — | 219 | 277 | 522 | 209 | — | — | — | 1,503 |
| 1972-73 | LAL | 81 | — | 2,953 | 655 | 1,431 | .458 | — | — | 223 | 264 | 447 | 221 | — | — | — | 1,533 |
| 1973-74 | BUF | 82 | — | 3,322 | 600 | 1,214 | .494 | — | — | 325 | 379 | 610 | 256 | 129 | 26 | — | 1,525 |
| 1974-75 | BUF | 62 | — | 2,132 | 347 | 695 | .499 | — | — | 194 | 231 | 385 | 156 | 69 | 15 | — | 888 |
| 1975-76 | BUF | 74 | — | 2,610 | 492 | 918 | .536 | — | — | 188 | 219 | 390 | 205 | 88 | 14 | — | 1,172 |
| 1976-77 | NYK | 67 | — | 2,158 | 298 | 642 | .464 | — | — | 67 | 86 | 307 | 139 | 63 | 5 | — | 663 |
| 1977-78 | NYK | 81 | — | 1,977 | 288 | 623 | .462 | — | — | 115 | 134 | 289 | 205 | 76 | 17 | 104 | 691 |
| 1978-79 | POR | 23 | — | 278 | 33 | 74 | .446 | — | — | 17 | 21 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 83 |
| Career | 631 | — | — | 3,644 | 7,557 | .482 | 0 | 0 | 1448 | 1741 | 3319 | 1557 | 435 | 80 | 120 | 8,736 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | LAL | 81 | 21.6 | 6.0 | 13.0 | .459 | — | — | 2.1 | 2.7 | 6.8 | 2.7 | — | — | — | 14.0 |
| 1971-72 | LAL | 80 | 38.1 | 7.6 | 15.7 | .482 | — | — | 2.6 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 17.7 |
| 1972-73 | LAL | 81 | 36.5 | 8.0 | 17.4 | .458 | — | — | 2.7 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 2.7 | — | — | — | 18.7 |
| 1973-74 | BUF | 82 | 40.5 | 6.5 | 13.2 | .494 | — | — | 3.5 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | — | 16.5 |
| 1974-75 | BUF | 62 | 34.4 | 5.9 | 11.7 | .499 | — | — | 3.3 | 3.9 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | — | 15.0 |
| 1975-76 | BUF | 74 | 35.3 | 6.8 | 12.7 | .536 | — | — | 2.6 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | — | 16.2 |
| 1976-77 | NYK | 67 | 32.2 | 5.0 | 10.7 | .464 | — | — | 1.1 | 1.4 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | — | 11.1 |
| 1977-78 | NYK | 81 | 24.4 | 5.2 | 11.3 | .462 | — | — | 2.1 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 12.6 |
| 1978-79 | POR | 23 | 12.1 | 4.3 | 9.6 | .446 | — | — | 2.2 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 10.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | LAL | 81 | 1,747 | 12.2 | .494 | — | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.5 | .070 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | LAL | 80 | 3,050 | 14.3 | .517 | — | 4.1 | 3.7 | 7.8 | .123 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | LAL | 81 | 2,953 | 14.8 | .495 | — | 3.1 | 3.3 | 6.4 | .104 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | BUF | 82 | 3,322 | 15.6 | .552 | — | 6.9 | 1.9 | 8.9 | .128 | +1.6 | -0.7 | +0.8 | +2.4 |
| 1974-75 | BUF | 62 | 2,132 | 14.7 | .557 | — | 4.3 | 1.7 | 6.0 | .134 | +1.3 | -0.4 | +0.9 | +1.6 |
| 1975-76 | BUF | 74 | 2,610 | 15.3 | .578 | — | 6.0 | 2.0 | 7.9 | .146 | +1.9 | -0.4 | +1.4 | +2.3 |
| 1976-77 | NYK | 67 | 2,158 | 9.9 | .488 | — | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.6 | .057 | -0.9 | -0.2 | -1.1 | +0.5 |
| 1977-78 | NYK | 81 | 1,977 | 12.5 | .507 | 15.1 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 3.4 | .083 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 | +0.8 |
| 1978-79 | POR | 23 | 278 | 11.9 | .499 | 14.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .086 | -0.4 | +0.0 | -0.4 | +0.1 |
| Career | 631 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46.0 | — | — | — | — | +7.7 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | 12 | 43.5 | 15.1 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .436 | — | .462 |
| 1971-72 | 15 | 41.6 | 19.1 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .447 | — | .504 |
| 1972-73 | 17 | 37.1 | 20.1 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .466 | — | .501 |
| 1973-74 | 6 | 37.3 | 14.5 | 8.8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .413 | — | .439 |
| 1974-75 | 7 | 34.3 | 13.0 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .453 | — | .494 |
| 1975-76 | 9 | 38.7 | 17.2 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .473 | — | .532 |
| 1977-78 | 6 | 22.3 | 8.8 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | .453 | — | .476 |
| Career | 72 | 37.8 | 16.6 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .451 | — | .492 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 313 | 13.6 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 229–84 |
| Away | 319 | 14.1 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 154–165 |
| In wins | 383 | 14.7 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 383–0 |
| In losses | 249 | 12.5 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 0–249 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 37 | 15.8 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 22–15 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 42 | 13.5 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 17–25 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 7 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 5–2 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 34 | 12.4 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 22–12 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 34 | 13.9 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 23–11 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 10 | 9.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 7–3 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 35 | 13.3 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 22–13 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 39 | 15.6 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 24–15 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 36 | 13.9 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 22–14 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 9 | 7.9 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 5–4 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 19 | 13.7 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 8–11 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 15.3 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 16–17 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 33 | 15.2 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 20–13 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 40 | 15.8 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 26–14 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 39 | 14.6 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 23–16 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 34 | 14.1 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 24–10 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 25 | 14.4 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 15–10 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 9 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 5–4 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 18 | 10.6 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 12–6 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Jim McMillian play for?
Jim McMillian plays SF for the Portland Trail Blazers.
What are Jim McMillian's career stats?
Jim McMillian has averaged 13.8 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 2.5 APG over 9 seasons (1970-71–1978-79).
How tall is Jim McMillian?
Jim McMillian is 6-5 (215 lb).
When was Jim McMillian drafted?
Jim McMillian was drafted in 1970, round 1, pick 13, by the Los Angeles Lakers.