John Roche
SG · Denver Nuggets
Seasons 1971-72–1981-82 · 8 on record · Ht 6-3 · b. 1949
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Player info
| Nickname | Johnny |
|---|---|
| Position | SG |
| Number | #10 (also #13, #11, #15) |
| Team | Denver Nuggets |
| Height | 6-3 |
| Weight | 170 lb |
| Born | 1949-09-26 |
| College | South Carolina |
| Drafted | 1971 · Round 1, Pick 14 · Phoenix Suns |
| Seasons | 1971-72–1981-82 (8) |
Career averages
11.2 PPG, 1.5 RPG, 3.9 APG · 479 games · .469 FG% · .355 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | NYA | 22 | 82 | 31.6 | .469 | .343 | .772 | 2.1 | 3.2 | — | — | 12.9 | 10.9 | .531 |
| 1972-73 | NYA | 23 | 77 | 34.0 | .444 | .330 | .764 | 1.9 | 4.5 | — | — | 14.4 | 11.4 | .521 |
| 1973-74 | 2TM | 24 | 84 | 26.0 | .479 | .343 | .836 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 11.6 | 13.9 | .539 |
| NYA | 24 | 50 | 25.1 | .487 | .382 | .842 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 11.4 | 14.6 | .559 | |
| KEN | 24 | 34 | 27.2 | .469 | .270 | .825 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 12.0 | 13.0 | .514 | |
| 1974-75 | 2TM | 25 | 58 | 23.9 | .473 | .295 | .802 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 10.0 | 13.1 | .522 |
| KEN | 25 | 19 | 13.6 | .367 | .143 | .833 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 6.5 | .426 | |
| UTS | 25 | 39 | 28.9 | .493 | .324 | .795 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 13.0 | 14.6 | .540 | |
| 1975-76 | LAL | 26 | 15 | 3.5 | .214 | — | .500 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | .254 |
| 1975-76 | UTS | 26 | 16 | 30.3 | .528 | .346 | .756 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 16.5 | 15.3 | .574 |
| 1979-80 | DEN | 30 | 82 | 27.9 | .478 | .380 | .866 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 11.4 | 13.9 | .562 |
| 1980-81 | DEN | 31 | 26 | 23.5 | .458 | .333 | .753 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 8.9 | 13.1 | .543 |
| 1981-82 | DEN | 32 | 39 | 12.8 | .453 | .442 | .737 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 11.8 | .561 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | NYA | 82 | — | 2,593 | 403 | 859 | .469 | 12 | 35 | 240 | 311 | 172 | 259 | — | — | 188 | 1,058 |
| 1972-73 | NYA | 77 | — | 2,615 | 404 | 909 | .444 | 34 | 103 | 265 | 347 | 146 | 348 | — | — | 207 | 1,107 |
| 1973-74 | 2TM | 84 | — | 2,180 | 397 | 829 | .479 | 36 | 105 | 148 | 177 | 122 | 363 | 57 | 15 | 184 | 978 |
| NYA | 50 | — | 1,254 | 224 | 460 | .487 | 26 | 68 | 96 | 114 | 59 | 208 | 41 | 6 | 106 | 570 | |
| KEN | 34 | — | 926 | 173 | 369 | .469 | 10 | 37 | 52 | 63 | 63 | 155 | 16 | 9 | 78 | 408 | |
| 1974-75 | 2TM | 58 | — | 1,387 | 241 | 509 | .473 | 13 | 44 | 85 | 106 | 93 | 191 | 49 | 7 | 105 | 580 |
| KEN | 19 | — | 258 | 29 | 79 | .367 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 74 | |
| UTS | 39 | — | 1,129 | 212 | 430 | .493 | 12 | 37 | 70 | 88 | 84 | 157 | 41 | 6 | 87 | 506 | |
| 1975-76 | LAL | 15 | — | 52 | 3 | 14 | .214 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 |
| 1975-76 | UTS | 16 | — | 484 | 112 | 212 | .528 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 41 | 25 | 79 | 14 | 1 | 51 | 264 |
| 1979-80 | DEN | 82 | — | 2,286 | 354 | 741 | .478 | 49 | 129 | 175 | 202 | 115 | 405 | 82 | 12 | 159 | 932 |
| 1980-81 | DEN | 26 | — | 611 | 82 | 179 | .458 | 9 | 27 | 58 | 77 | 37 | 140 | 17 | 8 | 52 | 231 |
| 1981-82 | DEN | 39 | 2 | 501 | 68 | 150 | .453 | 23 | 52 | 28 | 38 | 23 | 89 | 15 | 2 | 29 | 187 |
| Career | 479 | — | — | 2,064 | 4,402 | .469 | 185 | 521 | 1032 | 1303 | 736 | 1880 | 234 | 45 | 975 | 5,345 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | NYA | 82 | 31.6 | 5.6 | 11.9 | .469 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 3.6 | — | — | 2.6 | 14.7 |
| 1972-73 | NYA | 77 | 34.0 | 5.6 | 12.5 | .444 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 4.8 | — | — | 2.8 | 15.2 |
| 1973-74 | 2TM | 84 | 26.0 | 6.6 | 13.7 | .479 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 16.2 |
| NYA | 50 | 25.1 | 6.4 | 13.2 | .487 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 16.4 | |
| KEN | 34 | 27.2 | 6.7 | 14.3 | .469 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 15.9 | |
| 1974-75 | 2TM | 58 | 23.9 | 6.3 | 13.2 | .473 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 15.1 |
| KEN | 19 | 13.6 | 4.0 | 11.0 | .367 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 10.3 | |
| UTS | 39 | 28.9 | 6.8 | 13.7 | .493 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 16.1 | |
| 1975-76 | LAL | 15 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 9.7 | .214 | — | — | 1.4 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 5.5 |
| 1975-76 | UTS | 16 | 30.2 | 8.3 | 15.8 | .528 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 19.6 |
| 1979-80 | DEN | 82 | 27.9 | 5.6 | 11.7 | .478 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 14.7 |
| 1980-81 | DEN | 26 | 23.5 | 4.8 | 10.5 | .458 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 13.6 |
| 1981-82 | DEN | 39 | 12.8 | 4.9 | 10.8 | .453 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 13.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | NYA | 82 | 2,593 | 10.9 | .531 | 17.8 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 4.1 | .076 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | NYA | 77 | 2,615 | 11.4 | .521 | 19.9 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 2.5 | .045 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | 2TM | 84 | 2,180 | 13.9 | .539 | 19.4 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 4.8 | .105 | +0.4 | -0.7 | -0.3 | +0.9 |
| NYA | 50 | 1,254 | 14.6 | .559 | 19.0 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 3.2 | .121 | +0.7 | -0.8 | +0.0 | +0.6 | |
| KEN | 34 | 926 | 13.0 | .514 | 19.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | .083 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.8 | +0.3 | |
| 1974-75 | 2TM | 58 | 1,387 | 13.1 | .522 | 19.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | .081 | -0.4 | +0.0 | -0.4 | +0.5 |
| KEN | 19 | 258 | 6.5 | .426 | 16.0 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .026 | -3.6 | -0.1 | -3.7 | -0.1 | |
| UTS | 39 | 1,129 | 14.6 | .540 | 20.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | .094 | +0.3 | +0.0 | +0.3 | +0.7 | |
| 1975-76 | LAL | 15 | 52 | 0.9 | .254 | — | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -.151 | -5.4 | -0.9 | -6.2 | -0.1 |
| 1975-76 | UTS | 16 | 484 | 15.3 | .574 | 22.8 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.7 | .069 | +1.6 | -2.4 | -0.8 | +0.1 |
| 1979-80 | DEN | 82 | 2,286 | 13.9 | .562 | 17.0 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 4.2 | .088 | +0.3 | -1.3 | -1.0 | +0.6 |
| 1980-81 | DEN | 26 | 611 | 13.1 | .543 | 16.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | .060 | +0.6 | -2.0 | -1.4 | +0.1 |
| 1981-82 | DEN | 39 | 501 | 11.8 | .561 | 14.8 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.6 | .061 | +0.8 | -2.2 | -1.4 | +0.1 |
| Career | 479 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.8 | — | — | — | — | +2.2 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 83 | 9.0 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 50–33 |
| Away | 81 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 16–65 |
| In wins | 66 | 9.2 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 66–0 |
| In losses | 98 | 7.9 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 0–98 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 5 | 7.4 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 4–1 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 5 | 8.8 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 1–4 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 4 | 14.0 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 1–3 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 9 | 14.3 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5–4 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 3 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2–1 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 4 | 12.0 | 1.2 | 5.5 | 4–0 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 5 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 3–2 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 12 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 5–7 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 7 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 3–4 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 3 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 1–2 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 12 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 8–4 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 11 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 3–8 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 9 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3–6 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 5 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 2–3 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 3 | 8.0 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 1–2 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 11 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 5.6 | 1–10 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 12 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 4–8 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 11 | 12.4 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 3–8 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 5 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1–4 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 12 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 5–7 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does John Roche play for?
John Roche plays SG for the Denver Nuggets.
What are John Roche's career stats?
John Roche has averaged 11.2 PPG, 1.5 RPG, 3.9 APG over 8 seasons (1971-72–1981-82).
How tall is John Roche?
John Roche is 6-3 (170 lb).
When was John Roche drafted?
John Roche was drafted in 1971, round 1, pick 14, by the Phoenix Suns.