Bobby Jones SF

Full Name: Robert Jones

Current Team: N/A

Born: Dec 18, 1951 (72 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-9 (206cm)     Weight: 210 (95kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1974 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 5, Houston Rockets

Pre-Draft Team: North Carolina (Sr)

High School: South Mecklenburg High School [Charlotte, North Carolina]

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Bobby Jones Player Profile

NBA Career

10 Years Of Service - Hall of Fame Player, NBA Champion, 8x All-NBA Defensive 1st, 6MOY, 4x All-Star, #24 retired by PHL

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1976-77 DEN 82 - 29.5 15.10 6.11 10.72 .570 - - - 2.88 4.01 .717 2.12 6.15 8.27 3.22 2.27 1.98 - 2.90
1977-78 DEN 75 - 32.5 14.51 5.87 10.15 .578 - - - 2.77 3.69 .751 2.19 6.29 8.48 3.36 1.83 1.68 2.59 2.95
1978-79 PHL 80 - 28.8 12.06 4.72 8.80 .537 - - - 2.61 3.46 .755 2.49 4.15 6.64 2.51 1.34 1.20 2.06 3.06
1979-80 PHL 81 - 26.2 13.00 4.91 9.23 .532 0.00 0.04 .000 3.17 4.06 .781 1.88 3.68 5.56 1.80 1.26 1.46 1.80 2.75
1980-81 PHL 81 - 25.3 13.53 5.02 9.32 .539 0.00 0.04 .000 3.48 4.28 .813 1.75 3.62 5.37 2.79 1.17 0.91 1.84 2.79
1981-82 PHL 76 73 28.7 14.41 5.47 9.70 .564 0.00 0.04 .000 3.46 4.38 .790 1.43 3.74 5.17 2.49 1.30 1.47 1.91 2.78
1982-83 PHL 74 0 23.6 8.99 3.38 6.22 .543 0.00 0.01 .000 2.23 2.81 .793 1.38 3.27 4.65 1.92 1.15 1.23 1.47 2.69
1983-84 PHL 75 0 23.5 8.25 3.01 5.76 .523 0.00 0.01 .000 2.23 2.84 .784 1.23 3.08 4.31 2.49 1.43 1.37 1.35 2.65
1984-85 PHL 80 8 20.4 7.50 2.59 4.81 .538 0.00 0.05 .000 2.33 2.70 .861 1.31 2.40 3.71 1.94 1.05 0.62 1.48 2.29
1985-86 PHL 70 42 21.7 7.03 2.70 4.83 .559 0.00 0.01 .000 1.63 2.07 .786 0.70 1.71 2.41 1.80 0.69 0.71 1.29 2.27
CAREER   774 138 26.1 11.51 4.41 8.01 .550 0.00 0.03 .000 2.70 3.45 .780 1.66 3.83 5.50 2.44 1.36 1.27 1.76 2.72

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1976-77 DEN 82 - 2,419 1,238 501 879 .570 - - - 236 329 .717 174 504 678 264 186 162 - 238
1977-78 DEN 75 - 2,440 1,088 440 761 .578 - - - 208 277 .751 164 472 636 252 137 126 194 221
1978-79 PHL 80 - 2,304 965 378 704 .537 - - - 209 277 .755 199 332 531 201 107 96 165 245
1979-80 PHL 81 - 2,125 1,053 398 748 .532 0 3 .000 257 329 .781 152 298 450 146 102 118 146 223
1980-81 PHL 81 - 2,046 1,096 407 755 .539 0 3 .000 282 347 .813 142 293 435 226 95 74 149 226
1981-82 PHL 76 73 2,181 1,095 416 737 .564 0 3 .000 263 333 .790 109 284 393 189 99 112 145 211
1982-83 PHL 74 0 1,749 665 250 460 .543 0 1 .000 165 208 .793 102 242 344 142 85 91 109 199
1983-84 PHL 75 0 1,761 619 226 432 .523 0 1 .000 167 213 .784 92 231 323 187 107 103 101 199
1984-85 PHL 80 8 1,633 600 207 385 .538 0 4 .000 186 216 .861 105 192 297 155 84 50 118 183
1985-86 PHL 70 42 1,519 492 189 338 .559 0 1 .000 114 145 .786 49 120 169 126 48 50 90 159
CAREER   774 138 20,177 8,911 3,412 6,199 .550 0 16 .000 2,087 2,674 .780 1,288 2,968 4,256 1,888 1,050 982 1,217 2,104

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1976-77 DEN 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 - - 0.37 50 32 .610 5.50 5.50 11.00
1977-78 DEN 75 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 1.30 0.71 0.36 43 32 .573 5.30 3.60 8.90
1978-79 PHL 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162 1.22 0.65 0.39 45 35 .563 3.90 3.80 7.70
1979-80 PHL 81 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 1.00 0.70 0.44 59 22 .728 4.30 3.80 8.10
1980-81 PHL 81 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 1.52 0.64 0.46 61 20 .753 5.40 3.90 9.20
1981-82 PHL 76 73 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1.30 0.68 0.45 54 22 .711 4.80 3.40 8.20
1982-83 PHL 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .109 1.30 0.78 0.45 60 14 .811 3.30 3.10 6.40
1983-84 PHL 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122 1.85 1.06 0.49 48 27 .640 2.80 3.20 6.00
1984-85 PHL 80 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 1.31 0.71 0.56 57 23 .713 2.80 2.00 4.80
1985-86 PHL 70 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107 1.40 0.53 0.43 45 25 .643 1.83 1.24 3.06
CAREER   774 138 2 0 0 0 0 0 .152 1.33 0.71 0.43 522 252 .674 39.93 33.54 73.36

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1976-77 DEN 82 - .605 .570 7.55 20.77 14.33 15.58 - 3.32 3.42 - 128.73 - 1.41 - 90.1 21.11
1977-78 DEN 75 - .616 .578 7.16 19.17 13.38 14.46 18.02 2.48 2.63 16.86 132.91 -1.05 1.43 112.5 97.5 19.77
1978-79 PHL 80 - .584 .537 9.36 14.40 11.98 11.78 16.65 2.09 2.16 16.75 129.14 -1.33 1.37 111.4 99.2 16.64
1979-80 PHL 81 - .590 .532 8.03 14.09 11.22 9.82 14.06 2.24 3.03 19.54 131.32 -2.29 1.41 114.1 99.5 18.47
1980-81 PHL 81 - .604 .539 8.16 14.57 11.59 15.41 14.10 2.16 2.01 20.84 135.18 0.08 1.45 117.8 98.9 20.19
1981-82 PHL 76 73 .620 .564 5.88 14.06 10.15 12.04 14.10 2.17 2.97 19.64 135.42 -0.87 1.49 117.5 102.7 19.23
1982-83 PHL 74 0 .603 .543 6.43 14.00 10.38 10.62 16.50 2.27 2.86 14.97 133.67 -0.82 1.45 116.6 99.3 16.34
1983-84 PHL 75 0 .589 .523 6.10 14.47 10.41 14.76 16.12 2.93 3.37 14.72 130.72 1.37 1.43 116.3 101.3 16.65
1984-85 PHL 80 8 .625 .538 7.33 13.13 10.26 12.78 19.73 2.44 1.77 14.75 139.88 -0.91 1.56 117.7 106.3 15.21
1985-86 PHL 70 42 .612 .559 3.63 8.87 6.25 11.22 18.30 1.51 1.86 13.06 134.54 -0.40 1.46 114.1 109.4 11.72
CAREER   774 138 .604 .550 7.14 15.31 11.37 12.96 16.08 2.41 2.66 17.07 133.09 -0.75 1.44 115.5 99.9 17.88

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NBA Transactions

May 27, 1974 - The Houston Rockets selected Bobby Jones in Round 1 with Pick 5 in the 1974 NBA Draft.
Aug 5, 1976 - The Houston Rockets renounced their Draft Rights to make Bobby Jones an Unrestricted FA.
Aug 5, 1976 - Bobby Jones signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets.
Sep 1, 1977 - Bobby Jones signed a veteran extension with the Denver Nuggets.
Aug 16, 1978 - Bobby Jones was acquired by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Denver Nuggets in a trade.
Oct 12, 1982 - Bobby Jones signed a veteran extension with the Philadelphia Sixers.
Jul 1, 1986 - Bobby Jones retired from professional basketball.
Jul 1, 1986 - Bobby Jones, previously with the Philadelphia Sixers, became a free agent.
Jul 1, 1986 - The Philadelphia Sixers renounced their free-agent exception rights to Bobby Jones.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1983
All-NBA Defensive First Team - 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
All-NBA Defensive Second Team - 1985
John Havlicek Sixth Man Of The Year - 1983

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1976-77 DEN 6 - 31.2 12.00 5.17 10.67 .484 - - - 1.67 2.83 .588 1.83 4.00 5.83 3.50 2.83 2.33 - 4.17
1977-78 DEN 13 - 30.0 12.77 5.08 8.92 .569 - - - 2.62 3.54 .739 2.77 5.08 7.85 2.69 1.23 0.69 1.85 3.23
1978-79 PHL 9 - 28.9 13.11 5.33 9.67 .552 - - - 2.44 2.89 .846 1.33 3.44 4.78 2.11 0.56 0.44 1.67 3.33
1979-80 PHL 18 - 26.1 12.94 5.00 9.56 .523 0.00 0.06 .000 2.94 3.44 .855 1.61 3.17 4.78 1.72 1.17 1.78 1.28 3.11
1980-81 PHL 16 - 27.7 14.69 5.06 10.00 .506 0.00 0.00 .000 4.56 5.50 .830 2.19 3.31 5.50 2.06 1.12 1.31 2.00 3.75
1981-82 PHL 21 0 28.0 12.19 4.48 8.29 .540 0.00 0.00 .000 3.24 3.86 .840 1.76 2.95 4.71 2.48 0.71 1.05 1.57 3.29
1982-83 PHL 12 0 27.0 8.58 3.58 6.50 .551 0.00 0.08 .000 1.42 1.67 .850 1.58 3.25 4.83 2.83 1.25 1.50 1.50 2.42
1983-84 PHL 5 0 26.0 9.60 3.00 6.20 .484 0.00 0.00 .000 3.60 3.80 .947 1.80 2.80 4.60 1.80 0.60 1.40 1.60 2.40
1984-85 PHL 13 11 23.8 8.15 3.54 6.00 .590 0.00 0.00 .000 1.08 1.54 .700 1.69 2.00 3.69 1.23 0.92 1.15 1.46 2.92
1985-86 PHL 12 5 27.4 9.67 3.25 6.17 .527 0.00 0.08 .000 3.17 4.17 .760 0.75 1.92 2.67 2.83 0.83 1.33 1.25 3.25
CAREER   125 16 27.4 11.62 4.42 8.27 .535 0.00 0.03 .000 2.78 3.43 .809 1.75 3.16 4.91 2.27 1.06 1.26 1.57 3.20

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1976-77 DEN 6 - 187 72 31 64 .484 - - - 10 17 .588 11 24 35 21 17 14 - 25
1977-78 DEN 13 - 390 166 66 116 .569 - - - 34 46 .739 36 66 102 35 16 9 24 42
1978-79 PHL 9 - 260 118 48 87 .552 - - - 22 26 .846 12 31 43 19 5 4 15 30
1979-80 PHL 18 - 470 233 90 172 .523 0 1 .000 53 62 .855 29 57 86 31 21 32 23 56
1980-81 PHL 16 - 443 235 81 160 .506 0 0 .000 73 88 .830 35 53 88 33 18 21 32 60
1981-82 PHL 21 0 589 256 94 174 .540 0 0 .000 68 81 .840 37 62 99 52 15 22 33 69
1982-83 PHL 12 0 324 103 43 78 .551 0 1 .000 17 20 .850 19 39 58 34 15 18 18 29
1983-84 PHL 5 0 130 48 15 31 .484 0 0 .000 18 19 .947 9 14 23 9 3 7 8 12
1984-85 PHL 13 11 309 106 46 78 .590 0 0 .000 14 20 .700 22 26 48 16 12 15 19 38
1985-86 PHL 12 5 329 116 39 74 .527 0 1 .000 38 50 .760 9 23 32 34 10 16 15 39
CAREER   125 16 3,431 1,453 553 1,034 .535 0 3 .000 347 429 .809 219 395 614 284 132 158 187 400

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1976-77 DEN 6 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 - - 0.27 2 4 .333 0.10 0.40 0.50
1977-78 DEN 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 1.46 0.67 0.40 6 7 .462 0.90 0.30 1.30
1978-79 PHL 9 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1.27 0.33 0.30 5 4 .556 0.60 0.20 0.70
1979-80 PHL 18 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 1.35 0.91 0.36 12 6 .667 1.10 0.80 1.90
1980-81 PHL 16 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 1.03 0.56 0.55 9 7 .563 1.20 0.40 1.60
1981-82 PHL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .166 1.58 0.45 0.47 12 9 .571 1.40 0.60 2.00
1982-83 PHL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .142 1.89 0.83 0.26 11 1 .917 0.50 0.60 1.10
1983-84 PHL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122 1.12 0.38 0.61 2 3 .400 0.20 0.20 0.40
1984-85 PHL 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 0.84 0.63 0.26 8 5 .615 0.30 0.50 0.80
1985-86 PHL 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149 2.27 0.67 0.68 6 6 .500 0.57 0.37 0.94
CAREER   125 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 1.41 0.61 0.41 73 52 .584 6.87 4.37 11.24

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1976-77 DEN 6 - .504 .484 6.09 13.93 9.92 17.28 - 4.08 4.12 - 107.26 - 1.12 - 91.9 16.75
1977-78 DEN 13 - .609 .569 9.57 16.82 13.27 12.06 14.98 1.86 1.18 15.48 130.81 -0.17 1.43 118.9 105.2 18.77
1978-79 PHL 9 - .599 .552 5.03 11.87 8.61 9.83 13.22 0.87 0.78 16.86 139.79 -0.90 1.36 116.3 106.2 14.61
1979-80 PHL 18 - .585 .523 7.00 12.78 9.99 10.37 10.35 2.16 3.91 19.96 137.81 -0.52 1.35 116.0 99.9 19.29
1980-81 PHL 16 - .591 .506 9.41 12.87 11.23 11.52 13.87 1.99 2.63 21.90 133.58 -2.34 1.47 115.9 105.2 19.67
1981-82 PHL 21 0 .611 .540 7.31 11.43 9.44 12.45 13.60 1.25 2.14 17.25 137.97 0.29 1.47 120.5 106.8 16.74
1982-83 PHL 12 0 .593 .551 6.72 13.08 9.98 14.36 17.18 2.29 3.22 13.47 140.13 1.53 1.32 116.5 100.2 16.39
1983-84 PHL 5 0 .610 .484 8.35 12.61 10.51 9.87 16.89 1.09 3.22 15.11 143.12 -1.54 1.55 118.2 105.6 14.89
1984-85 PHL 13 11 .611 .590 8.06 9.33 8.70 7.28 17.96 1.87 2.90 14.06 128.97 -2.77 1.36 113.1 106.2 13.36
1985-86 PHL 12 5 .604 .527 3.22 7.82 5.58 14.08 13.51 1.48 2.90 13.87 128.70 2.42 1.57 122.6 110.3 13.83
CAREER   125 16 .594 .535 7.24 12.33 9.86 11.86 13.97 1.84 2.60 16.91 134.37 -0.37 1.41 118.0 104.2 17.21

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1977
Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1981, 1982
Western All-Star Coaches Selection - 1978

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1977 West 1 - 14 2 1 4 .250 - - - 0 0 .000 0 0 0 3 0 1 - 0
1978 West 1 - 18 2 1 3 .333 - - - 0 0 .000 1 5 6 2 0 1 1 4
1981 East 1 - 16 11 5 11 .455 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 1 3 4 0 1 1 0 2
1982 East 1 0 14 5 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 2
TOTAL   4 1 62 20 9 23 .391 0 0 .000 2 3 .667 3 11 14 6 2 3 1 8
AVERAGES   4 1 15.5 5.00 2.25 5.75 .391 0.00 0.00 .000 0.50 0.75 .667 0.75 2.75 3.50 1.50 0.50 0.75 0.25 2.00

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NCAA Career

College: North Carolina (1974)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1970-71 North Carolina Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1971-72 North Carolina So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1972-73 North Carolina Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1973-74 North Carolina Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

Consensus All-American Second Team - 1974
NABC All-American Second Team - 1974
AP All-American Second Team - 1974
USBWA All-American Second Team - 1974
UPI All-American Second Team - 1974


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Bobby Jones?

Bobby Jones is 72 years old.

What is the height of Bobby Jones?

Bobby Jones is 6-9 (206cm) tall.

What is the weight of Bobby Jones?

Bobby Jones is 210 lbs (95kg).

What is the birthday of Bobby Jones?

Bobby Jones was born on Dec 18, 1951.

What position does Bobby Jones play?

Bobby Jones plays the SF position.

What was the pre-draft team of Bobby Jones?

Bobby Jones was drafted out of North Carolina.

What high school did Bobby Jones attend?

Bobby Jones attended South Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, North Carolina.

What nationality is Bobby Jones?

Bobby Jones has a United States nationality.

Where was Bobby Jones born?

Bobby Jones was born in Charlotte, North Carolina.

How many NBA seasons has Bobby Jones played?

Bobby Jones played 10 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Bobby Jones?

Bobby Jones had career averages 11.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.3 blocks, 1.4 steals in 774 games.

What are the career totals of Bobby Jones?

Bobby Jones had career totals of 8,911 points, 4,256 rebounds, 1,888 assists, 982 blocks, 1,050 steals in 774 games.

How many teams has Bobby Jones been on?

Bobby Jones played for 2 NBA teams in his career - Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia Sixers.

When was Bobby Jones drafted?

Bobby Jones was drafted in the 1st round (#5 overall) of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets.

What is Bobby Jones' career high in points?

Bobby Jones averaged a career high 15.1 points per game in 1976-1977.

What is Bobby Jones' career high in rebounds?

Bobby Jones averaged a career high 8.5 rebounds per game in 1977-1978.

What is Bobby Jones' career high in assists?

Bobby Jones averaged a career high 3.4 assists per game in 1977-1978.

What is the career PER of Bobby Jones'?

Bobby Jones had a career PER of 17.9.

Is Bobby Jones in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Bobby Jones was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.

How many championships has Bobby Jones won?

Bobby Jones has won 1 NBA championships.

How many times did Bobby Jones win All-NBA Defensive First Team?

Bobby Jones won All-NBA Defensive 1st 8 times.

How many times did Bobby Jones win John Havlicek Sixth Man Of The Year?

Bobby Jones won 6MOY 1 time.

How many All-Star teams has Bobby Jones been on?

Bobby Jones is a 4x All-Star.

Is Bobby Jones' jersey retired?

Bobby Jones' #24 jersey was retired by the Philadelphia Sixers.