Jim Cleamons SG

Born: Sep 13, 1949 (74 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Lincolnton, North Carolina

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-3 (191cm)     Weight: 185 (84kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1971 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 13, Los Angeles Lakers

Pre-Draft Team: Ohio State (Sr)

High School: Linden-McKinley High School [Columbus, Ohio]

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Jim Cleamons Player Profile

NBA Career

9 Years Of Service - NBA Champion

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
1971-72 LAL 38 - 5.3 2.58 0.92 2.63 .350 - - - 0.74 0.95 .778 - - 1.03 0.92 - - - 0.55
1972-73 CLE 80 - 17.4 5.74 2.40 5.29 .454 - - - 0.94 1.26 .743 - - 2.09 2.56 - - - 1.35
1973-74 CLE 81 - 20.3 6.98 2.91 6.73 .433 - - - 1.15 1.64 .699 0.78 2.06 2.84 2.80 0.75 0.21 - 1.88
1974-75 CLE 74 - 36.4 11.92 4.99 10.38 .480 - - - 1.95 2.45 .796 1.31 3.14 4.45 5.15 1.14 0.28 - 2.62
1975-76 CLE 82 - 34.6 12.20 5.04 10.82 .466 - - - 2.12 2.66 .798 1.51 2.80 4.32 5.22 1.51 0.24 - 2.61
1976-77 CLE 60 - 34.1 10.43 4.28 9.87 .434 - - - 1.87 2.47 .757 1.65 2.90 4.55 5.13 1.10 0.38 - 2.10
1977-78 NYK 79 - 25.4 6.47 2.72 5.67 .480 - - - 1.03 1.30 .786 0.87 1.81 2.68 3.58 0.86 0.22 1.43 1.80
1978-79 NYK 79 - 30.3 9.52 3.94 8.32 .473 - - - 1.65 2.16 .760 0.82 2.03 2.85 4.76 0.92 0.14 1.80 1.86
1979-80 * All Teams 79 - 22.6 6.57 2.71 5.70 .476 0.09 0.39 .226 1.06 1.43 .743 0.67 1.25 1.92 3.65 0.72 0.14 1.38 1.68
1979-80 * WAS 57 - 26.9 7.79 3.23 6.68 .483 0.07 0.40 .174 1.26 1.72 .735 0.75 1.58 2.33 4.35 0.77 0.16 1.61 2.11
1979-80 * NYK 22 - 11.5 3.41 1.36 3.14 .435 0.14 0.36 .375 0.55 0.68 .800 0.45 0.41 0.86 1.82 0.59 0.09 0.77 0.59
CAREER   652 - 26.1 8.30 3.44 7.47 .460 0.09 0.39 .226 1.41 1.85 .765 1.07 2.26 3.04 3.88 1.00 0.22 1.54 1.90

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
1971-72 LAL 38 - 201 98 35 100 .350 - - - 28 36 .778 - - 39 35 - - - 21
1972-73 CLE 80 - 1,392 459 192 423 .454 - - - 75 101 .743 - - 167 205 - - - 108
1973-74 CLE 81 - 1,642 565 236 545 .433 - - - 93 133 .699 63 167 230 227 61 17 - 152
1974-75 CLE 74 - 2,691 882 369 768 .480 - - - 144 181 .796 97 232 329 381 84 21 - 194
1975-76 CLE 82 - 2,835 1,000 413 887 .466 - - - 174 218 .798 124 230 354 428 124 20 - 214
1976-77 CLE 60 - 2,045 626 257 592 .434 - - - 112 148 .757 99 174 273 308 66 23 - 126
1977-78 NYK 79 - 2,009 511 215 448 .480 - - - 81 103 .786 69 143 212 283 68 17 113 142
1978-79 NYK 79 - 2,390 752 311 657 .473 - - - 130 171 .760 65 160 225 376 73 11 142 147
1979-80 * All Teams 79 - 1,789 519 214 450 .476 7 31 .226 84 113 .743 53 99 152 288 57 11 109 133
1979-80 * WAS 57 - 1,535 444 184 381 .483 4 23 .174 72 98 .735 43 90 133 248 44 9 92 120
1979-80 * NYK 22 - 254 75 30 69 .435 3 8 .375 12 15 .800 10 9 19 40 13 2 17 13
CAREER   652 - 16,994 5,412 2,242 4,870 .460 7 31 .226 921 1,204 .765 570 1,205 1,981 2,531 533 120 364 1,237

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
1971-72 LAL 38 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .018 - - 0.36 33 4 .892 -0.20 0.30 0.10
1972-73 CLE 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .116 - - 0.24 30 50 .375 1.00 1.60 2.60
1973-74 CLE 81 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135 - - 0.24 28 53 .346 0.60 1.10 1.70
1974-75 CLE 74 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 - - 0.24 39 35 .527 3.50 2.00 5.50
1975-76 CLE 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 - - 0.25 49 33 .598 4.20 2.90 7.10
1976-77 CLE 60 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164 - - 0.25 33 27 .550 2.00 1.80 3.80
1977-78 NYK 79 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .131 2.50 0.60 0.23 41 38 .519 1.80 0.90 2.70
1978-79 NYK 79 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187 2.65 0.51 0.26 28 51 .354 2.30 1.10 3.40
1979-80 * All Teams 79 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 2.64 0.52 0.25 37 42 .468 1.30 1.00 2.30
1979-80 * WAS 57 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 2.70 0.48 0.26 28 29 .491 1.20 0.90 2.10
1979-80 * NYK 22 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .018 2.35 0.76 0.22 9 13 .409 0.20 0.10 0.30
CAREER   652 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 2.60 0.54 0.25 318 333 .488 15.20 11.70 26.90

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
1971-72 LAL 38 - .423 .350 - - - 21.29 - - - - 112.78 - 0.98 - - 13.92
1972-73 CLE 80 - .491 .454 - - - 20.25 - - - - 119.65 - 1.09 - - 12.34
1973-74 CLE 81 - .468 .433 3.72 11.07 7.18 19.15 - 1.72 0.56 - 113.23 - 1.04 - 100.3 12.55
1974-75 CLE 74 - .520 .480 3.82 9.17 6.49 19.66 - 1.50 0.43 - 127.60 - 1.15 - 99.7 13.82
1975-76 CLE 82 - .509 .466 4.35 8.63 6.42 20.48 - 2.08 0.39 - 126.38 - 1.13 - 98.1 14.89
1976-77 CLE 60 - .476 .434 4.76 8.94 6.78 20.17 - 1.52 0.61 - 119.09 - 1.06 - 100.7 12.95
1977-78 NYK 79 - .518 .480 3.61 7.22 5.45 16.64 18.64 1.48 0.44 11.43 126.63 3.66 1.14 104.3 105.4 10.41
1978-79 NYK 79 - .513 .473 2.92 7.25 5.07 19.69 16.24 1.40 0.24 14.34 123.36 4.59 1.14 105.6 108.3 11.76
1979-80 * All Teams 79 - .519 .483 3.01 5.74 4.36 20.21 17.91 1.48 0.33 13.33 144.47 4.61 1.15 105.4 109.4 10.77
1979-80 * WAS 57 - .523 .488 2.78 5.95 4.35 20.74 17.83 1.34 0.31 13.27 139.15 4.80 1.17 105.6 108.9 10.77
1979-80 * NYK 22 - .496 .457 4.25 3.90 4.07 18.68 18.36 2.31 0.43 14.02 160.98 3.68 1.09 103.3 110.2 11.11
CAREER   652 - .501 .461 3.79 8.29 6.00 19.20 17.42 1.60 0.42 13.08 145.11 4.56 1.11 105.3 104.0 12.64

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NBA Transactions

Mar 29, 1971 - The Los Angeles Lakers selected Jim Cleamons in Round 1 with Pick 13 in the 1971 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1971 - Jim Cleamons signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Aug 31, 1972 - Jim Cleamons was acquired by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Los Angeles Lakers in a trade.
Jul 1, 1977 - Jim Cleamons, previously with the Cleveland Cavaliers, became a free agent.
Oct 10, 1977 - Jim Cleamons signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks.
Dec 4, 1979 - Jim Cleamons was acquired by the Washington Bullets from the New York Knicks in a trade.
May 28, 1980 - Jim Cleamons was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the Expansion Draft from the Washington Bullets.
Jul 1, 1980 - Jim Cleamons, previously with the Dallas Mavericks, became a free agent.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1972
All-NBA Defensive Second Team - 1976

* 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
1971-72 LAL 6 - 2.8 1.33 0.67 1.17 .571 - - - 0.00 0.00 .000 - - 0.67 0.67 - - - 0.50
1975-76 CLE 13 - 38.7 13.77 5.62 14.15 .397 - - - 2.54 3.08 .825 1.77 3.69 5.46 4.69 0.62 0.23 - 2.62
1977-78 NYK 6 - 21.2 5.67 2.33 6.00 .389 - - - 1.00 1.00 1.000 0.83 1.33 2.17 3.83 0.50 0.00 1.33 2.17
1979-80 WAS 2 - 10.0 0.00 0.00 1.50 .000 0.00 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 .000 0.00 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00
CAREER   27 - 24.7 8.19 3.37 8.52 .396 0.00 0.00 .000 1.44 1.70 .848 1.33 2.71 3.30 3.30 0.57 0.14 1.12 1.85

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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
1971-72 LAL 6 - 17 8 4 7 .571 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 4 4 - - - 3
1975-76 CLE 13 - 503 179 73 184 .397 - - - 33 40 .825 23 48 71 61 8 3 - 34
1977-78 NYK 6 - 127 34 14 36 .389 - - - 6 6 1.000 5 8 13 23 3 0 8 13
1979-80 WAS 2 - 20 0 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
CAREER   27 - 667 221 91 230 .396 0 0 .000 39 46 .848 28 57 89 89 12 3 9 50

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
1971-72 LAL 6 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .013 - - 0.00 3 3 .500 - - 0.10
1975-76 CLE 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 - - 0.22 6 7 .462 0.20 0.60 0.80
1977-78 NYK 6 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132 2.88 0.38 0.17 2 4 .333 - - -
1979-80 WAS 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .012 1.00 1.00 0.00 0 2 .000 -0.10 - -0.10
CAREER   27 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .113 2.67 0.44 0.20 11 16 .407 0.20 0.60 0.90

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
1971-72 LAL 6 - .571 .571 - - - 39.00 - - - - 57.14 - 1.14 - - 19.15
1975-76 CLE 13 - .444 .397 4.66 10.68 7.53 18.94 - 0.79 0.35 - 122.17 - 0.97 - 98.0 12.68
1977-78 NYK 6 - .440 .389 3.71 6.92 5.19 20.93 17.15 1.03 - 13.84 138.89 5.63 0.94 97.0 112.3 9.34
1979-80 WAS 2 - .000 .000 - 5.52 2.68 5.93 25.00 2.46 - 8.19 0.00 -1.73 0.00 14.1 113.8 -2.18
CAREER   27 - .442 .396 4.21 9.71 6.79 18.88 17.77 0.88 0.26 13.24 124.35 5.28 0.96 91.5 103.2 12.19

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NCAA Career

College: Ohio State (1971)

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
1967-68 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1968-69 Ohio State So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1969-70 Ohio State Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1970-71 Ohio State Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


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Jim Cleamons is 74 years old.

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Jim Cleamons is 6-3 (191cm) tall.

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Jim Cleamons is 185 lbs (84kg).

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Jim Cleamons was born on Sep 13, 1949.

What position does Jim Cleamons play?

Jim Cleamons plays the SG position.

What was the pre-draft team of Jim Cleamons?

Jim Cleamons was drafted out of Ohio State.

What high school did Jim Cleamons attend?

Jim Cleamons attended Linden-McKinley High School in Columbus, Ohio.

What nationality is Jim Cleamons?

Jim Cleamons has a United States nationality.

Where was Jim Cleamons born?

Jim Cleamons was born in Lincolnton, North Carolina.

How many NBA seasons has Jim Cleamons played?

Jim Cleamons played 9 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Jim Cleamons?

Jim Cleamons had career averages 8.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 0.8 steals in 652 games.

What are the career totals of Jim Cleamons?

Jim Cleamons had career totals of 5,412 points, 1,981 rebounds, 2,531 assists, 120 blocks, 533 steals in 652 games.

How many teams has Jim Cleamons been on?

Jim Cleamons played for 4 NBA teams in his career - Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, Washington Wizards.

When was Jim Cleamons drafted?

Jim Cleamons was drafted in the 1st round (#18 overall) of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.

What is Jim Cleamons' career high in points?

Jim Cleamons averaged a career high 12.2 points per game in 1975-1976.

What is Jim Cleamons' career high in rebounds?

Jim Cleamons averaged a career high 4.6 rebounds per game in 1976-1977.

What is Jim Cleamons' career high in assists?

Jim Cleamons averaged a career high 5.2 assists per game in 1975-1976.

What is the career PER of Jim Cleamons'?

Jim Cleamons had a career PER of 12.6.

How many championships has Jim Cleamons won?

Jim Cleamons has won 1 NBA championships.