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Bobby Jones
Bobby Jones stats, teams and career impact
#56 all-timeCareer averages · 11.5 PPG · 5.5 RPG · 2.4 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Power forward
- Final NBA team
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) · 210 lb (95 kg)
- Born
- December 18, 1951 (74 yrs old)
- College
- UNC
- NBA seasons
- 10 seasons · 1976–77 to 1985–86
Career summaryBobby Jones was a power forward who played 10 NBA seasons, from 1976–77 through 1985–86.
- Career PPG
- 11.5
- Career RPG
- 5.5
- Career APG
- 2.4
- #2 in 1976–77
- #56 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Bobby Jones ranks #56 all time
Bobby Jones ranks #56 all time. 4 top-ten finishes give him a sustained run near the top of the league. His full-career value ranks #116, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
4 top-ten finishes
774 games · Career Value Rank #116
NBA honors4× All-Star · 9× All-Defense · Sixth ManContext only; honors are not model inputs.
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Denver Nuggets and Philadelphia 76ers
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 55.0%FG%
- Three-point
- 0.0%3P%
- Free throw
- 78.0%FT%
774 career games · 20,177 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Bobby Jones stats by season
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| 1985–86 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | +0.07 | PHI | 70 | 42 | 21.7 | 55.9% | 0.0% | 78.6% | #103 | 65.9 |
| 1984–85 | 7.5 | 3.7 | 1.9 | +2.05 | PHI | 80 | 8 | 20.4 | 53.8% | 0.0% | 86.1% | #34 | 138.8 |
| 1983–84 | 8.3 | 4.3 | 2.5 | +4.76 | PHI | 75 | 0 | 23.5 | 52.3% | 0.0% | 78.4% | #5 | 247.0 |
| 1982–83 | 9.0 | 4.6 | 1.9 | +3.29 | PHI | 74 | 0 | 23.6 | 54.3% | 0.0% | 79.3% | #15 | 197.9 |
| 1981–82 | 14.4 | 5.2 | 2.5 | +4.19 | PHI | 76 | 73 | 28.7 | 56.4% | 0.0% | 79.0% | #12 | 283.0 |
| 1980–81 | 13.5 | 5.4 | 2.8 | +4.42 | PHI | 81 | 0 | 25.3 | 53.9% | 0.0% | 81.3% | #8 | 283.1 |
| 1979–80 | 13.0 | 5.6 | 1.8 | +3.56 | PHI | 81 | 3 | 26.2 | 53.2% | 0.0% | 78.1% | #14 | 253.3 |
| 1978–79 | 12.1 | 6.6 | 2.5 | +3.25 | PHI | 80 | 78 | 28.8 | 53.7% | — | 75.5% | #13 | 269.0 |
| 1977–78 | 14.5 | 8.5 | 3.4 | +4.98 | DEN | 75 | 0 | 32.5 | 57.8% | — | 75.1% | #4 | 385.1 |
| 1976–77 | 15.1 | 8.3 | 3.2 | +7.40 | DEN | 82 | 82 | 29.5 | 57.0% | — | 71.7% | #2 | 526.8 |
| Career | 11.5 | 5.5 | 2.4 | — | DEN/PHI | 774 | — | 26.1 | 55.0% | 0.0% | 78.0% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
Film evidence
Bobby Jones highlights
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Career retrospective
Bobby Jones Hall of Fame career retrospective
The retrospective gives visual context to Jones's defensive reputation, cutting and low-usage efficiency across the ABA and NBA.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
7.9 composite · lower is better
6.2 average league finish
2,650 total value
Career standing
How Bobby Jones ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score7.9
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- 250.0
- Qualified seasons
- 10
- All-time rank
- #56
Strongest seasons
Every season
Bobby Jones advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| 1985–86Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 34 | 70 | 1,519 | +0.07 | 59.8 | #103 | 65.9 | 55th | Broad |
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 33 | 80 | 1,633 | +2.05 | 87.0 | #34 | 138.8 | 77th | Broad |
| 1983–84Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 32 | 75 | 1,761 | +4.76 | 98.4 | #5 | 247.0 | 92nd | Broad |
| 1982–83Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 31 | 74 | 1,749 | +3.29 | 94.5 | #15 | 197.9 | 84th | Broad |
| 1981–82Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 30 | 76 | 2,181 | +4.19 | 95.7 | #12 | 283.0 | 93rd | Broad |
| 1980–81Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 29 | 81 | 2,046 | +4.42 | 97.2 | #8 | 283.1 | 94th | Broad |
| 1979–80Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 28 | 81 | 2,125 | +3.56 | 94.4 | #14 | 253.3 | 90th | Broad |
| 1978–79Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 27 | 80 | 2,304 | +3.25 | 94.7 | #13 | 269.0 | 91st | Broad |
| 1977–78Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 26 | 75 | 2,440 | +4.98 | 98.7 | #4 | 385.1 | 97th | Broad |
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 25 | 82 | 2,419 | +7.40 | 99.6 | #2 | 526.8 | 100th | Broad |
Career movement
Bobby Jones's career impact by season
Peak +7.40 in 1976–77 · 10 seasons · 20,177 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
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Career comparison
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Bobby JonesKarl-Anthony Towns
| NBA season | Bobby Jones | Karl-Anthony Towns |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.4 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 5.0 | 4.6 |
| 3 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| 4 | 3.6 | 6.2 |
| 5 | 4.4 | 8.4 |
| 6 | 4.2 | 6.0 |
| 7 | 3.3 | 5.0 |
| 8 | 4.8 | 2.2 |
| 9 | 2.0 | 0.9 |
| 10 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| 11 | Did not play | 2.3 |
NBA season number
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