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Jerry Reynolds
Jerry Reynolds stats, teams and career impact
#589 all-timeCareer averages · 9.1 PPG · 3.0 RPG · 2.0 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Small forward
- Final NBA team
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) · 200 lb (91 kg)
- Born
- December 23, 1962 (63 yrs old)
- College
- LSU
- NBA seasons
- 8 seasons · 1985–86 to 1995–96
Career summaryJerry Reynolds was a small forward who played 8 NBA seasons, from 1985–86 through 1995–96.
- Career PPG
- 9.1
- Career RPG
- 3.0
- Career APG
- 2.0
- #37 in 1990–91
- #589 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Jerry Reynolds ranks #589 all time
Jerry Reynolds ranks #589 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #36.0. His full-career value ranks #834, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
443 games · Career Value Rank #834
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Milwaukee Bucks, Seattle SuperSonics, and Orlando Magic
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 41.8%FG%
- Three-point
- 22.6%3P%
- Free throw
- 74.9%FT%
443 career games · 8,379 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
Jerry Reynolds stats by season
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| 1995–96 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.6 | -4.54 | MIL | 19 | 0 | 10.1 | 39.6% | 10.0% | 61.9% | — | -9.1 |
| 1991–92 | 12.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | -0.77 | ORL | 46 | 16 | 25.2 | 38.0% | 12.5% | 83.6% | #144 | 29.1 |
| 1990–91 | 12.9 | 3.7 | 2.5 | +2.34 | ORL | 80 | 9 | 23.0 | 43.4% | 29.4% | 80.2% | #37 | 165.8 |
| 1989–90 | 12.8 | 4.8 | 2.7 | -0.22 | ORL | 67 | 40 | 27.1 | 41.7% | 7.1% | 74.2% | #119 | 70.3 |
| 1988–89 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 1.1 | +1.62 | SEA | 56 | 0 | 13.2 | 41.7% | 20.0% | 76.0% | #46 | 55.6 |
| 1987–88 | 8.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | +0.24 | MIL | 62 | 21 | 18.7 | 44.9% | 42.9% | 77.3% | #83 | 52.8 |
| 1986–87 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1.8 | -0.46 | MIL | 58 | 24 | 16.6 | 39.3% | 33.3% | 64.1% | #111 | 31.1 |
| 1985–86 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | +2.84 | MIL | 55 | 8 | 9.2 | 44.4% | 50.0% | 55.8% | #25 | 52.3 |
| Career | 9.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | MIL/ORL/SEA | 443 | — | 18.9 | 41.8% | 22.6% | 74.9% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
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.
63.3 composite · lower is better
60.4 average league finish
448 total value
Career standing
How Jerry Reynolds 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 Score63.3
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
- —
- Qualified seasons
- 7
- All-time rank
- #589
Strongest seasons
Every season
Jerry Reynolds 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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| 1995–96Historical Defense Estimate | MIL | 33 | 19 | 191 | -4.54 | — | — | -9.1 | — | Limited |
| 1991–92Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 29 | 46 | 1,159 | -0.77 | 50.5 | #144 | 29.1 | 48th | Broad |
| 1990–91Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 28 | 80 | 1,843 | +2.34 | 87.6 | #37 | 165.8 | 82nd | Broad |
| 1989–90Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 27 | 67 | 1,817 | -0.22 | 58.9 | #119 | 70.3 | 61st | Broad |
| 1988–89Historical Defense Estimate | SEA | 26 | 56 | 737 | +1.62 | 82.9 | #46 | 55.6 | 54th | Standard |
| 1987–88Historical Defense Estimate | MIL | 25 | 62 | 1,161 | +0.24 | 67.2 | #83 | 52.8 | 55th | Broad |
| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | MIL | 24 | 58 | 963 | -0.46 | 57.0 | #111 | 31.1 | 46th | Standard |
| 1985–86Historical Defense Estimate | MIL | 23 | 55 | 508 | +2.84 | 90.6 | #25 | 52.3 | 50th | Standard |
Career movement
Jerry Reynolds's career impact by season
Peak +2.84 in 1985–86 · 8 seasons · 8,379 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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Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Jerry ReynoldsAlvin Scott
| NBA season | Jerry Reynolds | Alvin Scott |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.8 | 0.3 |
| 2 | -0.5 | 1.6 |
| 3 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
| 4 | 1.6 | 2.4 |
| 5 | -0.2 | 1.2 |
| 6 | 2.3 | 0.9 |
| 7 | -0.8 | -2.4 |
| 8 | -4.5 | -1.6 |
NBA season number
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