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Jim Brewer
Jim Brewer stats, teams and career impact
#507 all-timeCareer averages · 5.8 PPG · 6.3 RPG · 1.5 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Power forward
- Final NBA team
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) · 210 lb (95 kg)
- Born
- December 3, 1951 (74 yrs old)
- College
- Minnesota
- NBA seasons
- 9 seasons · 1973–74 to 1981–82
Career summaryJim Brewer was a power forward who played 9 NBA seasons, from 1973–74 through 1981–82.
- Career PPG
- 5.8
- Career RPG
- 6.3
- Career APG
- 1.5
- #26 in 1975–76
- #507 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Jim Brewer ranks #507 all time
Jim Brewer ranks #507 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #39.7. His full-career value ranks #561, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
703 games · Career Value Rank #561
NBA honors2× All-DefenseContext only; honors are not model inputs.
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Portland Trail Blazers, and Los Angeles Lakers
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 44.8%FG%
- Three-point
- 7.7%3P%
- Free throw
- 57.1%FT%
703 career games · 15,936 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
Jim Brewer stats by season
Start with scoring and impact, then switch views for shooting or the full advanced picture. Career percentages use total makes and attempts.
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| 1981–82 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 0.6 | -0.38 | LAL | 71 | 9 | 13.6 | 46.3% | 16.7% | 36.8% | #117 | 33.7 |
| 1980–81 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 0.7 | -0.12 | LAL | 78 | 0 | 14.2 | 51.3% | 0.0% | 37.5% | #106 | 44.5 |
| 1979–80 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 1.1 | +0.81 | POR | 67 | 0 | 15.2 | 48.9% | 0.0% | 48.3% | #60 | 58.7 |
| 1978–79 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 1.1 | -0.94 | CLE/DET | 80 | 0 | 20.1 | 44.2% | — | 41.3% | #136 | 36.7 |
| 1977–78 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 1.2 | -0.48 | CLE | 80 | 0 | 22.5 | 44.9% | — | 46.0% | #110 | 58.9 |
| 1976–77 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 2.4 | +1.36 | CLE | 81 | 78 | 33.0 | 45.1% | — | 54.5% | #44 | 189.6 |
| 1975–76 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 2.5 | +1.97 | CLE | 82 | 82 | 35.5 | 45.8% | — | 65.4% | #26 | 245.0 |
| 1974–75 | 8.4 | 6.2 | 1.6 | +0.93 | CLE | 82 | 0 | 24.3 | 45.5% | — | 64.8% | #49 | 122.0 |
| 1973–74 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 1.8 | -1.76 | CLE | 82 | 0 | 22.7 | 38.3% | — | 65.0% | #130 | 9.9 |
| Career | 5.8 | 6.3 | 1.5 | — | CLE/DET/LAL/POR | 703 | — | 22.7 | 44.8% | 7.7% | 57.1% | — | — |
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.
57.2 composite · lower is better
57.0 average league finish
799 total value
Career standing
How Jim Brewer 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 Score57.2
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
- 233.0
- Qualified seasons
- 9
- All-time rank
- #507
Strongest seasons
Every season
Jim Brewer 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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| 1981–82Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 30 | 71 | 966 | -0.38 | 54.3 | #117 | 33.7 | 44th | Standard |
| 1980–81Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 29 | 78 | 1,107 | -0.12 | 57.7 | #106 | 44.5 | 48th | Broad |
| 1979–80Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 28 | 67 | 1,016 | +0.81 | 74.5 | #60 | 58.7 | 51st | Broad |
| 1978–79Historical Defense Estimate | CLE/DET | 27 | 80 | 1,611 | -0.94 | 40.5 | #136 | 36.7 | 41st | Broad |
| 1977–78Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 26 | 80 | 1,798 | -0.48 | 53.8 | #110 | 58.9 | 55th | Broad |
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 25 | 81 | 2,672 | +1.36 | 82.3 | #44 | 189.6 | 86th | Broad |
| 1975–76Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 24 | 82 | 2,913 | +1.97 | 86.7 | #26 | 245.0 | 89th | Broad |
| 1974–75Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 23 | 82 | 1,991 | +0.93 | 74.3 | #49 | 122.0 | 70th | Broad |
| 1973–74Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 22 | 82 | 1,862 | -1.76 | 26.7 | #130 | 9.9 | 28th | Broad |
Career movement
Jim Brewer's career impact by season
Peak +1.97 in 1975–76 · 9 seasons · 15,936 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
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.
Jim BrewerRay Scott
| NBA season | Jim Brewer | Ray Scott |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -1.8 | -0.6 |
| 2 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 3 | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| 4 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| 5 | -0.5 | 1.9 |
| 6 | -0.9 | -0.1 |
| 7 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| 8 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| 9 | -0.4 | 0.3 |
NBA season number
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