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Jim Davis
Jim Davis stats, teams and career impact
#616 all-timeCareer averages · 6.7 PPG · 5.2 RPG · 1.2 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Center
- Final NBA team
- Detroit Pistons
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) · 225 lb (102 kg)
- Born
- December 18, 1941
- Died
- December 27, 2018 (77 yrs old)
- College
- Colorado
- NBA seasons
- 8 seasons · 1967–68 to 1974–75
Career summaryJim Davis was a center who played 8 NBA seasons, from 1967–68 through 1974–75.
- Career PPG
- 6.7
- Career RPG
- 5.2
- Career APG
- 1.2
- #52 in 1974–75
- #616 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Jim Davis ranks #616 all time
Jim Davis ranks #616 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #50.3. His full-career value ranks #950, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
597 games · Career Value Rank #950
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- St. Louis Hawks, Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons, and Houston Rockets
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 46.1%FG%
- Three-point
- —3P%
- Free throw
- 67.4%FT%
597 career games · 10,027 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 Davis stats by season
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| 1974–75 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 1.1 | +0.84 | DET | 79 | 0 | 13.6 | 45.4% | — | 72.6% | #52 | 64.0 |
| 1973–74 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 1.1 | -0.88 | DET | 78 | 0 | 12.1 | 41.3% | — | 64.7% | #106 | 23.5 |
| 1972–73 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 0.8 | -0.23 | DET | 73 | 0 | 10.6 | 51.0% | — | 63.2% | #70 | 31.7 |
| 1971–72 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 0.7 | -2.38 | ATL/DET/HOU | 75 | 0 | 13.1 | 43.5% | — | 64.9% | #135 | -8.7 |
| 1970–71 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 1.3 | -0.81 | ATL | 82 | 0 | 22.7 | 47.9% | — | 67.7% | #94 | 54.3 |
| 1969–70 | 13.6 | 9.7 | 2.9 | +0.43 | ATL | 82 | 0 | 32.0 | 46.4% | — | 75.5% | #42 | 151.8 |
| 1968–69 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 1.2 | -0.20 | ATL | 78 | 0 | 17.5 | 46.7% | — | 66.7% | #57 | 58.4 |
| 1967–68 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 0.3 | -4.99 | STL | 50 | 0 | 7.9 | 43.9% | — | 39.1% | — | -27.9 |
| Career | 6.7 | 5.2 | 1.2 | — | ATL/DET/HOU/STL | 597 | — | 16.8 | 46.1% | — | 67.4% | — | — |
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.
65.3 composite · lower is better
63.0 average league finish
347 total value
Career standing
How Jim Davis 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 Score65.3
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
- 169.0
- Qualified seasons
- 7
- All-time rank
- #616
Strongest seasons
Every season
Jim Davis 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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| 1974–75Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 33 | 79 | 1,078 | +0.84 | 72.7 | #52 | 64.0 | 56th | Broad |
| 1973–74Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 32 | 78 | 947 | -0.88 | 40.3 | #106 | 23.5 | 36th | Standard |
| 1972–73Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 31 | 73 | 771 | -0.23 | 59.9 | #70 | 31.7 | 44th | Modeled |
| 1971–72Historical Defense Estimate | ATL/DET/HOU | 30 | 75 | 983 | -2.38 | 18.3 | #135 | -8.7 | 19th | Modeled |
| 1970–71Historical Defense Estimate | ATL | 29 | 82 | 1,864 | -0.81 | 44.3 | #94 | 54.3 | 47th | Modeled |
| 1969–70Historical Defense Estimate | ATL | 28 | 82 | 2,623 | +0.43 | 70.9 | #42 | 151.8 | 72nd | Modeled |
| 1968–69Historical Defense Estimate | ATL | 27 | 78 | 1,367 | -0.20 | 57.9 | #57 | 58.4 | 48th | Modeled |
| 1967–68Historical Defense Estimate | STL | 26 | 50 | 394 | -4.99 | — | — | -27.9 | — | Modeled |
Career movement
Jim Davis's career impact by season
Peak +0.84 in 1974–75 · 8 seasons · 10,027 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 impactMinutesModeled estimate
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
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Jim DavisPhil Jordon
| NBA season | Jim Davis | Phil Jordon |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -5.0 | -6.7 |
| 2 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
| 3 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| 4 | -0.8 | 0.3 |
| 5 | -2.4 | -1.6 |
| 6 | -0.2 | -2.1 |
| 7 | -0.9 | -1.6 |
| 8 | 0.8 | Did not play |
NBA season number
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93career similarity score
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87/100 closest-season score · 1974–75 ↔ 1958–59Impact Rate shows how strong a player was compared with everyone else that season. Season Value adds how much he played; completed player-profile rows instead show each season's fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. Career Impact Rank rewards a high peak, a long prime, and repeated seasons near the top. Older seasons use clearly labeled estimates where the NBA did not record today's full set of statistics. Read how every ranking works →