John Battle
“Cricket, Pickle”
Career (regular season)
- GP
- 612
- PTS
- 8.7
- REB
- 1.3
- AST
- 2.1
Personal details
- Position
- Guard
- Height and weight
- 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) · 79 kg (174 lb)
- Born
- November 9, 1962 (age 63)
- Birthplace
- Washington D. C., Estados Unidos
- School / club
- Rutgers
- Draft
- 1985: round 4, pick 84
- NBA career
- 1985-1994 · 10 seasons
Stats
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Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | MIN | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | ATL | 64 | 277 | 62 | 74 | 639 | 23 | 3 | 47 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 72.8 |
| 1986-87 | ATL | 64 | 381 | 60 | 124 | 804 | 29 | 5 | 60 | 45.7 | 0.0 | 73.8 |
| 1987-88 | ATL | 67 | 713 | 113 | 158 | 1,227 | 31 | 5 | 75 | 45.4 | 39.0 | 75.0 |
| 1988-89 | ATL | 82 | 779 | 140 | 197 | 1,672 | 42 | 9 | 104 | 45.7 | 32.4 | 81.5 |
| 1989-90 | ATL | 60 | 654 | 99 | 154 | 1,477 | 28 | 3 | 89 | 50.6 | 15.4 | 75.6 |
| 1990-91 | ATL | 79 | 1,078 | 159 | 217 | 1,863 | 45 | 6 | 113 | 46.1 | 28.6 | 85.4 |
| 1991-92 | CLE | 76 | 779 | 112 | 159 | 1,637 | 36 | 5 | 91 | 48.0 | 11.8 | 84.8 |
| 1992-93 | CLE | 41 | 223 | 29 | 54 | 497 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 41.5 | 16.7 | 77.8 |
| 1993-94 | CLE | 51 | 338 | 39 | 83 | 814 | 22 | 1 | 41 | 47.6 | 26.3 | 75.3 |
| 1994-95 | CLE | 28 | 116 | 11 | 37 | 280 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 37.7 | 35.5 | 73.1 |
| Career | 612 | 5,338 | 824 | 1,257 | 10,910 | 273 | 43 | 659 | 46.4 | 27.3 | 79.3 | |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | MIN | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | ATL | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 75.0 |
| 1986-87 | ATL | 8 | 53 | 10 | 8 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 44.1 | 40.0 | 91.3 |
| 1987-88 | ATL | 12 | 81 | 20 | 26 | 166 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 47.8 | 0.0 | 68.0 |
| 1988-89 | ATL | 5 | 49 | 13 | 16 | 118 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 43.5 | 0.0 | 75.0 |
| 1990-91 | ATL | 5 | 58 | 10 | 11 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 36.4 | 40.0 | 96.0 |
| 1991-92 | CLE | 15 | 89 | 12 | 15 | 202 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 41.5 | 0.0 | 91.3 |
| 1992-93 | CLE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | — | — |
| 1993-94 | CLE | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | — | — |
| 1994-95 | CLE | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | — |
| Career | 55 | 347 | 72 | 80 | 719 | 13 | 1 | 55 | 42.9 | 18.2 | 84.8 | |
Draft
- 1985: round 4, pick 84 · Atlanta Hawks · Rutgers
Transactions
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· Waived
The Atlanta Hawks released John Battle.
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· Signing
The Cleveland Cavaliers signed John Battle as an unrestricted free agent.
Salaries
| Season | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | ATL | $0.1M |
| 1987-88 | ATL | $0.1M |
| 1988-89 | ATL | $0.4M |
| 1990-91 | ATL | $0.6M |
| 1991-92 | CLE | $0.7M |
| 1992-93 | CLE | $0.9M |
| 1993-94 | CLE | $1.1M |
| 1994-95 | CLE | $1.3M |
| Career total | $5.2M | |
Regular-season salaries; if a team waived him and kept paying, the amounts are added up. Data from Basketball-Reference, cross-checked with HoopsHype and ESPN.