John Battle (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Born | Washington, D.C. | November 9, 1962
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | McKinley (Washington, D.C.) |
College | Rutgers (1981–1985) |
NBA draft | 1985 / Round: 4 / Pick: 84th overall |
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | |
Playing career | 1985–1995 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 12, 10 |
Career history | |
1985–1991 | Atlanta Hawks |
1991–1995 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 5,338 (8.7 ppg) |
Rebounds | 824 (1.3 rpg) |
Assists | 1,257 (2.1 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
John Sidney Battle (born November 9, 1962) is a retired American professional basketball player and pastor . A 6' 2" (1.88 m) guard from Rutgers University, Battle was selected in the fourth round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. He ended his career with 5,338 points. Battle had three nicknames: "J.B.," "Cricket," and "Pickle." Battle is married to R&B singer/recording artist Regina Belle.
NBA career statistics[]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1985–86 | Atlanta | 64 | 0 | 10.0 | .455 | .000 | .728 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.3 |
1986–87 | Atlanta | 64 | 8 | 12.6 | .457 | .000 | .738 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 6.0 |
1987–88 | Atlanta | 67 | 1 | 18.3 | .454 | .390 | .750 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 10.6 |
1988–89 | Atlanta | 82 | 0 | 20.4 | .457 | .324 | .815 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 9.5 |
1989–90 | Atlanta | 60 | 48 | 24.6 | .506 | .154 | .756 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 10.9 |
1990–91 | Atlanta | 79 | 2 | 23.6 | .461 | .286 | .854 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 13.6 |
1991–92 | Cleveland | 76 | 2 | 21.5 | .480 | .118 | .848 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 10.3 |
1992–93 | Cleveland | 41 | 0 | 12.1 | .415 | .167 | .778 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 5.4 |
1993–94 | Cleveland | 51 | 1 | 16.0 | .476 | .263 | .753 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 6.6 |
1994–95 | Cleveland | 28 | 0 | 10.0 | .377 | .355 | .731 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.1 |
Career | 612 | 62 | 17.8 | .464 | .273 | .793 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 8.7 |
Playoffs[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1986 | Atlanta | 6 | 0 | 4.5 | .364 | .000 | .750 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
1987 | Atlanta | 8 | 0 | 9.8 | .441 | .400 | .913 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6.6 |
1988 | Atlanta | 12 | 0 | 13.8 | .478 | .000 | .680 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 6.8 |
1989 | Atlanta | 5 | 0 | 23.6 | .435 | .000 | .750 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 9.8 |
1991 | Atlanta | 5 | 0 | 21.4 | .364 | .400 | .960 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.6 |
1992 | Cleveland | 15 | 0 | 13.5 | .415 | .000 | .913 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 5.9 |
1993 | Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | .000 | – | – | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1994 | Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 1.000 | – | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
1995 | Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | .667 | .000 | – | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Career | 55 | 0 | 13.1 | .429 | .182 | .848 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 6.3 |
Personal life[]
In 1991, Battle married singer Regina Belle.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Singer Regina Belle Marries Basketball Star John Battle". Jet. Vol. 80 no. 24. Johnson Publishing Company. 30 Sep 1991. p. 24.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
Categories:
- 1962 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Atlanta Hawks draft picks
- Atlanta Hawks players
- Basketball players from Washington, D.C.
- Cleveland Cavaliers players
- Point guards
- Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball players