Johnny Baum
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | June 17, 1946
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
College | |
NBA draft | 1969: 2nd round, 23rd overall pick |
Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |
Playing career | 1969–1978 |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 9, 14, 20, 15, 22 |
Career history | |
1969–1971 | Chicago Bulls |
1971–1973 | New York Nets |
1973–1974 | Memphis Tams |
1974 | Indiana Pacers |
1974–1976 | Hazleton Bullets |
1976–1978 | Allentown Jets |
Career NBA and ABA statistics | |
Points | 1,498 (6.1 ppg) |
Rebounds | 666 (2.7 rpg) |
Assists | 141 (0.6 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
John "Jumpin' Johnny" Baum (born June 17, 1946) is a retired American basketball player. Born in Philadelphia, he played collegiately for Temple University.[1][2]
A 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) and 200 lb (91 kg) forward, he was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 15th round (187th pick overall) of the 1968 NBA draft and by the Chicago Bulls in the second round (23rd pick overall) of the 1969 NBA draft.
He played for the Chicago Bulls (1969–71) in the NBA and for the New York Nets (1971–73),[3] Memphis Tams and Indiana Pacers (1973–74) in the American Basketball Association (ABA) for 244 games.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]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 |
NBA/ABA
[edit]Source[4]
Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1969–70 | Chicago | 3 | 4.3 | .273 | – | 1.3 | .0 | 2.0 | ||||
1970–71 | Chicago | 62 | 0 | 8.8 | .420 | .690 | 2.0 | .5 | 4.6 | |||
1971–72 | N.Y. Nets (ABA) | 44 | 12.5 | .606 | – | .788 | 3.1 | .4 | 5.6 | |||
1972–73 | N.Y. Nets (ABA) | 75 | 14.3 | .505 | .000 | .748 | 2.7 | .4 | 7.3 | |||
1973–74 | Memphis (ABA) | 47 | 23.5 | .448 | – | .842 | 3.7 | 1.3 | .6 | .3 | 8.0 | |
1973–74 | Indiana (ABA) | 13 | 8.7 | .472 | – | .500 | 1.9 | .2 | .5 | .2 | 2.8 | |
Career (NBA) | 65 | 0 | 8.6 | .414 | .690 | 2.0 | .5 | 4.5 | ||||
Career (ABA) | 179 | 15.9 | .500 | .000 | .773 | 3.0 | .6 | .6 | .3 | 6.7 | ||
Career (overall) | 244 | 0 | 13.9 | .480 | .000 | .758 | 2.7 | .6 | .6 | .3 | 6.1 |
Playoffs
[edit]Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1971 | Chicago | 2 | 2.5 | – | – | .5 | .0 | .0 | |||
1972 | N.Y. Nets (ABA) | 17 | 17.8 | .551 | – | .625 | 4.2 | .4 | 7.5 | ||
1973 | N.Y. Nets (ABA) | 5 | 38.2 | .526 | – | .706 | 4.2 | .8 | 18.8 | ||
1974 | Indiana (ABA) | 11 | 9.7 | .531 | – | 1.000 | 1.8 | .2 | .5 | .1 | 3.6 |
Career (ABA) | 33 | 18.2 | .539 | – | .718 | 3.4 | .4 | .5 | .1 | 7.9 | |
Career (overall) | 35 | 17.3 | .539 | – | .718 | 3.3 | .4 | .5 | .1 | 7.5 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Temple University Athletics - Hall of Fame". owlsports.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ Donald Hunt (March 28, 2015). "Former Temple star John Baum excited about Owls NIT run | Sports | phillytrib.com". The Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ Brian Rzeppa (May 4, 2016). "John Baum Builds Legacy Beyond Basketball". Fansided. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ a b "Johnny Baum NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
Categories:
- 1946 births
- Living people
- Allentown Jets players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Philadelphia
- Chicago Bulls draft picks
- Chicago Bulls players
- Indiana Pacers players
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Los Angeles Lakers draft picks
- Los Angeles Stars draft picks
- Memphis Tams players
- New York Nets players
- Small forwards
- Temple Owls men's basketball players
- American basketball biography, 1940s birth stubs