John Drew

Q: When was John Drew drafted?

John Drew was drafted by Atlanta Hawks , 2nd round (7th pick, 25th overall), 1974 NBA Draft .

John Edward Drew

(J.E.)

Position: Small Forward and Power Forward ▪ Shoots: Right

6-6, 205lb (198cm, 92kg)

Born: September 30, 1954 in Vredenburgh, Alabama us

Died: April 10, 2022

College: Gardner-Webb University

High School: J.F. Shields in Beatrice, Alabama

Draft: Atlanta Hawks, 2nd round (7th pick, 25th overall), 1974 NBA Draft

NBA Debut: October 18, 1974

Career Length: 11 years

2x All Star
1974-75 All-Rookie

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SUMMARY

Career

739

PTS

20.7

TRB

6.9

AST

1.7

FG%

47.0

FG3%

17.5

FT%

74.8

eFG%

47.1

PER

20.7

68.9

Per Game

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Per Game Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	Awards
1974-75	20	ATL	NBA	PF	78		29.3	6.8	15.8	.428				6.8	15.8	.428	.428	5.0	7.0	.713	4.6	6.1	10.7	1.8	1.5	0.5		3.5	18.5	ROY-2
1975-76	21	ATL	NBA	SF	77		30.5	7.6	15.2	.502				7.6	15.2	.502	.502	6.3	8.5	.744	3.7	4.9	8.6	1.9	1.8	0.4		3.4	21.6	MVP-20,AS
1976-77	22	ATL	NBA	SF	74		36.3	9.3	19.1	.487				9.3	19.1	.487	.487	5.6	7.8	.714	3.8	5.3	9.1	1.8	1.4	0.4		3.7	24.2
1977-78	23	ATL	NBA	SF	70		31.5	8.5	17.7	.480				8.5	17.7	.480	.480	6.2	8.2	.760	3.0	4.3	7.3	2.0	1.7	0.4	3.0	3.5	23.2
1978-79	24	ATL	NBA	SF	79		30.5	8.2	17.4	.473				8.2	17.4	.473	.473	6.3	8.6	.731	2.8	3.8	6.6	1.5	1.6	0.2	2.7	4.2	22.7
1979-80	25	ATL	NBA	SF	80		28.8	6.7	14.8	.453	0.0	0.1	.000	6.7	14.7	.455	.453	6.1	8.1	.757	2.5	3.4	5.9	1.3	1.1	0.3	3.0	3.9	19.5	AS
1980-81	26	ATL	NBA	SF	67		31.0	7.5	16.4	.456	0.0	0.1	.000	7.5	16.3	.459	.456	6.8	8.6	.787	2.2	3.6	5.7	1.2	1.5	0.2	2.9	3.9	21.7
1981-82	27	ATL	NBA	SF	70	51	29.1	6.6	13.7	.486	0.1	0.2	.333	6.6	13.5	.488	.488	5.2	7.0	.741	2.4	2.9	5.4	1.4	0.9	0.0	2.5	3.6	18.5
1982-83	28	UTA	NBA	SF	44	33	27.4	7.2	15.3	.474	0.0	0.1	.000	7.2	15.1	.477	.474	6.7	8.9	.755	2.2	3.1	5.3	2.2	0.8	0.2	3.1	3.5	21.2
1983-84	29	UTA	NBA	SF	81	4	22.2	6.3	13.2	.479	0.1	0.3	.273	6.2	12.9	.483	.482	5.0	6.4	.778	1.8	2.4	4.2	1.7	1.1	0.0	2.4	2.6	17.7	6MOY-2
1984-85	30	UTA	NBA	SF	19	16	24.4	5.6	13.7	.412	0.0	0.2	.000	5.6	13.5	.418	.412	4.9	6.4	.770	1.9	2.4	4.3	1.8	1.2	0.1	2.2	3.4	16.2
1985-86	31		Did Not Play (suspended—substance abuse)
Career			NBA		739	104	29.5	7.4	15.8	.470	0.0	0.2		7.4	15.7	.472	.471	5.8	7.8	.748	2.9	4.0	6.9	1.7	1.4	0.3	2.7	3.6	20.7

8 seasons		ATL	NBA		595	51	30.9	7.6	16.2	.470	0.0	0.1		7.6	16.2	.471	.471	5.9	8.0	.744	3.2	4.3	7.5	1.6	1.4	0.3	2.8	3.7	21.2
3 seasons		UTA	NBA		144	53	24.1	6.5	13.9	.468	0.0	0.2	.194	6.5	13.7	.473	.470	5.5	7.2	.768	1.9	2.6	4.5	1.9	1.0	0.1	2.6	3.0	18.5

Per Game Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1977-78	23	ATL	NBA	SF	2	39.5	10.5	24.5	.429			10.5	24.5	.429	.429	5.0	8.0	.625	4.5	3.0	7.5	1.5	0.5	0.5	2.0	4.5	26.0
1978-79	24	ATL	NBA	SF	9	30.6	6.1	14.6	.420			6.1	14.6	.420	.420	3.9	5.1	.761	2.2	4.4	6.7	0.8	1.0	0.4	1.8	4.0	16.1
1979-80	25	ATL	NBA	SF	5	30.0	4.8	12.6	.381	0.0	0.0	4.8	12.6	.381	.381	5.0	7.0	.714	2.0	4.0	6.0	0.8	1.4	0.0	2.4	4.2	14.6
1981-82	27	ATL	NBA	SF	2	29.5	4.0	11.0	.364	0.0	0.0	4.0	11.0	.364	.364	3.5	6.0	.583	3.0	2.0	5.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	2.5	5.5	11.5
1983-84	29	UTA	NBA	SF	11	15.6	3.9	7.7	.506	0.0	0.0	3.9	7.7	.506	.506	2.4	3.0	.788	0.9	1.4	2.3	0.8	0.4	0.0	1.0	2.4	10.2
Career			NBA		29	25.3	5.2	12.1	.431	0.0	0.0	5.2	12.1	.431	.431	3.6	4.9	.725	1.9	2.9	4.8	0.8	0.7	0.2	1.7	3.6	14.0

4 seasons		ATL	NBA		18	31.3	6.0	14.7	.408	0.0	0.0	6.0	14.7	.408	.408	4.3	6.1	.706	2.5	3.9	6.4	0.8	0.9	0.3	2.1	4.3	16.3
1 season		UTA	NBA		11	15.6	3.9	7.7	.506	0.0	0.0	3.9	7.7	.506	.506	2.4	3.0	.788	0.9	1.4	2.3	0.8	0.4	0.0	1.0	2.4	10.2

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Career high, Points	50	View full stats from top 20 games
Career high, Rebounds	25	View full stats from top 20 games
Career high, Assists	8	View full stats from top 20 games
Career high, Steals	8	View full stats from top 20 games
Career high, Blocks	4	View full stats from top 20 games
Career high, Game Score	36.6	View full stats from top 20 games

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1974-75	20	ATL	NBA	PF	78		2289	527	1230	.428				527	1230	.428	.428	388	544	.713	357	479	836	138	119	39		274	1442
1975-76	21	ATL	NBA	SF	77		2351	586	1168	.502				586	1168	.502	.502	488	656	.744	286	374	660	150	138	30		261	1660
1976-77	22	ATL	NBA	SF	74		2688	689	1416	.487				689	1416	.487	.487	412	577	.714	280	395	675	133	102	29		275	1790
1977-78	23	ATL	NBA	SF	70		2203	593	1236	.480				593	1236	.480	.480	437	575	.760	213	298	511	141	119	27	210	247	1623
1978-79	24	ATL	NBA	SF	79		2410	650	1375	.473				650	1375	.473	.473	495	677	.731	225	297	522	119	128	16	211	332	1795
1979-80	25	ATL	NBA	SF	80		2306	535	1182	.453	0	7	.000	535	1175	.455	.453	489	646	.757	203	268	471	101	91	23	240	313	1559
1980-81	26	ATL	NBA	SF	67		2075	500	1096	.456	0	7	.000	500	1089	.459	.456	454	577	.787	145	238	383	79	98	15	194	264	1454
1981-82	27	ATL	NBA	SF	70	51	2040	465	957	.486	4	12	.333	461	945	.488	.488	364	491	.741	169	206	375	96	64	3	178	250	1298
1982-83	28	UTA	NBA	SF	44	33	1206	318	671	.474	0	5	.000	318	666	.477	.474	296	392	.755	98	137	235	97	35	7	135	152	932
1983-84	29	UTA	NBA	SF	81	4	1797	511	1067	.479	6	22	.273	505	1045	.483	.482	402	517	.778	146	192	338	135	88	2	192	208	1430
1984-85	30	UTA	NBA	SF	19	16	463	107	260	.412	0	4	.000	107	256	.418	.412	94	122	.770	36	46	82	35	22	2	42	65	308
Career			NBA		739	104	21828	5481	11658	.470	10	57		5471	11601	.472	.471	4319	5774	.748	2158	2930	5088	1224	1004	193	1402	2641	15291

8 seasons		ATL	NBA		595	51	18362	4545	9660	.470	4	26		4541	9634	.471	.471	3527	4743	.744	1878	2555	4433	957	859	182	1033	2216	12621
3 seasons		UTA	NBA		144	53	3466	936	1998	.468	6	31	.194	930	1967	.473	.470	792	1031	.768	280	375	655	267	145	11	369	425	2670

Totals Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1977-78	23	ATL	NBA	SF	2	79	21	49	.429			21	49	.429	.429	10	16	.625	9	6	15	3	1	1	4	9	52
1978-79	24	ATL	NBA	SF	9	275	55	131	.420			55	131	.420	.420	35	46	.761	20	40	60	7	9	4	16	36	145
1979-80	25	ATL	NBA	SF	5	150	24	63	.381	0	0	24	63	.381	.381	25	35	.714	10	20	30	4	7	0	12	21	73
1981-82	27	ATL	NBA	SF	2	59	8	22	.364	0	0	8	22	.364	.364	7	12	.583	6	4	10	1	0	0	5	11	23
1983-84	29	UTA	NBA	SF	11	172	43	85	.506	0	0	43	85	.506	.506	26	33	.788	10	15	25	9	4	0	11	26	112
Career			NBA		29	735	151	350	.431	0	0	151	350	.431	.431	103	142	.725	55	85	140	24	21	5	48	103	405

4 seasons		ATL	NBA		18	563	108	265	.408	0	0	108	265	.408	.408	77	109	.706	45	70	115	15	17	5	37	77	293
1 season		UTA	NBA		11	172	43	85	.506	0	0	43	85	.506	.506	26	33	.788	10	15	25	9	4	0	11	26	112

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
1974-75	20	ATL	NBA	PF	78	2289	21.4	.491		.442	14.4	21.7	17.8	9.5	2.3	0.9			4.2	3.0	7.1	.149	2.4	-0.9	1.5	2.0
1975-76	21	ATL	NBA	SF	77	2351	25.3	.570		.562	12.2	16.9	14.5	10.9	2.7	0.7			8.2	2.4	10.6	.216	5.2	-0.3	4.9	4.1
1976-77	22	ATL	NBA	SF	74	2688	20.2	.536		.407	10.9	15.9	13.4	8.6	1.7	0.6			5.7	2.2	7.9	.142	3.0	-1.2	1.8	2.6
1977-78	23	ATL	NBA	SF	70	2203	23.7	.545		.465	10.2	15.2	12.6	11.2	2.5	0.7	12.4	31.0	6.0	2.9	8.9	.194	4.4	-0.4	3.9	3.3
1978-79	24	ATL	NBA	SF	79	2410	21.7	.536		.492	9.7	13.9	11.7	8.1	2.5	0.4	11.2	30.9	6.1	2.8	8.9	.177	2.9	-0.8	2.1	2.5
1979-80	25	ATL	NBA	SF	80	2306	17.8	.532	.006	.547	9.4	12.5	11.0	7.4	1.9	0.6	14.1	30.2	3.3	3.1	6.4	.134	0.6	-0.9	-0.3	1.0
1980-81	26	ATL	NBA	SF	67	2075	19.2	.539	.006	.526	7.9	13.3	10.6	6.5	2.3	0.4	12.6	30.9	3.5	1.9	5.4	.124	1.0	-1.3	-0.3	0.9
1981-82	27	ATL	NBA	SF	70	2040	18.1	.553	.013	.513	9.3	11.5	10.4	8.1	1.6	0.1	13.2	28.7	3.2	2.4	5.5	.130	1.4	-1.1	0.3	1.2
1982-83	28	UTA	NBA	SF	44	1206	19.6	.552	.007	.584	8.5	11.3	9.9	12.8	1.3	0.3	13.8	31.7	2.1	0.9	3.0	.119	1.8	-2.1	-0.3	0.5
1983-84	29	UTA	NBA	SF	81	1797	20.5	.552	.021	.485	9.0	10.6	9.9	12.0	2.2	0.1	12.9	32.9	2.8	1.7	4.5	.121	1.3	-1.6	-0.3	0.8
1984-85	30	UTA	NBA	SF	19	463	15.2	.491	.015	.469	8.2	10.0	9.2	11.6	2.2	0.2	11.8	30.5	0.0	0.7	0.7	.070	-2.2	-0.9	-3.1	-0.1
Career			NBA		739	21828	20.7	.538	.005	.495	10.3	14.5	12.3	9.4	2.2	0.5	12.7	30.8	45.0	23.9	68.9	.152	2.4	-1.0	1.4	18.7

8 seasons		ATL	NBA		595	18362	21.0	.537	.003	.491	10.6	15.2	12.8	8.8	2.2	0.6	12.6	30.4	40.1	20.6	60.7	.159	2.7	-0.9	1.8	17.6
3 seasons		UTA	NBA		144	3466	19.5	.545	.016	.516	8.8	10.8	9.8	12.2	1.9	0.2	13.1	32.2	4.9	3.3	8.2	.113	1.0	-1.7	-0.7	1.2

Advanced Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
1977-78	23	ATL	NBA	SF	2	79	19.6	.464		.327	12.2	9.0	10.7	7.0	0.6	0.8	6.7	33.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	.080	2.4	-3.4	-1.0	0.0
1978-79	24	ATL	NBA	SF	9	275	15.5	.479		.351	7.8	13.7	10.9	4.0	1.7	0.8	9.6	25.6	0.3	0.3	0.6	.106	-0.1	-1.0	-1.1	0.1
1979-80	25	ATL	NBA	SF	5	150	12.2	.466	.000	.556	7.0	15.8	11.1	4.5	2.4	0.0	13.3	25.9	-0.1	0.1	0.1	.024	-2.1	-1.1	-3.3	0.0
1981-82	27	ATL	NBA	SF	2	59	5.4	.422	.000	.545	12.1	9.9	11.1	3.5	0.0	0.0	15.5	25.7	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	-0.102	-5.6	-3.3	-8.9	-0.1
1983-84	29	UTA	NBA	SF	11	172	17.0	.563	.000	.388	6.6	9.4	8.1	8.7	1.1	0.0	10.0	26.6	0.3	0.1	0.4	.109	-0.3	-1.5	-1.8	0.0
Career			NBA		29	735	14.8	.491	.000	.406	8.2	12.3	10.3	5.5	1.4	0.4	10.4	26.7	0.6	0.5	1.1	.070	-0.7	-1.6	-2.3	-0.1

4 seasons		ATL	NBA		18	563	14.2	.468	.000	.411	8.7	13.2	11.0	4.5	1.5	0.5	10.6	26.8	0.3	0.4	0.7	.059	-0.9	-1.6	-2.5	-0.1
1 season		UTA	NBA		11	172	17.0	.563	.000	.388	6.6	9.4	8.1	8.7	1.1	0.0	10.0	26.6	0.3	0.1	0.4	.109	-0.3	-1.5	-1.8	0.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where was John Drew born?

John Drew was born in Vredenburgh, Alabama.

When was John Drew born?

John Drew was born on September 30, 1954.

How tall was John Drew?

John Drew was 6-6 (198 cm) tall.

How much did John Drew weigh when playing?

John Drew weighed 205 lbs (92 kg) when playing.

Is John Drew in the Hall of Fame?

John Drew is not in the Hall of Fame.

When was John Drew drafted?

John Drew was drafted by Atlanta Hawks, 2nd round (7th pick, 25th overall), 1974 NBA Draft.

What position did John Drew play?

Small Forward and Power Forward.

When did John Drew retire?

John Drew last played in 1985.

What did John Drew average?

John Drew averaged 20.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game.

How many rings does John Drew have?

John Drew won 0 championships.

What schools did John Drew attend?

John Drew attended J.F. Shields in Beatrice, Alabama and Gardner-Webb University.

What are John Drew's nicknames?

J.E. is a nickname for John Drew.

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