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Jim Washington
Personal information
Born (1943-07-01) July 1, 1943 (age 81)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
High school West Philadelphia Catholic
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College Villanova (1962–1965)
NBA Draft 1965 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall
Selected by the St. Louis Hawks
Pro career 1965–1975
Career history
1965–1966 St. Louis Hawks
1966–1969 Chicago Bulls
1969 Sunbury Mercuries
1969–1971 Philadelphia 76ers
1971–1975 Atlanta Hawks
1975 Buffalo Braves
Career highlights and awards
  • Robert V. Geasey Trophy winner (1965)
Career NBA statistics
Points 8,168 (10.6 ppg)
Rebounds 6,637 (8.6 rpg)
Assists 1,105 (1.4 apg)

James H. "Jumpin' Jimmy" Washington (born July 1, 1943) is a former professional basketball player. A 6'6" forward born in Philadelphia and from Villanova University, he was selected by the St. Louis Hawks with the 6th pick of the 1965 NBA draft. After one year with the Hawks, he joined the Chicago Bulls, where he became a fan favorite as the first Bull to average more than ten rebounds per game.

In 1967–1968, he averaged 12.5 points and 10.1 rebounds per game. During the 1968 NBA playoffs, he averaged postseason career-highs of 17.2 points and 15 rebounds as the Bulls lost in the first round to the Los Angeles Lakers. The following season, Washington averaged 14 points and 10.6 rebounds. Washington would also play for the Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks (a later incarnation of the St. Louis Hawks), and the Buffalo Braves and retired with 6,637 career rebounds.

Career statistics

Legend
  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

Source

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% FT% RPG APG STL BLK PPG
1965–66 St. Louis 65 17.0 .402 .567 5.4 .7 5.9
1966–67 Chicago 77 19.2 .417 .553 6.1 .7 7.7
1967–68 Chicago 82 30.8 .457 .682 10.1 1.4 12.5
1968–69 Chicago 80 33.8 .430 .677 10.6 1.3 14.0
1969–70 Philadelphia 79 31.1 .476 .762 9.6 1.2 13.4
1970–71 Philadelphia 78 70 32.1 .476 .762 9.6 1.2 13.4
1971–72 Philadelphia 17* 11 32.1 .436 .821 7.9 1.5 11.2
1971–72 Atlanta 67* 36.1 .446 .785 9.0 1.8 12.7
1972–73 Atlanta 75 37.8 .432 .728 10.7 2.3 10.4
1973–74 Atlanta 73 34.5 .485 .684 10.1 2.1 .7 1.0 10.0
1974–75 Atlanta 38 23.8 .440 .745 5.1 1.8 .6 .3 7.1
1974–75 Buffalo 42 16.0 .475 .553 4.7 1.0 .3 .3 4.2
1975–76 Buffalo 1 7.0 .000 1.0 1.0 .0 .0 .0
Career 774 81 29.3 .449 .705 8.6 1.4 .5 .6 10.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG STL BLK PPG
1966 St. Louis 4 1.5 .500 .8 .0 1.0
1967 Chicago 3 12.7 .455 .800 3.3 .7 8.0
1968 Chicago 5 41.0 .447 .667 15.0 2.0 17.2
1970 Philadelphia 5 33.4 .439 .565 9.8 1.8 12.6
1971 Philadelphia 7 30.9 .443 .722 6.9 1.4 11.4
1972 Atlanta 6 34.8 .483 .563 8.0 1.7 10.8
1973 Atlanta 6 37.7 .396 .294 10.0 2.3 7.2
1974 Buffalo 6 6.5 .400 1.2 .5 .0 .0 .7
Career 42 26.3 .444 .598 7.1 1.4 .0 .0 8.8

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