John Long stats

Last played for the Toronto Raptors, 1996-97

Guard · #25

Age 70 · 6' 5"

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John Long played 14 NBA seasons, 1978-79 to 1996-97.

Stats

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Per game

Career regular season

PTS
13.6
REB
2.8
AST
1.9
STL
1.0
BLK
0.2
TS%
51.2
MIN
25.4
GP
893
Per game by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1978-79DET16.13.21.51.20.249.830.582
1979-80DET19.44.93.01.90.453.534.369
1980-81DET17.73.31.81.60.450.329.759
1981-82DET21.93.72.10.90.453.532.069
1982-83DET10.52.61.50.60.248.721.270
1983-84DET16.33.52.51.10.252.330.782
1984-85DET14.72.92.01.10.251.827.666
1985-86DET10.01.61.30.70.252.219.062
1986-87IND15.22.73.21.20.147.628.380
1987-88IND12.82.82.11.00.153.925.081
1988-89DET/IND5.51.11.20.40.047.413.568
1989-90ATL8.41.71.80.90.149.521.548
1990-91DET3.81.30.70.40.150.010.225
1996-97TOR4.01.30.70.30.149.911.632

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Career Postseason

PTS
9.7
REB
1.5
AST
1.0
STL
1.2
BLK
0.1
TS%
46.5
MIN
23.2
GP
23

Totals

Career regular season

PTS
12,131
REB
2,492
AST
1,738
STL
912
BLK
180
TO
1,555
FGM
5,108
3PTM
101
Totals by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better.FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws.3PTM: Three-point shots made.
1978-79DET1,319266121102191375810
1979-80DET1,337337206129262065881
1980-81DET1,04419710695221514412
1981-82DET1,51425714865251676372
1982-83DET73718010544121443122
1983-84DET1,33428920593181435451
1984-85DET9731901307114984315
1985-86DET62098824113592643
1986-87IND1,21821725896815349019
1987-88IND1,034229173841112741734
1988-89DET/IND3727780293571478
1989-90ATL40483854557517410
1990-91DET9632189214352
1996-97TOR129402192244612

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM

Per 36 min

Career regular season

PTS
19.3
REB
4.0
AST
2.7
STL
1.4
BLK
0.3
TS%
51.2
MIN
25.4
GP
893

Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.

Per 36 min by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1978-79DET19.03.81.81.40.249.830.582
1979-80DET20.45.13.12.00.453.534.369
1980-81DET21.54.02.21.90.550.329.759
1981-82DET24.64.22.41.00.553.532.069
1982-83DET17.84.42.51.00.348.721.270
1983-84DET19.14.12.91.30.252.330.782
1984-85DET19.23.82.61.40.351.827.666
1985-86DET18.93.02.51.30.452.219.062
1986-87IND19.33.44.11.50.147.628.380
1987-88IND18.44.03.01.40.153.925.081
1988-89DET/IND14.72.93.21.10.047.413.568
1989-90ATL14.12.83.01.50.249.521.548
1990-91DET13.44.62.51.40.450.010.225
1996-97TOR12.44.02.20.90.349.911.632

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
893
ESPN
18,455.0
YAHOO
19,449.4
ESPN/G
20.7
YAHOO/G
21.8

Fantasy points in ESPN’s and Yahoo’s default points leagues, worked out here from the season totals.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.ESPN: Fantasy points in ESPN’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.YAHOO: Fantasy points in Yahoo’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.ESPN/G: ESPN fantasy points per game played.YAHOO/G: Yahoo fantasy points per game played.
1978-79DET821,926.02,045.723.524.9
1979-80DET692,273.02,309.432.933.5
1980-81DET591,522.01,639.425.827.8
1981-82DET692,038.02,147.429.531.1
1982-83DET70962.01,134.513.716.2
1983-84DET822,095.02,178.325.526.6
1984-85DET661,532.01,553.023.223.5
1985-86DET62948.0963.615.315.5
1986-87IND801,863.02,024.423.325.3
1987-88IND811,707.01,726.321.121.3
1988-89DET/IND68560.0623.48.29.2
1989-90ATL48672.0706.114.014.7
1990-91DET25166.0180.46.67.2
1996-97TOR32191.0217.56.06.8

What the columns mean: GP · ESPN/G

Bio

Age
70 yearsAug 28, 1956
Height
6' 5"
Debut
1978
Birthplace
Romulus, MI
Draft
1978Rd 2, Pk 29
College
Detroit Mercy

Latest performance

John Long

Apr 20 · @ BOS · W 125-94

MIN
6
PTS
0
REB
0
AST
1
STL
0
BLK
0
FG%
0.0
3PTM
0

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentPTSREBASTMIN
Sun, Apr 20atBOSW 125-940016
Mon, Apr 14atCHIL 117-10022112
Thu, Apr 10vsORLL 105-6920112
Wed, Feb 12atATLL 106-840023
Wed, Feb 05vsCLEW 89-8400017
Mon, Feb 03vsBOSL 114-1020003

What were John Long's career stats?

John Long played 14 seasons for the Pistons, the Pacers, the Hawks and the Raptors. He scored 12,131 points with 2,492 rebounds and 1,738 assists in 893 games — 13.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. His best season was 1981-82: 1,514 points, 257 rebounds and 148 assists.

League leaderboards and awards

14 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1978-79 to 1996-97

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 272nd in points (12,131)
  • 200th in steals (912)

Among the 2,819 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

More on John Long

Playoff series

John Long played 23 games across 5 NBA postseasons in 7 series — 3 won, 4 lost.

John Long's line in each playoff series
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1988-89CHIWon 2-131.00.00.0
1988-89LALWon 1-012.00.00.0
1986-87HAWLost 1-3411.01.52.3
1985-86HAWLost 0-117.01.00.0
1984-85BKNWon 3-0315.72.01.0
1984-85BOSLost 2-4610.81.81.7
1983-84NYLost 2-3511.02.20.4

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST

John Long’s playoff series, round by round

Per game, from NBA game logs since the 1946-47 postseason — earlier series are not counted.