54
James Donaldson
Dallas Mavericks
Number
#54
Position
C
Age
68
Height
7-2
Weight
275LBS
Draft
1979 R4
Pick 73
Nationality
USA
Born
Aug 16, 1957
College / Team
Washington State
C
Dallas Mavericks
1983-84
PTS11.8
REB7.9
AST1.1
1983 Schedule
All Games
vs
UTA
UTA
W
21PTS
9REB
0AST
@
UTA
UTA
L
10PTS
14REB
1AST
vs
DAL
DAL
L
13PTS
7REB
0AST
@
SAS
SAS
L
19PTS
13REB
3AST
vs
POR
POR
W
11PTS
5REB
3AST
vs
SAC
SAC
L
9PTS
7REB
2AST
@
DEN
DEN
L
12PTS
5REB
0AST
vs
GSW
GSW
W
9PTS
10REB
0AST
vs
LAL
LAL
W
16PTS
7REB
3AST
@
PHX
PHX
L
19PTS
8REB
1AST
@
LAL
LAL
L
8PTS
9REB
1AST
vs
OKC
OKC
W
8PTS
16REB
4AST
vs
DET
L
13PTS
4REB
1AST
@
POR
POR
L
16PTS
10REB
3AST
vs
SAS
SAS
L
8PTS
11REB
1AST
vs
HOU
HOU
W
15PTS
5REB
3AST
@
DAL
DAL
L
12PTS
9REB
2AST
@
HOU
HOU
L
12PTS
8REB
1AST
vs
CHI
CHI
W
22PTS
12REB
0AST
vs
DEN
DEN
W
18PTS
10REB
0AST
Career Trajectory
James
Donaldson
Career Trajectory
DIGESTSPORTS.COM
Career Accolades
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 |
OKC
|
68 | 14.4 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 54.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.5 | 2.5 | 59.4% | 57.4% |
| 1981 |
OKC
|
82 | 20.9 | 8.1 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 60.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.8 | 2.9 | 62.9% | 62.9% |
| 1982 |
OKC
|
82 | 21.8 | 8.9 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 58.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.8 | 2.7 | 68.8% | 61.5% |
| 1983 |
LAC
|
82 | 30.8 | 11.8 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 7.4 | 59.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.0 | 4.0 | 76.1% | 64.8% |
| 1984 |
LAC
|
82 | 29.2 | 11.3 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 6.7 | 63.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.8 | 3.7 | 74.9% | 67.9% |
| 1985 |
LAC
|
14 | 31.5 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 6.0 | 51.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4.1 | 5.0 | 81.4% | 62.3% |
| 1985 |
DAL
|
69 | 32.5 | 8.3 | 9.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 56.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.1 | 2.7 | 79.9% | 62.8% |
| 1985 | TOT | 83 | 32.3 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 55.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.5 | 3.1 | 80.3% | 62.7% |
| 1986 |
DAL
|
82 | 36.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 6.5 | 58.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.3 | 4.0 | 81.2% | 65.8% |
| 1987 |
DAL
|
81 | 31.1 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 55.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.8 | 2.3 | 77.8% | 61.6% |
| 1988 |
DAL
|
53 | 32.9 | 9.1 | 10.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 57.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.8 | 2.3 | 76.6% | 61.4% |
| 1989 |
DAL
|
73 | 31.0 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 53.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.0 | 2.9 | 70.0% | 58.1% |
| 1990 |
DAL
|
82 | 34.1 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 53.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.0 | 2.8 | 72.1% | 57.2% |
| 1991 |
DAL
|
44 | 22.6 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 47.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.3 | 1.9 | 70.2% | 51.7% |
| 1991 |
|
14 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 27.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 100.0% | 31.8% |
| 1991 | TOT | 58 | 18.5 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 45.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.1 | 1.5 | 70.9% | 50.4% |
| 1992 |
UTA
|
6 | 15.7 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 57.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.8 | 1.5 | 55.6% | 58.5% |
| 1994 |
UTA
|
43 | 14.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 59.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.5 | 0.7 | 71.0% | 62.8% |
| Career | 957 | 27.4 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 57.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.1 | 2.8 | 73.2% | 61.8% | |
| 1981 |
OKC
|
8 | 23.6 | 6.8 | 9.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 41.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.2 | 3.0 | 75.0% | 50.4% |
| 1982 |
OKC
|
2 | 23.5 | 12.0 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 11.0 | 50.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.0 | 1.5 | 66.7% | 51.5% |
| 1985 |
DAL
|
10 | 41.3 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 75.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.7 | 4.0 | 92.5% | 83.1% |
| 1986 |
DAL
|
3 | 22.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 80.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.7 | 3.0 | 88.9% | 89.3% |
| 1987 |
DAL
|
17 | 29.4 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 65.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.3 | 2.2 | 59.5% | 65.7% |
| 1989 |
DAL
|
3 | 24.7 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 69.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.3 | 1.7 | 80.0% | 72.4% |
| 1991 |
|
2 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 100.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 100.0% |
| 1992 |
UTA
|
1 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0% |
| 1994 |
UTA
|
5 | 15.2 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 83.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.8 | 0.8 | 100.0% | 90.2% |
| Career | 51 | 27.1 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 62.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.9 | 2.4 | 77.9% | 67.4% |
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Qualifying Min
50
GP
200
FGA
Career Totals
#545
OF 4,962
Points
8,203
#91
OF 4,962
Rebounds
7,491
#1100
OF 4,962
Assists
764
#917
OF 4,962
Steals
324
#57
OF 4,962
Blocks
1,207
#3179
OF 4,962
3-Pointers
0
#203
OF 4,962
Games
957
#244
OF 4,962
Minutes
1,573,560
#550
OF 4,962
Field Goals
3,105
#394
OF 4,962
Free Throws
1,993
#287
OF 4,962
Turnovers
1,452
#394
OF 4,962
Fouls
2,025
Per Game Averages
#1250
OF 4,962
PPG
8.6
#151
OF 4,962
RPG
7.8
#2226
OF 4,962
APG
0.8
#2140
OF 4,962
SPG
0.3
#118
OF 4,962
BPG
1.3
#522
OF 4,962
MPG
27.4
#582
OF 4,962
TOV/G
1.5
Efficiency & Percentages
#428
OF 4,962
FG%
57.0%
#1809
OF 4,962
FT%
73.2%
#432
OF 4,962
True Shooting
61.8%
Career Totals
#19
OF 392
Points
4,271
#2
OF 392
Rebounds
4,589
#45
OF 392
Assists
408
#32
OF 392
Steals
202
#3
OF 392
Blocks
615
#362
OF 392
3-Pointers
0
#13
OF 392
Games
484
#10
OF 392
Minutes
935,820
#20
OF 392
Field Goals
1,621
#16
OF 392
Free Throws
1,029
#16
OF 392
Turnovers
695
#16
OF 392
Fouls
1,029
Per Game Averages
#78
OF 392
PPG
8.8
#4
OF 392
RPG
9.5
#137
OF 392
APG
0.8
#140
OF 392
SPG
0.4
#11
OF 392
BPG
1.3
#21
OF 392
MPG
32.2
#58
OF 392
TOV/G
1.4
Efficiency & Percentages
#14
OF 392
FG%
55.1%
#96
OF 392
FT%
76.1%
#18
OF 392
True Shooting
60.3%
Career Totals
#78
OF 404
Points
1,748
#50
OF 404
Rebounds
1,299
#116
OF 404
Assists
189
#141
OF 404
Steals
42
#17
OF 404
Blocks
254
#347
OF 404
3-Pointers
0
#68
OF 404
Games
232
#76
OF 404
Minutes
268,980
#79
OF 404
Field Goals
673
#61
OF 404
Free Throws
402
#56
OF 404
Turnovers
310
#76
OF 404
Fouls
436
Per Game Averages
#117
OF 404
PPG
7.5
#46
OF 404
RPG
5.6
#177
OF 404
APG
0.8
#190
OF 404
SPG
0.2
#12
OF 404
BPG
1.1
#125
OF 404
MPG
19.3
#59
OF 404
TOV/G
1.3
Efficiency & Percentages
#5
OF 404
FG%
58.3%
#192
OF 404
FT%
64.0%
#11
OF 404
True Shooting
61.1%
Career Totals
#69
OF 507
Points
2,041
#30
OF 507
Rebounds
1,448
#155
OF 507
Assists
150
#120
OF 507
Steals
73
#12
OF 507
Blocks
298
#439
OF 507
3-Pointers
0
#76
OF 507
Games
178
#60
OF 507
Minutes
321,480
#70
OF 507
Field Goals
754
#48
OF 507
Free Throws
533
#39
OF 507
Turnovers
414
#62
OF 507
Fouls
464
Per Game Averages
#71
OF 507
PPG
11.5
#16
OF 507
RPG
8.1
#198
OF 507
APG
0.8
#173
OF 507
SPG
0.4
#6
OF 507
BPG
1.7
#40
OF 507
MPG
30.1
#27
OF 507
TOV/G
2.3
Efficiency & Percentages
#11
OF 507
FG%
60.9%
#127
OF 507
FT%
76.1%
#9
OF 507
True Shooting
66.0%
Career Totals
#236
OF 368
Points
131
#181
OF 368
Rebounds
136
#264
OF 368
Assists
15
#248
OF 368
Steals
7
#95
OF 368
Blocks
35
#316
OF 368
3-Pointers
0
#200
OF 368
Games
49
#192
OF 368
Minutes
42,420
#234
OF 368
Field Goals
52
#226
OF 368
Free Throws
27
#209
OF 368
Turnovers
26
#190
OF 368
Fouls
79
Per Game Averages
#—
OF 368
PPG
2.7
#—
OF 368
RPG
2.8
#—
OF 368
APG
0.3
#—
OF 368
SPG
0.1
#—
OF 368
BPG
0.7
#—
OF 368
MPG
14.4
#—
OF 368
TOV/G
0.5
Efficiency & Percentages
#—
OF 368
FG%
59.1%
#—
OF 368
FT%
67.5%
#—
OF 368
True Shooting
62.0%
Career Totals
#483
OF 541
Points
12
#398
OF 541
Rebounds
19
#459
OF 541
Assists
2
#465
OF 541
Steals
0
#240
OF 541
Blocks
5
#390
OF 541
3-Pointers
0
#437
OF 541
Games
14
#415
OF 541
Minutes
4,860
#482
OF 541
Field Goals
5
#489
OF 541
Free Throws
2
#304
OF 541
Turnovers
7
#421
OF 541
Fouls
17
Per Game Averages
#—
OF 541
PPG
0.9
#—
OF 541
RPG
1.4
#—
OF 541
APG
0.1
#—
OF 541
SPG
0.0
#—
OF 541
BPG
0.4
#—
OF 541
MPG
5.8
#—
OF 541
TOV/G
0.5
Efficiency & Percentages
#—
OF 541
FG%
27.8%
#—
OF 541
FT%
100.0%
#—
OF 541
True Shooting
31.8%
Career Totals
#656
OF 2,960
Points
401
#255
OF 2,960
Rebounds
400
#987
OF 2,960
Assists
35
#827
OF 2,960
Steals
16
#234
OF 2,960
Blocks
42
#1821
OF 2,960
3-Pointers
0
#596
OF 2,960
Games
51
#474
OF 2,960
Minutes
82,920
#647
OF 2,960
Field Goals
153
#526
OF 2,960
Free Throws
95
#477
OF 2,960
Turnovers
59
#648
OF 2,960
Fouls
111
Per Game Averages
#417
OF 2,960
PPG
7.9
#87
OF 2,960
RPG
7.8
#541
OF 2,960
APG
0.7
#488
OF 2,960
SPG
0.3
#111
OF 2,960
BPG
0.8
#290
OF 2,960
MPG
27.1
#288
OF 2,960
TOV/G
1.2
Efficiency & Percentages
#9
OF 2,960
FG%
62.7%
#268
OF 2,960
FT%
77.9%
#7
OF 2,960
True Shooting
67.4%
Career Totals
#23
OF 147
Points
305
#8
OF 147
Rebounds
296
#38
OF 147
Assists
26
#31
OF 147
Steals
16
#11
OF 147
Blocks
30
#135
OF 147
3-Pointers
0
#25
OF 147
Games
33
#18
OF 147
Minutes
63,240
#22
OF 147
Field Goals
117
#16
OF 147
Free Throws
71
#22
OF 147
Turnovers
45
#25
OF 147
Fouls
81
Per Game Averages
#—
OF 147
PPG
9.2
#—
OF 147
RPG
9.0
#—
OF 147
APG
0.8
#—
OF 147
SPG
0.5
#—
OF 147
BPG
0.9
#—
OF 147
MPG
31.9
#—
OF 147
TOV/G
1.4
Efficiency & Percentages
#—
OF 147
FG%
68.8%
#—
OF 147
FT%
78.0%
#—
OF 147
True Shooting
72.6%
Career Totals
#81
OF 197
Points
78
#44
OF 197
Rebounds
91
#95
OF 197
Assists
9
#189
OF 197
Steals
0
#54
OF 197
Blocks
8
#168
OF 197
3-Pointers
0
#106
OF 197
Games
10
#84
OF 197
Minutes
14,160
#83
OF 197
Field Goals
29
#68
OF 197
Free Throws
20
#83
OF 197
Turnovers
10
#94
OF 197
Fouls
20
Per Game Averages
#—
OF 197
PPG
7.8
#—
OF 197
RPG
9.1
#—
OF 197
APG
0.9
#—
OF 197
SPG
0.0
#—
OF 197
BPG
0.8
#—
OF 197
MPG
23.6
#—
OF 197
TOV/G
1.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#—
OF 197
FG%
44.6%
#—
OF 197
FT%
74.1%
#—
OF 197
True Shooting
50.7%
Career Totals
#97
OF 153
Points
14
#93
OF 153
Rebounds
9
#142
OF 153
Assists
0
#142
OF 153
Steals
0
#62
OF 153
Blocks
3
#119
OF 153
3-Pointers
0
#96
OF 153
Games
6
#85
OF 153
Minutes
4,860
#99
OF 153
Field Goals
5
#90
OF 153
Free Throws
4
#102
OF 153
Turnovers
2
#94
OF 153
Fouls
8
Per Game Averages
#—
OF 153
PPG
2.3
#—
OF 153
RPG
1.5
#—
OF 153
APG
0.0
#—
OF 153
SPG
0.0
#—
OF 153
BPG
0.5
#—
OF 153
MPG
13.5
#—
OF 153
TOV/G
0.3
Efficiency & Percentages
#—
OF 153
FG%
71.4%
#—
OF 153
FT%
100.0%
#—
OF 153
True Shooting
79.9%
Career Totals
#212
OF 247
Points
4
#170
OF 247
Rebounds
4
#225
OF 247
Assists
0
#211
OF 247
Steals
0
#87
OF 247
Blocks
1
#171
OF 247
3-Pointers
0
#214
OF 247
Games
2
#199
OF 247
Minutes
660
#202
OF 247
Field Goals
2
#229
OF 247
Free Throws
0
#118
OF 247
Turnovers
2
#215
OF 247
Fouls
2
Per Game Averages
#—
OF 247
PPG
2.0
#—
OF 247
RPG
2.0
#—
OF 247
APG
0.0
#—
OF 247
SPG
0.0
#—
OF 247
BPG
0.5
#—
OF 247
MPG
5.5
#—
OF 247
TOV/G
1.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#—
OF 247
FG%
100.0%
#—
OF 247
True Shooting
100.0%
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Donaldson
Dallas Mavericks
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