Jim McElroy

Jim McElroy
Personal information
Born (1953-10-04) October 4, 1953
Cotton Plant, Arkansas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolMurray–Wright (Detroit, Michigan)
College
NBA draft1975: 3rd round, 38th overall pick
Drafted byNew Orleans Jazz
Playing career1975–1982
PositionShooting guard
Number33
Career history
19751979New Orleans Jazz
1979–1980Detroit Pistons
19801982Atlanta Hawks
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points4,120 (9.9 ppg)
Rebounds820 (2.0 rpg)
Assists1,462 (3.5 pg)
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 

James Charles McElroy Jr. (born October 4, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player. He was born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas.

A 6'3" guard from Central Michigan University, McElroy played in the National Basketball Association from 1975 to 1982 as a member of the New Orleans Jazz, Detroit Pistons, and Atlanta Hawks. He averaged 9.9 points and 3.5 assists in his career and ranked tenth overall in total assists (453) during the 1978–79 NBA season.

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[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1975–76 New Orleans 51 22.2 .510 .736 2.2 2.1 .9 .1 7.5
1976–77 New Orleans 73 27.8 .470 .779 2.5 3.6 .8 .1 10.6
1977–78 New Orleans 74 23.8 .473 .737 2.0 3.9 .8 .5 9.4
1978–79 New Orleans 79 34.2 .491 .762 2.7 5.7 1.9 .6 16.9
1979–80 Detroit 36 28.1 .455 .214 .798 1.4 4.5 .7 .4 11.7
1979–80 Atlanta 31 16.6 .386 .286 .698 1.6 2.1 .7 .2 5.5
1980–81 Atlanta 54 12.6 .386 .125 .814 .9 1.6 .4 .2 3.8
1981–82 Atlanta 20 17 17.5 .416 .200 .816 .9 2.0 .4 .2 6.7
Career 418 17 24.3 .468 .206 .764 2.0 3.5 .9 .3 9.9

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1980 Atlanta 5 6.4 .444 .000 .800 .4 .8 .0 .0 2.4

References

  1. ^ "Jim McElroy NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2025.