John Battle 
#17 PG | 6-2, 191lbs | Celtics | Experience: 1 year
Born: 11/9/1962 (24) | College: Rutgers

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 57 69 72 36 51 33 14 2 14 53 48 12 84 40 82 78  
 Potential: C B B D C D F D D C C F          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1986  1987  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993 
 Value: $73,458  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 0                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL BOS 57 0 13.9 5.3 0.3 0.5 1.2 1.1 1.09 0.5 0.0 2.0 .418 .755 .130  
 1985 NPBSL NYK 63 0 7.3 3.6 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.4 1.30 0.2 0.0 1.2 .446 .805 .000  
 Career     120 0 10.4 4.4 0.3 0.4 0.9 0.8 1.15 0.4 0.0 1.6 .430 .778 .083  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL BOS 1.9 4.6 .418 1.4 1.8 .755 1.1 1.8 .592 0.8 2.4 .336 0.1 0.4 .130  
 1985 NPBSL NYK 1.3 2.8 .446 1.1 1.4 .805 0.8 1.3 .600 0.5 1.3 .369 0.0 0.2 .000  
 Career     1.6 3.7 .430 1.2 1.6 .778 0.9 1.5 .596 0.6 1.8 .348 0.0 0.3 .083  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1986 57 0 793 110 263 77 102 3 23 300 17 46 70 28 64 28 1 116 -128 
 1985 63 0 457 79 177 70 87 0 13 228 14 31 35 14 27 14 2 75 -182 
 Career 120 0 1250 189 440 147 189 3 36 528 31 77 105 42 91 42 3 191 -310 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1986 NPBSL BOS .487 1.14 15.8 14.5 19.9 2.3 3.6 3.0 7.2 -45.6 -1.5 -2.2 98.0 105.4  
 1985 NPBSL NYK .530 1.29 12.6 9.7 21.2 3.3 4.2 3.7 11.1 4.1 0.1 -2.9 94.8 117.1  
 Career     .505 1.20 14.6 12.7 20.4 2.6 3.8 3.2 8.6 -41.5 -1.4 -2.6 96.8 109.6  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL BOS 1 0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .000  
 1985 NPBSL NYK 11 0 8.5 4.8 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.80 0.4 0.0 1.2 .436 .731 .000  
 Career     12 0 8.0 4.4 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.80 0.3 0.0 1.1 .405 .731 .000  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL BOS 0.0 3.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000  
 1985 NPBSL NYK 1.5 3.5 .436 1.7 2.4 .731 1.4 2.6 .517 0.2 0.7 .250 0.0 0.2 .000  
 Career     1.4 3.5 .405 1.6 2.2 .731 1.3 2.4 .517 0.2 0.8 .200 0.0 0.3 .000  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1986 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 
 1985 11 0 93 17 39 19 26 0 2 53 3 3 4 4 5 4 0 13 14 
 Career 12 0 96 17 42 19 26 0 3 53 3 3 4 4 5 4 0 13 12 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1986 NPBSL BOS .000 0.00 0.0 0.0 19.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 -27.5 -1.7 -0.1 -2.0 50.0 80.0  
 1985 NPBSL NYK .520 1.36 6.8 8.5 23.7 3.3 0.0 1.8 10.5 0.0 0.0 1.3 107.2 98.7  
 Career     .491 1.26 6.5 8.1 23.0 3.3 0.0 1.8 9.3 -1.7 -0.1 1.0 106.2 98.3  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1984 - 34 0 31.6 14.6 1.1 2.5 3.4 2.5 1.35 1.1 0.2 2.5 .451 .821 .000  
 Total   34 0 31.6 14.6 1.1 2.5 3.4 2.5 1.35 1.1 0.2 2.5 .451 .821 .000  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1984 34 0 1073 213 472 69 84 0 0 495 36 120 116 36 86 36 7 85 0 
 Career 34 0 1073 213 472 69 84 0 0 495 36 120 116 36 86 36 7 85 0 

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 18 3 4 4 2 1 4 7 19 5 7 1 2  
 Playoff 20 1 1 3 2 0 2 7 11 6 10 0 1  
 Career 20 3 4 4 2 1 4 7 19 8 10 1 3  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/21 POR L 15 3 9 1 2 0 0 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 7
 10/22 DEN W 20 3 3 3 3 1 1 10 1 3 2 2 0 0 5 12
 10/24 WAS W 20 4 6 1 2 1 1 10 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 16
 10/25 HOU L 12 3 7 2 4 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -7
 10/27 UTA W 13 1 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 -11
 11/2 PHX W 22 1 2 4 4 0 0 6 1 2 3 2 1 0 4 8
 11/4 CHI W 13 1 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 4 0 0 2 0
 11/5 PHX W 11 2 6 4 4 0 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -7
 11/9 WAS W 19 4 11 2 2 0 1 10 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 10
 11/10 CHI L 15 2 8 2 4 0 1 6 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 -7
 11/13 CLE W 18 3 5 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 4
 11/14 PHI W 9 1 2 1 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0
 11/17 SEA W 7 3 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
 11/18 HOU L 12 2 4 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 2 3 1 0 5 5
 11/21 UTA W 21 2 3 5 7 0 0 9 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 24
 11/22 ATL W 14 6 7 3 4 0 0 15 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 10
 11/24 NYK L 24 6 12 4 6 0 2 16 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 -11
 11/26 CHI W 14 2 7 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 -12
 11/28 WAS W 14 2 3 2 2 0 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 3
 11/29 CLE L 25 2 6 2 2 0 0 6 0 1 2 2 1 0 3 -13
 12/2 NYK W 18 4 7 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 2 2 0 3 12
 12/4 ATL L 22 2 9 1 2 0 2 5 0 0 0 4 2 0 3 -12
 12/5 POR W 25 1 5 4 4 0 0 6 0 1 2 2 0 1 4 -6
 12/8 SAS L 21 5 5 1 2 1 1 12 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0
 12/9 ATL W 11 3 4 0 0 0 0 6 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 1
 12/12 NJN L 11 3 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 7
 12/13 IND W 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 -3
 12/15 CHI W 21 0 3 3 4 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 3 -1
 12/16 LAL L 26 1 7 3 4 0 2 5 0 4 3 3 0 0 2 -19
 12/19 POR W 11 3 5 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0
 12/21 NYK L 24 3 8 0 0 0 0 6 1 3 2 0 0 0 2 -8
 12/25 NYK L 31 7 19 4 4 0 0 18 3 4 1 2 0 0 2 -19
 12/26 IND W 18 2 5 2 2 0 0 6 2 2 3 2 1 0 5 1
 12/28 DET L 8 2 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 1 0 3 -4
 12/29 WAS W 25 5 11 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 4 2 1 0 4 7
 1/2 HOU W 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 2
 1/3 NJN L 13 1 7 4 6 1 2 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -10
 1/6 NJN L 23 2 6 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -21
 1/8 MIL L 25 3 6 3 4 1 1 10 0 2 3 2 0 0 5 2
 1/9 NYK L 27 4 10 1 2 0 1 9 0 1 3 4 0 0 2 -11
 1/12 SDC L 21 2 7 2 4 0 1 6 2 3 4 3 1 0 6 -20
 1/13 WAS W 25 5 14 3 4 0 1 13 1 2 3 3 1 0 4 -12
 1/15 PHI W 17 3 6 3 4 0 2 9 0 0 1 3 2 0 2 -5
 1/17 IND L 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 6
 1/19 NJN L 18 1 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 3 3
 1/21 SAS L 10 3 4 2 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6
 1/25 CLE L 10 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 -6
 1/26 CHI L 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 -3
 1/30 NJN W 22 0 4 5 6 0 0 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 12
 1/31 DAL L 22 3 5 4 6 0 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -22
 2/6 ROO W 11 1 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 -3
 2/12 PHX W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1
 2/16 NYK L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 3/2 KCK W 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 3/6 IND W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3
 3/28 MIL W 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2
 4/3 PHI W 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
 4/4 NJN W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
 4/8 CLE W 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
 4/10 WAS W 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
 4/11 PHI W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3
 4/13 SEA W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1
 4/16 KCK W 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -5
 4/22 WAS W 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1
 4/26 CLE W 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 1986 NPBSL Rookie Game Participant

 Transactions
 Date Action
 6/26/1985 Drafted by the Hawks with pick #6 of round 2.
 7/17/1985 Released by the Hawks
 7/25/1985 Signed with the Knicks for $41,566 over one year.
 7/28/1986 Signed with the Celtics for $73,458 over one year.

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