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Retired#22Forward1974–1984#159 all-time in points

John Drew

John Drew scored 15,291 points in 739 games, 159th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1976-77 at 24.2 points a game. He earned 2 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 6″ / 205 lb
Age72
PositionForward
BornSep 30, 1954
HometownVredenburgh, Alabama
Experience1974–1984
CollegeGardner–Webb University
Draft1974 · round 2, pick 25
High school—
TeamsAtlanta Hawks 1974–1981UTH 1982–1984
Career points
15,291
739 games · 20.7 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#159
Also 817th in assists, 281st in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1974–1984. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1984-85.

1984-85 season

UTH · 19 games
Points30816.2 per game
Rebounds4.382 total
Assists1.835 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

2 badges earned
0Unicorn
0Rare Air
2Legend
  • ×2LegendSeasonAll-Star1975-76, 1979-80
  • LegendCareer10,000 points15,291 points

John Drew career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1976-77 · 24.2 points per game

John Drew milestones

Career · regular season
15,291 career points
Retired 159th on the all-time scoring list.
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Career marks
Points15,291Past 15,000 · 159th all-time
Rebounds5,088Past 5,000 · 281st all-time
Steals1,004Past 1,000 · 182nd all-time

John Drew career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

John Drew stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1984-85UTH1930816.24.31.8.412.000.7700———
1983-84UTH811,43017.74.21.7.479.273.7786———
1982-83UTH4493221.25.32.2.474.000.7550———
1981-82ATL701,29818.55.41.4.486.333.7414———
1980-81ATL671,45421.75.71.2.456.000.7870———
1979-80ATL801,55919.55.91.3.453.000.7570———
1978-79ATL791,79522.76.61.5.473—.731————
1977-78ATL701,62323.27.32.0.480—.760————
1976-77ATL741,79024.29.11.8.487—.714————
1975-76ATL771,66021.68.61.9.502—.744————
1974-75ATL781,44218.510.71.8.428—.713————
Career11 seasons73915,29120.76.91.7.470.175.74810——0

John Drew splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
72%
Threes
0%
Free throws
28%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

John Drew facts
How many career points did John Drew score?

John Drew scored 15,291 career regular-season points in 739 games, 20.7 per game, which ranks 159th all-time.

What was John Drew’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1976-77 with ATL: 24.2 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.

Where is John Drew from?

John Drew is from Vredenburgh, Alabama. He played college ball at Gardner–Webb University.

What teams did John Drew play for?

Atlanta Hawks (1974–1981); UTH (1982–1984).