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John Sidney Battle (born November 9, 1962) is a retired American professional basketball player and pastor. A 6' 2" (1.88 m) guard from Rutgers University, Battle was selected in the fourth round of the 1985 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks. He ended his career with 5,338 points. Battle had three nicknames: "J.B.," "Cricket," and "Pickle." Battle is married to R&B singer/recording artist Regina Belle.
NBA career statistics
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 |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1985–86 | Atlanta | 64 | 0 | 10.0 | .455 | .000 | .728 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.3 |
1986–87 | Atlanta | 64 | 8 | 12.6 | .457 | .000 | .738 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 6.0 |
1987–88 | Atlanta | 67 | 1 | 18.3 | .454 | .390 | .750 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 10.6 |
1988–89 | Atlanta | 82 | 0 | 20.4 | .457 | .324 | .815 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 9.5 |
1989–90 | Atlanta | 60 | 48 | 24.6 | .506 | .154 | .756 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 10.9 |
1990–91 | Atlanta | 79 | 2 | 23.6 | .461 | .286 | .854 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 13.6 |
1991–92 | Cleveland | 76 | 2 | 21.5 | .480 | .118 | .848 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 10.3 |
1992–93 | Cleveland | 41 | 0 | 12.1 | .415 | .167 | .778 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 5.4 |
1993–94 | Cleveland | 51 | 1 | 16.0 | .476 | .263 | .753 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 6.6 |
1994–95 | Cleveland | 28 | 0 | 10.0 | .377 | .355 | .731 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.1 |
Career | 612 | 62 | 17.8 | .464 | .273 | .793 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 8.7 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1986 | Atlanta | 6 | 0 | 4.5 | .364 | .000 | .750 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
1987 | Atlanta | 8 | 0 | 9.8 | .441 | .400 | .913 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6.6 |
1988 | Atlanta | 12 | 0 | 13.8 | .478 | .000 | .680 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 6.8 |
1989 | Atlanta | 5 | 0 | 23.6 | .435 | .000 | .750 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 9.8 |
1991 | Atlanta | 5 | 0 | 21.4 | .364 | .400 | .960 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.6 |
1992 | Cleveland | 15 | 0 | 13.5 | .415 | .000 | .913 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 5.9 |
1993 | Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | .000 | – | – | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1994 | Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 1.000 | – | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
1995 | Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | .667 | .000 | – | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Career | 55 | 0 | 13.1 | .429 | .182 | .848 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 6.3 |
Personal life
In 1991, Battle married singer Regina Belle.[1]
References
- ^ "Singer Regina Belle Marries Basketball Star John Battle". Jet. Vol. 80, no. 24. Johnson Publishing Company. 30 Sep 1991. p. 24.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com