| PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| 4.4 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Major Jones F
Height: 6-9 (206cm)
Weight: 225 lbs (102kg)
Born: Jul 9, 1953 (72 years old)
Hometown: McGehee, Arkansas
Nationality: United States

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent
NBA Draft: 1976 Round 2, Pick 3, Portland Trail Blazers
Pre-Draft Team: Albany State (GA) (Sr)
High School: Desha Central High School (Rohwer, Arkansas)
Major Jones Player Profile
Career NBA Season Stats
Career NBA Shooting Stats
| FG% | 3P% | FT% |
| 49.0% | 11.1% | 58.6% |
NBA Career
8 Years Of Service
NBA Regular Season Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | 26 | HOU | 82 | 18.8 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | .480 | .333 | .565 |
| 1980-81 | 27 | HOU | 68 | 14.8 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .464 | .000 | .634 |
| 1981-82 | 28 | HOU | 60 | 12.4 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | .531 | .000 | .545 |
| 1982-83 | 29 | HOU | 60 | 14.6 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | .457 | .000 | .549 |
| 1983-84 | 30 | HOU | 57 | 8.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .538 | .000 | .612 |
| 1984-85 | 31 | DET | 47 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .552 | .000 | .647 |
| CAREER | 374 | 13.5 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .490 | .111 | .586 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | 26 | HOU | 82 | - | 18.8 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 4.8 | .480 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | 0.7 | 1.3 | .565 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
| 1980-81 | 27 | HOU | 68 | - | 14.8 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 3.7 | .464 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.9 | 1.5 | .634 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| 1981-82 | 28 | HOU | 60 | 6 | 12.4 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 3.5 | .531 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.7 | 1.3 | .545 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| 1982-83 | 29 | HOU | 60 | 4 | 14.6 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 5.2 | .457 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.9 | 1.7 | .549 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 1983-84 | 30 | HOU | 57 | 5 | 8.3 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 2.3 | .538 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.9 | .612 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| 1984-85 | 31 | DET | 47 | 0 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | .552 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.7 | 1.1 | .647 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| CAREER | 374 | 15 | 13.5 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 3.7 | .490 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .111 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .586 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | 26 | HOU | 82 | - | 1,545 | 438 | 188 | 392 | .480 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 61 | 108 | .565 | 147 | 234 | 381 | 67 | 50 | 67 | 112 | 186 |
| 1980-81 | 27 | HOU | 68 | - | 1,003 | 298 | 117 | 252 | .464 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 64 | 101 | .634 | 96 | 138 | 234 | 41 | 18 | 23 | 57 | 112 |
| 1981-82 | 28 | HOU | 60 | 6 | 746 | 268 | 113 | 213 | .531 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 42 | 77 | .545 | 80 | 122 | 202 | 25 | 20 | 29 | 50 | 100 |
| 1982-83 | 29 | HOU | 60 | 4 | 878 | 340 | 142 | 311 | .457 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 56 | 102 | .549 | 114 | 149 | 263 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 83 | 104 |
| 1983-84 | 30 | HOU | 57 | 5 | 473 | 170 | 70 | 130 | .538 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 30 | 49 | .612 | 33 | 82 | 115 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 63 |
| 1984-85 | 31 | DET | 47 | 0 | 418 | 129 | 48 | 87 | .552 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 33 | 51 | .647 | 48 | 80 | 128 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 58 |
| CAREER | 374 | 15 | 5,063 | 1,643 | 678 | 1,385 | .490 | 1 | 9 | .111 | 286 | 488 | .586 | 518 | 805 | 1,323 | 215 | 133 | 169 | 367 | 623 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | 26 | HOU | 82 | - | .498 | .481 | 10.2 | 17.2 | 13.6 | 5.6 | 20.3 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 14.1 | 137.8 | -4.4 | 1.1 | 96.4 | 106.3 | 10.7 |
| 1980-81 | 27 | HOU | 68 | - | .503 | .464 | 10.6 | 15.5 | 13.0 | 5.2 | 16.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 14.3 | 109.8 | -3.0 | 1.2 | 102.3 | 107.7 | 10.7 |
| 1981-82 | 28 | HOU | 60 | 6 | .543 | .531 | 11.4 | 18.7 | 15.0 | 4.6 | 16.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 16.3 | 107.6 | -4.6 | 1.3 | 105.1 | 106.5 | 13.5 |
| 1982-83 | 29 | HOU | 60 | 4 | .478 | .457 | 13.1 | 19.4 | 16.0 | 6.5 | 18.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 20.0 | 100.6 | -6.5 | 1.1 | 91.3 | 106.9 | 11.9 |
| 1983-84 | 30 | HOU | 57 | 5 | .561 | .538 | 7.5 | 18.6 | 13.1 | 7.4 | 16.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 15.1 | 115.1 | -2.3 | 1.3 | 106.4 | 106.7 | 12.4 |
| 1984-85 | 31 | DET | 47 | 0 | .589 | .552 | 11.5 | 20.8 | 16.0 | 4.2 | 24.2 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 13.3 | 119.9 | -5.8 | 1.5 | 104.1 | 106.0 | 11.3 |
| CAREER | 374 | 15 | .514 | .490 | 10.8 | 17.8 | 14.2 | 5.5 | 18.7 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 15.4 | 118.7 | -4.4 | 1.2 | 99.2 | 106.7 | 11.3 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | Dbl Dbl | Tpl Dbl | 40 Pts | 20 Reb | 20 Ast | Techs | HOB | Ast/TO | Stl/TO | FT/FGA | W's | L's | Win % | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | 26 | HOU | 82 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 41 | 40 | .506 | -0.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 1980-81 | 27 | HOU | 68 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .044 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 34 | 34 | .500 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 1981-82 | 28 | HOU | 60 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .039 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 37 | 23 | .617 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 1982-83 | 29 | HOU | 60 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .054 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 9 | 51 | .150 | -0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| 1983-84 | 30 | HOU | 57 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .026 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 18 | 39 | .316 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| 1984-85 | 31 | DET | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .016 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 26 | 21 | .553 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| CAREER | 374 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .041 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 165 | 208 | .442 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
NBA Playoff Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | 26 | HOU | 6 | 11.7 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .611 | .000 | .667 |
| 1980-81 | 27 | HOU | 12 | 7.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .476 | .000 | .400 |
| 1984-85 | 31 | DET | 1 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | .000 | .000 |
| CAREER | 19 | 8.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .550 | .000 | .571 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | 26 | HOU | 6 | - | 11.7 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 3.0 | .611 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .667 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 1980-81 | 27 | HOU | 12 | - | 7.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 | .476 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .400 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| 1984-85 | 31 | DET | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CAREER | 19 | 0 | 8.5 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 2.1 | .550 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.4 | 0.7 | .571 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | 26 | HOU | 6 | - | 70 | 28 | 11 | 18 | .611 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 9 | .667 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 1980-81 | 27 | HOU | 12 | - | 88 | 22 | 10 | 21 | .476 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 1984-85 | 31 | DET | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CAREER | 19 | 0 | 162 | 52 | 22 | 40 | .550 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 14 | .571 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 23 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | 26 | HOU | 6 | - | .638 | .611 | 13.2 | 23.1 | 18.1 | 8.2 | 15.4 | - | 1.7 | 15.6 | 127.8 | -2.0 | 1.6 | 121.8 | 112.8 | 17.8 |
| 1980-81 | 27 | HOU | 12 | - | .474 | .476 | 8.7 | 15.0 | 11.7 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 12.4 | 87.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 107.9 | 104.5 | 11.2 |
| 1984-85 | 31 | DET | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.8 | 100.0 | - | 2.0 | 200.0 | 121.0 | 18.9 |
| CAREER | 19 | 0 | .563 | .550 | 9.9 | 17.9 | 13.7 | 7.8 | 11.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 13.5 | 112.1 | - | 1.3 | 116.7 | 108.4 | 13.8 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | Dbl Dbl | Tpl Dbl | 40 Pts | 20 Reb | 20 Ast | Techs | HOB | Ast/TO | Stl/TO | FT/FGA | W's | L's | Win % | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | 26 | HOU | 6 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .052 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 |
| 1980-81 | 27 | HOU | 12 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .018 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 1984-85 | 31 | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .002 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | - | - | - |
| CAREER | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .019 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
NBA Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| Jun 8, 1976 | The Portland Trail Blazers selected Major Jones in Round 2 with Pick 3 in the 1976 NBA Draft. |
| Aug 1, 1976 | Major Jones signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers. |
| Sep 1, 1976 | The Portland Trail Blazers placed the contract of Major Jones on waivers. |
| Sep 8, 1976 | Major Jones, previously with the Portland Trail Blazers, became a free agent. |
| Sep 23, 1976 | Major Jones signed a contract with the Buffalo Braves. |
| Sep 28, 1976 | The Buffalo Braves placed the contract of Major Jones on waivers. |
| Sep 30, 1976 | Major Jones, previously with the Buffalo Braves, became a free agent. |
| Sep 20, 1977 | Major Jones signed a contract with the Atlanta Hawks. |
| Oct 12, 1977 | The Atlanta Hawks placed the contract of Major Jones on waivers. |
| Oct 14, 1977 | Major Jones, previously with the Atlanta Hawks, became a free agent. |
| Sep 10, 1979 | Major Jones signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets. |
| Oct 23, 1984 | The Houston Rockets placed the contract of Major Jones on waivers. |
| Oct 25, 1984 | Major Jones, previously with the Houston Rockets, became a free agent. |
| Nov 7, 1984 | Major Jones signed a contract with the Detroit Pistons. |
| Jul 1, 1985 | Major Jones, previously with the Detroit Pistons, became a free agent. |
| Jul 1, 1985 | The Detroit Pistons renounced their free-agent exception rights to Major Jones. |