C · 7 seasons · 1967-68 – 1974-75
Two lenses, two verdicts. Jim Davis ranks 2981st by career totals and 3535th per game. No season of his scores higher than 1969-70, at +2.6, 37th that season and 5943rd of 24,555 player-seasons on record. Career value accumulated in rebounds (+1.4), field-goal percentage (+1.0) and blocks (+0.2), and drained away in free-throw percentage (-3.9), assists (-3.0) and points (-2.7). He rates 554 places better on totals than per game, and that gap is the durability story in one number.
| Season ↑ | Tm | GP | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | STL | 50 | -3.40 | #119 | #18,333 |
| 1968-69 | ATL | 78 | -0.03 | #67 | #10,429 |
| 1969-70★ | ATL | 82 | 2.60 | #37 | #5,943 |
| 1970-71 | ATL | 82 | -0.29 | #90 | #10,896 |
| 1972-73 | DET | 73 | -1.83 | #115 | #14,100 |
| 1973-74 | DET | 78 | -3.10 | #139 | #17,299 |
| 1974-75 | DET | 79 | -1.38 | #122 | #13,103 |
★ Best season by Z (season totals)