John Battle (basketball)

American basketball player (born 1962)

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John BattlePersonal information

Born|  (1962-11-09) November 9, 1962 (age 62)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Listed height| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight| 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school| McKinley (Washington, D.C.)
College| Rutgers (1981–1985)
NBA draft| 1985: 4th round, 84th overall pick
Drafted by| Atlanta Hawks
Playing career| 1985–1995
Position| Shooting guard
Number| 12, 10
Career history
1985–1991| Atlanta Hawks
1991–1995| Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights

* 2× First-team All-Atlantic 10 (1984, 1985)

Career NBA statistics
Points| 5,338 (8.7 ppg)
Rebounds| 824 (1.3 rpg)
Assists| 1,257 (2.1 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

John Sidney Battle (born November 9, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player and pastor. A 6-foot-2-inch (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

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Legend  GP  | Games played  |  GS | Games started  |  MPG | Minutes per game

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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

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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

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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

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In 1991, Battle married singer Regina Belle.[1]

## References

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1. ^ "Singer Regina Belle Marries Basketball Star John Battle". Jet. Vol. 80, no. 24\. Johnson Publishing Company. September 30, 1991. p. 24.

## External links

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*   * Career statistics from NBA.com · Basketball Reference

*[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