| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 205 |
| Played For: | Los Angeles Kings |
| Birth Date: | October 3, 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Draft: | Undrafted |
| Career Start: | 1974 |
| Career End: | 1978 |
James Witherspoon (born October 3, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 2 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings during the 1975–76 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1974 to 1978, was spent in the minor leagues. Prior to turning professional Witherspoon played for Ohio State University.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1967–68 | Newmarket Orioles | OHA-B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Markham Waxers | MetJBHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Newmarket Redmen | OHA-C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Ohio State University | NCAA | 29 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Ohio State University | CCHA | 29 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Ohio State University | CCHA | 25 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Ohio State University | CCHA | 31 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 61 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1975–76 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 61 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| AHL totals | 74 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| CHL totals | 91 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| CCHA All-Tournament Team | 1972 | [1] |
| All-CCHA Second Team | 1972-73 | [2] |