Jake Pelkington
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | New York City, New York | January 3, 1916
Died | May 1, 1982 Fort Wayne, Indiana | (aged 66)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Cathedral Prep (Queens, New York) |
College | Manhattan |
Playing career | 1934–1949 |
Position | Forward / Center |
Number | 30, 10 |
Career history | |
1934–1935 | Brooklyn Visitations |
1935–1936 | Kingston Colonials |
1936–1940 | New York Jewels |
1940–1941 | Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
1942–1948 | Fort Wayne Pistons |
1948–1949 | Baltimore Bullets |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
John Francis Robert "Jake" Pelkington Jr. (January 3, 1916 – May 1, 1982) was an American professional basketball player in the American Basketball League (ABL), National Basketball League (NBL), and Basketball Association of America (BAA).[1][2] Pelkington enjoyed success in his career, winning three league championships (one in the ABL, two in the NBL) and was a three-time second-team all-NBL selection.[2] He is 10th all-time in NBL career scoring with 1,949 points.[2]
BAA career statistics
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||
FT% | Free-throw percentage | APG | Assists per game | ||
PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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1948–49 | Fort Wayne | 14 | .317 | .773 | 2.3 | 8.9 |
1948–49 | Baltimore | 40 | .438 | .797 | 2.5 | 11.8 |
Career | 54 | .412 | .790 | 2.4 | 11.1 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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1949 | Baltimore | 3 | .394 | .771 | 1.0 | 17.7 |
Career | 3 | .394 | .771 | 1.0 | 17.7 |
References
- ^ "Jake Pelkington NBA/ABA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Jake Pelkington NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
Categories:
- 1916 births
- 1982 deaths
- Akron Goodyear Wingfoots players
- American Basketball League (1925–1955) players
- American men's basketball players
- Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) players
- Basketball players from New York (state)
- Centers (basketball)
- Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons players
- Fort Wayne Pistons players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Manhattan Jaspers basketball players
- Sportspeople from Queens, New York
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs