Jack George
PG · New York Knicks
Seasons 1953-54–1960-61 · 8 on record · Ht 6-2 · b. 1928
2× All-StarAll-NBA
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Player info
| Position | PG |
|---|---|
| Number | #17 (also #4, #5) |
| Team | New York Knicks |
| Height | 6-2 |
| Weight | 190 lb |
| Born | 1928-11-13 |
| College | La Salle |
| Drafted | 1953 · Round 13, Pick None · PHW |
| Seasons | 1953-54–1960-61 (8) |
Career averages
10.2 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 4.3 APG · 506 games · .364 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-54 | PHW | 25 | 71 | 37.3 | .352 | — | .590 | 5.4 | 4.4 | — | — | 9.5 | 12.2 | .396 |
| 1954-55 | PHW | 26 | 68 | 36.5 | .385 | — | .660 | 4.4 | 5.3 | — | — | 11.4 | 13.0 | .438 |
| 1955-56 | PHW | 27 | 72 | 39.4 | .374 | — | .757 | 4.3 | 6.3 | — | — | 13.9 | 13.6 | .450 |
| 1956-57 | PHW | 28 | 67 | 33.3 | .337 | — | .683 | 4.7 | 4.6 | — | — | 10.5 | 11.8 | .402 |
| 1957-58 | PHW | 29 | 72 | 26.5 | .370 | — | .736 | 4.0 | 3.3 | — | — | 8.9 | 12.5 | .438 |
| 1958-59 | 2TM | 30 | 71 | 26.5 | .346 | — | .754 | 4.1 | 3.1 | — | — | 8.7 | 11.0 | .405 |
| PHW | 30 | 46 | 30.2 | .341 | — | .730 | 4.6 | 3.6 | — | — | 9.8 | 11.0 | .399 | |
| NYK | 30 | 25 | 19.8 | .358 | — | .824 | 3.3 | 2.2 | — | — | 6.6 | 10.9 | .425 | |
| 1959-60 | NYK | 31 | 69 | 23.2 | .385 | — | .767 | 2.9 | 3.5 | — | — | 9.5 | 12.1 | .443 |
| 1960-61 | NYK | 32 | 16 | 16.8 | .333 | — | .667 | 2.0 | 2.4 | — | — | 5.1 | 7.7 | .386 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-54 | PHW | 71 | — | 2,648 | 259 | 736 | .352 | — | — | 157 | 266 | 386 | 312 | — | — | — | 675 |
| 1954-55 | PHW | 68 | — | 2,480 | 291 | 756 | .385 | — | — | 192 | 291 | 302 | 359 | — | — | — | 774 |
| 1955-56 | PHW | 72 | — | 2,840 | 352 | 940 | .374 | — | — | 296 | 391 | 313 | 457 | — | — | — | 1,000 |
| 1956-57 | PHW | 67 | — | 2,229 | 253 | 750 | .337 | — | — | 200 | 293 | 318 | 307 | — | — | — | 706 |
| 1957-58 | PHW | 72 | — | 1,910 | 232 | 627 | .370 | — | — | 178 | 242 | 288 | 234 | — | — | — | 642 |
| 1958-59 | 2TM | 71 | — | 1,881 | 233 | 674 | .346 | — | — | 153 | 203 | 293 | 221 | — | — | — | 619 |
| PHW | 46 | — | 1,387 | 171 | 501 | .341 | — | — | 111 | 152 | 211 | 166 | — | — | — | 453 | |
| NYK | 25 | — | 494 | 62 | 173 | .358 | — | — | 42 | 51 | 82 | 55 | — | — | — | 166 | |
| 1959-60 | NYK | 69 | — | 1,604 | 250 | 650 | .385 | — | — | 155 | 202 | 197 | 240 | — | — | — | 655 |
| 1960-61 | NYK | 16 | — | 268 | 31 | 93 | .333 | — | — | 20 | 30 | 32 | 39 | — | — | — | 82 |
| Career | 506 | — | — | 1,901 | 5,226 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 1351 | 1918 | 2129 | 2169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,153 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-54 | PHW | 71 | 37.3 | 3.5 | 10.0 | .352 | — | — | 2.1 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 4.2 | — | — | — | 9.2 |
| 1954-55 | PHW | 68 | 36.5 | 4.2 | 11.0 | .385 | — | — | 2.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.2 | — | — | — | 11.2 |
| 1955-56 | PHW | 72 | 39.4 | 4.5 | 11.9 | .374 | — | — | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.8 | — | — | — | 12.7 |
| 1956-57 | PHW | 67 | 33.3 | 4.1 | 12.1 | .337 | — | — | 3.2 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.0 | — | — | — | 11.4 |
| 1957-58 | PHW | 72 | 26.5 | 4.4 | 11.8 | .370 | — | — | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 4.4 | — | — | — | 12.1 |
| 1958-59 | 2TM | 71 | 26.5 | 4.5 | 12.9 | .346 | — | — | 2.9 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 4.2 | — | — | — | 11.8 |
| PHW | 46 | 30.2 | 4.4 | 13.0 | .341 | — | — | 2.9 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 4.3 | — | — | — | 11.8 | |
| NYK | 25 | 19.8 | 4.5 | 12.6 | .358 | — | — | 3.1 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 4.0 | — | — | — | 12.1 | |
| 1959-60 | NYK | 69 | 23.2 | 5.6 | 14.6 | .385 | — | — | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.4 | — | — | — | 14.7 |
| 1960-61 | NYK | 16 | 16.8 | 4.2 | 12.5 | .333 | — | — | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.2 | — | — | — | 11.0 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-54 | PHW | 71 | 2,648 | 12.2 | .396 | — | -0.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | .034 | — | — | — | — |
| 1954-55 | PHW | 68 | 2,480 | 13.0 | .438 | — | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.8 | .074 | — | — | — | — |
| 1955-56 | PHW | 72 | 2,840 | 13.6 | .450 | — | 2.5 | 2.1 | 4.6 | .077 | — | — | — | — |
| 1956-57 | PHW | 67 | 2,229 | 11.8 | .402 | — | -0.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | .026 | — | — | — | — |
| 1957-58 | PHW | 72 | 1,910 | 12.5 | .438 | — | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.4 | .084 | — | — | — | — |
| 1958-59 | 2TM | 71 | 1,881 | 11.0 | .405 | — | -0.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 | .038 | — | — | — | — |
| PHW | 46 | 1,387 | 11.0 | .399 | — | -0.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .038 | — | — | — | — | |
| NYK | 25 | 494 | 10.9 | .425 | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .037 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1959-60 | NYK | 69 | 1,604 | 12.1 | .443 | — | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | .046 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960-61 | NYK | 16 | 268 | 7.7 | .386 | — | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -.025 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 506 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.7 | — | — | — | — | +0.0 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-56 | 10 | 17.3 | 13.6 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .390 | — | .472 |
| 1956-57 | 2 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .467 | — | .510 |
| 1957-58 | 8 | 24.4 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .370 | — | .423 |
| 1958-59 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 22 | 16.7 | 10.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .407 | — | .473 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 245 | 10.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 171–74 |
| Away | 252 | 9.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 62–190 |
| In wins | 233 | 11.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 233–0 |
| In losses | 264 | 9.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0–264 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 61 | 11.3 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 35–26 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 84 | 10.4 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 33–51 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 61 | 9.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 27–34 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 17 | 9.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 6–11 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 63 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 29–34 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 66 | 12.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 37–29 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Jack George play for?
Jack George plays PG for the New York Knicks.
What are Jack George's career stats?
Jack George has averaged 10.2 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 4.3 APG over 8 seasons (1953-54–1960-61).
How tall is Jack George?
Jack George is 6-2 (190 lb).
When was Jack George drafted?
Jack George was drafted in 1953, round 13, pick None.