Joe Graboski
F-C · 3TM
Seasons 1948-49–1961-62 · 13 on record · Ht 6-7 · b. 1930
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Player info
| Nickname | Grabbo |
|---|---|
| Position | F-C |
| Number | #9 (also #15, #19, #29, #44, #23) |
| Height | 6-7 |
| Weight | 195 lb |
| Born | 1930-01-15 |
| Seasons | 1948-49–1961-62 (13) |
Career averages
11.0 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 1.8 APG · 845 games · .352 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | CHS | 19 | 45 | — | .344 | — | .347 | — | 0.4 | — | — | 2.8 | — | .350 |
| 1949-50 | CHS | 20 | 57 | — | .304 | — | .596 | — | 0.6 | — | — | 3.6 | — | .355 |
| 1951-52 | INO | 22 | 66 | 37.0 | .387 | — | .667 | 9.9 | 2.0 | — | — | 13.7 | 17.4 | .451 |
| 1952-53 | INO | 23 | 69 | 40.1 | .340 | — | .682 | 10.0 | 2.3 | — | — | 13.0 | 16.2 | .436 |
| 1953-54 | PHW | 24 | 71 | 38.9 | .354 | — | .674 | 9.4 | 2.3 | — | — | 13.3 | 14.6 | .409 |
| 1954-55 | PHW | 25 | 70 | 35.9 | .340 | — | .686 | 9.1 | 2.6 | — | — | 13.6 | 11.9 | .388 |
| 1955-56 | PHW | 26 | 72 | 33.0 | .369 | — | .706 | 8.9 | 2.6 | — | — | 14.4 | 13.8 | .422 |
| 1956-57 | PHW | 27 | 72 | 34.7 | .349 | — | .783 | 8.5 | 1.9 | — | — | 14.3 | 12.7 | .410 |
| 1957-58 | PHW | 28 | 72 | 28.8 | .335 | — | .749 | 7.9 | 1.7 | — | — | 12.6 | 12.1 | .395 |
| 1958-59 | PHW | 29 | 72 | 34.5 | .353 | — | .750 | 10.4 | 2.1 | — | — | 14.7 | 13.9 | .415 |
| 1959-60 | PHW | 30 | 73 | 17.4 | .372 | — | .753 | 4.9 | 1.5 | — | — | 7.7 | 12.9 | .428 |
| 1960-61 | PHW | 31 | 68 | 14.9 | .333 | — | .694 | 3.9 | 1.1 | — | — | 6.8 | 10.1 | .396 |
| 1961-62 | 3TM | 32 | 38 | 12.3 | .348 | — | .600 | 4.1 | 0.7 | — | — | 5.1 | 10.3 | .387 |
| STL | 32 | 3 | 9.3 | .235 | — | 0.000 | 3.0 | 0.7 | — | — | 2.7 | 1.6 | .229 | |
| CHP | 32 | 12 | 9.8 | .352 | — | .654 | 3.3 | 0.5 | — | — | 5.6 | 13.8 | .406 | |
| SYR | 32 | 23 | 14.0 | .361 | — | .579 | 4.6 | 0.9 | — | — | 5.1 | 9.8 | .394 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | CHS | 45 | — | — | 54 | 157 | .344 | — | — | 17 | 49 | — | 18 | — | — | — | 125 |
| 1949-50 | CHS | 57 | — | — | 75 | 247 | .304 | — | — | 53 | 89 | — | 37 | — | — | — | 203 |
| 1951-52 | INO | 66 | — | 2,439 | 320 | 827 | .387 | — | — | 264 | 396 | 655 | 130 | — | — | — | 904 |
| 1952-53 | INO | 69 | — | 2,769 | 272 | 799 | .340 | — | — | 350 | 513 | 687 | 156 | — | — | — | 894 |
| 1953-54 | PHW | 71 | — | 2,759 | 354 | 1,000 | .354 | — | — | 236 | 350 | 670 | 163 | — | — | — | 944 |
| 1954-55 | PHW | 70 | — | 2,515 | 373 | 1,096 | .340 | — | — | 208 | 303 | 636 | 182 | — | — | — | 954 |
| 1955-56 | PHW | 72 | — | 2,375 | 397 | 1,075 | .369 | — | — | 240 | 340 | 642 | 190 | — | — | — | 1,034 |
| 1956-57 | PHW | 72 | — | 2,501 | 390 | 1,118 | .349 | — | — | 252 | 322 | 614 | 140 | — | — | — | 1,032 |
| 1957-58 | PHW | 72 | — | 2,077 | 341 | 1,017 | .335 | — | — | 227 | 303 | 570 | 125 | — | — | — | 909 |
| 1958-59 | PHW | 72 | — | 2,482 | 394 | 1,116 | .353 | — | — | 270 | 360 | 751 | 148 | — | — | — | 1,058 |
| 1959-60 | PHW | 73 | — | 1,269 | 217 | 583 | .372 | — | — | 131 | 174 | 358 | 111 | — | — | — | 565 |
| 1960-61 | PHW | 68 | — | 1,011 | 169 | 507 | .333 | — | — | 127 | 183 | 262 | 74 | — | — | — | 465 |
| 1961-62 | 3TM | 38 | — | 468 | 77 | 221 | .348 | — | — | 39 | 65 | 154 | 28 | — | — | — | 193 |
| STL | 3 | — | 28 | 4 | 17 | .235 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | |
| CHP | 12 | — | 117 | 25 | 71 | .352 | — | — | 17 | 26 | 40 | 6 | — | — | — | 67 | |
| SYR | 23 | — | 323 | 48 | 133 | .361 | — | — | 22 | 38 | 105 | 20 | — | — | — | 118 | |
| Career | 845 | — | — | 3,433 | 9,763 | .352 | 0 | 0 | 2414 | 3447 | 5999 | 1502 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9,280 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | CHS | 45 | — | — | — | .344 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949-50 | CHS | 57 | — | — | — | .304 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | INO | 66 | 37.0 | 4.7 | 12.2 | .387 | — | — | 3.9 | 5.8 | 9.7 | 1.9 | — | — | — | 13.3 |
| 1952-53 | INO | 69 | 40.1 | 3.5 | 10.4 | .340 | — | — | 4.6 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 11.6 |
| 1953-54 | PHW | 71 | 38.9 | 4.6 | 13.0 | .354 | — | — | 3.1 | 4.6 | 8.7 | 2.1 | — | — | — | 12.3 |
| 1954-55 | PHW | 70 | 35.9 | 5.3 | 15.7 | .340 | — | — | 3.0 | 4.3 | 9.1 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 13.7 |
| 1955-56 | PHW | 72 | 33.0 | 6.0 | 16.3 | .369 | — | — | 3.6 | 5.2 | 9.7 | 2.9 | — | — | — | 15.7 |
| 1956-57 | PHW | 72 | 34.7 | 5.6 | 16.1 | .349 | — | — | 3.6 | 4.6 | 8.8 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 14.9 |
| 1957-58 | PHW | 72 | 28.8 | 5.9 | 17.6 | .335 | — | — | 3.9 | 5.3 | 9.9 | 2.2 | — | — | — | 15.8 |
| 1958-59 | PHW | 72 | 34.5 | 5.7 | 16.2 | .353 | — | — | 3.9 | 5.2 | 10.9 | 2.1 | — | — | — | 15.3 |
| 1959-60 | PHW | 73 | 17.4 | 6.2 | 16.5 | .372 | — | — | 3.7 | 4.9 | 10.2 | 3.1 | — | — | — | 16.0 |
| 1960-61 | PHW | 68 | 14.9 | 6.0 | 18.1 | .333 | — | — | 4.5 | 6.5 | 9.3 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 16.6 |
| 1961-62 | 3TM | 38 | 12.3 | 5.9 | 17.0 | .348 | — | — | 3.0 | 5.0 | 11.8 | 2.2 | — | — | — | 14.8 |
| STL | 3 | 9.3 | 5.1 | 21.9 | .235 | — | — | 0.0 | 1.3 | 11.6 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 10.3 | |
| CHP | 12 | 9.8 | 7.7 | 21.8 | .352 | — | — | 5.2 | 8.0 | 12.3 | 1.8 | — | — | — | 20.6 | |
| SYR | 23 | 14.0 | 5.3 | 14.8 | .361 | — | — | 2.5 | 4.2 | 11.7 | 2.2 | — | — | — | 13.2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | CHS | 45 | — | — | .350 | — | -0.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949-50 | CHS | 57 | — | — | .355 | — | -0.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | INO | 66 | 2,439 | 17.4 | .451 | — | 3.4 | 3.8 | 7.2 | .142 | — | — | — | — |
| 1952-53 | INO | 69 | 2,769 | 16.2 | .436 | — | 2.1 | 3.7 | 5.8 | .101 | — | — | — | — |
| 1953-54 | PHW | 71 | 2,759 | 14.6 | .409 | — | -0.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | .040 | — | — | — | — |
| 1954-55 | PHW | 70 | 2,515 | 11.9 | .388 | — | -2.8 | 2.7 | -0.1 | -.002 | — | — | — | — |
| 1955-56 | PHW | 72 | 2,375 | 13.8 | .422 | — | -0.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | .040 | — | — | — | — |
| 1956-57 | PHW | 72 | 2,501 | 12.7 | .410 | — | -0.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .021 | — | — | — | — |
| 1957-58 | PHW | 72 | 2,077 | 12.1 | .395 | — | -1.4 | 2.3 | 0.9 | .022 | — | — | — | — |
| 1958-59 | PHW | 72 | 2,482 | 13.9 | .415 | — | -0.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | .053 | — | — | — | — |
| 1959-60 | PHW | 73 | 1,269 | 12.9 | .428 | — | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | .082 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960-61 | PHW | 68 | 1,011 | 10.1 | .396 | — | -1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | 3TM | 38 | 468 | 10.3 | .387 | — | -0.7 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -.017 | — | — | — | — |
| STL | 3 | 28 | 1.6 | .229 | — | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -.306 | — | — | — | — | |
| CHP | 12 | 117 | 13.8 | .406 | — | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -.034 | — | — | — | — | |
| SYR | 23 | 323 | 9.8 | .394 | — | -0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .014 | — | — | — | — | |
| Career | 845 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25.3 | — | — | — | — | +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 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 9.4 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .344 | — | .390 |
| 1956-57 | 2 | 0.0 | 17.5 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .325 | — | .390 |
| 1957-58 | 8 | 22.8 | 12.2 | 10.2 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .290 | — | .331 |
| 1959-60 | 9 | 9.9 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .293 | — | .331 |
| 1960-61 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .143 | — | .202 |
| Career | 34 | 11.9 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .312 | — | .358 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 294 | 11.9 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 229–65 |
| Away | 303 | 11.6 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 80–223 |
| In wins | 309 | 11.5 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 309–0 |
| In losses | 288 | 12.0 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 0–288 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 73 | 11.7 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 43–30 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 100 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 39–61 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 79 | 11.4 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 37–42 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 7 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 3–4 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 72 | 12.8 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 39–33 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 97 | 11.2 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 59–38 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Joe Graboski's career stats?
Joe Graboski has averaged 11.0 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 1.8 APG over 13 seasons (1948-49–1961-62).
How tall is Joe Graboski?
Joe Graboski is 6-7 (195 lb).