Red Kerr
C · BAL
Seasons 1954-55–1965-66 · 12 on record · Ht 6-9 · b. 1932
3× All-Star
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Player info
| Nickname | Johnny, Iron Man, Big Red |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #10 (also #43) |
| Height | 6-9 |
| Weight | 230 lb |
| Born | 1932-07-17 |
| College | Illinois |
| Drafted | 1954 · Round 1, Pick 6 · SYR |
| Seasons | 1954-55–1965-66 (12) |
Career averages
13.8 PPG, 11.2 RPG, 2.2 APG · 905 games · .418 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | SYR | 22 | 72 | 21.2 | .419 | — | .682 | 6.6 | 1.1 | — | — | 10.5 | 18.6 | .462 |
| 1955-56 | SYR | 23 | 72 | 29.4 | .403 | — | .655 | 8.4 | 1.2 | — | — | 13.3 | 15.8 | .447 |
| 1956-57 | SYR | 24 | 72 | 30.4 | .403 | — | .719 | 11.2 | 1.3 | — | — | 12.4 | 17.5 | .462 |
| 1957-58 | SYR | 25 | 72 | 33.1 | .399 | — | .664 | 13.4 | 1.2 | — | — | 15.2 | 17.9 | .454 |
| 1958-59 | SYR | 26 | 72 | 37.1 | .441 | — | .766 | 14.0 | 2.0 | — | — | 17.8 | 19.4 | .494 |
| 1959-60 | SYR | 27 | 75 | 31.6 | .392 | — | .752 | 12.2 | 2.2 | — | — | 14.7 | 15.7 | .443 |
| 1960-61 | SYR | 28 | 79 | 33.9 | .397 | — | .729 | 12.0 | 2.5 | — | — | 13.4 | 13.7 | .445 |
| 1961-62 | SYR | 29 | 80 | 34.6 | .443 | — | .735 | 14.7 | 3.0 | — | — | 16.3 | 17.6 | .482 |
| 1962-63 | SYR | 30 | 80 | 32.0 | .474 | — | .753 | 13.0 | 2.7 | — | — | 15.7 | 18.6 | .519 |
| 1963-64 | PHI | 31 | 80 | 36.7 | .429 | — | .751 | 12.7 | 3.4 | — | — | 16.8 | 17.1 | .476 |
| 1964-65 | PHI | 32 | 80 | 22.6 | .370 | — | .696 | 6.9 | 2.5 | — | — | 8.2 | 13.2 | .412 |
| 1965-66 | BAL | 33 | 71 | 24.9 | .413 | — | .768 | 8.3 | 3.2 | — | — | 11.0 | 16.3 | .481 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | SYR | 72 | — | 1,529 | 301 | 718 | .419 | — | — | 152 | 223 | 474 | 80 | — | — | — | 754 |
| 1955-56 | SYR | 72 | — | 2,114 | 377 | 935 | .403 | — | — | 207 | 316 | 607 | 84 | — | — | — | 961 |
| 1956-57 | SYR | 72 | — | 2,191 | 333 | 827 | .403 | — | — | 225 | 313 | 807 | 90 | — | — | — | 891 |
| 1957-58 | SYR | 72 | — | 2,384 | 407 | 1,020 | .399 | — | — | 280 | 422 | 963 | 88 | — | — | — | 1,094 |
| 1958-59 | SYR | 72 | — | 2,671 | 502 | 1,139 | .441 | — | — | 281 | 367 | 1008 | 142 | — | — | — | 1,285 |
| 1959-60 | SYR | 75 | — | 2,372 | 436 | 1,111 | .392 | — | — | 233 | 310 | 913 | 167 | — | — | — | 1,105 |
| 1960-61 | SYR | 79 | — | 2,676 | 419 | 1,056 | .397 | — | — | 218 | 299 | 951 | 199 | — | — | — | 1,056 |
| 1961-62 | SYR | 80 | — | 2,768 | 541 | 1,220 | .443 | — | — | 222 | 302 | 1176 | 243 | — | — | — | 1,304 |
| 1962-63 | SYR | 80 | — | 2,561 | 507 | 1,069 | .474 | — | — | 241 | 320 | 1039 | 214 | — | — | — | 1,255 |
| 1963-64 | PHI | 80 | — | 2,938 | 536 | 1,250 | .429 | — | — | 268 | 357 | 1017 | 275 | — | — | — | 1,340 |
| 1964-65 | PHI | 80 | — | 1,810 | 264 | 714 | .370 | — | — | 126 | 181 | 551 | 197 | — | — | — | 654 |
| 1965-66 | BAL | 71 | — | 1,770 | 286 | 692 | .413 | — | — | 209 | 272 | 586 | 225 | — | — | — | 781 |
| Career | 905 | — | — | 4,909 | 11,751 | .418 | 0 | 0 | 2662 | 3682 | 10092 | 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,480 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | SYR | 72 | 21.2 | 7.1 | 16.9 | .419 | — | — | 3.6 | 5.3 | 11.2 | 1.9 | — | — | — | 17.8 |
| 1955-56 | SYR | 72 | 29.4 | 6.4 | 15.9 | .403 | — | — | 3.5 | 5.4 | 10.3 | 1.4 | — | — | — | 16.4 |
| 1956-57 | SYR | 72 | 30.4 | 5.5 | 13.6 | .403 | — | — | 3.7 | 5.1 | 13.3 | 1.5 | — | — | — | 14.6 |
| 1957-58 | SYR | 72 | 33.1 | 6.1 | 15.4 | .399 | — | — | 4.2 | 6.4 | 14.5 | 1.3 | — | — | — | 16.5 |
| 1958-59 | SYR | 72 | 37.1 | 6.8 | 15.4 | .441 | — | — | 3.8 | 4.9 | 13.6 | 1.9 | — | — | — | 17.3 |
| 1959-60 | SYR | 75 | 31.6 | 6.6 | 16.9 | .392 | — | — | 3.5 | 4.7 | 13.9 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 16.8 |
| 1960-61 | SYR | 79 | 33.9 | 5.6 | 14.2 | .397 | — | — | 2.9 | 4.0 | 12.8 | 2.7 | — | — | — | 14.2 |
| 1961-62 | SYR | 80 | 34.6 | 7.0 | 15.9 | .443 | — | — | 2.9 | 3.9 | 15.3 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 17.0 |
| 1962-63 | SYR | 80 | 32.0 | 7.1 | 15.0 | .474 | — | — | 3.4 | 4.5 | 14.6 | 3.0 | — | — | — | 17.6 |
| 1963-64 | PHI | 80 | 36.7 | 6.6 | 15.3 | .429 | — | — | 3.3 | 4.4 | 12.5 | 3.4 | — | — | — | 16.4 |
| 1964-65 | PHI | 80 | 22.6 | 5.3 | 14.2 | .370 | — | — | 2.5 | 3.6 | 11.0 | 3.9 | — | — | — | 13.0 |
| 1965-66 | BAL | 71 | 24.9 | 5.8 | 14.1 | .413 | — | — | 4.3 | 5.5 | 11.9 | 4.6 | — | — | — | 15.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | SYR | 72 | 1,529 | 18.6 | .462 | — | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | .157 | — | — | — | — |
| 1955-56 | SYR | 72 | 2,114 | 15.8 | .447 | — | 1.4 | 3.3 | 4.6 | .105 | — | — | — | — |
| 1956-57 | SYR | 72 | 2,191 | 17.5 | .462 | — | 2.7 | 2.7 | 5.4 | .117 | — | — | — | — |
| 1957-58 | SYR | 72 | 2,384 | 17.9 | .454 | — | 2.6 | 3.2 | 5.8 | .118 | — | — | — | — |
| 1958-59 | SYR | 72 | 2,671 | 19.4 | .494 | — | 5.2 | 3.6 | 8.7 | .157 | — | — | — | — |
| 1959-60 | SYR | 75 | 2,372 | 15.7 | .443 | — | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 | .078 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960-61 | SYR | 79 | 2,676 | 13.7 | .445 | — | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | .070 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | SYR | 80 | 2,768 | 17.6 | .482 | — | 2.9 | 4.9 | 7.8 | .136 | — | — | — | — |
| 1962-63 | SYR | 80 | 2,561 | 18.6 | .519 | — | 4.1 | 3.6 | 7.7 | .144 | — | — | — | — |
| 1963-64 | PHI | 80 | 2,938 | 17.1 | .476 | — | 2.3 | 2.6 | 4.9 | .080 | — | — | — | — |
| 1964-65 | PHI | 80 | 1,810 | 13.2 | .412 | — | -1.2 | 2.1 | 0.9 | .024 | — | — | — | — |
| 1965-66 | BAL | 71 | 1,770 | 16.3 | .481 | — | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.1 | .085 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61.6 | — | — | — | — | +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 | PPG | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | 11 | 13.8 | .704 |
| 1955-56 | 8 | 11.1 | .486 |
| 1956-57 | 5 | 15.2 | .489 |
| 1957-58 | 3 | 16.7 | .397 |
| 1958-59 | 9 | 14.4 | .568 |
| 1959-60 | 3 | 13.7 | .364 |
| 1960-61 | 8 | 9.5 | .387 |
| 1961-62 | 5 | 17.6 | .391 |
| 1962-63 | 5 | 13.6 | .491 |
| 1963-64 | 5 | 19.0 | .517 |
| 1964-65 | 11 | 5.7 | .413 |
| 1965-66 | 3 | 1.7 | .210 |
| Career | 76 | 12.3 | .483 |
Frequently asked questions
What are Red Kerr's career stats?
Red Kerr has averaged 13.8 PPG, 11.2 RPG, 2.2 APG over 12 seasons (1954-55–1965-66).
How tall is Red Kerr?
Red Kerr is 6-9 (230 lb).
When was Red Kerr drafted?
Red Kerr was drafted in 1954, round 1, pick 6.