John Mahnken
C · Boston Celtics
Seasons 1946-47–1952-53 · 7 on record · Ht 6-8 · b. 1922
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Player info
| Nickname | Long John |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #16 (also #12, #7, #77, #24, #15, #19) |
| Team | Boston Celtics |
| Height | 6-8 |
| Weight | 220 lb |
| Born | 1922-06-16 |
| College | Georgetown |
| Seasons | 1946-47–1952-53 (7) |
Career averages
5.8 PPG, 1.3 RPG, 1.3 APG · 414 games · .272 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | WSC | 24 | 60 | — | .255 | — | .681 | — | 1.0 | — | — | 9.3 | — | .294 |
| 1947-48 | WSC | 25 | 48 | — | .249 | — | .614 | — | 0.6 | — | — | 6.6 | — | .280 |
| 1948-49 | 3TM | 26 | 57 | — | .259 | — | .623 | — | 2.2 | — | — | 9.4 | — | .296 |
| BLB | 26 | 7 | — | .263 | — | .611 | — | 1.3 | — | — | 7.6 | — | .301 | |
| INJ | 26 | 13 | — | .246 | — | .467 | — | 2.6 | — | — | 10.0 | — | .261 | |
| FTW | 26 | 37 | — | .265 | — | .664 | — | 2.2 | — | — | 9.5 | — | .310 | |
| 1949-50 | 3TM | 27 | 62 | — | .267 | — | .670 | — | 1.7 | — | — | 5.5 | — | .313 |
| FTW | 27 | 2 | — | .375 | — | .333 | — | 1.0 | — | — | 3.5 | — | .376 | |
| TRI | 27 | 36 | — | .266 | — | .697 | — | 1.8 | — | — | 6.2 | — | .316 | |
| BOS | 27 | 24 | — | .262 | — | .639 | — | 1.8 | — | — | 4.6 | — | .302 | |
| 1950-51 | 2TM | 28 | 58 | — | .316 | — | .643 | 3.8 | 1.3 | — | — | 4.6 | — | .350 |
| BOS | 28 | 46 | — | .342 | — | .648 | 4.0 | 1.5 | — | — | 5.2 | — | .371 | |
| INO | 28 | 12 | — | .170 | — | .625 | 2.9 | 0.8 | — | — | 2.3 | — | .233 | |
| 1951-52 | BOS | 29 | 60 | 9.7 | .344 | — | .605 | 2.2 | 1.1 | — | — | 3.0 | 10.9 | .370 |
| 1952-53 | BOS | 30 | 69 | 11.2 | .302 | — | .696 | 2.6 | 1.1 | — | — | 2.8 | 9.6 | .345 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | WSC | 60 | — | — | 223 | 876 | .255 | — | — | 111 | 163 | — | 60 | — | — | — | 557 |
| 1947-48 | WSC | 48 | — | — | 131 | 526 | .249 | — | — | 54 | 88 | — | 31 | — | — | — | 316 |
| 1948-49 | 3TM | 57 | — | — | 215 | 830 | .259 | — | — | 104 | 167 | — | 125 | — | — | — | 534 |
| BLB | 7 | — | — | 21 | 80 | .263 | — | — | 11 | 18 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 53 | |
| INJ | 13 | — | — | 58 | 236 | .246 | — | — | 14 | 30 | — | 34 | — | — | — | 130 | |
| FTW | 37 | — | — | 136 | 514 | .265 | — | — | 79 | 119 | — | 82 | — | — | — | 351 | |
| 1949-50 | 3TM | 62 | — | — | 132 | 495 | .267 | — | — | 77 | 115 | — | 108 | — | — | — | 341 |
| FTW | 2 | — | — | 3 | 8 | .375 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | |
| TRI | 36 | — | — | 85 | 319 | .266 | — | — | 53 | 76 | — | 64 | — | — | — | 223 | |
| BOS | 24 | — | — | 44 | 168 | .262 | — | — | 23 | 36 | — | 42 | — | — | — | 111 | |
| 1950-51 | 2TM | 58 | — | — | 111 | 351 | .316 | — | — | 45 | 70 | 219 | 77 | — | — | — | 267 |
| BOS | 46 | — | — | 102 | 298 | .342 | — | — | 35 | 54 | 184 | 67 | — | — | — | 239 | |
| INO | 12 | — | — | 9 | 53 | .170 | — | — | 10 | 16 | 35 | 10 | — | — | — | 28 | |
| 1951-52 | BOS | 60 | — | 581 | 78 | 227 | .344 | — | — | 26 | 43 | 132 | 63 | — | — | — | 182 |
| 1952-53 | BOS | 69 | — | 771 | 76 | 252 | .302 | — | — | 39 | 56 | 182 | 75 | — | — | — | 191 |
| Career | 414 | — | — | 966 | 3,557 | .272 | 0 | 0 | 456 | 702 | 533 | 539 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,388 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | WSC | 60 | — | — | — | .255 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1947-48 | WSC | 48 | — | — | — | .249 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1948-49 | 3TM | 57 | — | — | — | .259 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLB | 7 | — | — | — | .263 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| INJ | 13 | — | — | — | .246 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| FTW | 37 | — | — | — | .265 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1949-50 | 3TM | 62 | — | — | — | .267 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FTW | 2 | — | — | — | .375 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| TRI | 36 | — | — | — | .266 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| BOS | 24 | — | — | — | .262 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1950-51 | 2TM | 58 | — | — | — | .316 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BOS | 46 | — | — | — | .342 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| INO | 12 | — | — | — | .170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1951-52 | BOS | 60 | 9.7 | 4.8 | 14.1 | .344 | — | — | 1.6 | 2.7 | 8.2 | 3.9 | — | — | — | 11.3 |
| 1952-53 | BOS | 69 | 11.2 | 3.5 | 11.8 | .302 | — | — | 1.8 | 2.6 | 8.5 | 3.5 | — | — | — | 8.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | WSC | 60 | — | — | .294 | — | -0.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1947-48 | WSC | 48 | — | — | .280 | — | -1.5 | 2.4 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1948-49 | 3TM | 57 | — | — | .296 | — | -4.8 | 2.8 | -2.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLB | 7 | — | — | .301 | — | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| INJ | 13 | — | — | .261 | — | -2.0 | 0.6 | -1.5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| FTW | 37 | — | — | .310 | — | -2.4 | 2.1 | -0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1949-50 | 3TM | 62 | — | — | .313 | — | -2.6 | 1.6 | -1.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| FTW | 2 | — | — | .376 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| TRI | 36 | — | — | .316 | — | -1.6 | 1.0 | -0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| BOS | 24 | — | — | .302 | — | -1.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1950-51 | 2TM | 58 | — | — | .350 | — | -1.3 | 0.7 | -0.6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BOS | 46 | — | — | .371 | — | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| INO | 12 | — | — | .233 | — | -0.7 | 0.2 | -0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1951-52 | BOS | 60 | 581 | 10.9 | .370 | — | -0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .006 | — | — | — | — |
| 1952-53 | BOS | 69 | 771 | 9.6 | .345 | — | -1.2 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -.037 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 414 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | +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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 3 | 16.7 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .286 | — | .363 |
| 1952-53 | 6 | 11.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.000 | — | .205 |
| Career | 9 | 13.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .118 | — | .275 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 88 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 66–22 |
| Away | 83 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 19–64 |
| In wins | 85 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 85–0 |
| In losses | 86 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0–86 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 12 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 10–2 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 5 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2–3 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 18 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 10–8 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 26 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 20–6 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 22 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 7–15 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 27 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 14–13 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does John Mahnken play for?
John Mahnken plays C for the Boston Celtics.
What are John Mahnken's career stats?
John Mahnken has averaged 5.8 PPG, 1.3 RPG, 1.3 APG over 7 seasons (1946-47–1952-53).
How tall is John Mahnken?
John Mahnken is 6-8 (220 lb).