Tom Meschery
PF · SEA
Seasons 1961-62–1970-71 · 10 on record · Ht 6-6 · b. 1938
All-Star
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Player info
| Position | PF |
|---|---|
| Number | #14 |
| Height | 6-6 |
| Weight | 215 lb |
| Born | 1938-10-26 |
| College | Saint Mary's |
| Drafted | 1961 · Round 1, Pick 7 · PHW |
| Seasons | 1961-62–1970-71 (10) |
Career averages
12.7 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 1.7 APG · 778 games · .441 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-62 | PHW | 23 | 80 | 31.4 | .404 | — | .824 | 9.1 | 1.8 | — | — | 12.1 | 11.0 | .463 |
| 1962-63 | SFW | 24 | 64 | 35.1 | .425 | — | .728 | 9.8 | 1.6 | — | — | 16.0 | 12.9 | .476 |
| 1963-64 | SFW | 25 | 80 | 30.3 | .458 | — | .702 | 7.7 | 1.9 | — | — | 13.5 | 14.8 | .499 |
| 1964-65 | SFW | 26 | 79 | 30.5 | .394 | — | .751 | 8.3 | 1.3 | — | — | 12.7 | 12.9 | .463 |
| 1965-66 | SFW | 27 | 80 | 29.8 | .448 | — | .765 | 9.0 | 1.0 | — | — | 12.8 | 13.2 | .501 |
| 1966-67 | SFW | 28 | 72 | 25.6 | .415 | — | .717 | 7.6 | 1.3 | — | — | 10.6 | 11.6 | .468 |
| 1967-68 | SEA | 29 | 82 | 34.8 | .469 | — | .707 | 10.2 | 2.4 | — | — | 14.5 | 13.4 | .513 |
| 1968-69 | SEA | 30 | 82 | 32.6 | .453 | — | .736 | 10.0 | 2.4 | — | — | 14.0 | 14.5 | .497 |
| 1969-70 | SEA | 31 | 80 | 28.7 | .482 | — | .790 | 8.3 | 2.0 | — | — | 12.3 | 13.6 | .531 |
| 1970-71 | SEA | 32 | 79 | 23.1 | .463 | — | .750 | 6.1 | 1.4 | — | — | 9.3 | 13.0 | .515 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-62 | PHW | 80 | — | 2,509 | 375 | 929 | .404 | — | — | 216 | 262 | 729 | 145 | — | — | — | 966 |
| 1962-63 | SFW | 64 | — | 2,245 | 397 | 935 | .425 | — | — | 228 | 313 | 624 | 104 | — | — | — | 1,022 |
| 1963-64 | SFW | 80 | — | 2,422 | 436 | 951 | .458 | — | — | 207 | 295 | 612 | 149 | — | — | — | 1,079 |
| 1964-65 | SFW | 79 | — | 2,408 | 361 | 917 | .394 | — | — | 278 | 370 | 655 | 106 | — | — | — | 1,000 |
| 1965-66 | SFW | 80 | — | 2,383 | 401 | 895 | .448 | — | — | 224 | 293 | 716 | 81 | — | — | — | 1,026 |
| 1966-67 | SFW | 72 | — | 1,846 | 293 | 706 | .415 | — | — | 175 | 244 | 549 | 94 | — | — | — | 761 |
| 1967-68 | SEA | 82 | — | 2,857 | 473 | 1,008 | .469 | — | — | 244 | 345 | 840 | 193 | — | — | — | 1,190 |
| 1968-69 | SEA | 82 | — | 2,673 | 462 | 1,019 | .453 | — | — | 220 | 299 | 822 | 194 | — | — | — | 1,144 |
| 1969-70 | SEA | 80 | — | 2,294 | 394 | 818 | .482 | — | — | 196 | 248 | 666 | 157 | — | — | — | 984 |
| 1970-71 | SEA | 79 | — | 1,822 | 285 | 615 | .463 | — | — | 162 | 216 | 485 | 108 | — | — | — | 732 |
| Career | 778 | — | — | 3,877 | 8,793 | .441 | 0 | 0 | 2150 | 2885 | 6698 | 1331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9,904 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-62 | PHW | 80 | 31.4 | 5.4 | 13.3 | .404 | — | — | 3.1 | 3.8 | 10.5 | 2.1 | — | — | — | 13.9 |
| 1962-63 | SFW | 64 | 35.1 | 6.4 | 15.0 | .425 | — | — | 3.7 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 1.7 | — | — | — | 16.4 |
| 1963-64 | SFW | 80 | 30.3 | 6.5 | 14.1 | .458 | — | — | 3.1 | 4.4 | 9.1 | 2.2 | — | — | — | 16.0 |
| 1964-65 | SFW | 79 | 30.5 | 5.4 | 13.7 | .394 | — | — | 4.2 | 5.5 | 9.8 | 1.6 | — | — | — | 15.0 |
| 1965-66 | SFW | 80 | 29.8 | 6.1 | 13.5 | .448 | — | — | 3.4 | 4.4 | 10.8 | 1.2 | — | — | — | 15.5 |
| 1966-67 | SFW | 72 | 25.6 | 5.7 | 13.8 | .415 | — | — | 3.4 | 4.8 | 10.7 | 1.8 | — | — | — | 14.8 |
| 1967-68 | SEA | 82 | 34.8 | 6.0 | 12.7 | .469 | — | — | 3.1 | 4.3 | 10.6 | 2.4 | — | — | — | 15.0 |
| 1968-69 | SEA | 82 | 32.6 | 6.2 | 13.7 | .453 | — | — | 3.0 | 4.0 | 11.1 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 15.4 |
| 1969-70 | SEA | 80 | 28.7 | 6.2 | 12.8 | .482 | — | — | 3.1 | 3.9 | 10.5 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 15.4 |
| 1970-71 | SEA | 79 | 23.1 | 5.6 | 12.2 | .463 | — | — | 3.2 | 4.3 | 9.6 | 2.1 | — | — | — | 14.5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-62 | PHW | 80 | 2,509 | 11.0 | .463 | — | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.7 | .072 | — | — | — | — |
| 1962-63 | SFW | 64 | 2,245 | 12.9 | .476 | — | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | .065 | — | — | — | — |
| 1963-64 | SFW | 80 | 2,422 | 14.8 | .499 | — | 3.3 | 4.2 | 7.5 | .148 | — | — | — | — |
| 1964-65 | SFW | 79 | 2,408 | 12.9 | .463 | — | 1.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | .081 | — | — | — | — |
| 1965-66 | SFW | 80 | 2,383 | 13.2 | .501 | — | 2.7 | 2.5 | 5.2 | .105 | — | — | — | — |
| 1966-67 | SFW | 72 | 1,846 | 11.6 | .468 | — | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | .081 | — | — | — | — |
| 1967-68 | SEA | 82 | 2,857 | 13.4 | .513 | — | 3.2 | 1.6 | 4.8 | .081 | — | — | — | — |
| 1968-69 | SEA | 82 | 2,673 | 14.5 | .497 | — | 2.8 | 1.8 | 4.6 | .082 | — | — | — | — |
| 1969-70 | SEA | 80 | 2,294 | 13.6 | .531 | — | 2.9 | 1.5 | 4.4 | .092 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970-71 | SEA | 79 | 1,822 | 13.0 | .515 | — | 2.1 | 1.0 | 3.1 | .081 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 778 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43.5 | — | — | — | — | +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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-62 | 12 | 25.2 | 20.1 | 11.5 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .397 | — | .470 |
| 1963-64 | 12 | 33.8 | 16.8 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .468 | — | .519 |
| 1966-67 | 15 | 22.1 | 12.9 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .451 | — | .494 |
| Career | 39 | 26.6 | 16.3 | 8.8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .435 | — | .492 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 392 | 13.5 | 9.1 | 2.0 | 223–169 |
| Away | 386 | 11.9 | 8.0 | 1.4 | 113–273 |
| In wins | 336 | 13.6 | 8.7 | 1.8 | 336–0 |
| In losses | 442 | 12.0 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 0–442 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 87 | 13.3 | 8.7 | 1.6 | 30–57 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 80 | 11.1 | 8.1 | 1.5 | 21–59 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 35 | 10.9 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 19–16 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 4 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 4–0 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 79 | 13.3 | 9.6 | 1.6 | 41–38 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 27 | 13.0 | 8.8 | 2.6 | 11–16 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 26 | 13.1 | 11.1 | 1.5 | 11–15 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 86 | 12.9 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 32–54 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 19 | 12.7 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 7–12 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 77 | 13.0 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 38–39 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 59 | 12.5 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 19–40 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 17 | 14.7 | 10.6 | 2.5 | 8–9 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 6 | 9.5 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 4–2 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Tom Meschery's career stats?
Tom Meschery has averaged 12.7 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 1.7 APG over 10 seasons (1961-62–1970-71).
How tall is Tom Meschery?
Tom Meschery is 6-6 (215 lb).
When was Tom Meschery drafted?
Tom Meschery was drafted in 1961, round 1, pick 7.