Skip to content
Point Guard ·New York Knicks ·NBA ·#5

Jack George

Age97 BornNov 13, 1928 FromUSA Height188 cm (6'2") Weight86 kg CollegeLa Salle Draft1953
Career averages
10.1PPG
4.2RPG
4.2APG
561 games · 7 seasons

At a glance

NYK hub
Career snapshot
7Seasons
561Games
5,683Career points
11.5PER average
Most-played franchise: Golden State Warriors · 396 games · 1953-54 to 1958-59
Draft1953
13Round
-Overall pick
Selected by Golden State Warriors · from La Salle
Career highsSingle season
13.9PPG · 1955-56 · GSW
5.4RPG · 1953-54 · GSW
6.3APG · 1955-56 · GSW
12.1PER · 1959-60 · NYK
1.5Win shares · 1959-60 · NYK
Honors and awards3 total
2×
All-Star Selection1956, 1955
1×
All-NBA Team1955
All awards

Career by team

New York Knicks
1958-59 - 1959-60 · 2 seasons
8.7 PPG 3.0 RPG 3.2 APG
94 games
Golden State Warriors
1953-54 - 1958-59 · 6 seasons
10.7 PPG 4.6 RPG 4.6 APG
396 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1953-54 GSW 71 0 37.3 9.5 5.4 4.4 0.0 0.0 35.2 0.0 59.0 - -
1954-55 GSW 68 0 36.5 11.4 4.4 5.3 0.0 0.0 38.5 0.0 66.0 - -
1955-56 GSW 72 0 39.4 13.9 4.3 6.3 0.0 0.0 37.4 0.0 75.7 - -
1956-57 GSW 67 0 33.3 10.5 4.7 4.6 0.0 0.0 33.7 0.0 68.3 - -
1957-58 GSW 72 0 26.5 8.9 4.0 3.3 0.0 0.0 37.0 0.0 73.6 - -
1958-59 NBA 71 0 26.5 8.7 4.1 3.1 0.0 0.0 34.6 0.0 75.4 - -
1958-59 GSW 46 0 30.2 9.8 4.6 3.6 0.0 0.0 34.1 0.0 73.0 - -
1958-59 NYK 25 0 19.8 6.6 3.3 2.2 0.0 0.0 35.8 0.0 82.4 10.9 0.4
1959-60 NYK 69 0 23.2 9.5 2.9 3.5 0.0 0.0 38.5 0.0 76.7 12.1 1.5

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1958 Golden State Warriors New York Knicks

All entries are season change.

Similar players

George King George King Point Guard · Dallas Mavericks 10.4 career PPG Leo Kubiak Point Guard 11.5 career PPG Duane Klueh Point Guard · Detroit Pistons 8.5 career PPG Dick Groat Dick Groat Point Guard · Detroit Pistons 11.9 career PPG Larry Costello Larry Costello Point Guard · Philadelphia 76ers 12.1 career PPG Jack McMahon Point Guard · Atlanta Hawks 8.0 career PPG Saul Mariaschin Point Guard · Boston Celtics 7.7 career PPG

Born on November 13

Don Putman 1922 George Ratkovicz 1922 · Philadelphia 76ers Gene Stump 1923 · Boston Celtics Luther Green 1946 · Philadelphia 76ers Mark Sibley 1950 · Portland Trail Blazers Lorenzo Romar 1958 · Golden State Warriors Hank McDowell 1959 · Los Angeles Clippers Blair Rasmussen 1962 · Denver Nuggets

About Jack George

John Edwin George Jr. was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of Swissvale, Pennsylvania.