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Center ·Detroit Pistons ·NBA

Jack Kerris

Age101 BornJan 30, 1925 FromUSA Height198 cm (6'6") Weight98 kg CollegeLoyola Chicago Draft1949 · #9
Career averages
6.9PPG
3.9RPG
2.3APG
408 games · 4 seasons

At a glance

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Career snapshot
4Seasons
408Games
2,812Career points
0.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Detroit Pistons · 250 games · 1949-50 to 1952-53
Draft1949
1Round
9Overall pick
From Loyola Chicago
Career highsSingle season
10.5PPG · 1950-51 · DET
7.8RPG · 1951-52 · DET
3.2APG · 1951-52 · DET
Position rank1952-53
#17PPG rank
#18PER rank
#17Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 19 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Detroit Pistons
1949-50 - 1952-53 · 4 seasons
7.7 PPG 4.8 RPG 2.5 APG
250 games
Atlanta Hawks
1949-50 - 1949-50 · 1 seasons
6.5 PPG 0.0 RPG 2.0 APG
4 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1949-50 NBA 68 0 0.0 7.1 0.0 1.7 0.0 0.0 32.6 0.0 65.0 - -
1949-50 ATL 4 0 0.0 6.5 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 30.8 0.0 83.3 - -
1949-50 DET 64 0 0.0 7.1 0.0 1.7 0.0 0.0 32.7 0.0 64.1 - -
1950-51 DET 68 0 0.0 10.5 7.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 37.0 0.0 68.1 - -
1951-52 DET 66 0 32.5 8.9 7.8 3.2 0.0 0.0 38.8 0.0 66.8 - -
1952-53 NBA 17 0 26.0 5.6 5.2 2.8 0.0 0.0 44.2 0.0 65.9 - -
1952-53 NBA 69 0 20.6 4.0 4.3 2.3 0.0 0.0 36.3 0.0 62.9 - -
1952-53 DET 52 0 18.9 3.4 4.0 2.1 0.0 0.0 33.0 0.0 61.6 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1950 Atlanta Hawks Detroit Pistons

All entries are season change.

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