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Shooting Guard ·Atlanta Hawks ·NBA ·#27

Joe Caldwell

Age84 BornNov 1, 1941 FromUSA Height196 cm (6'5") Weight88 kg CollegeArizona State Draft1964 · #2
Career averages
15.1PPG
5.1RPG
2.6APG
466 games · 5 seasons

At a glance

ATL hub
Career snapshot
5Seasons
466Games
7,014Career points
15.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Atlanta Hawks · 288 games · 1965-66 to 1969-70
Honors and awards8 total
2×
All-Defense Team1972, 1969
4×
All-Star Selection1972, 1970, 1969, 1968
1×
All-ABA Team1970
1×
All-Rookie Team1964
All awards
Career highsSingle season
21.1PPG · 1969-70 · ATL
6.7RPG · 1964-65 · DET
4.0APG · 1968-69 · ATL
17.3PER · 1969-70 · ATL
7.9Win shares · 1969-70 · ATL
Draft1964
1Round
2Overall pick
Selected by Detroit Pistons · from Arizona State
Position rank1969-70
#4PPG rank
#2PER rank
#2Win shares rank
Shooting GuardPosition
Among 19 Shooting Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Atlanta Hawks
1965-66 - 1969-70 · 4 seasons
17.2 PPG 4.5 RPG 3.2 APG
288 games
Detroit Pistons
1964-65 - 1965-66 · 2 seasons
10.6 PPG 6.4 RPG 1.9 APG
99 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1964-65 DET 66 0 23.4 10.7 6.7 1.8 0.0 0.0 37.4 0.0 61.4 13.0 0.3
1965-66 NBA 79 0 23.5 12.7 5.5 1.6 0.0 0.0 43.8 0.0 70.5 - -
1965-66 ATL 46 0 24.8 14.2 5.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 44.7 0.0 71.7 - -
1965-66 DET 33 0 21.7 10.5 5.8 2.0 0.0 0.0 42.3 0.0 68.2 15.3 1.1
1967-68 ATL 79 0 33.4 16.4 4.3 3.0 0.0 0.0 46.3 0.0 56.9 - -
1968-69 ATL 81 0 33.6 15.8 3.7 4.0 0.0 0.0 50.7 0.0 53.7 14.5 6.7
1969-70 ATL 82 0 34.8 21.1 5.0 3.5 0.0 0.0 50.7 0.0 68.8 17.3 7.9

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1965 Atlanta Hawks Detroit Pistons mid season trade From 1965-66 to 1965-66
Jul 1965 Detroit Pistons Atlanta Hawks season change

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About Joe Caldwell

Joe Louis Caldwell is an American former professional basketball player. Caldwell played six seasons (1964-1970) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and five seasons (1970-1975) in the American Basketball Association (ABA). Caldwell was one of the few players to be an All-Star in both leagues, making 2 All-Star teams in each league. Caldwell was a member of the United States Olympic basketball team that won the gold medal in the 1964 Summer Olympics. Caldwell was Team USA's fourth leading scorer.