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John Mahnken
Center ·Boston Celtics ·NBA ·#16

John Mahnken

Age104 BornJun 16, 1922 FromUSA Height203 cm (6'8") Weight100 kg CollegeGeorgetown
Career averages
6.0PPG
1.3RPG
1.4APG
591 games · 7 seasons

At a glance

BOS hub
Career snapshot
7Seasons
591Games
3,533Career points
5.1PER average
Most-played franchise: Boston Celtics · 199 games · 1949-50 to 1952-53
Career highsSingle season
9.5PPG · 1948-49 · DET
4.0RPG · 1950-51 · BOS
2.2APG · 1948-49 · -
10.9PER · 1951-52 · BOS
0.1Win shares · 1951-52 · BOS
Position rank1952-53
#19PPG rank
#4PER rank
#19Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 19 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Boston Celtics
1949-50 - 1952-53 · 4 seasons
3.6 PPG 2.5 RPG 1.3 APG
199 games
Atlanta Hawks
1949-50 - 1949-50 · 1 seasons
6.2 PPG 0.0 RPG 1.8 APG
36 games
Detroit Pistons
1948-49 - 1949-50 · 2 seasons
9.2 PPG 0.0 RPG 2.1 APG
39 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1946-47 NBA 60 0 0.0 9.3 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 25.5 0.0 68.1 - -
1947-48 NBA 48 0 0.0 6.6 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 24.9 0.0 61.4 - -
1948-49 NBA 13 0 0.0 10.0 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.0 24.6 0.0 46.7 - -
1948-49 NBA 7 0 0.0 7.6 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 26.3 0.0 61.1 - -
1948-49 NBA 57 0 0.0 9.4 0.0 2.2 0.0 0.0 25.9 0.0 62.3 - -
1948-49 DET 37 0 0.0 9.5 0.0 2.2 0.0 0.0 26.5 0.0 66.4 - -
1949-50 NBA 62 0 0.0 5.5 0.0 1.7 0.0 0.0 26.7 0.0 67.0 - -
1949-50 ATL 36 0 0.0 6.2 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 26.6 0.0 69.7 - -
1949-50 BOS 24 0 0.0 4.6 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 26.2 0.0 63.9 0.0 -0.5
1949-50 DET 2 0 0.0 3.5 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 37.5 0.0 33.3 - -
1950-51 NBA 12 0 0.0 2.3 2.9 0.8 0.0 0.0 17.0 0.0 62.5 - -
1950-51 NBA 58 0 0.0 4.6 3.8 1.3 0.0 0.0 31.6 0.0 64.3 - -
1950-51 BOS 46 0 0.0 5.2 4.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 34.2 0.0 64.8 0.0 0.0
1951-52 BOS 60 0 9.7 3.0 2.2 1.1 0.0 0.0 34.4 0.0 60.5 10.9 0.1
1952-53 BOS 69 0 11.2 2.8 2.6 1.1 0.0 0.0 30.2 0.0 69.6 9.6 -0.6

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1950 Atlanta Hawks Boston Celtics season change
Oct 1949 Boston Celtics Detroit Pistons mid season trade From 1949-50 to 1949-50
Jul 1949 Detroit Pistons Boston Celtics season change
Jul 1949 Detroit Pistons Atlanta Hawks season change

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About John Mahnken

John Emmanuel Mahnken was an American professional basketball player.