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John Murphy

Age 101 · USA · 188 cm (6'2") · 79 kg · Born Sep 13, 1924 · Simon Gratz HS (PA)

1.6 PPG 0.0 RPG 0.0 APG 40 games 1 seasons

Career snapshot

1seasons
40games
64career pts
0.0PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Golden State Warriors · 11 games · 1946-47–1946-47

Career highs (single season)

PPG 1.6 1946-47 · —
RPG 0.0 1946-47 · —
APG 0.0 1946-47 · —

Draft

1975
Round 8 · Pick 140
from Simon Gratz HS (PA)

Career by team

Golden State Warriors
1946-47 – 1946-47 · 1 seasons
0.7 PPG 0.0 RPG 0.0 APG
11 games
New York Knicks
1946-47 – 1946-47 · 1 seasons
2.7 PPG 0.0 RPG 0.0 APG
9 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1946-47 NBA 20 0 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.5 0.0 66.7 — —
1946-47 GSW 11 0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 66.7 — —
1946-47 NYK 9 0 0.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 32.0 0.0 66.7 0.0 0.3

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Notes
Oct 1946 Golden State Warriors New York Knicks From 1946-47 to 1946-47

All entries are mid season trade.

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Born on September 13

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About John Murphy

John Francis "Moe" Murphy was an American professional basketball and baseball player. Murphy was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended Simon Gratz High School, where he led the Philadelphia Public League in points per game with 13.7 in 1942. He spent three seasons playing for the Wilmington Bombers of the American Basketball League (ABL) and briefly embarked on a baseball career with the Cincinnati Reds' Triple-A team. Murphy played for one season in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) with the Philadelphia Warriors and New York Knicks. He returned to the ABL for the 1947–48 season when he played for the Lancaster Roses. Murphy also played for the Philadelphia Sphas.