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Shooting Guard · Atlanta Hawks

Johnny Payak

Age 99 · USA · 193 cm (6'4") · 79 kg · Born Nov 20, 1926 · Bowling Green

6.2 PPG 0.7 RPG 1.8 APG 172 games 2 seasons

Career snapshot

2seasons
172games
1,069career pts
0.0PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Atlanta Hawks · 68 games · 1952-53–1952-53

Career highs (single season)

PPG 8.0 1949-50 · —
RPG 1.7 1952-53 · ATL
APG 2.2 1949-50 · —

Career by team

Atlanta Hawks
1952-53 – 1952-53 · 1 seasons
6.4 PPG 1.7 RPG 2.1 APG
68 games
Golden State Warriors
1949-50 – 1949-50 · 1 seasons
2.2 PPG 0.0 RPG 0.5 APG
17 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1949-50 NBA 35 0 0.0 8.0 0.0 2.2 0.0 0.0 28.8 0.0 71.1 — —
1949-50 NBA 52 0 0.0 6.1 0.0 1.7 0.0 0.0 29.6 0.0 69.9 — —
1949-50 GSW 17 0 0.0 2.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 37.5 0.0 61.9 — —
1952-53 ATL 68 0 21.6 6.4 1.7 2.1 0.0 0.0 34.3 0.0 72.6 — —

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Notes
Oct 1952 Golden State Warriors Atlanta Hawks From 1949-50 to 1952-53

All entries are offseason.

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Born on November 20

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