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Joe Caldwell

Joe Louis Caldwell (Pogo)

Position: Forward-Guard ▪ Height: 6-5 ▪ Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: November 1, 1941 in Texas City, Texas
High School: John C. Fremont in Los Angeles, California
College: Arizona State University
Draft: Detroit Pistons, 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall), 1964 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 30, 1964
ABA Debut: October 30, 1970

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All-Star

Totals

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1964-65 23 DET NBA 66 1543 290 776 .374 129 210 .614 441 118 171 709
1965-66 24 TOT NBA 79 1857 411 938 .438 179 254 .705 436 126 203 1001
1965-66 24 DET NBA 33 716 143 338 .423 60 88 .682 190 65 63 346
1965-66 24 STL NBA 46 1141 268 600 .447 119 166 .717 246 61 140 655
1966-67 25 STL NBA 81 2256 458 1076 .426 200 308 .649 442 166 230 1116
1967-68 26 STL NBA 79 2641 564 1219 .463 165 290 .569 338 240 208 1293
1968-69 27 ATL NBA 81 2720 561 1106 .507 159 296 .537 303 320 231 1281
1969-70 28 ATL NBA 82 2857 674 1329 .507 379 551 .688 407 287 255 1727
1970-71 29 CAR ABA 72 3008 685 1528 .448 6 30 .200 302 541 .558 216 273 489 301 249 237 1678
1971-72 30 CAR ABA 61 2145 434 922 .471 5 20 .250 159 318 .500 157 186 343 259 164 208 1032
1972-73 31 CAR ABA 77 2739 555 1118 .496 1 6 .167 172 405 .425 189 206 395 352 166 246 252 1283
1973-74 32 CAR ABA 79 2654 502 1027 .489 3 17 .176 128 258 .496 177 235 412 350 170 35 242 255 1135
1974-75 33 SSL ABA 25 841 161 326 .494 3 7 .429 39 87 .448 44 67 111 128 49 10 74 78 364
Career TOT 782 25261 5295 11365 .466 18 80 .225 2011 3518 .572 783 967 4117 2647 385 45 975 2328 12619
NBA 468 13874 2958 6444 .459 1211 1909 .634 2367 1257 1298 7127
ABA 314 11387 2337 4921 .475 18 80 .225 800 1609 .497 783 967 1750 1390 385 45 975 1030 5492

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1964-65 23 DET NBA 66 23.4 4.4 11.8 .374 2.0 3.2 .614 6.7 1.8 2.6 10.7
1965-66 24 TOT NBA 79 23.5 5.2 11.9 .438 2.3 3.2 .705 5.5 1.6 2.6 12.7
1965-66 24 DET NBA 33 21.7 4.3 10.2 .423 1.8 2.7 .682 5.8 2.0 1.9 10.5
1965-66 24 STL NBA 46 24.8 5.8 13.0 .447 2.6 3.6 .717 5.3 1.3 3.0 14.2
1966-67 25 STL NBA 81 27.9 5.7 13.3 .426 2.5 3.8 .649 5.5 2.0 2.8 13.8
1967-68 26 STL NBA 79 33.4 7.1 15.4 .463 2.1 3.7 .569 4.3 3.0 2.6 16.4
1968-69 27 ATL NBA 81 33.6 6.9 13.7 .507 2.0 3.7 .537 3.7 4.0 2.9 15.8
1969-70 28 ATL NBA 82 34.8 8.2 16.2 .507 4.6 6.7 .688 5.0 3.5 3.1 21.1
1970-71 29 CAR ABA 72 41.8 9.5 21.2 .448 0.1 0.4 .200 4.2 7.5 .558 3.0 3.8 6.8 4.2 3.5 3.3 23.3
1971-72 30 CAR ABA 61 35.2 7.1 15.1 .471 0.1 0.3 .250 2.6 5.2 .500 2.6 3.0 5.6 4.2 2.7 3.4 16.9
1972-73 31 CAR ABA 77 35.6 7.2 14.5 .496 0.0 0.1 .167 2.2 5.3 .425 2.5 2.7 5.1 4.6 2.2 3.2 3.3 16.7
1973-74 32 CAR ABA 79 33.6 6.4 13.0 .489 0.0 0.2 .176 1.6 3.3 .496 2.2 3.0 5.2 4.4 2.2 0.4 3.1 3.2 14.4
1974-75 33 SSL ABA 25 33.6 6.4 13.0 .494 0.1 0.3 .429 1.6 3.5 .448 1.8 2.7 4.4 5.1 2.0 0.4 3.0 3.1 14.6
Career TOT 782 32.3 6.8 14.5 .466 0.1 0.3 .225 2.6 4.5 .572 2.5 3.1 5.3 3.4 2.1 0.4 3.1 3.0 16.1
NBA 468 29.6 6.3 13.8 .459 2.6 4.1 .634 5.1 2.7 2.8 15.2
ABA 314 36.3 7.4 15.7 .475 0.1 0.3 .225 2.5 5.1 .497 2.5 3.1 5.6 4.4 2.1 0.4 3.1 3.3 17.5

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1964-65 23 DET NBA 66 1543 6.8 18.1 .374 3.0 4.9 .614 10.3 2.8 4.0 16.5
1965-66 24 TOT NBA 79 1857 8.0 18.2 .438 3.5 4.9 .705 8.5 2.4 3.9 19.4
1965-66 24 DET NBA 33 716 7.2 17.0 .423 3.0 4.4 .682 9.6 3.3 3.2 17.4
1965-66 24 STL NBA 46 1141 8.5 18.9 .447 3.8 5.2 .717 7.8 1.9 4.4 20.7
1966-67 25 STL NBA 81 2256 7.3 17.2 .426 3.2 4.9 .649 7.1 2.6 3.7 17.8
1967-68 26 STL NBA 79 2641 7.7 16.6 .463 2.2 4.0 .569 4.6 3.3 2.8 17.6
1968-69 27 ATL NBA 81 2720 7.4 14.6 .507 2.1 3.9 .537 4.0 4.2 3.1 17.0
1969-70 28 ATL NBA 82 2857 8.5 16.7 .507 4.8 6.9 .688 5.1 3.6 3.2 21.8
1970-71 29 CAR ABA 72 3008 8.2 18.3 .448 0.1 0.4 .200 3.6 6.5 .558 2.6 3.3 5.9 3.6 3.0 2.8 20.1
1971-72 30 CAR ABA 61 2145 7.3 15.5 .471 0.1 0.3 .250 2.7 5.3 .500 2.6 3.1 5.8 4.3 2.8 3.5 17.3
1972-73 31 CAR ABA 77 2739 7.3 14.7 .496 0.0 0.1 .167 2.3 5.3 .425 2.5 2.7 5.2 4.6 2.2 3.2 3.3 16.9
1973-74 32 CAR ABA 79 2654 6.8 13.9 .489 0.0 0.2 .176 1.7 3.5 .496 2.4 3.2 5.6 4.7 2.3 0.5 3.3 3.5 15.4
1974-75 33 SSL ABA 25 841 6.9 14.0 .494 0.1 0.3 .429 1.7 3.7 .448 1.9 2.9 4.8 5.5 2.1 0.4 3.2 3.3 15.6
Career TOT 782 25261 7.5 16.2 .466 0.1 0.3 .225 2.9 5.0 .572 2.5 3.1 5.9 3.8 2.2 0.5 3.1 3.3 18.0
NBA 468 13874 7.7 16.7 .459 3.1 5.0 .634 6.1 3.3 3.4 18.5
ABA 314 11387 7.4 15.6 .475 0.1 0.3 .225 2.5 5.1 .497 2.5 3.1 5.5 4.4 2.2 0.5 3.1 3.3 17.4

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1964-65 23 DET NBA 66 1543 13.0 .408 .374 10.8 -1.6 1.9 0.3 .008
1965-66 24 TOT NBA 79 1857 15.3 .477 .438 10.1 1.6 1.8 3.3 .087
1965-66 24 DET NBA 33 716 15.3 .459 .423 12.9 0.2 0.9 1.1 .077
1965-66 24 STL NBA 46 1141 15.3 .487 .447 8.3 1.4 0.9 2.2 .093
1966-67 25 STL NBA 81 2256 13.2 .461 .426 10.4 0.4 1.6 2.0 .043
1967-68 26 STL NBA 79 2641 13.2 .480 .463 13.6 1.6 2.2 3.7 .068
1968-69 27 ATL NBA 81 2720 14.5 .518 .507 16.6 4.7 2.0 6.7 .118
1969-70 28 ATL NBA 82 2857 17.3 .549 .507 13.8 6.6 1.3 7.9 .132
1970-71 29 CAR ABA 72 3008 15.0 .475 .450 7.4 14.0 12.4 24.3 0.2 2.0 2.3 .036
1971-72 30 CAR ABA 61 2145 13.9 .486 .473 6.5 8.4 7.4 16.3 13.4 21.1 0.5 2.0 2.5 .057
1972-73 31 CAR ABA 77 2739 15.7 .495 .497 7.1 7.8 7.4 17.4 2.7 16.0 21.2 0.7 2.9 3.7 .064
1973-74 32 CAR ABA 79 2654 14.9 .498 .490 7.0 9.4 8.2 18.2 3.0 0.7 17.5 20.4 99 102 1.4 3.0 4.4 .079
1974-75 33 SSL ABA 25 841 14.1 .500 .498 5.1 8.1 6.6 20.6 2.6 0.6 16.9 19.8 100 107 0.4 0.7 1.1 .061
Career TOT 782 25261 14.7 .489 .467 6.7 8.5 7.5 14.6 2.8 0.7 14.8 21.7 99 103 16.4 21.4 37.8 .072
NBA 468 13874 14.6 .489 .459 12.9 13.2 10.8 23.9 .083
ABA 314 11387 14.9 .488 .477 6.7 8.5 7.5 16.7 2.8 0.7 14.8 21.7 99 103 3.3 10.6 13.9 .059

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1965-66 24 STL NBA 10 315 78 169 31 49 55 16 29 187 .462 .633 31.5 18.7 5.5 1.6
1966-67 25 STL NBA 9 217 42 105 26 39 39 13 27 110 .400 .667 24.1 12.2 4.3 1.4
1967-68 26 STL NBA 6 148 15 46 2 15 21 15 10 32 .326 .133 24.7 5.3 3.5 2.5
1968-69 27 ATL NBA 11 404 65 134 32 69 55 37 40 162 .485 .464 36.7 14.7 5.0 3.4
1969-70 28 ATL NBA 9 393 93 198 39 60 45 38 34 225 .470 .650 43.7 25.0 5.0 4.2
1972-73 31 CAR ABA 12 467 80 163 3 8 24 50 35 68 40 44 35 187 .491 .375 .480 38.9 15.6 5.7 3.3
1973-74 32 CAR ABA 4 105 16 34 0 2 6 12 18 27 13 8 0 12 14 38 .471 .000 .500 26.3 9.5 6.8 3.3
Career TOT 61 2049 389 849 3 10 160 294 53 310 172 8 0 56 189 941 .458 .300 .544 33.6 15.4 5.1 2.8
NBA 45 1477 293 652 130 232 215 119 140 716 .449 .560 32.8 15.9 4.8 2.6
ABA 16 572 96 197 3 10 30 62 53 95 53 8 0 56 49 225 .487 .300 .484 35.8 14.1 5.9 3.3

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1965-66 24 STL NBA 10 315 14.8 .491 .462 7.8 0.3 0.2 0.5 .072
1966-67 25 STL NBA 9 217 12.1 .450 .400 9.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 .048
1967-68 26 STL NBA 6 148 4.4 .304 .326 13.7 -0.4 0.1 -0.4 -0.116
1968-69 27 ATL NBA 11 404 13.2 .493 .485 13.4 0.5 0.5 1.0 .116
1969-70 28 ATL NBA 9 393 15.5 .501 .470 13.4 0.5 0.4 0.9 .110
1972-73 31 CAR ABA 12 467 12.5 .505 .500 7.7 12.5 19.2 19.3 0.4 0.4 0.8 .079
1973-74 32 CAR ABA 4 105 14.3 .484 .471 14.6 9.7 12.5 16.3 3.5 0.0 23.4 18.6 95 107 0.0 0.1 0.1 .028
Career TOT 61 2049 13.0 .481 .460 14.6 9.7 8.6 12.1 3.5 0.0 20.0 19.2 95 107 1.3 1.7 3.0 .071
NBA 45 1477 13.1 .475 .449 11.6 1.0 1.2 2.2 .072
ABA 16 572 12.8 .502 .495 14.6 9.7 8.6 13.2 3.5 0.0 20.0 19.2 95 107 0.4 0.5 0.8 .070

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1968-69 27 ATL NBA 1 0 23:00 6 9 .667 0 1 .000 4 3 5 12
1969-70 28 ATL NBA 1 0 19:00 5 11 .455 3 4 .750 7 1 2 13
1970-71 29 CAR ABA 1 32:00 10 19 .526 0 0 1 3 .333 3 8 3 1 3 21
1972-73 31 CAR ABA 1 23:00 3 5 .600 0 0 1 1 1.000 0 5 2 1 1 7 2 7
Career TOT 4 0 97 24 44 .545 0 0 5 9 .556 3 24 9 1 1 8 12 53
NBA 2 0 42 11 20 .550 3 5 .600 11 4 7 25
ABA 2 55 13 24 .542 0 0 2 4 .500 3 13 5 1 1 8 5 28

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 11 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Joe Caldwell 7.9 6.7 4.4 3.7 3.7 3.3 2.5 2.3 2.0 1.1 0.3
Antoine Walker 87.8 6.7 6.6 5.0 4.7 3.9 3.6 2.6 2.6 1.7 0.9 -0.3
Don Kojis 87.2 8.3 5.0 4.8 3.7 3.3 3.2 2.2 1.9 1.5 0.7 0.7
Rodney Rogers 86.7 7.4 5.4 4.7 3.9 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.2
Ed Pinckney 85.8 7.5 6.2 6.1 4.7 4.0 3.7 2.9 2.7 2.3 1.6 0.3
Chris Morris 85.4 7.2 4.7 4.5 4.0 3.8 3.3 3.2 2.8 1.6 1.2 1.0
Harvey Grant 84.9 6.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.9 2.7 2.6 1.7 0.8 0.7
Johnny Green 84.4 8.4 5.6 5.1 5.1 3.8 2.6 2.4 2.3 1.7 1.5 1.2
Stacey Augmon 84.2 9.7 5.6 5.1 3.7 3.7 2.6 2.5 2.3 1.8 1.5 1.5
Antoine Carr 84.1 5.5 5.4 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.3 2.2 2.1 1.2 0.7
Matt Harpring 84.0 8.8 6.1 5.5 4.7 4.7 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.6 1.2 0.2
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Joe Caldwell 7.9 6.7 4.4 3.7 3.7 3.3 2.5 2.3 2.0 1.1 0.3
Antoine Walker 88.0 6.7 6.6 5.0 4.7 3.9 3.6 2.6 2.6 1.7 0.9 0.1 -0.3
Don Kojis 86.5 8.3 5.0 4.8 3.7 3.3 3.2 2.2 1.9 1.5 0.7 0.7 0.5
Rodney Rogers 86.4 7.4 5.4 4.7 3.9 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.2 0.3
Chris Morris 85.4 7.2 4.7 4.5 4.0 3.8 3.3 3.2 2.8 1.6 1.2 1.0
Harvey Grant 84.9 6.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.9 2.7 2.6 1.7 0.8 0.7
Ed Pinckney 84.9 7.5 6.2 6.1 4.7 4.0 3.7 2.9 2.7 2.3 1.6 0.7 0.3
Matt Harpring 84.0 8.8 6.1 5.5 4.7 4.7 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.6 1.2 0.2
Kenny Carr 83.4 6.7 5.8 5.1 3.8 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.1 1.1 0.0
Dave Gambee 82.9 7.0 5.3 5.0 4.6 3.3 2.7 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.4 0.0
George Lynch 82.5 6.5 5.8 3.9 3.5 2.6 2.5 2.5 1.7 1.5 0.9 0.7 0.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1969 NBA
1970 NBA
1971 ABA
1973 ABA
Honors
1964-65 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
1969-70 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
1970-71 ABA All-ABA (2nd)
1972-73 ABA All-Defensive (1st)
Games
1966-67 NBA 81 (1)
1969-70 NBA 82 (1)
Career ABA 314 (75)
Minutes Played
Career ABA 11387 (50)
Field Goals
1970-71 ABA 685 (9)
Career ABA 2337 (38)
Field Goal Attempts
1970-71 ABA 1528 (8)
Career ABA 4921 (43)
Field Goal Pct
1968-69 NBA .507 (6)
Career ABA .475 (42)
3-Pt Field Goals
Career ABA 18 (90)
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
Career ABA 80 (88)
Free Throws
Career ABA 800 (73)
Free Throw Attempts
1970-71 ABA 541 (7)
Career ABA 1609 (43)
Free Throw Pct
Career ABA .497 (99)
Offensive Rebounds
Career ABA 783 (49)
Defensive Rebounds
Career ABA 967 (78)
Total Rebounds
Career ABA 1750 (67)
Assists
Career ABA 1390 (26)
Steals
1972-73 ABA 166 (5)
1973-74 ABA 170 (4)
Career ABA 385 (10)
Blocks
Career ABA 45 (66)
Turnovers
Career ABA 975 (41)
Personal Fouls
Career ABA 1030 (63)
Points
Career ABA 5492 (49)
Minutes Per Game
1970-71 ABA 41.8 (5)
Career ABA 36.3 (10)
Points Per Game
1970-71 ABA 23.3 (7)
Career ABA 17.5 (24)
Assists Per Game
1972-73 ABA 4.6 (10)
1973-74 ABA 4.4 (10)
Career ABA 4.4 (12)
Steals Per Game
1973-74 ABA 2.2 (4)
Player Efficiency Rating
Career ABA 14.9 (52)
True Shooting Pct
Career ABA .488 (100)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1968-69 NBA .507 (6)
Career ABA .477 (45)
Offensive Rebound Pct
Career ABA 6.7 (36)
Assist Pct
Career ABA 16.7 (18)
Steal Pct
1973-74 ABA 3.0 (5)
Turnover Pct
Career ABA 14.8 (53)
Usage Pct
1970-71 ABA 24.3 (9)
Career ABA 21.7 (26)
Defensive Win Shares
Career ABA 10.6 (57)
Win Shares
Career ABA 13.9 (91)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
Career ABA .059 (77)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.014 (274)
     

Transactions

May 4, 1964: Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

December 28, 1965: Traded by the Detroit Pistons to the St. Louis Hawks for John Barnhill.

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