Mobile Site You Are Here > BBR > Players > D > Corky Devlin

Corky Devlin

Walter James Devlin (Corky)

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-5 ▪ Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: December 21, 1931
Died: April 28, 1995
High School: Central in Newark, New Jersey
College: George Washington University
Draft: Philadelphia Warriors, 2nd round (3rd pick, 9th overall), 1955 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 5, 1955

Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1955-56 24 FTW NBA SG 69 1535 200 541 .370 146 192 .760 171 138 119 546
1956-57 25 FTW NBA SG 71 1242 190 502 .378 97 143 .678 146 141 114 477
1957-58 26 MNL NBA SG 70 1248 170 489 .348 133 172 .773 132 167 104 473
Career NBA 210 4025 560 1532 .366 376 507 .742 449 446 337 1496

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1955-56 24 FTW NBA SG 69 22.2 2.9 7.8 .370 2.1 2.8 .760 2.5 2.0 1.7 7.9
1956-57 25 FTW NBA SG 71 17.5 2.7 7.1 .378 1.4 2.0 .678 2.1 2.0 1.6 6.7
1957-58 26 MNL NBA SG 70 17.8 2.4 7.0 .348 1.9 2.5 .773 1.9 2.4 1.5 6.8
Career NBA 210 19.2 2.7 7.3 .366 1.8 2.4 .742 2.1 2.1 1.6 7.1

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1955-56 24 FTW NBA SG 69 1535 4.7 12.7 .370 3.4 4.5 .760 4.0 3.2 2.8 12.8
1956-57 25 FTW NBA SG 71 1242 5.5 14.6 .378 2.8 4.1 .678 4.2 4.1 3.3 13.8
1957-58 26 MNL NBA SG 70 1248 4.9 14.1 .348 3.8 5.0 .773 3.8 4.8 3.0 13.6
Career NBA 210 4025 5.0 13.7 .366 3.4 4.5 .742 4.0 4.0 3.0 13.4

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1955-56 24 FTW NBA SG 69 1535 11.3 .436 .370 0.6 1.2 1.8 .057
1956-57 25 FTW NBA SG 71 1242 12.2 .422 .378 0.4 0.8 1.2 .046
1957-58 26 MNL NBA SG 70 1248 11.5 .419 .348 0.4 0.4 0.8 .032
Career NBA 210 4025 11.7 .426 .366 1.4 2.4 3.8 .046

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1955-56 24 FTW NBA SG 10 275 41 101 .406 15 25 .600 21 23 21 97
1956-57 25 FTW NBA SG 1 25 6 8 .750 1 1 1.000 5 5 5 13
Career NBA 11 300 47 109 .431 16 26 .615 26 28 26 110

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1955-56 24 FTW NBA SG 10 27.5 4.1 10.1 .406 1.5 2.5 .600 2.1 2.3 2.1 9.7
1956-57 25 FTW NBA SG 1 25.0 6.0 8.0 .750 1.0 1.0 1.000 5.0 5.0 5.0 13.0
Career NBA 11 27.3 4.3 9.9 .431 1.5 2.4 .615 2.4 2.5 2.4 10.0

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1955-56 24 FTW NBA SG 10 275 5.4 13.2 .406 2.0 3.3 .600 2.7 3.0 2.7 12.7
1956-57 25 FTW NBA SG 1 25 8.6 11.5 .750 1.4 1.4 1.000 7.2 7.2 7.2 18.7
Career NBA 11 300 5.6 13.1 .431 1.9 3.1 .615 3.1 3.4 3.1 13.2

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1955-56 24 FTW NBA SG 10 275 10.7 .433 .406 15.8 0.1 0.3 0.4 .066
1956-57 25 FTW NBA SG 1 25 24.4 .770 .750 28.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 .283
Career NBA 11 300 11.8 .457 .431 16.8 0.2 0.3 0.5 .084

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 3 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3
Corky Devlin 1.8 1.2 0.8
Jon McGlocklin 95.6 1.8 1.1 0.9
Todd Lichti 93.9 1.8 1.3 1.0
Nelson Bobb 92.9 1.8 1.2 1.1
Rex Walters 91.4 1.6 1.2 0.9
Lloyd Walton 89.9 1.9 1.1 1.1
Al Bianchi 89.8 1.8 1.5 0.8
Steven Kramer 89.6 1.9 1.2 1.1
Dirk Minniefield 89.2 1.9 1.1 1.1
Courtney Alexander 87.7 2.2 1.1 0.8
Eric Snow 87.5 1.9 1.3 0.5
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
Corky Devlin 1.8 1.2 0.8
Steven Kramer 89.6 1.9 1.2 1.1
Sergio Rodriguez 89.4 1.7 1.2 0.9 -0.2
Dirk Minniefield 89.2 1.9 1.1 1.1
Courtney Alexander 87.7 2.2 1.1 0.8
Chink Crossin 83.3 2.1 1.2 0.5
Kevin O'Shea 82.7 2.1 1.2 0.5
Mo Layton 82.5 1.9 1.1 1.0 0.3 0.1
Kenny Higgs 81.2 2.2 1.5 1.0
John Lucas 81.2 2.2 1.1 0.6 0.0 -0.1
A.J. Price 80.8 2.2 1.2 0.7 0.3

Transactions

April 13, 1955: Drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 2nd round (11th pick) of the 1955 NBA Draft.

May 14, 1957: Traded by the Fort Wayne Pistons to the Minneapolis Lakers for Ed Kalafat.

Links

Error? Google Search WhatIfSports: Corky Devlin