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Mike Farmer

Don Michael Farmer (Mike)

Position: Forward
Height: 6-7    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: September 26, 1936 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
High School: Richmond in Richmond, California
College: University of San Francisco

Drafted by the New York Knickerbockers in the 1st round (3rd pick, 3rd overall) of the 1958 NBA draft.

Coaching Record

8 51 12

Totals

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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
1958-59 22 NYK NBA 72 1545 176 498 .353 83 99 .838 315 66 152 435
1959-60 23 NYK NBA 67 1536 212 568 .373 70 83 .843 385 57 130 494
1960-61 24 TOT NBA 59 1301 180 461 .390 69 94 .734 380 81 130 429
1960-61 24 NYK NBA 2 6 0 1 .000 0 0 2 0 2 0
1960-61 24 CIN NBA 57 1295 180 460 .391 69 94 .734 378 81 128 429
1962-63 26 STL NBA 80 1724 239 562 .425 117 139 .842 369 143 155 595
1963-64 27 STL NBA 76 1361 178 438 .406 68 83 .819 225 109 140 424
1964-65 28 STL NBA 60 1272 167 408 .409 75 94 .798 258 88 123 409
1965-66 29 STL NBA 9 79 13 30 .433 4 5 .800 18 6 10 30
Career NBA 423 8818 1165 2965 .393 486 597 .814 1950 550 840 2816

Per Game

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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
1958-59 22 NYK NBA 72 21.5 2.4 6.9 .353 1.2 1.4 .838 4.4 0.9 2.1 6.0
1959-60 23 NYK NBA 67 22.9 3.2 8.5 .373 1.0 1.2 .843 5.7 0.9 1.9 7.4
1960-61 24 TOT NBA 59 22.1 3.1 7.8 .390 1.2 1.6 .734 6.4 1.4 2.2 7.3
1960-61 24 NYK NBA 2 3.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
1960-61 24 CIN NBA 57 22.7 3.2 8.1 .391 1.2 1.6 .734 6.6 1.4 2.2 7.5
1962-63 26 STL NBA 80 21.6 3.0 7.0 .425 1.5 1.7 .842 4.6 1.8 1.9 7.4
1963-64 27 STL NBA 76 17.9 2.3 5.8 .406 0.9 1.1 .819 3.0 1.4 1.8 5.6
1964-65 28 STL NBA 60 21.2 2.8 6.8 .409 1.3 1.6 .798 4.3 1.5 2.1 6.8
1965-66 29 STL NBA 9 8.8 1.4 3.3 .433 0.4 0.6 .800 2.0 0.7 1.1 3.3
Career NBA 423 20.8 2.8 7.0 .393 1.1 1.4 .814 4.6 1.3 2.0 6.7

Per 36 Minutes

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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
1958-59 22 NYK NBA 72 1545 4.1 11.6 .353 1.9 2.3 .838 7.3 1.5 3.5 10.1
1959-60 23 NYK NBA 67 1536 5.0 13.3 .373 1.6 1.9 .843 9.0 1.3 3.0 11.6
1960-61 24 TOT NBA 59 1301 5.0 12.8 .390 1.9 2.6 .734 10.5 2.2 3.6 11.9
1960-61 24 NYK NBA 2 6 0.0 6.0 .000 0.0 0.0 12.0 0.0 12.0 0.0
1960-61 24 CIN NBA 57 1295 5.0 12.8 .391 1.9 2.6 .734 10.5 2.3 3.6 11.9
1962-63 26 STL NBA 80 1724 5.0 11.7 .425 2.4 2.9 .842 7.7 3.0 3.2 12.4
1963-64 27 STL NBA 76 1361 4.7 11.6 .406 1.8 2.2 .819 6.0 2.9 3.7 11.2
1964-65 28 STL NBA 60 1272 4.7 11.5 .409 2.1 2.7 .798 7.3 2.5 3.5 11.6
1965-66 29 STL NBA 9 79 5.9 13.7 .433 1.8 2.3 .800 8.2 2.7 4.6 13.7
Career NBA 423 8818 4.8 12.1 .393 2.0 2.4 .814 8.0 2.2 3.4 11.5

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1958-59 22 NYK NBA 72 1545 7.9 .402 .353 -0.6 0.8 0.1
1959-60 23 NYK NBA 67 1536 8.8 .409 .373 -0.7 0.6 -0.1
1960-61 24 TOT NBA 59 1301 10.2 .427 .390 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
1960-61 24 NYK NBA 2 6 -4.8 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1960-61 24 CIN NBA 57 1295 10.2 .428 .391 -0.1 0.1 -0.1
1962-63 26 STL NBA 80 1724 12.0 .477 .425 0.9 2.3 3.2
1963-64 27 STL NBA 76 1361 9.4 .447 .406 0.0 1.3 1.3
1964-65 28 STL NBA 60 1272 10.7 .455 .409 9.6 0.4 1.4 1.8
1965-66 29 STL NBA 9 79 11.6 .466 .433 10.6 0.0 0.1 0.1
Career NBA 423 8818 9.9 .436 .393 9.7 -0.1 6.5 6.3

Playoffs

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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
1958-59 22 NYK NBA 2 34 5 17 2 5 10 0 7 12 .294 .400 17.0 6.0 5.0 0.0
1962-63 26 STL NBA 11 262 27 74 13 17 52 27 27 67 .365 .765 23.8 6.1 4.7 2.5
1963-64 27 STL NBA 11 119 19 34 8 10 16 9 10 46 .559 .800 10.8 4.2 1.5 0.8
1964-65 28 STL NBA 1 7 2 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .500 7.0 4.0 1.0 0.0
Career NBA 25 422 53 129 23 32 79 36 45 129 .411 .719 16.9 5.2 3.2 1.4

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1958-59 22 NYK NBA 2 34 2.4 .313 .294 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
1962-63 26 STL NBA 11 262 8.7 .411 .365 13.2 -0.2 0.4 0.2
1963-64 27 STL NBA 11 119 14.3 .599 .559 11.2 0.3 0.1 0.4
1964-65 28 STL NBA 1 7 13.2 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 25 422 9.9 .451 .411 11.4 0.0 0.5 0.5

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Honors

1957-58 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)

Games

1958-59 NBA 72 (1)
 1962-63 NBA 80 (1)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.000 (836)

Transactions

April 3, 1957: Traded by the Fort Wayne Pistons (as a 1958 1st round draft pick) to the New York Knickerbockers for Dick McGuire.

April 22, 1958: Drafted by the New York Knickerbockers in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1958 NBA Draft.

November 14, 1960: Sold by the New York Knickerbockers to the Cincinnati Royals.

August, 1961: Sold by the Cincinnati Royals to the St. Louis Hawks. Farmer played in the ABL in between.

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