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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
Draft: New York Knicks, 1st round (3rd pick, 3rd overall), 1958 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 25, 1958
As Coach: 1 Yr, 1-8, .111 W-L% (Full Record)

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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
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

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

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

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1958-59 22 NYK NBA 72 1545 7.9 .402 .353 -0.6 0.8 0.1 .004
1959-60 23 NYK NBA 67 1536 8.8 .409 .373 -0.7 0.6 -0.1 -0.002
1960-61 24 TOT NBA 59 1301 10.2 .427 .390 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.004
1960-61 24 NYK NBA 2 6 -4.8 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.170
1960-61 24 CIN NBA 57 1295 10.2 .428 .391 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.003
1962-63 26 STL NBA 80 1724 12.0 .477 .425 0.9 2.3 3.2 .089
1963-64 27 STL NBA 76 1361 9.4 .447 .406 0.0 1.3 1.3 .046
1964-65 28 STL NBA 60 1272 10.7 .455 .409 9.6 0.4 1.4 1.8 .069
1965-66 29 STL NBA 9 79 11.6 .466 .433 10.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 .059
Career NBA 423 8818 9.9 .436 .393 9.7 -0.1 6.5 6.3 .035

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
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

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1958-59 22 NYK NBA 2 34 2.4 .313 .294 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.119
1962-63 26 STL NBA 11 262 8.7 .411 .365 13.2 -0.2 0.4 0.2 .030
1963-64 27 STL NBA 11 119 14.3 .599 .559 11.2 0.4 0.0 0.4 .160
1964-65 28 STL NBA 1 7 13.2 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .111
Career NBA 25 422 9.9 .451 .411 11.4 0.1 0.4 0.5 .056

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 7 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Mike Farmer 3.2 1.8 1.3 0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.1
DerMarr Johnson 89.9 3.2 1.7 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 -0.3
Darko Milicic 84.9 3.3 1.9 1.2 0.7 0.2 -0.2 -0.2
Willie Long 84.8 3.5 2.1 1.2
Dave Lattin 80.4 3.2 2.0 0.6 0.4 0.2
Louis Amundson 80.1 2.9 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.1
Don Boven 79.3 3.8 2.2 1.5
Lorenzo Williams 79.1 3.1 1.7 1.1 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Tom Tolbert 79.0 2.7 2.5 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tyrone Nesby 78.7 3.1 2.9 1.3 0.3
John Trapp 78.4 3.3 1.2 1.2 0.6 0.0
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Mike Farmer 3.2 1.8 1.3 0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.1
DerMarr Johnson 89.9 3.2 1.7 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 -0.3
Willie Long 84.8 3.5 2.1 1.2
Darko Milicic 80.9 3.3 1.9 1.2 0.7 0.2 0.2 -0.2 -0.2
Dave Lattin 80.4 3.2 2.0 0.6 0.4 0.2
Louis Amundson 80.1 2.9 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.1
Don Boven 79.3 3.8 2.2 1.5
Lorenzo Williams 79.1 3.1 1.7 1.1 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Tom Tolbert 79.0 2.7 2.5 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tyrone Nesby 78.7 3.1 2.9 1.3 0.3
John Trapp 78.4 3.3 1.2 1.2 0.6 0.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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 (874)

Transactions

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

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

November 14, 1960: Sold by the New York Knicks 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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