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Wah Wah Jones
Wallace Clayton Jones (Wah Wah)
Position: Forward ▪ Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: July 14, 1926 in Harlan, Kentucky
High School: Harlan in Harlan, Kentucky
College: University of Kentucky
Draft: Washington Capitols, 1st round (8th pick, 8th overall), 1949 BAA Draft
NBA Debut: November 1, 1949
Relatives: Father of Askia Jones
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 23 | INO | NBA | 60 | 264 | 706 | .374 | 223 | 297 | .751 | 194 | 241 | 751 | |||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 24 | INO | NBA | 22 | 93 | 237 | .392 | 61 | 77 | .792 | 125 | 85 | 74 | 247 | ||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 25 | INO | NBA | 58 | 1320 | 164 | 524 | .313 | 102 | 136 | .750 | 283 | 150 | 137 | 430 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 140 | 1320 | 521 | 1467 | .355 | 386 | 510 | .757 | 408 | 429 | 452 | 1428 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 23 | INO | NBA | 60 | 4.4 | 11.8 | .374 | 3.7 | 5.0 | .751 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 12.5 | |||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 24 | INO | NBA | 22 | 4.2 | 10.8 | .392 | 2.8 | 3.5 | .792 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 11.2 | ||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 25 | INO | NBA | 58 | 22.8 | 2.8 | 9.0 | .313 | 1.8 | 2.3 | .750 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 7.4 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 140 | 22.8 | 3.7 | 10.5 | .355 | 2.8 | 3.6 | .757 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 10.2 |
Per 36 Minutes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 23 | INO | NBA | 60 | .449 | .374 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 5.9 | |||||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 24 | INO | NBA | 22 | .456 | .392 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 | |||||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 25 | INO | NBA | 58 | 1320 | 13.5 | .368 | .313 | -1.4 | 2.1 | 0.8 | .028 | ||||||||||
| Career | NBA | 140 | 1320 | 13.5 | .422 | .355 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 8.8 | .028 |
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 |
| 1949-50 | 23 | INO | NBA | 5 | 22 | 73 | 29 | 34 | 22 | 26 | 73 | .301 | .853 | 14.6 | 4.4 | |||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 25 | INO | NBA | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .333 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| Career | NBA | 6 | 8 | 23 | 76 | 29 | 34 | 0 | 22 | 28 | 75 | .303 | .853 | 8.0 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 3.7 | |||||||||
Playoffs Advanced
Similarity Scores
Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
| Thru 3 Years | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Wah Wah Jones | 5.9 | 2.1 | 0.8 | |
| Ronald Franz | 97.8 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
| Dick Mehen | 92.6 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 |
| Alan Henderson | 92.2 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
| Rich Jones | 88.9 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| Larry Krystkowiak | 88.7 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
| George Irvine | 87.1 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| George Carter | 85.5 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| Vern Gardner | 84.7 | 5.9 | 1.6 | -0.1 |
| Larry Siegfried | 84.5 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| Harold Pressley | 84.2 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 0.7 |
| Career | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Wah Wah Jones | 5.9 | 2.1 | 0.8 | |||||||
| Dick Mehen | 92.6 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | ||||||
| Vern Gardner | 84.7 | 5.9 | 1.6 | -0.1 | ||||||
| Ersan Ilyasova | 79.0 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 1.0 | ||||||
| Don May | 76.2 | 6.1 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||
| Josh McRoberts | 73.8 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | |||||
| Don MacLean | 73.3 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Irv Torgoff | 71.3 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | ||||||
| Andy Johnson | 70.7 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | |||||
| Ryan Anderson | 70.4 | 6.4 | 3.1 | 2.5 | ||||||
| Tony Jaros | 69.5 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | |||||
Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors
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Honors
1948-49 NCAA AP All-America (2nd) |
Transactions
March 21, 1949: Drafted by the Washington Capitols in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1949 BAA Draft.
Links
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