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Jack Kerris

John E. Kerris (Jack)

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: January 30, 1925
High School: De La Salle in Chicago, Illinois
College: Loyola University of Chicago
Draft: Chicago Stags, 1st round (9th pick, 9th overall), 1949 BAA Draft
NBA Debut: November 1, 1949

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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 25 TOT NBA 68 157 481 .326 169 260 .650 118 175 483
1949-50 25 TRI NBA 4 8 26 .308 10 12 .833 8 13 26
1949-50 25 FTW NBA 64 149 455 .327 159 248 .641 110 162 457
1950-51 26 FTW NBA 68 255 689 .370 201 295 .681 477 181 253 711
1951-52 27 FTW NBA 66 2148 186 480 .388 217 325 .668 514 212 265 589
1952-53 28 BLB NBA 69 1424 93 256 .363 88 140 .629 295 156 165 274
Career NBA 271 3572 691 1906 .363 675 1020 .662 1286 667 858 2057

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 25 TOT NBA 68 2.3 7.1 .326 2.5 3.8 .650 1.7 2.6 7.1
1949-50 25 TRI NBA 4 2.0 6.5 .308 2.5 3.0 .833 2.0 3.3 6.5
1949-50 25 FTW NBA 64 2.3 7.1 .327 2.5 3.9 .641 1.7 2.5 7.1
1950-51 26 FTW NBA 68 3.8 10.1 .370 3.0 4.3 .681 7.0 2.7 3.7 10.5
1951-52 27 FTW NBA 66 32.5 2.8 7.3 .388 3.3 4.9 .668 7.8 3.2 4.0 8.9
1952-53 28 BLB NBA 69 20.6 1.3 3.7 .363 1.3 2.0 .629 4.3 2.3 2.4 4.0
Career NBA 271 26.5 2.5 7.0 .363 2.5 3.8 .662 6.3 2.5 3.2 7.6

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
1949-50 25 TOT NBA 68 .326 .650
1949-50 25 TRI NBA 4 .308 .833
1949-50 25 FTW NBA 64 .327 .641
1950-51 26 FTW NBA 68 .370 .681
1951-52 27 FTW NBA 66 2148 3.1 8.0 .388 3.6 5.4 .668 8.6 3.6 4.4 9.9
1952-53 28 BLB NBA 69 1424 2.4 6.5 .363 2.2 3.5 .629 7.5 3.9 4.2 6.9
Career NBA 271 3572 2.8 7.4 .363 3.1 4.7 .662 8.2 3.7 4.3 8.7

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 25 TOT NBA 68 .406 .326 1.4 2.7 4.1
1949-50 25 TRI NBA 4 .416 .308 0.1 0.1 0.2
1949-50 25 FTW NBA 64 .405 .327 1.3 2.6 3.9
1950-51 26 FTW NBA 68 .434 .370 2.6 3.1 5.7
1951-52 27 FTW NBA 66 2148 16.1 .473 .388 3.7 2.3 5.9 .132
1952-53 28 BLB NBA 69 1424 11.8 .431 .363 0.8 0.4 1.2 .039
Career NBA 271 3572 14.4 .437 .363 8.4 8.5 16.8 .095

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 25 FTW NBA 4 12 30 13 22 5 17 37 .400 .591 9.3 1.3
1950-51 26 FTW NBA 3 9 26 5 10 20 10 15 23 .346 .500 7.7 6.7 3.3
1951-52 27 FTW NBA 2 63 7 20 11 20 18 9 11 25 .350 .550 31.5 12.5 9.0 4.5
1952-53 28 BLB NBA 2 31 2 10 3 3 2 0 4 7 .200 1.000 15.5 3.5 1.0 0.0
Career NBA 11 94 30 86 32 55 40 24 47 92 .349 .582 23.5 8.4 5.7 2.2

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
1949-50 25 FTW NBA 4 .466 .400 0.2 0.1 0.3
1950-51 26 FTW NBA 3 .378 .346 -0.1 0.1 0.1
1951-52 27 FTW NBA 2 63 16.8 .434 .350 26.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 .037
1952-53 28 BLB NBA 2 31 -0.6 .309 .200 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.151
Career NBA 11 94 11.1 .417 .349 17.9 0.0 0.3 0.3 -0.025

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 4 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4
Jack Kerris 5.9 5.7 4.1 1.2
Cazzie Russell 91.9 5.9 5.2 4.1 2.2
Brian Grant 91.4 6.3 5.3 4.7 1.0
Alex English 90.3 7.0 5.3 4.0 1.2
Thaddeus Young 90.2 6.2 5.5 4.5 2.1
Cliff Levingston 90.1 5.5 5.3 4.7 1.3
Maurice Stokes 89.3 6.0 5.5 4.5
Desmond Mason 88.8 5.7 5.2 4.7 1.7
Mitch Kupchak 88.7 5.9 5.9 4.9 0.2
Mike Dunleavy 88.1 5.2 4.9 4.2 1.5
John Block 88.0 5.5 5.1 4.1 0.2
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Jack Kerris 5.9 5.7 4.1 1.2
Thaddeus Young 90.2 6.2 5.5 4.5 2.1
Maurice Stokes 89.3 6.0 5.5 4.5
Jamario Moon 85.5 5.7 4.9 2.9 1.1
Dino Radja 84.2 5.9 4.5 4.0 -0.2
Brandon Bass 84.0 6.3 4.3 4.1 2.0 0.1 0.0
Jeff Green 83.9 6.6 4.8 4.2 0.2
Randolph Mahaffey 82.7 5.7 4.7 3.7 2.6
Leo Barnhorst 81.4 4.7 4.6 3.6 1.3
Stan McKenzie 81.1 6.1 5.3 2.4 0.6 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Jared Dudley 80.6 5.6 5.3 2.9 2.7

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games
1949-50 NBA 68 (2)
1950-51 NBA 68 (3)
1951-52 NBA 66 (1)
Personal Fouls
1951-52 NBA 265 (6)

Transactions

March 21, 1949: Drafted by the Chicago Stags in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1949 BAA Draft.

November 9, 1949: Traded by the Tri-Cities Blackhawks to the Fort Wayne Pistons for John Mahnken.

February 16, 1953: Traded by the Fort Wayne Pistons with Ralph O'Brien to the Baltimore Bullets for Don Boven and Fred Scolari.

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