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George King

George Smith King Jr.

Position: Guard ▪ Height: 6-0 ▪ Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: August 16, 1928 in Charleston, West Virginia
Died: October 5, 2006
High School: Stonewall Jackson in Charleston, West Virginia
College: University of Charleston
Draft: Chicago Stags, 8th round, 1950 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 1, 1951

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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
1951-52 23 SYR NBA 66 1889 235 579 .406 188 264 .712 274 244 199 658
1952-53 24 SYR NBA 71 2519 255 635 .402 284 442 .643 281 364 244 794
1953-54 25 SYR NBA 72 2370 280 744 .376 257 410 .627 268 272 179 817
1954-55 26 SYR NBA 67 2015 228 605 .377 140 229 .611 227 331 148 596
1955-56 27 SYR NBA 72 2343 284 763 .372 176 275 .640 250 410 150 744
1957-58 29 CIN NBA 63 2272 235 645 .364 140 227 .617 306 337 124 610
Career NBA 411 13408 1517 3971 .382 1185 1847 .642 1606 1958 1044 4219

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
1951-52 23 SYR NBA 66 28.6 3.6 8.8 .406 2.8 4.0 .712 4.2 3.7 3.0 10.0
1952-53 24 SYR NBA 71 35.5 3.6 8.9 .402 4.0 6.2 .643 4.0 5.1 3.4 11.2
1953-54 25 SYR NBA 72 32.9 3.9 10.3 .376 3.6 5.7 .627 3.7 3.8 2.5 11.3
1954-55 26 SYR NBA 67 30.1 3.4 9.0 .377 2.1 3.4 .611 3.4 4.9 2.2 8.9
1955-56 27 SYR NBA 72 32.5 3.9 10.6 .372 2.4 3.8 .640 3.5 5.7 2.1 10.3
1957-58 29 CIN NBA 63 36.1 3.7 10.2 .364 2.2 3.6 .617 4.9 5.3 2.0 9.7
Career NBA 411 32.6 3.7 9.7 .382 2.9 4.5 .642 3.9 4.8 2.5 10.3

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
1951-52 23 SYR NBA 66 1889 4.5 11.0 .406 3.6 5.0 .712 5.2 4.7 3.8 12.5
1952-53 24 SYR NBA 71 2519 3.6 9.1 .402 4.1 6.3 .643 4.0 5.2 3.5 11.3
1953-54 25 SYR NBA 72 2370 4.3 11.3 .376 3.9 6.2 .627 4.1 4.1 2.7 12.4
1954-55 26 SYR NBA 67 2015 4.1 10.8 .377 2.5 4.1 .611 4.1 5.9 2.6 10.6
1955-56 27 SYR NBA 72 2343 4.4 11.7 .372 2.7 4.2 .640 3.8 6.3 2.3 11.4
1957-58 29 CIN NBA 63 2272 3.7 10.2 .364 2.2 3.6 .617 4.8 5.3 2.0 9.7
Career NBA 411 13408 4.1 10.7 .382 3.2 5.0 .642 4.3 5.3 2.8 11.3

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
1951-52 23 SYR NBA 66 1889 16.6 .473 .406 3.9 2.5 6.4 .162
1952-53 24 SYR NBA 71 2519 16.1 .479 .402 4.9 3.2 8.1 .155
1953-54 25 SYR NBA 72 2370 14.4 .442 .376 2.7 3.6 6.3 .129
1954-55 26 SYR NBA 67 2015 12.8 .422 .377 0.6 3.2 3.8 .090
1955-56 27 SYR NBA 72 2343 13.1 .421 .372 0.5 3.3 3.8 .078
1957-58 29 CIN NBA 63 2272 11.3 .409 .364 0.4 2.6 3.0 .064
Career NBA 411 13408 14.0 .441 .382 12.9 18.5 31.4 .113

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
1951-52 23 SYR NBA 6 207 19 54 19 28 29 21 17 57 .352 .679 34.5 9.5 4.8 3.5
1952-53 24 SYR NBA 2 67 6 13 10 12 5 9 12 22 .462 .833 33.5 11.0 2.5 4.5
1953-54 25 SYR NBA 10 286 25 62 38 63 22 21 30 88 .403 .603 28.6 8.8 2.2 2.1
1954-55 26 SYR NBA 11 371 46 117 35 55 41 62 33 127 .393 .636 33.7 11.5 3.7 5.6
1955-56 27 SYR NBA 8 317 39 108 38 48 47 60 16 116 .361 .792 39.6 14.5 5.9 7.5
1957-58 29 CIN NBA 2 79 7 28 4 6 5 7 5 18 .250 .667 39.5 9.0 2.5 3.5
Career NBA 39 1327 142 382 144 212 149 180 113 428 .372 .679 34.0 11.0 3.8 4.6

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
1951-52 23 SYR NBA 6 207 11.7 .430 .352 20.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 .048
1952-53 24 SYR NBA 2 67 14.5 .602 .462 37.4 0.2 0.0 0.2 .131
1953-54 25 SYR NBA 10 286 11.8 .490 .403 16.5 0.4 0.2 0.6 .100
1954-55 26 SYR NBA 11 371 13.8 .450 .393 30.7 0.3 0.6 0.9 .116
1955-56 27 SYR NBA 8 317 15.9 .449 .361 30.3 0.3 0.2 0.5 .073
1957-58 29 CIN NBA 2 79 3.6 .294 .250 14.1 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.093
Career NBA 39 1327 13.0 .450 .372 25.2 1.0 1.2 2.2 .080

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 6 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6
George King 8.1 6.4 6.3 3.8 3.8 3.0
Eddie Johnson 94.6 8.2 6.9 6.3 4.8 3.5 3.0
Damon Stoudamire 91.2 7.6 6.7 6.1 4.7 4.3 3.6
Devin Harris 90.4 7.5 6.5 5.6 3.7 2.7 2.7
Slater Martin 90.2 8.2 6.3 6.2 6.1 4.2 3.5
Johnny Moore 90.1 7.2 6.6 5.8 3.8 3.2 2.1
Frankie Brian 89.8 9.2 6.1 5.6 3.6 3.0 2.7
Vinny Del Negro 89.1 8.3 6.8 5.7 3.5 2.5 2.2
Steve Jones 88.0 8.2 7.1 5.6 5.4 4.4 2.7
Joe Johnson 87.7 7.6 6.0 5.1 3.3 3.0 2.8
Ben Gordon 87.6 8.6 6.9 5.1 4.4 3.5 2.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
George King 8.1 6.4 6.3 3.8 3.8 3.0
Frankie Brian 89.2 9.2 6.1 5.6 3.6 3.0 2.7 -0.2
Devin Harris 86.4 7.5 6.5 5.6 4.2 3.7 2.7 2.7
Johnny Moore 86.2 7.2 6.6 5.8 3.8 3.2 2.1 1.2 0.3 -0.1
George Thompson 85.0 7.7 6.7 6.5 5.6 2.7 1.8
Ben Gordon 83.8 8.6 6.9 5.1 4.4 3.5 2.1 1.7
Paul Neumann 82.9 6.5 5.8 4.6 4.2 4.0 3.3
Micheal Ray Richardson 82.5 8.7 6.9 6.0 5.5 3.3 2.4 2.0 0.3
Glen Combs 82.0 8.7 8.6 6.7 5.1 2.7 2.5 0.0
Andrew Toney 81.7 7.3 6.4 5.5 4.0 2.2 1.2 0.5 -0.2
Butch Beard 81.6 7.6 5.9 5.6 4.4 3.7 2.2 2.0 1.5 0.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1955 Syracuse Nationals (NBA)
Games
1951-52 NBA 66 (1)
1952-53 NBA 71 (2)
1953-54 NBA 72 (2)
1955-56 NBA 72 (2)
Field Goal Pct
1951-52 NBA .406 (7)
1952-53 NBA .402 (10)
Free Throw Attempts
1952-53 NBA 442 (10)
Assists
1952-53 NBA 364 (3)
1953-54 NBA 272 (8)
1954-55 NBA 331 (8)
1955-56 NBA 410 (4)
1957-58 NBA 337 (5)
Assists Per Game
1952-53 NBA 5.1 (3)
1953-54 NBA 3.8 (10)
1954-55 NBA 4.9 (7)
1955-56 NBA 5.7 (7)
1957-58 NBA 5.3 (6)
True Shooting Pct
1951-52 NBA .473 (10)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1951-52 NBA .406 (7)
1952-53 NBA .402 (10)
Defensive Win Shares
1955-56 NBA 3.3 (5)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1951-52 NBA .162 (10)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.126 (159)
 

Transactions

April 25, 1950: Drafted by the Chicago Stags in the 8th round (90th pick) of the 1950 NBA Draft.

August 15, 1957: Sold by the Syracuse Nationals to the Cincinnati Royals.

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