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Joe Meriweather

Joe C. Meriweather (Joe C.)

Position: Center-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: October 26, 1953 in Phenix City, Alabama
High School: Central in Phenix City, Alabama
College: Southern Illinois University
Draft: Houston Rockets, 1st round (11th pick, 11th overall), 1975 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 24, 1975

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Fine Details ▪ Last updated May 23, 2013 1:17 AM
All-Time Rank: #516. Kent Benson… #517. Bob Weiss… #518. Bimbo Coles… #519. JOE MERIWEATHER… #520. Darnell Valentine… #521. Ervin Johnson… #522. Kevin Edwards… 

Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1975-76 22 HOU NBA C 81 2042 338 684 .494 154 239 .644 163 353 516 82 36 120 219 830
1976-77 23 ATL NBA C 74 2068 319 607 .526 182 255 .714 216 380 596 82 41 82 324 820
1977-78 24 NOJ NBA C 54 1277 194 411 .472 87 133 .654 135 237 372 58 18 118 94 188 475
1978-79 25 TOT NBA C 77 1693 242 500 .484 126 187 .674 143 266 409 79 40 94 130 283 610
1978-79 25 NOJ NBA C 36 640 84 187 .449 51 78 .654 62 122 184 31 17 41 45 105 219
1978-79 25 NYK NBA C 41 1053 158 313 .505 75 109 .688 81 144 225 48 23 53 85 178 391
1979-80 26 NYK NBA PF 65 1565 252 477 .528 0 1 .000 78 121 .645 122 228 350 66 37 120 112 239 582
1980-81 27 KCK NBA C 74 1514 206 415 .496 0 0 148 213 .695 126 267 393 77 27 80 125 219 560
1981-82 28 KCK NBA C 18 10 380 47 91 .516 0 0 31 40 .775 25 63 88 17 13 21 25 68 125
1982-83 29 KCK NBA C 78 74 1706 258 453 .570 0 0 102 163 .626 150 274 424 64 47 86 118 285 618
1983-84 30 KCK NBA C 73 31 1501 193 363 .532 0 0 94 123 .764 111 242 353 51 35 61 83 247 480
1984-85 31 KCK NBA C 76 4 1061 121 243 .498 1 2 .500 96 124 .774 94 169 263 27 17 28 50 181 339
Career NBA 670 119 14807 2170 4244 .511 1 3 .333 1098 1598 .687 1285 2479 3764 603 311 810 737 2253 5439

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1975-76 22 HOU NBA C 81 25.2 4.2 8.4 .494 1.9 3.0 .644 2.0 4.4 6.4 1.0 0.4 1.5 2.7 10.2
1976-77 23 ATL NBA C 74 27.9 4.3 8.2 .526 2.5 3.4 .714 2.9 5.1 8.1 1.1 0.6 1.1 4.4 11.1
1977-78 24 NOJ NBA C 54 23.6 3.6 7.6 .472 1.6 2.5 .654 2.5 4.4 6.9 1.1 0.3 2.2 1.7 3.5 8.8
1978-79 25 TOT NBA C 77 22.0 3.1 6.5 .484 1.6 2.4 .674 1.9 3.5 5.3 1.0 0.5 1.2 1.7 3.7 7.9
1978-79 25 NOJ NBA C 36 17.8 2.3 5.2 .449 1.4 2.2 .654 1.7 3.4 5.1 0.9 0.5 1.1 1.3 2.9 6.1
1978-79 25 NYK NBA C 41 25.7 3.9 7.6 .505 1.8 2.7 .688 2.0 3.5 5.5 1.2 0.6 1.3 2.1 4.3 9.5
1979-80 26 NYK NBA PF 65 24.1 3.9 7.3 .528 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .645 1.9 3.5 5.4 1.0 0.6 1.8 1.7 3.7 9.0
1980-81 27 KCK NBA C 74 20.5 2.8 5.6 .496 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.9 .695 1.7 3.6 5.3 1.0 0.4 1.1 1.7 3.0 7.6
1981-82 28 KCK NBA C 18 10 21.1 2.6 5.1 .516 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.2 .775 1.4 3.5 4.9 0.9 0.7 1.2 1.4 3.8 6.9
1982-83 29 KCK NBA C 78 74 21.9 3.3 5.8 .570 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.1 .626 1.9 3.5 5.4 0.8 0.6 1.1 1.5 3.7 7.9
1983-84 30 KCK NBA C 73 31 20.6 2.6 5.0 .532 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.7 .764 1.5 3.3 4.8 0.7 0.5 0.8 1.1 3.4 6.6
1984-85 31 KCK NBA C 76 4 14.0 1.6 3.2 .498 0.0 0.0 .500 1.3 1.6 .774 1.2 2.2 3.5 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.7 2.4 4.5
Career NBA 670 119 22.1 3.2 6.3 .511 0.0 0.0 .333 1.6 2.4 .687 1.9 3.7 5.6 0.9 0.5 1.2 1.4 3.4 8.1

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1975-76 22 HOU NBA C 81 2042 6.0 12.1 .494 2.7 4.2 .644 2.9 6.2 9.1 1.4 0.6 2.1 3.9 14.6
1976-77 23 ATL NBA C 74 2068 5.6 10.6 .526 3.2 4.4 .714 3.8 6.6 10.4 1.4 0.7 1.4 5.6 14.3
1977-78 24 NOJ NBA C 54 1277 5.5 11.6 .472 2.5 3.7 .654 3.8 6.7 10.5 1.6 0.5 3.3 2.6 5.3 13.4
1978-79 25 TOT NBA C 77 1693 5.1 10.6 .484 2.7 4.0 .674 3.0 5.7 8.7 1.7 0.9 2.0 2.8 6.0 13.0
1978-79 25 NOJ NBA C 36 640 4.7 10.5 .449 2.9 4.4 .654 3.5 6.9 10.4 1.7 1.0 2.3 2.5 5.9 12.3
1978-79 25 NYK NBA C 41 1053 5.4 10.7 .505 2.6 3.7 .688 2.8 4.9 7.7 1.6 0.8 1.8 2.9 6.1 13.4
1979-80 26 NYK NBA PF 65 1565 5.8 11.0 .528 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.8 .645 2.8 5.2 8.1 1.5 0.9 2.8 2.6 5.5 13.4
1980-81 27 KCK NBA C 74 1514 4.9 9.9 .496 0.0 0.0 3.5 5.1 .695 3.0 6.3 9.3 1.8 0.6 1.9 3.0 5.2 13.3
1981-82 28 KCK NBA C 18 10 380 4.5 8.6 .516 0.0 0.0 2.9 3.8 .775 2.4 6.0 8.3 1.6 1.2 2.0 2.4 6.4 11.8
1982-83 29 KCK NBA C 78 74 1706 5.4 9.6 .570 0.0 0.0 2.2 3.4 .626 3.2 5.8 8.9 1.4 1.0 1.8 2.5 6.0 13.0
1983-84 30 KCK NBA C 73 31 1501 4.6 8.7 .532 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.0 .764 2.7 5.8 8.5 1.2 0.8 1.5 2.0 5.9 11.5
1984-85 31 KCK NBA C 76 4 1061 4.1 8.2 .498 0.0 0.1 .500 3.3 4.2 .774 3.2 5.7 8.9 0.9 0.6 1.0 1.7 6.1 11.5
Career NBA 670 119 14807 5.3 10.3 .511 0.0 0.0 .333 2.7 3.9 .687 3.1 6.0 9.2 1.5 0.8 2.0 2.5 5.5 13.2

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1975-76 22 HOU NBA C 81 2042 14.4 .526 .494 8.9 18.2 13.7 5.5 0.8 3.1 100 2.3 1.6 3.8 .090
1976-77 23 ATL NBA C 74 2068 14.5 .570 .526 10.9 19.9 15.3 5.9 0.9 2.2 100 2.9 1.9 4.8 .112
1977-78 24 NOJ NBA C 54 1277 13.7 .506 .472 10.3 17.6 14.0 6.1 0.6 4.6 16.7 16.7 99 98 0.8 1.7 2.6 .096
1978-79 25 TOT NBA C 77 1693 11.4 .524 .484 8.8 16.0 12.5 6.0 1.1 2.8 18.3 16.3 99 104 0.6 1.7 2.3 .064
1978-79 25 NOJ NBA C 36 640 11.8 .495 .449 9.8 18.1 14.1 6.4 1.2 3.1 16.9 15.9 98 103 0.1 0.7 0.9 .066
1978-79 25 NYK NBA C 41 1053 11.2 .542 .505 8.2 14.8 11.5 5.9 1.0 2.7 19.1 16.6 100 105 0.4 0.9 1.4 .063
1979-80 26 NYK NBA PF 65 1565 12.2 .549 .528 8.4 16.0 12.2 5.3 1.1 4.2 17.4 15.8 102 107 0.8 1.4 2.2 .068
1980-81 27 KCK NBA C 74 1514 12.4 .550 .496 9.3 19.5 14.4 6.7 0.8 3.0 19.7 17.3 101 103 0.6 2.0 2.6 .083
1981-82 28 KCK NBA C 18 380 12.2 .576 .516 7.2 19.1 13.0 5.7 1.6 3.2 18.7 14.4 106 104 0.3 0.5 0.8 .097
1982-83 29 KCK NBA C 78 1706 12.8 .589 .570 9.5 17.4 13.4 4.8 1.2 2.8 18.4 14.5 108 103 1.8 2.1 3.8 .108
1983-84 30 KCK NBA C 73 1501 10.9 .575 .532 8.3 18.7 13.4 4.5 1.1 2.3 16.6 13.4 109 107 1.2 1.7 2.9 .092
1984-85 31 KCK NBA C 76 1061 10.2 .570 .500 10.2 18.0 14.1 3.1 0.7 1.4 14.4 12.9 114 112 1.3 0.6 1.8 .083
Career NBA 670 14807 12.7 .550 .511 9.3 18.0 13.7 5.4 1.0 2.9 17.6 15.3 104 103 12.5 15.1 27.6 .090

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1980-81 27 KCK NBA C 10 199 24 49 .490 0 0 8 14 .571 12 19 31 5 5 7 9 31 56
Career NBA 10 199 24 49 .490 0 0 8 14 .571 12 19 31 5 5 7 9 31 56

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1980-81 27 KCK NBA C 10 19.9 2.4 4.9 .490 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.4 .571 1.2 1.9 3.1 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.9 3.1 5.6
Career NBA 10 19.9 2.4 4.9 .490 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.4 .571 1.2 1.9 3.1 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.9 3.1 5.6

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1980-81 27 KCK NBA C 10 199 4.3 8.9 .490 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.5 .571 2.2 3.4 5.6 0.9 0.9 1.3 1.6 5.6 10.1
Career NBA 10 199 4.3 8.9 .490 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.5 .571 2.2 3.4 5.6 0.9 0.9 1.3 1.6 5.6 10.1

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1980-81 27 KCK NBA C 10 199 9.0 .508 .490 7.0 11.3 9.1 3.9 1.3 2.1 14.0 14.7 97 103 0.0 0.2 0.3 .064
Career NBA 10 199 9.0 .508 .490 7.0 11.3 9.1 3.9 1.3 2.1 14.0 14.7 97 103 0.0 0.2 0.3 .064

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 10 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Joe Meriweather 4.8 3.8 3.8 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.2 1.8 0.8
Wayne Cooper 89.0 5.1 4.1 3.5 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.0 1.5 1.2 1.2
George Johnson 87.6 5.0 4.5 3.6 3.5 3.4 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.0 0.3
Jon Koncak 86.6 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.1 2.5 2.3 1.8 1.4 1.1
Clemon Johnson 85.9 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.5 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.2 0.9
Andrew Lang 85.4 5.7 4.9 3.7 3.0 2.9 2.3 1.9 1.7 1.4 0.7
Mel Counts 85.0 5.0 4.3 4.2 2.9 2.7 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.3
Otto Moore 84.0 5.0 4.7 3.5 2.9 2.4 2.3 1.8 1.3 0.9
Zaza Pachulia 83.2 5.0 4.8 3.9 3.9 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.7 1.1 0.3
Benoit Benjamin 82.2 5.4 5.1 4.1 4.0 3.0 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.1 0.9
Leroy Ellis 81.2 6.4 4.7 3.8 3.6 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.3 1.6
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Joe Meriweather 4.8 3.8 3.8 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.2 1.8 0.8
Coby Dietrick 91.6 4.5 4.4 4.1 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0
Mel Counts 87.6 5.0 4.3 4.2 2.9 2.7 2.0 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.4 0.3
Clemon Johnson 85.9 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.5 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.2 0.9
Jon Koncak 85.3 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.1 2.5 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.1
George Johnson 84.2 5.0 4.5 3.6 3.5 3.4 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.0 1.3 1.0 0.6 0.3
Andrew Lang 84.2 5.7 4.9 3.7 3.0 2.9 2.3 1.9 1.7 1.4 0.7 0.4 -0.1
Otto Moore 84.0 5.0 4.7 3.5 2.9 2.4 2.3 1.8 1.3 0.9
Zaza Pachulia 83.2 5.0 4.8 3.9 3.9 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.7 1.1 0.3
Chris Dudley 83.0 4.7 4.1 3.5 3.4 2.2 2.2 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0
Will Perdue 82.8 4.7 4.7 4.4 3.4 2.5 2.5 2.3 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.5

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1971-72 18 SILLINOIS 14 122 188 57 88 211 301 .649 .648 21.5 15.1
1972-73 19 SILLINOIS 25 186 343 56 98 307 428 .542 .571 17.1 12.3
1973-74 20 SILLINOIS 26 233 396 85 114 387 551 .588 .746 21.2 14.9
1974-75 21 SILLINOIS 27 229 370 99 154 311 557 .619 .643 20.6 11.5
Career 78 648 1109 240 366 1005 1536 .584 .656 19.7 12.9

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1975-76 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
Blocks
1975-76 NBA 120 (10)
Personal Fouls
1976-77 NBA 324 (5)
Field Goal Pct
1976-77 NBA .525 (9)
Career NBA .511 (72)
Career .511 (78)
Blocks Per Game
1977-78 NBA 2.2 (7)
1979-80 NBA 1.8 (9)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1976-77 NBA .526 (9)
Block Pct
1975-76 NBA 3.1 (6)
1979-80 NBA 4.2 (6)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (855)
NBA Elo Player Rating
525th (overall) as of May 22, 2013, 10:42AM
      

Transactions

May 29, 1975: Drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1975 NBA Draft.

June 7, 1976: Traded by the Houston Rockets with Gus Bailey and a 1976 1st round draft pick (Armond Hill) to the Atlanta Hawks for Dwight Jones and a 1976 1st round draft pick (John Lucas).

October 13, 1977: Traded by the Atlanta Hawks to the New Orleans Jazz for a 1978 1st round draft pick (Jack Givens).

January 5, 1979: Traded by the New Orleans Jazz to the New York Knicks for Spencer Haywood.

September 25, 1980: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the New York Knicks with a 1981 1st round draft pick (Steve Johnson) to the Kansas City Kings; the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Campy Russell to the New York Knicks; and the Kansas City Kings traded Bill Robinzine to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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