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Joe Meriweather

Joe C. Meriweather (Joe C.)

Position: Center-Forward
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

Drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 1st round (11th pick, 11th overall) of the 1975 NBA draft.

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Totals

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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
1975-76 22 HOU NBA 81 2042 338 684 .494 154 239 .644 163 353 516 82 36 120 219 830
1976-77 23 ATL NBA 74 2068 319 607 .526 182 255 .714 216 380 596 82 41 82 324 820
1977-78 24 NOJ NBA 54 1277 194 411 .472 87 133 .654 135 237 372 58 18 118 94 188 475
1978-79 25 TOT NBA 77 1693 242 500 .484 126 187 .674 143 266 409 79 40 94 130 283 610
1978-79 25 NOJ NBA 36 640 84 187 .449 51 78 .654 62 122 184 31 17 41 45 105 219
1978-79 25 NYK NBA 41 1053 158 313 .505 75 109 .688 81 144 225 48 23 53 85 178 391
1979-80 26 NYK NBA 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 74 1514 206 415 .496 0 0 148 213 .695 126 267 393 77 27 80 125 219 560
1981-82 28 KCK NBA 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 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 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 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

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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
1975-76 22 HOU NBA 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

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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
1975-76 22 HOU NBA 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1975-76 22 HOU NBA 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
1976-77 23 ATL NBA 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
1977-78 24 NOJ NBA 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
1978-79 25 TOT NBA 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
1978-79 25 NOJ NBA 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
1978-79 25 NYK NBA 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
1979-80 26 NYK NBA 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
1980-81 27 KCK NBA 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
1981-82 28 KCK NBA 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
1982-83 29 KCK NBA 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
1983-84 30 KCK NBA 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
1984-85 31 KCK NBA 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
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

Playoffs

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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
1980-81 27 KCK NBA 10 199 24 49 0 0 8 14 12 31 5 5 7 9 31 56 .490 .571 19.9 5.6 3.1 0.5
Career NBA 10 199 24 49 0 0 8 14 12 31 5 5 7 9 31 56 .490 .571 19.9 5.6 3.1 0.5

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1980-81 27 KCK 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
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

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Honors

1975-76 NBA All-Rookie (1st)

Field Goal Pct

1976-77 NBA .525 (9)
Career NBA .511 (61)
Career .511 (62)

Blocks

1975-76 NBA 120 (10)

Personal Fouls

1976-77 NBA 324 (5)

Blocks Per Game

1977-78 NBA 2.2 (7)
1979-80 NBA 1.8 (9)

Effective Field Goal Pct

1976-77 NBA .526 (9)

Offensive Rebound Pct

1976-77 NBA 10.9 (7)

Block Pct

1975-76 NBA 3.1 (6)
1977-78 NBA 4.6 (3)
1979-80 NBA 4.2 (7)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.000 (810)
      

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 Knickerbockers for Spencer Haywood.

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

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1984-85 Kansas City Kings NBA $225,000
Career (may be incomplete) $225,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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