Jake Pelkington

Jake Pelkington
Personal information
Born (1916-01-03)January 3, 1916
New York City, New York
Died May 1, 1982(1982-05-01) (aged 66)
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Cathedral Prep
(Queens, New York)
College Manhattan
Playing career 1934–1949
Position Forward / Center
Number 30, 10
Career history
1934–1935 Brooklyn Visitations
1935–1936 Kingston Colonials
1936–1940 New York Jewels
1940–1941 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
1942–1948 Fort Wayne Pistons
1948–1949 Baltimore Bullets
Career highlights and awards
  • ABL champion (1939)
  • NBL champion (1944, 1945)
  • 3× Second-team All-NBL (1941, 1944, 1945)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

John Francis Robert "Jake" Pelkington Jr. (January 3, 1916 – May 1, 1982) was an American professional basketball player in the American Basketball League (ABL), National Basketball League (NBL), and Basketball Association of America (BAA).[1][2] Pelkington enjoyed success in his career, winning three league championships (one in the ABL, two in the NBL) and was a three-time second-team all-NBL selection.[2] He is 10th all-time in NBL career scoring with 1,949 points.[2]

BAA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage  APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1948–49 Fort Wayne 14.317.7732.38.9
1948–49 Baltimore 40.438.7972.511.8
Career 54.412.7902.411.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1949 Baltimore 3.394.7711.017.7
Career 3.394.7711.017.7

References

  1. "Jake Pelkington NBA/ABA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jake Pelkington NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2015.


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