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American basketball player

Jake Pelkington
Personal information
Born(1916-01-03)January 3, 1916
New York City, New York
DiedMay 1, 1982(1982-05-01) (aged 66)
Fort Wayne, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolCathedral Prep
(Queens, New York)
CollegeManhattan
Playing career1934–1949
PositionForward / center
Number30, 10
Career history
1934–1935Brooklyn Visitations
1935–1936Kingston Colonials
1936–1940New York Jewels
1940–1941Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
1942–1948Fort Wayne Pistons
1948–1949Baltimore Bullets
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

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). 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. He is 10th all-time in NBL career scoring with 1,949 points.

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 .773 2.3 8.9
1948–49 Baltimore 40 .438 .797 2.5 11.8
Career 54 .412 .790 2.4 11.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1949 Baltimore 3 .394 .771 1.0 17.7
Career 3 .394 .771 1.0 17.7

References

  1. "Jake Pelkington NBA/ABA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "Jake Pelkington NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
New York Jewels 1938–39 ABL champions
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 1943–44 NBL champions
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 1944–45 NBL champions
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