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Joe Fulks
Joseph Franklin Fulks (Joe, Jumpin' Joe)
Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6-5 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: October 26, 1921 in Birmingham, Kentucky
Died: March 21, 1976
High School: Kuttawa in Kuttawa, Kentucky
College: Murray State University
Inducted into Hall of Fame as Player in 1978
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | 25 | PHW | BAA | 60 | 475 | 1557 | .305 | 439 | 601 | .730 | 25 | 199 | 1389 | |||||||||||
| 1947-48 | 26 | PHW | BAA | 43 | 326 | 1258 | .259 | 297 | 390 | .762 | 26 | 162 | 949 | |||||||||||
| 1948-49 | 27 | PHW | BAA | 60 | 529 | 1689 | .313 | 502 | 638 | .787 | 74 | 262 | 1560 | |||||||||||
| 1949-50 | 28 | PHW | NBA | 68 | 336 | 1209 | .278 | 293 | 421 | .696 | 56 | 240 | 965 | |||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 29 | PHW | NBA | 66 | 429 | 1358 | .316 | 378 | 442 | .855 | 523 | 117 | 247 | 1236 | ||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 30 | PHW | NBA | 61 | 1904 | 336 | 1078 | .312 | 250 | 303 | .825 | 368 | 123 | 255 | 922 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 31 | PHW | NBA | 70 | 2085 | 332 | 960 | .346 | 168 | 231 | .727 | 387 | 138 | 319 | 832 | |||||||||
| 1953-54 | 32 | PHW | NBA | 61 | 501 | 61 | 229 | .266 | 28 | 49 | .571 | 101 | 28 | 90 | 150 | |||||||||
| Career | TOT | 489 | 4490 | 2824 | 9338 | .302 | 2355 | 3075 | .766 | 1379 | 587 | 1774 | 8003 | |||||||||||
| NBA | 326 | 4490 | 1494 | 4834 | .309 | 1117 | 1446 | .772 | 1379 | 462 | 1151 | 4105 | ||||||||||||
| BAA | 163 | 1330 | 4504 | .295 | 1238 | 1629 | .760 | 125 | 623 | 3898 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | 25 | PHW | BAA | 60 | 7.9 | 26.0 | .305 | 7.3 | 10.0 | .730 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 23.2 | |||||||||||
| 1947-48 | 26 | PHW | BAA | 43 | 7.6 | 29.3 | .259 | 6.9 | 9.1 | .762 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 22.1 | |||||||||||
| 1948-49 | 27 | PHW | BAA | 60 | 8.8 | 28.2 | .313 | 8.4 | 10.6 | .787 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 26.0 | |||||||||||
| 1949-50 | 28 | PHW | NBA | 68 | 4.9 | 17.8 | .278 | 4.3 | 6.2 | .696 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 14.2 | |||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 29 | PHW | NBA | 66 | 6.5 | 20.6 | .316 | 5.7 | 6.7 | .855 | 7.9 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 18.7 | ||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 30 | PHW | NBA | 61 | 31.2 | 5.5 | 17.7 | .312 | 4.1 | 5.0 | .825 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 15.1 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 31 | PHW | NBA | 70 | 29.8 | 4.7 | 13.7 | .346 | 2.4 | 3.3 | .727 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 11.9 | |||||||||
| 1953-54 | 32 | PHW | NBA | 61 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 3.8 | .266 | 0.5 | 0.8 | .571 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | |||||||||
| Career | TOT | 489 | 23.4 | 5.8 | 19.1 | .302 | 4.8 | 6.3 | .766 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 16.4 | |||||||||||
| NBA | 326 | 23.4 | 4.6 | 14.8 | .309 | 3.4 | 4.4 | .772 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 12.6 | ||||||||||||
| BAA | 163 | 8.2 | 27.6 | .295 | 7.6 | 10.0 | .760 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 23.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | 25 | PHW | BAA | 60 | .305 | .730 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1947-48 | 26 | PHW | BAA | 43 | .259 | .762 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1948-49 | 27 | PHW | BAA | 60 | .313 | .787 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1949-50 | 28 | PHW | NBA | 68 | .278 | .696 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 29 | PHW | NBA | 66 | .316 | .855 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 30 | PHW | NBA | 61 | 1904 | 6.4 | 20.4 | .312 | 4.7 | 5.7 | .825 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 17.4 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 31 | PHW | NBA | 70 | 2085 | 5.7 | 16.6 | .346 | 2.9 | 4.0 | .727 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 14.4 | |||||||||
| 1953-54 | 32 | PHW | NBA | 61 | 501 | 4.4 | 16.5 | .266 | 2.0 | 3.5 | .571 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 10.8 | |||||||||
| Career | TOT | 489 | 4490 | 5.8 | 18.2 | .302 | 3.6 | 4.7 | .766 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 15.3 | |||||||||||
| NBA | 326 | 4490 | 5.8 | 18.2 | .309 | 3.6 | 4.7 | .772 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 15.3 | ||||||||||||
| BAA | 163 | .295 | .760 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | 25 | PHW | BAA | 60 | .381 | .305 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1947-48 | 26 | PHW | BAA | 43 | .332 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1948-49 | 27 | PHW | BAA | 60 | .396 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1949-50 | 28 | PHW | NBA | 68 | .346 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 29 | PHW | NBA | 66 | .398 | .316 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 30 | PHW | NBA | 61 | 1904 | 11.8 | .381 | .312 | -2.5 | 0.7 | -1.8 | -0.045 | ||||||||||
| 1952-53 | 31 | PHW | NBA | 70 | 2085 | 11.7 | .392 | .346 | -1.8 | 1.2 | -0.6 | -0.015 | ||||||||||
| 1953-54 | 32 | PHW | NBA | 61 | 501 | 3.7 | .299 | .266 | -2.2 | 0.4 | -1.8 | -0.171 | ||||||||||
| Career | TOT | 489 | 4490 | 10.8 | .374 | .302 | -6.4 | 2.2 | -4.2 | -0.045 | ||||||||||||
| NBA | 326 | 4490 | 10.8 | .375 | .309 | -6.4 | 2.2 | -4.2 | -0.045 | |||||||||||||
| BAA | 163 | .373 | .295 |
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 |
| 1946-47 | 25 | PHW | BAA | 10 | 74 | 257 | 74 | 94 | 3 | 32 | 222 | .288 | .787 | 22.2 | 0.3 | |||||||||||
| 1947-48 | 26 | PHW | BAA | 13 | 92 | 380 | 98 | 121 | 3 | 55 | 282 | .242 | .810 | 21.7 | 0.2 | |||||||||||
| 1948-49 | 27 | PHW | BAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||
| 1949-50 | 28 | PHW | NBA | 2 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 15 | .192 | .500 | 7.5 | 1.0 | |||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 29 | PHW | NBA | 2 | 16 | 49 | 20 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 52 | .327 | .741 | 26.0 | 8.0 | 0.5 | |||||||||
| 1951-52 | 30 | PHW | NBA | 3 | 70 | 5 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 17 | .152 | .778 | 23.3 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 | |||||||
| Career | TOT | 31 | 70 | 192 | 745 | 204 | 261 | 28 | 11 | 120 | 588 | .258 | .782 | 23.3 | 19.0 | 5.6 | 0.4 | |||||||||
| BAA | 24 | 166 | 637 | 172 | 215 | 6 | 88 | 504 | .261 | .800 | 21.0 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||
| NBA | 7 | 70 | 26 | 108 | 32 | 46 | 28 | 5 | 32 | 84 | .241 | .696 | 23.3 | 12.0 | 5.6 | 0.7 | ||||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | 25 | PHW | BAA | 10 | .372 | .288 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1947-48 | 26 | PHW | BAA | 13 | .325 | .242 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1948-49 | 27 | PHW | BAA | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1949-50 | 28 | PHW | NBA | 2 | .247 | .192 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 29 | PHW | NBA | 2 | .427 | .327 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 30 | PHW | NBA | 3 | 70 | -3.7 | .230 | .152 | 5.7 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -0.398 | |||||||||
| Career | TOT | 31 | 70 | -3.7 | .342 | .258 | 5.7 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -0.398 | |||||||||||
| BAA | 24 | .344 | .261 | |||||||||||||||||||
| NBA | 7 | 70 | -3.7 | .328 | .241 | 5.7 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -0.398 |
All-Star Games
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 29 | PHW | NBA | 1 | 6 | 15 | .400 | 7 | 9 | .778 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | |||||||||
| 1951-52 | 30 | PHW | NBA | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| Career | NBA | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 22 | .409 | 7 | 10 | .700 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 25 |
College
| 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 |
| 1941-42 | 20 | MURRAYST | 22 | 117 | 50 | 284 | 12.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1942-43 | 21 | MURRAYST | 25 | 135 | 67 | 337 | 13.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career | 47 | 252 | 117 | 621 | 13.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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All-Star Games 1951 NBA1952 NBA |
Honors 1946-47 BAA All-BAA (1st)1947-48 BAA All-BAA (1st) 1948-49 BAA All-BAA (1st) 1950-51 NBA All-NBA (2nd) |
Championships |
Games 1946-47 BAA 60 (7)1948-49 BAA 60 (4) 1949-50 NBA 68 (2) |
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Field Goals 1946-47 BAA 475 (1)1947-48 BAA 326 (2) 1948-49 BAA 529 (2) 1950-51 NBA 429 (4) |
Field Goal Attempts 1946-47 BAA 1557 (1)1947-48 BAA 1258 (1) 1948-49 BAA 1689 (1) 1949-50 NBA 1209 (2) 1950-51 NBA 1358 (2) 1951-52 NBA 1078 (5) 1952-53 NBA 960 (8) |
Free Throws 1946-47 BAA 439 (1)1947-48 BAA 297 (1) 1948-49 BAA 502 (2) 1949-50 NBA 293 (9) 1950-51 NBA 378 (8) |
Free Throw Attempts 1946-47 BAA 601 (1)1947-48 BAA 390 (2) 1948-49 BAA 638 (2) 1949-50 NBA 421 (8) 1950-51 NBA 442 (8) |
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Free Throw Pct 1946-47 BAA .730 (7)1947-48 BAA .761 (5) 1948-49 BAA .787 (10) 1950-51 NBA .855 (1) 1951-52 NBA .825 (7) |
Personal Fouls 1946-47 BAA 199 (2)1947-48 BAA 162 (10) 1948-49 BAA 262 (2) 1951-52 NBA 255 (10) 1952-53 NBA 319 (2) |
Points 1946-47 BAA 1389 (1)1947-48 BAA 949 (2) 1948-49 BAA 1560 (2) 1950-51 NBA 1236 (4) |
Points Per Game 1946-47 BAA 23.1 (1)1947-48 BAA 22.1 (1) 1948-49 BAA 26.0 (2) 1950-51 NBA 18.7 (4) |
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True Shooting Pct 1946-47 BAA .381 (7) |
Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.357 (119) |
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