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Ernie Vandeweghe
Ernie Vandeweghe stats, teams and career impact
#300 all-timeCareer averages · 9.4 PPG · 4.6 RPG · 2.6 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Shooting guard
- Final NBA team
- New York Knicks
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) · 195 lb (88 kg)
- Born
- September 12, 1928
- Died
- November 8, 2014 (86 yrs old)
- College
- Colgate
- NBA career
- 1949–50 to 1955–56
Career summaryErnie Vandeweghe was a shooting guard whose NBA career ran from 1949–50 through 1955–56. hussEyquation season data begins in 1950–51.
- Career PPG
- 9.4
- Career RPG
- 4.6
- Career APG
- 2.6
- #7 in 1952–53
- #300 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
How Ernie Vandeweghe ranks in the available record
Ernie Vandeweghe's covered seasons produce an all-time rank of #300. hussEyquation's season record begins in 1950–51, so this is not a complete-career verdict.
450+ minutes required per season
182 games · Coverage begins in 1950–51
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- New York Knicks
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 42.1%FG%
- Three-point
- —3P%
- Free throw
- 76.0%FT%
182 career games · 4,606 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Ernie Vandeweghe stats by season
Start with scoring and impact, then switch views for shooting or the full advanced picture. Career percentages use total makes and attempts.
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| 1955–56 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 | -7.52 | NYK | 5 | 0 | 15.4 | 32.3% | — | 100.0% | — | -9.4 |
| 1953–54 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | -4.54 | NYK | 15 | 0 | 18.1 | 35.9% | — | 80.6% | — | -12.5 |
| 1952–53 | 12.0 | 5.6 | 2.4 | +2.73 | NYK | 61 | 0 | 28.6 | 43.5% | — | 76.6% | #7 | 160.1 |
| 1951–52 | 9.2 | 4.6 | 2.9 | +1.35 | NYK | 57 | 0 | 26.4 | 43.8% | — | 77.5% | #19 | 99.9 |
| 1950–51 | 7.7 | 4.4 | 2.8 | +1.16 | NYK | 44 | 0 | 22.9 | 40.2% | — | 70.1% | #26 | 62.8 |
| Career | 9.4 | 4.6 | 2.6 | — | NYK | 182 | — | 25.3 | 42.1% | — | 76.0% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
38.0 composite · lower is better
49.2 average league finish
301 total value
Career standing
How Ernie Vandeweghe ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score38.0
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- 97.0
- Qualified seasons
- 3
- All-time rank
- #300
Strongest seasons
Every season
Ernie Vandeweghe advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| 1955–56Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 27 | 5 | 77 | -7.52 | — | — | -9.4 | — | Modeled |
| 1953–54Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 25 | 15 | 271 | -4.54 | — | — | -12.5 | — | Modeled |
| 1952–53Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 24 | 61 | 1,745 | +2.73 | 93.6 | #7 | 160.1 | 85th | Modeled |
| 1951–52Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 23 | 57 | 1,507 | +1.35 | 81.1 | #19 | 99.9 | 72nd | Modeled |
| 1950–51legacy estimate | NYK | 22 | 44 | 1,006 | +1.16 | 76.0 | #26 | 62.8 | 60th | Modeled |
Career movement
Ernie Vandeweghe's career impact by season
Peak +2.73 in 1952–53 · 5 seasons · 4,606 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
Era-centered box impactMinutesModeled estimate
—’55
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Ernie VandewegheRudy Fernández
| NBA season | Ernie Vandeweghe | Rudy Fernández |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| 3 | 2.7 | 1.2 |
| 4 | -4.5 | -0.5 |
| 5 | -7.5 | Did not play |
NBA season number
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