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George Ratkovicz
George Ratkovicz stats, teams and career impact
#319 all-timeCareer averages · 9.3 PPG · 6.9 RPG · 2.4 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Power forward
- Final NBA team
- Milwaukee Hawks
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) · 220 lb (100 kg)
- Born
- November 13, 1922
- Died
- November 10, 2007 (84 yrs old)
- NBA career
- 1949–50 to 1954–55
Career summaryGeorge Ratkovicz was a power forward whose NBA career ran from 1949–50 through 1954–55. hussEyquation season data begins in 1950–51.
- Career PPG
- 9.3
- Career RPG
- 6.9
- Career APG
- 2.4
- #19 in 1950–51
- #319 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
How George Ratkovicz ranks in the available record
George Ratkovicz's covered seasons produce an all-time rank of #319. hussEyquation's season record begins in 1950–51, so this is not a complete-career verdict.
450+ minutes required per season
281 games · Coverage begins in 1950–51
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Syracuse Nationals, Baltimore Bullets, and Milwaukee Hawks
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 37.2%FG%
- Three-point
- —3P%
- Free throw
- 69.0%FT%
281 career games · 8,196 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
George Ratkovicz stats by season
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| 1954–55 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 | -8.24 | MLH | 9 | 0 | 11.3 | 15.8% | — | 43.5% | — | -13.3 |
| 1953–54 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 2.2 | +0.64 | MLH | 69 | 0 | 31.4 | 39.3% | — | 64.5% | #27 | 100.4 |
| 1952–53 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 3.1 | +1.01 | BLB/MLH | 71 | 0 | 31.5 | 33.6% | — | 70.2% | #19 | 123.1 |
| 1951–52 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 1.4 | -2.52 | SYR | 66 | 0 | 20.5 | 34.9% | — | 67.4% | #83 | -14.2 |
| 1950–51 | 12.9 | 8.3 | 2.9 | +1.62 | SYR | 66 | 0 | 35.4 | 41.5% | — | 73.1% | #19 | 172.8 |
| Career | 9.3 | 6.9 | 2.4 | — | BLB/MLH/SYR | 281 | — | 29.2 | 37.2% | — | 69.0% | — | — |
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.
40.0 composite · lower is better
48.9 average league finish
369 total value
Career standing
How George Ratkovicz 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 Score40.0
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
- 96.5
- Qualified seasons
- 4
- All-time rank
- #319
Strongest seasons
Every season
George Ratkovicz 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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| 1954–55Historical Defense Estimate | MLH | 32 | 9 | 102 | -8.24 | — | — | -13.3 | — | Modeled |
| 1953–54Historical Defense Estimate | MLH | 31 | 69 | 2,170 | +0.64 | 68.3 | #27 | 100.4 | 70th | Modeled |
| 1952–53Historical Defense Estimate | BLB/MLH | 30 | 71 | 2,235 | +1.01 | 80.9 | #19 | 123.1 | 79th | Modeled |
| 1951–52Historical Defense Estimate | SYR | 29 | 66 | 1,356 | -2.52 | 13.7 | #83 | -14.2 | 12th | Modeled |
| 1950–51legacy estimate | SYR | 28 | 66 | 2,333 | +1.62 | 82.7 | #19 | 172.8 | 88th | Modeled |
Career movement
George Ratkovicz's career impact by season
Peak +1.62 in 1950–51 · 5 seasons · 8,196 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
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
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George RatkoviczJared Sullinger
| NBA season | George Ratkovicz | Jared Sullinger |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.6 | -2.1 |
| 2 | -2.5 | -0.7 |
| 3 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 4 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 5 | -8.2 | -10.1 |
NBA season number
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