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Jack George
Jack George stats, teams and career impact
#266 all-timeCareer averages · 10.2 PPG · 4.2 RPG · 4.3 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Point guard
- Final NBA team
- New York Knicks
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) · 190 lb (86 kg)
- Born
- November 13, 1928
- Died
- January 30, 1989 (60 yrs old)
- College
- La Salle
- NBA seasons
- 8 seasons · 1953–54 to 1960–61
Career summaryJack George was a point guard who played 8 NBA seasons, from 1953–54 through 1960–61.
- Career PPG
- 10.2
- Career RPG
- 4.2
- Career APG
- 4.3
- #22 in 1953–54
- #266 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Jack George ranks #266 all time
Jack George ranks #266 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #27.7. His full-career value ranks #717, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
506 games · Career Value Rank #717
NBA honors2× All-Star · All-NBAContext only; honors are not model inputs.
Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Philadelphia Warriors and New York Knicks
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 36.4%FG%
- Three-point
- —3P%
- Free throw
- 70.4%FT%
506 career games · 15,860 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
Jack George stats by season
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| 1960–61 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 2.4 | -5.40 | NYK | 16 | 0 | 16.8 | 33.3% | — | 66.7% | — | -23.4 |
| 1959–60 | 9.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | -1.95 | NYK | 69 | 0 | 23.2 | 38.5% | — | 76.7% | #58 | 2.0 |
| 1958–59 | 8.7 | 4.1 | 3.1 | -0.66 | NYK/PHW | 71 | 0 | 26.5 | 34.6% | — | 75.4% | #41 | 62.2 |
| 1957–58 | 8.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | +0.23 | PHW | 72 | 0 | 26.5 | 37.0% | — | 73.6% | #32 | 104.7 |
| 1956–57 | 10.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | -0.91 | PHW | 67 | 0 | 33.3 | 33.7% | — | 68.3% | #45 | 54.6 |
| 1955–56 | 13.9 | 4.3 | 6.3 | -0.30 | PHW | 72 | 0 | 39.4 | 37.4% | — | 75.7% | #34 | 108.9 |
| 1954–55 | 11.4 | 4.4 | 5.3 | +0.15 | PHW | 68 | 0 | 36.5 | 38.5% | — | 66.0% | #29 | 115.7 |
| 1953–54 | 9.5 | 5.4 | 4.4 | +1.03 | PHW | 71 | 0 | 37.3 | 35.2% | — | 59.0% | #22 | 149.2 |
| Career | 10.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | — | NYK/PHW | 506 | — | 31.3 | 36.4% | — | 70.4% | — | — |
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.
31.0 composite · lower is better
31.6 average league finish
574 total value
Career standing
How Jack George 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 Score31.0
Equal average of Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 league finishes. The overlapping windows make this explicitly peak-weighted. Lower is better.
- Best 3 weight
- 63.3%
- Score
- 31.0
- Qualified seasons
- 7
- All-time rank
- #266
Strongest seasons
Every season
Jack George 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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| 1960–61Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 32 | 16 | 268 | -5.40 | — | — | -23.4 | — | Modeled |
| 1959–60Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 31 | 69 | 1,604 | -1.95 | 26.9 | #58 | 2.0 | 27th | Modeled |
| 1958–59Historical Defense Estimate | NYK/PHW | 30 | 71 | 1,881 | -0.66 | 50.0 | #41 | 62.2 | 60th | Modeled |
| 1957–58Historical Defense Estimate | PHW | 29 | 72 | 1,910 | +0.23 | 59.2 | #32 | 104.7 | 61st | Modeled |
| 1956–57Historical Defense Estimate | PHW | 28 | 67 | 2,229 | -0.91 | 44.3 | #45 | 54.6 | 54th | Modeled |
| 1955–56Historical Defense Estimate | PHW | 27 | 72 | 2,840 | -0.30 | 56.0 | #34 | 108.9 | 67th | Modeled |
| 1954–55Historical Defense Estimate | PHW | 26 | 68 | 2,480 | +0.15 | 63.2 | #29 | 115.7 | 72nd | Modeled |
| 1953–54Historical Defense Estimate | PHW | 25 | 71 | 2,648 | +1.03 | 74.4 | #22 | 149.2 | 83rd | Modeled |
Career movement
Jack George's career impact by season
Peak +1.03 in 1953–54 · 8 seasons · 15,860 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
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Jack GeorgeJim Price
| NBA season | Jack George | Jim Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.0 | -1.6 |
| 2 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| 3 | -0.3 | 1.1 |
| 4 | -0.9 | -0.5 |
| 5 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| 6 | -0.7 | -1.4 |
| 7 | -2.0 | -0.6 |
| 8 | -5.4 | Did not play |
NBA season number
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