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Jack Nichols
Jack Nichols stats, teams and career impact
#281 all-timeCareer averages · 9.9 PPG · 6.9 RPG · 1.9 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Power forward
- Final NBA team
- Boston Celtics
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) · 222 lb (101 kg)
- Born
- April 9, 1926
- Died
- December 24, 1992 (66 yrs old)
- College
- Washington
- NBA career
- 1948–49 to 1957–58
Career summaryJack Nichols was a power forward whose NBA career ran from 1948–49 through 1957–58. hussEyquation season data begins in 1950–51.
- Career PPG
- 9.9
- Career RPG
- 6.9
- Career APG
- 1.9
- #14 in 1952–53
- #281 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
How Jack Nichols ranks in the available record
Jack Nichols's covered seasons produce an all-time rank of #281. hussEyquation's season record begins in 1950–51, so this is not a complete-career verdict.
450+ minutes required per season
404 games · Coverage begins in 1950–51
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Tri-Cities Blackhawks, Milwaukee Hawks, and Boston Celtics
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 36.7%FG%
- Three-point
- —3P%
- Free throw
- 75.5%FT%
404 career games · 10,857 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 Nichols stats by season
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| 1957–58 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 0.9 | -1.40 | BOS | 69 | 0 | 17.7 | 35.1% | — | 73.8% | #49 | 19.1 |
| 1956–57 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 1.4 | -0.78 | BOS | 61 | 0 | 22.5 | 36.3% | — | 79.4% | #42 | 41.2 |
| 1955–56 | 14.3 | 10.4 | 2.7 | +0.72 | BOS | 60 | 0 | 32.7 | 41.3% | — | 79.1% | #24 | 127.6 |
| 1954–55 | 9.9 | 8.3 | 2.3 | -1.22 | BOS | 64 | 0 | 29.8 | 38.0% | — | 78.0% | #54 | 33.6 |
| 1953–54 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 1.4 | -2.79 | BOS/MLH | 75 | 0 | 21.4 | 30.9% | — | 74.3% | #74 | -24.0 |
| 1952–53 | 15.8 | 7.7 | 2.8 | +1.77 | MLH | 69 | 0 | 38.1 | 36.3% | — | 70.8% | #14 | 180.0 |
| 1950–51 | 11.7 | 10.5 | 2.5 | -2.82 | TRI | 6 | 0 | 25.7 | 34.2% | — | 76.2% | — | -2.8 |
| Career | 9.9 | 6.9 | 1.9 | — | BOS/MLH/TRI | 404 | — | 26.9 | 36.7% | — | 75.5% | — | — |
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.
35.8 composite · lower is better
36.6 average league finish
375 total value
Career standing
How Jack Nichols 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 Score35.8
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
- 79.5
- Qualified seasons
- 6
- All-time rank
- #281
Strongest seasons
Every season
Jack Nichols 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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| 1957–58Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 31 | 69 | 1,224 | -1.40 | 36.8 | #49 | 19.1 | 32nd | Modeled |
| 1956–57Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 30 | 61 | 1,372 | -0.78 | 48.1 | #42 | 41.2 | 44th | Modeled |
| 1955–56Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 29 | 60 | 1,964 | +0.72 | 69.3 | #24 | 127.6 | 72nd | Modeled |
| 1954–55Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 28 | 64 | 1,910 | -1.22 | 30.3 | #54 | 33.6 | 36th | Modeled |
| 1953–54Historical Defense Estimate | BOS/MLH | 27 | 75 | 1,607 | -2.79 | 11.0 | #74 | -24.0 | 7th | Modeled |
| 1952–53Historical Defense Estimate | MLH | 26 | 69 | 2,626 | +1.77 | 86.2 | #14 | 180.0 | 86th | Modeled |
| 1950–51legacy estimate | TRI | 24 | 6 | 154 | -2.82 | — | — | -2.8 | — | Modeled |
Career movement
Jack Nichols's career impact by season
Peak +1.77 in 1952–53 · 7 seasons · 10,857 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
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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.
Jack NicholsPaul Griffin
| NBA season | Jack Nichols | Paul Griffin |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -2.8 | 0.7 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 0.1 |
| 3 | -2.8 | -0.8 |
| 4 | -1.2 | 0.6 |
| 5 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| 6 | -0.8 | -1.5 |
| 7 | -1.4 | -1.5 |
NBA season number
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