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Tom Meschery
Tom Meschery stats, teams and career impact
#223 all-timeCareer averages · 12.7 PPG · 8.6 RPG · 1.7 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Small forward
- Final NBA team
- Seattle SuperSonics
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) · 215 lb (98 kg)
- Born
- October 26, 1938 (87 yrs old)
- College
- Saint Mary's
- NBA seasons
- 10 seasons · 1961–62 to 1970–71
Career summaryTom Meschery was a small forward who played 10 NBA seasons, from 1961–62 through 1970–71.
- Career PPG
- 12.7
- Career RPG
- 8.6
- Career APG
- 1.7
- #15 in 1963–64
- #223 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Tom Meschery ranks #223 all time
Tom Meschery ranks #223 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #24.0. His full-career value ranks #416, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
778 games · Career Value Rank #416
NBA honorsAll-StarContext only; honors are not model inputs.
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Philadelphia Warriors, San Francisco Warriors, and Seattle SuperSonics
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 44.1%FG%
- Three-point
- —3P%
- Free throw
- 74.5%FT%
778 career games · 23,459 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
Tom Meschery stats by season
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| 1970–71 | 9.3 | 6.1 | 1.4 | -0.78 | SEA | 79 | 0 | 23.1 | 46.3% | — | 75.0% | #93 | 53.8 |
| 1969–70 | 12.3 | 8.3 | 2.0 | +0.24 | SEA | 80 | 0 | 28.7 | 48.2% | — | 79.0% | #50 | 124.5 |
| 1968–69 | 14.0 | 10.0 | 2.4 | +0.97 | SEA | 82 | 0 | 32.6 | 45.3% | — | 73.6% | #26 | 194.1 |
| 1967–68 | 14.5 | 10.2 | 2.4 | +0.77 | SEA | 82 | 0 | 34.8 | 46.9% | — | 70.7% | #32 | 204.6 |
| 1966–67 | 10.6 | 7.6 | 1.3 | -1.42 | SFW | 72 | 0 | 25.6 | 41.5% | — | 71.7% | #61 | 28.4 |
| 1965–66 | 12.8 | 8.9 | 1.0 | -0.31 | SFW | 80 | 0 | 29.8 | 44.8% | — | 76.5% | #37 | 104.6 |
| 1964–65 | 12.7 | 8.3 | 1.3 | +0.16 | SFW | 79 | 0 | 30.5 | 39.4% | — | 75.1% | #31 | 129.8 |
| 1963–64 | 13.5 | 7.7 | 1.9 | +1.14 | SFW | 80 | 0 | 30.3 | 45.8% | — | 70.2% | #15 | 182.5 |
| 1962–63 | 16.0 | 9.8 | 1.6 | -1.28 | SFW | 64 | 0 | 35.1 | 42.5% | — | 72.8% | #52 | 41.3 |
| 1961–62 | 12.1 | 9.1 | 1.8 | -1.44 | PHW | 80 | 0 | 31.4 | 40.4% | — | 82.4% | #51 | 38.2 |
| Career | 12.7 | 8.6 | 1.7 | — | PHW/SEA/SFW | 778 | — | 30.2 | 44.1% | — | 74.5% | — | — |
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.
29.4 composite · lower is better
28.2 average league finish
1,102 total value
Career standing
How Tom Meschery 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 Score29.4
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
- 98.5
- Qualified seasons
- 10
- All-time rank
- #223
Strongest seasons
Every season
Tom Meschery 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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| 1970–71Historical Defense Estimate | SEA | 32 | 79 | 1,822 | -0.78 | 44.9 | #93 | 53.8 | 47th | Modeled |
| 1969–70Historical Defense Estimate | SEA | 31 | 80 | 2,294 | +0.24 | 65.2 | #50 | 124.5 | 67th | Modeled |
| 1968–69Historical Defense Estimate | SEA | 30 | 82 | 2,673 | +0.97 | 81.2 | #26 | 194.1 | 80th | Modeled |
| 1967–68Historical Defense Estimate | SEA | 29 | 82 | 2,857 | +0.77 | 74.2 | #32 | 204.6 | 81st | Modeled |
| 1966–67Historical Defense Estimate | SFW | 28 | 72 | 1,846 | -1.42 | 40.0 | #61 | 28.4 | 43rd | Modeled |
| 1965–66Historical Defense Estimate | SFW | 27 | 80 | 2,383 | -0.31 | 61.3 | #37 | 104.6 | 67th | Modeled |
| 1964–65Historical Defense Estimate | SFW | 26 | 79 | 2,408 | +0.16 | 66.3 | #31 | 129.8 | 73rd | Modeled |
| 1963–64Historical Defense Estimate | SFW | 25 | 80 | 2,422 | +1.14 | 84.8 | #15 | 182.5 | 84th | Modeled |
| 1962–63Historical Defense Estimate | SFW | 24 | 64 | 2,245 | -1.28 | 44.0 | #52 | 41.3 | 51st | Modeled |
| 1961–62Historical Defense Estimate | PHW | 23 | 80 | 2,509 | -1.44 | 41.9 | #51 | 38.2 | 48th | Modeled |
Career movement
Tom Meschery's career impact by season
Peak +1.14 in 1963–64 · 10 seasons · 23,459 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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Tom MescheryGlenn Robinson
| NBA season | Tom Meschery | Glenn Robinson |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -1.4 | -0.8 |
| 2 | -1.3 | -0.3 |
| 3 | 1.1 | -0.0 |
| 4 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| 5 | -0.3 | 1.2 |
| 6 | -1.4 | -0.4 |
| 7 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 8 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| 9 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| 10 | -0.8 | -0.9 |
| 11 | Did not play | -3.7 |
NBA season number
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