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Retired#43Center1954–1965#270 all-time in points

Johnny Kerr

Johnny Kerr scored 12,480 points in 905 games, 270th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1958-59 at 17.8 points a game. He earned 4 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 9″ / 230 lb
Age94
PositionCenter
BornAug 17, 1932
HometownChicago, Illinois
Experience1954–1965
CollegeUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Draft1954 · round 1, pick 6
High schoolTilden High School Chicago, Illinois
TeamsSyracuse Nationals 1954–1962PHL 1963–1964Baltimore Bullets 1965–1965
Career points
12,480
905 games · 13.8 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#270
Also 479th in assists, 45th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1954–1965. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1965-66.

1965-66 season

BLT · 71 games
Points78111.0 per game
Rebounds8.3586 total
Assists3.2225 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

4 badges earned
0Unicorn
1Rare Air
3Legend
  • Rare AirCareer10,000 rebounds10,092 rebounds
  • ×3LegendSeasonAll-Star1955-56, 1958-59, 1962-63
  • LegendCareer10,000 points12,480 points
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring1 ring · 1954-55

Johnny Kerr career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1958-59 · 17.8 points per game

Johnny Kerr milestones

Career · regular season
12,480 career points
Retired 270th on the all-time scoring list.
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Career marks
Points12,480Past 10,000 · 270th all-time
Rebounds10,092Past 10,000 · 45th all-time

Johnny Kerr career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Johnny Kerr stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1965-66BLT7178111.08.33.2.413—.768————
1964-65PHL806548.26.92.5.370—.696————
1963-64PHL801,34016.812.73.4.429—.751————
1962-63SYR801,25515.713.02.7.474—.753————
1961-62SYR801,30416.314.73.0.443—.735————
1960-61SYR791,05613.412.02.5.397—.729————
1959-60SYR751,10514.712.22.2.392—.752————
1958-59SYR721,28517.814.02.0.441—.766————
1957-58SYR721,09415.213.41.2.399—.664————
1956-57SYR7289112.411.21.3.403—.719————
1955-56SYR7296113.38.41.2.403—.655————
1954-55SYR7275410.56.61.1.419—.682————
Career12 seasons90512,48013.811.22.2.418—.7230——0

Johnny Kerr splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
79%
Threes
0%
Free throws
21%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Johnny Kerr facts
How many career points did Johnny Kerr score?

Johnny Kerr scored 12,480 career regular-season points in 905 games, 13.8 per game, which ranks 270th all-time.

What was Johnny Kerr’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1958-59 with SYR: 17.8 points, 14.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.

Where is Johnny Kerr from?

Johnny Kerr is from Chicago, Illinois. He played high school ball at Tilden High School in Chicago, Illinois. He played college ball at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

What teams did Johnny Kerr play for?

Syracuse Nationals (1954–1962); PHL (1963–1964); Baltimore Bullets (1965–1965).