Joe Graboski

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Joe Graboski
Position	Power forward / center
Height	6 ft
Height in	7
Weight lb	195
Number	15, 9, 29, 23, 44
Birth date	January 15, 1930
Birth place	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Death date	July 2, 1998 (aged 68)
Death place	Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
High school	Tuley (Chicago, Illinois)
Career start	1948
Career end	1967
Years 1	1948–
Team 1	Chicago Stags
Years 2	1950–1951
Team 2	Kansas City Hi-Spots
Years 3	1951
Team 3	Louisville Alumnites
Years 4	–
Team 4	Indianapolis Olympians
Years 5	–
Team 5	Philadelphia Warriors
Team 6	St. Louis Hawks
Team 7	Chicago Packers
Team 8	Syracuse Nationals
Years 9	1962–1963
Team 9	Camden Bullets
Years 10	1966–1967
Team 10	Asbury Park Boardwalkers
Highlights	NBA champion (1956)
Stats league	NBA
Stat1label	Points
Stat1value	9,280
Stat2label	Rebounds
Stat2value	5,999
Stat3label	Assists
Stat3value	1,502

Joseph William Graboski (January 15, 1930 – July 2, 1998) was an American professional basketball player. He spent 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was the third player to enter the NBA without having played in college: (Tony Kappen and Connie Simmons being the first two prep-to-pro players).^[1] He was also the second player to play in the league while still being 18 years old. A star at Tuley High School in Chicago, the 6'7" power forward had previously played some basketball with the Illinois Tool Works while he was a high school junior and senior before he began his professional career with the hometown Chicago Stags, with whom he played from 1949 to 1950. He also played for the Indianapolis Olympians, Philadelphia Warriors, St. Louis Hawks, and Chicago Packers, and he left the NBA in 1962 with 9,398 career points and 6,104 career rebounds.

BAA/NBA career statistics

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1948–49	Chicago	45	–	.344	.357	–	.4	2.8
	Chicago	57	–	.304	.596	–	.6	3.6
	Indianapolis	66	37.0	.387	.667	9.9	2.0	13.7
	Indianapolis	69	40.1	.340	.682	10.0	2.3	13.0
	Philadelphia	71	38.9	.354	.674	9.4	2.3	13.3
	Philadelphia	70	35.9	.340	.686	9.1	2.6	13.6
†	Philadelphia	72	33.0	.369	.706	8.9	2.6	14.4
	Philadelphia	72	34.7	.349	.783	8.5	1.9	14.3
	Philadelphia	72	28.8	.335	.749	7.9	1.7	12.6
	Philadelphia	72	34.5	.353	.750	10.4	2.1	14.7
	Philadelphia	73	17.4	.372	.753	4.9	1.5	7.7
	Philadelphia	68	14.9	.333	.694	3.9	1.1	6.8
	St. Louis / Chicago / Syracuse	38	12.3	.348	.600	4.1	.7	5.1
Career		845	30.5	.352	.700	8.1	1.8	11.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1949	Chicago	1	–	.000	.000	–	.0	.0
1950	Chicago	1	–	.000	.000	–	.0	.0
1952	Indianapolis	2	48.0	.396	.533	11.5	1.5	23.0
1953	Indianapolis	2	38.0	.500	.750	8.0	.0	17.0
1956†	Philadelphia	10	31.3	.344	.743	9.4	2.7	13.2
1957	Philadelphia	2	45.5	.325	.818	11.0	2.0	17.5
1958	Philadelphia	8	31.5	.290	.783	10.3	3.8	12.3
1960	Philadelphia	9	14.3	.293	.778	3.3	1.0	4.6
1961	Philadelphia	1	1.0	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0
1962	Syracuse	4	6.0	.143	1.000	1.0	.0	.8
Career		40	25.8	.328	.735	7.1	1.8	9.7

References

^ "High School Players to enter NBA". Archived from the original on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2008-05-20.

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