Jake Pelkington

John Francis Robert Pelkington Jr., "Jake, Pelky, Stretch"
Born: January 3, 1916
Deceased: May 1, 1982
Position: C-F
High School: Cathedral Prep
College: Manhattan
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 220
Career: 1934-35-1948-49

Jake Pelkington averaged 7.7 points and 0.3 assists per game in his 391-game career with the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots, Baltimore Bullets, Bronx/New York Yankees, Brooklyn Visitations, Fort Wayne Pistons, Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, Kingston Colonials, New Haven/New York Jewels and New York Jewels. He began playing during the 1934-35 season and last took the court during the 1948-49 campaign.

Akron Goodyear Wingfoots

Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons

Fort Wayne Pistons

Baltimore Bullets

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Player Totals:

Player	Pos	GP	FGA	FGM	3PA	3PM	FTA	FTM	Ast	PF	Pts
1934-35	Brooklyn Visitations	11	0	7			0	10	0	0	24
1935-36	Kingston Colonials	1	0	0			0	1	0	0	1
1936-37	New York Jewels	11	0	8			0	15	0	0	31
1937-38	New Haven/New York Jewels	15	0	16			0	17	0	0	49
1937-38	Bronx/New York Yankees	11	0	10			0	8	0	0	28
1938-39	New York Jewels	33	0	43			0	74	0	0	160
1939-40	New York Jewels	29	0	64			0	45	0	0	173
1940-41	Akron Goodyear Wingfoots	24	0	57			102	70	0	87	184
1942-43	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	23	0	83			100	70	0	65	236
1943-44	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	20	0	46			0	40	0	0	132
1944-45	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	30	0	85			0	76	0	0	246
1945-46	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	33	0	94			104	76	0	89	264
1946-47	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	42	0	129			166	125	0	117	383
1947-48	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	54	0	174			214	156	0	156	504
1948-49	Baltimore Bullets	40	365	160			192	153	99	162	473
1948-49	Fort Wayne Pistons	14	104	33			75	58	32	54	124
Totals		391	469	1009	0	0	953	994	131	730	3012

Player Averages:

Player	Pos	GP	FG%	FT%	Ast	PF	Pts
1934-35	Brooklyn Visitations	11			0.0	0.0	2.2
1935-36	Kingston Colonials	1			0.0	0.0	1.0
1936-37	New York Jewels	11			0.0	0.0	2.8
1937-38	New Haven/New York Jewels	15			0.0	0.0	3.3
1937-38	Bronx/New York Yankees	11			0.0	0.0	2.5
1938-39	New York Jewels	33			0.0	0.0	4.8
1939-40	New York Jewels	29			0.0	0.0	6.0
1940-41	Akron Goodyear Wingfoots	24		68.6	0.0	3.6	7.7
1942-43	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	23		70.0	0.0	2.8	10.3
1943-44	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	20			0.0	0.0	6.6
1944-45	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	30			0.0	0.0	8.2
1945-46	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	33		73.1	0.0	2.7	8.0
1946-47	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	42		75.3	0.0	2.8	9.1
1947-48	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	54		72.9	0.0	2.9	9.3
1948-49	Baltimore Bullets	40	43.8	79.7	2.5	4.1	11.8
1948-49	Fort Wayne Pistons	14	31.7	77.3	2.3	3.9	8.9
Averages		391	215.1	104.3	0.3	1.9	7.7

Postseason - Player Totals:

Player	Pos	GP	FGA	FGM	3PA	3PM	FTA	FTM	Ast	PF	Pts
1937-38	New Haven/New York Jewels	5	0	2			0	9	0	0	13
1938-39	New York Jewels	5	0	9			0	10	0	0	28
1939-40	New York Jewels	7	0	18			0	8	0	0	44
1942-43	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	6	0	12			0	15	0	0	39
1943-44	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	5	0	11			0	10	0	0	32
1944-45	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	7	0	19			0	18	0	0	56
1945-46	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	4	0	8			5	5	0	0	21
1946-47	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	8	0	18			25	19	0	0	55
1947-48	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	4	0	14			13	6	0	0	34
1948-49	Baltimore Bullets	3	33	13			35	27	3	13	53
Totals		54	33	124	0	0	78	127	3	13	375

Postseason Player Averages:

Player	Pos	GP	FG%	FT%	Ast	PF	Pts
1937-38	New Haven/New York Jewels	5			0.0	0.0	2.6
1938-39	New York Jewels	5			0.0	0.0	5.6
1939-40	New York Jewels	7			0.0	0.0	6.3
1942-43	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	6			0.0	0.0	6.5
1943-44	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	5			0.0	0.0	6.4
1944-45	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	7			0.0	0.0	8.0
1945-46	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	4		100.0	0.0	0.0	5.3
1946-47	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	8		76.0	0.0	0.0	6.9
1947-48	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	4		46.2	0.0	0.0	8.5
1948-49	Baltimore Bullets	3	39.4	77.1	1.0	4.3	17.7
Averages		391	375.8	162.8	0.1	0.2	6.9

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