Red Kerr FC

Full Name: Johnny Kerr

Born: Jul 17, 1932 (Passed away Feb 26, 2009, aged 76)

Birthplace/Hometown: Chicago, Illinois

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-9 (206cm)     Weight: 230 (104kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1954 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 6, Syracuse Nationals

Pre-Draft Team: Illinois (Sr)

High School: Tilden High School [Chicago, Illinois]


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NBA

12 Years Of Service - NBA Champion, 3x All-Star

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1954-55 SYR 72 - 21.2 10.47 4.18 9.97 .419 - - - 2.11 3.10 .682 - - 6.58 1.11 - - - 2.29
1955-56 SYR 72 - 29.4 13.35 5.24 12.99 .403 - - - 2.88 4.39 .655 - - 8.43 1.17 - - - 2.33
1956-57 SYR 72 - 30.4 12.38 4.62 11.49 .403 - - - 3.12 4.35 .719 - - 11.21 1.25 - - - 2.64
1957-58 SYR 72 - 33.1 15.19 5.65 14.17 .399 - - - 3.89 5.86 .664 - - 13.38 1.22 - - - 2.74
1958-59 SYR 72 - 37.1 17.85 6.97 15.82 .441 - - - 3.90 5.10 .766 - - 14.00 1.97 - - - 2.54
1959-60 SYR 75 - 31.6 14.73 5.81 14.81 .392 - - - 3.11 4.13 .752 - - 12.17 2.23 - - - 2.76
1960-61 SYR 79 - 33.9 13.37 5.30 13.37 .397 - - - 2.76 3.78 .729 - - 12.04 2.52 - - - 2.91
1961-62 SYR 80 - 34.6 16.30 6.76 15.25 .443 - - - 2.77 3.77 .735 - - 14.70 3.04 - - - 3.40
1962-63 SYR 80 - 32.0 15.69 6.34 13.36 .474 - - - 3.01 4.00 .753 - - 12.99 2.67 - - - 2.60
1963-64 PHL 80 - 36.7 16.75 6.70 15.62 .429 - - - 3.35 4.46 .751 - - 12.71 3.44 - - - 2.34
1964-65 PHL 80 - 22.6 8.18 3.30 8.93 .370 - - - 1.57 2.26 .696 - - 6.89 2.46 - - - 1.65
1965-66 WAS 71 - 24.9 11.00 4.03 9.75 .413 - - - 2.94 3.83 .768 - - 8.25 3.17 - - - 2.08
CAREER   905 - 30.7 13.79 5.42 12.98 .418 - - - 2.94 4.07 .723 - - 11.15 2.21 - - - 2.53

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1954-55 SYR 72 - 1,529 754 301 718 .419 - - - 152 223 .682 - - 474 80 - - - 165
1955-56 SYR 72 - 2,114 961 377 935 .403 - - - 207 316 .655 - - 607 84 - - - 168
1956-57 SYR 72 - 2,191 891 333 827 .403 - - - 225 313 .719 - - 807 90 - - - 190
1957-58 SYR 72 - 2,384 1,094 407 1,020 .399 - - - 280 422 .664 - - 963 88 - - - 197
1958-59 SYR 72 - 2,671 1,285 502 1,139 .441 - - - 281 367 .766 - - 1,008 142 - - - 183
1959-60 SYR 75 - 2,372 1,105 436 1,111 .392 - - - 233 310 .752 - - 913 167 - - - 207
1960-61 SYR 79 - 2,676 1,056 419 1,056 .397 - - - 218 299 .729 - - 951 199 - - - 230
1961-62 SYR 80 - 2,768 1,304 541 1,220 .443 - - - 222 302 .735 - - 1,176 243 - - - 272
1962-63 SYR 80 - 2,561 1,255 507 1,069 .474 - - - 241 320 .753 - - 1,039 214 - - - 208
1963-64 PHL 80 - 2,938 1,340 536 1,250 .429 - - - 268 357 .751 - - 1,017 275 - - - 187
1964-65 PHL 80 - 1,810 654 264 714 .370 - - - 126 181 .696 - - 551 197 - - - 132
1965-66 WAS 71 - 1,770 781 286 692 .413 - - - 209 272 .768 - - 586 225 - - - 148
CAREER   905 - 27,784 12,480 4,909 11,751 .418 - - - 2,662 3,682 .723 - - 10,092 2,004 - - - 2,287

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1954-55 SYR 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 - - 0.31 43 29 .597 2.00 3.00 5.00
1955-56 SYR 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187 - - 0.34 35 37 .486 1.40 3.30 4.60
1956-57 SYR 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .166 - - 0.38 38 34 .528 2.70 2.70 5.40
1957-58 SYR 72 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .175 - - 0.41 41 31 .569 2.60 3.20 5.80
1958-59 SYR 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 - - 0.32 35 37 .486 5.20 3.60 8.70
1959-60 SYR 75 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 - - 0.28 45 30 .600 1.00 2.80 3.80
1960-61 SYR 79 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 - - 0.28 38 41 .481 0.80 3.10 3.90
1961-62 SYR 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 - - 0.25 41 39 .513 2.90 4.90 7.80
1962-63 SYR 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 - - 0.30 48 32 .600 4.10 3.60 7.70
1963-64 PHL 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 - - 0.29 34 46 .425 2.30 2.60 4.90
1964-65 PHL 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 - - 0.25 40 40 .500 -1.20 2.10 0.90
1965-66 WAS 71 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .142 - - 0.39 33 38 .465 1.50 1.60 3.10
CAREER   905 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .181 - - 0.31 471 434 .520 25.30 36.50 61.60

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1954-55 SYR 72 - .462 .419 - - - - - - - - 110.08 - 1.05 - - 20.16
1955-56 SYR 72 - .447 .403 - - - - - - - - 105.83 - 1.03 - - 15.94
1956-57 SYR 72 - .462 .403 - - - - - - - - 112.15 - 1.08 - - 16.94
1957-58 SYR 72 - .454 .399 - - - - - - - - 106.25 - 1.07 - - 17.42
1958-59 SYR 72 - .494 .441 - - - - - - - - 120.64 - 1.13 - - 19.06
1959-60 SYR 75 - .443 .392 - - - - - - - - 114.41 - 0.99 - - 15.66
1960-61 SYR 79 - .445 .397 - - - - - - - - 112.59 - 1.00 - - 13.51
1961-62 SYR 80 - .482 .443 - - - - - - - - 117.85 - 1.07 - - 16.77
1962-63 SYR 80 - .519 .474 - - - - - - - - 122.74 - 1.17 - - 18.20
1963-64 PHL 80 - .476 .429 - - - - - - - - 117.95 - 1.07 - - 17.10
1964-65 PHL 80 - .412 .370 - - - 14.83 - - - - 106.59 - 0.92 - - 13.16
1965-66 WAS 71 - .481 .413 - - - 16.44 - - - - 118.17 - 1.13 - - 16.68
CAREER   905 - .467 .418 - - - 15.64 - - - - 114.07 - 1.06 - - 16.70

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NBA Transactions

Apr 24, 1954 - The Syracuse Nationals selected Red Kerr in Round 1 with Pick 6 in the 1954 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1954 - Red Kerr signed a multi-year contract with the Syracuse Nationals.
Sep 22, 1965 - Red Kerr was acquired by the Baltimore Bullets from the Philadelphia Sixers in a trade.
Apr 30, 1966 - Red Kerr was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the Expansion Draft from the Baltimore Bullets.
Jul 1, 1966 - Red Kerr, previously with the , became a free agent.
Feb 26, 2009 - Red Kerr passed away. He was 76 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1955

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1954-55 SYR 11 - 33.0 13.82 5.36 13.73 .391 - - - 3.09 5.55 .557 - - 10.73 1.18 - - - 2.45
1955-56 SYR 8 - 26.6 11.12 4.62 9.62 .481 - - - 1.88 4.12 .455 - - 8.50 1.25 - - - 2.88
1956-57 SYR 5 - 32.4 15.20 5.60 13.00 .431 - - - 4.00 5.80 .690 - - 13.80 1.20 - - - 1.40
1957-58 SYR 3 - 38.7 16.67 6.00 18.33 .327 - - - 4.67 6.00 .778 - - 20.33 1.00 - - - 1.67
1958-59 SYR 9 - 34.7 14.44 5.56 15.78 .352 - - - 3.33 3.67 .909 - - 12.00 2.67 - - - 2.22
1959-60 SYR 3 - 34.7 13.67 5.00 17.00 .294 - - - 3.67 4.00 .917 - - 8.33 3.00 - - - 3.00
1960-61 SYR 8 - 26.3 9.50 3.75 11.00 .341 - - - 2.00 2.88 .696 - - 12.38 2.50 - - - 2.25
1961-62 SYR 5 - 38.6 17.60 8.20 21.80 .376 - - - 1.20 1.60 .750 - - 16.00 2.00 - - - 3.00
1962-63 SYR 5 - 37.4 13.60 5.20 12.00 .433 - - - 3.20 4.20 .762 - - 15.00 1.80 - - - 2.40
1963-64 PHL 5 - 37.0 19.00 8.00 16.60 .482 - - - 3.00 4.00 .750 - - 13.80 3.20 - - - 2.40
1964-65 PHL 11 - 16.5 5.73 2.18 6.09 .358 - - - 1.36 1.91 .714 - - 3.45 2.55 - - - 1.82
1965-66 WAS 3 - 16.3 1.67 0.67 3.67 .182 - - - 0.33 0.67 .500 - - 5.67 1.33 - - - 1.67
CAREER   76 - 29.9 12.28 4.87 12.62 .386 - - - 2.54 3.70 .687 - - 10.88 2.00 - - - 2.28

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1954-55 SYR 11 - 363 152 59 151 .391 - - - 34 61 .557 - - 118 13 - - - 27
1955-56 SYR 8 - 213 89 37 77 .481 - - - 15 33 .455 - - 68 10 - - - 23
1956-57 SYR 5 - 162 76 28 65 .431 - - - 20 29 .690 - - 69 6 - - - 7
1957-58 SYR 3 - 116 50 18 55 .327 - - - 14 18 .778 - - 61 3 - - - 5
1958-59 SYR 9 - 312 130 50 142 .352 - - - 30 33 .909 - - 108 24 - - - 20
1959-60 SYR 3 - 104 41 15 51 .294 - - - 11 12 .917 - - 25 9 - - - 9
1960-61 SYR 8 - 210 76 30 88 .341 - - - 16 23 .696 - - 99 20 - - - 18
1961-62 SYR 5 - 193 88 41 109 .376 - - - 6 8 .750 - - 80 10 - - - 15
1962-63 SYR 5 - 187 68 26 60 .433 - - - 16 21 .762 - - 75 9 - - - 12
1963-64 PHL 5 - 185 95 40 83 .482 - - - 15 20 .750 - - 69 16 - - - 12
1964-65 PHL 11 - 181 63 24 67 .358 - - - 15 21 .714 - - 38 28 - - - 20
1965-66 WAS 3 - 49 5 2 11 .182 - - - 1 2 .500 - - 17 4 - - - 5
CAREER   76 - 2,275 933 370 959 .386 - - - 193 281 .687 - - 827 152 - - - 173

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1954-55 SYR 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 - - 0.40 7 4 .636 - 0.70 0.70
1955-56 SYR 8 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164 - - 0.43 4 4 .500 0.30 0.10 0.40
1956-57 SYR 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 - - 0.45 2 3 .400 0.40 0.30 0.70
1957-58 SYR 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 - - 0.33 1 2 .333 - 0.30 0.30
1958-59 SYR 9 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 - - 0.23 5 4 .556 -0.10 0.10 -
1959-60 SYR 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 - - 0.24 1 2 .333 -0.20 - -0.20
1960-61 SYR 8 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 - - 0.26 4 4 .500 -0.20 0.30 0.10
1961-62 SYR 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 - - 0.07 2 3 .400 -0.30 0.30 -
1962-63 SYR 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155 - - 0.35 2 3 .400 0.10 0.10 0.20
1963-64 PHL 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 - - 0.24 2 3 .400 0.40 - 0.40
1964-65 PHL 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .112 - - 0.31 6 5 .545 -0.10 0.20 0.10
1965-66 WAS 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .045 - - 0.18 0 3 .000 -0.20 - -0.10
CAREER   76 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 - - 0.29 36 40 .474 0.10 2.40 2.60

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1954-55 SYR 11 - .427 .391 - - - 7.09 - - - - 94.81 - 1.01 - - 13.57
1955-56 SYR 8 - .486 .481 - - - 8.18 - - - - 93.51 - 1.16 - - 13.83
1956-57 SYR 5 - .489 .431 - - - 7.31 - - - - 112.04 - 1.17 - - 19.22
1957-58 SYR 3 - .397 .327 - - - 5.13 - - - - 110.51 - 0.91 - - 16.06
1958-59 SYR 9 - .415 .352 - - - 10.73 - - - - 126.12 - 0.92 - - 13.10
1959-60 SYR 3 - .364 .294 - - - 11.73 - - - - 121.08 - 0.80 - - 8.49
1960-61 SYR 8 - .387 .341 - - - 13.95 - - - - 103.66 - 0.86 - - 12.10
1961-62 SYR 5 - .391 .376 - - - 9.14 - - - - 112.61 - 0.81 - - 11.29
1962-63 SYR 5 - .491 .433 - - - 6.14 - - - - 119.52 - 1.13 - - 12.89
1963-64 PHL 5 - .517 .482 - - - 13.65 - - - - 123.19 - 1.14 - - 17.31
1964-65 PHL 11 - .413 .358 - - - 21.25 - - - - 107.25 - 0.94 - - 11.85
1965-66 WAS 3 - .210 .182 - - - 9.17 - - - - 68.18 - 0.45 - - 4.72
CAREER   76 - .431 .386 - - - 18.25 - - - - 107.27 - 0.97 - - 13.42

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1956, 1959, 1963

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1956 East 1 - 16 4 2 4 .500 - - - 0 1 .000 - - 8 0 - - - 2
1959 East 1 - 21 7 3 14 .214 - - - 1 2 .500 - - 9 2 - - - 0
1963 East 1 - 11 2 0 4 .000 - - - 2 2 1.000 - - 2 1 - - - 3
TOTAL   3 - 48 13 5 22 .227 - - - 3 5 .600 - - 19 3 - - - 5
AVERAGES   3 - 16.0 4.33 1.67 7.33 .227 - - - 1.00 1.67 .600 - - 6.33 1.00 - - - 1.67

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NCAA

College: Illinois (1954)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1950-51 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1951-52 Illinois So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1952-53 Illinois Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1953-54 Illinois Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

AP All-American Third Team - 1954
Look Magazine All-American Third Team - 1954
UPI All-American Third Team - 1954
NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Teams (AP) - 1952


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Red Kerr?

Red Kerr is 91 years old.

What is the height of Red Kerr?

Red Kerr is 6-9 (206cm) tall.

What is the weight of Red Kerr?

Red Kerr is 230 lbs (104kg).

What is the birthday of Red Kerr?

Red Kerr was born on Jul 17, 1932.

What position does Red Kerr play?

Red Kerr plays the FC position.

What was the pre-draft team of Red Kerr?

Red Kerr was drafted out of Illinois.

What high school did Red Kerr attend?

Red Kerr attended Tilden High School in Chicago, Illinois.

What nationality is Red Kerr?

Red Kerr has a United States nationality.

Where was Red Kerr born?

Red Kerr was born in Chicago, Illinois.

How many NBA seasons has Red Kerr played?

Red Kerr played 12 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Red Kerr?

Red Kerr had career averages 13.8 points, 11.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists in 905 games.

What are the career totals of Red Kerr?

Red Kerr had career totals of 12,480 points, 10,092 rebounds, 2,004 assists, 0 blocks, 0 steals in 905 games.

How many teams has Red Kerr been on?

Red Kerr played for 3 NBA teams in his career - Philadelphia Sixers, Syracuse Nationals, Washington Wizards.

When was Red Kerr drafted?

Red Kerr was drafted in the 1st round (#6 overall) of the 1954 NBA Draft by the Syracuse Nationals.

What is Red Kerr's career high in points?

Red Kerr averaged a career high 17.8 points per game in 1958-1959.

What is Red Kerr's career high in rebounds?

Red Kerr averaged a career high 14.7 rebounds per game in 1961-1962.

What is Red Kerr's career high in assists?

Red Kerr averaged a career high 3.4 assists per game in 1963-1964.

What is the career PER of Red Kerr's?

Red Kerr had a career PER of 16.7.

How many championships has Red Kerr won?

Red Kerr has won 1 NBA championships.

How many All-Star teams has Red Kerr been on?

Red Kerr is a 3x All-Star.