Corky Devlin Explained

Corky Devlin
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:195
Birth Date:21 December 1931
Birth Place:New Jersey
Nationality:American
High School:Central (Newark, New Jersey)
College:George Washington (1952–1955)
Draft Year:1955
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:9
Draft Team:Philadelphia Warriors
Career Start:1955
Career End:1958
Career Position:Shooting guard
Career Number:7, 8, 13
Years1:
Team1:Fort Wayne Pistons
Team2:Minneapolis Lakers
Stats League:NBA
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:1,496 (7.1 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:449 (2.1 rpg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:446 (2.1 apg)
Bbr:devlico01

Walter James "Corky" Devlin (December 21, 1931 – April 28, 1995[1]) was an American professional basketball player. He played three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with two different teams: two seasons with the Fort Wayne Pistons (1955–56 and 1956–57) and one with the Minneapolis Lakers (1957–58). He played in 210 games, averaging 7.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.

Career statistics

NBA

Source[2]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
Fort Wayne69 22.2 .370 .760 2.5 2.0 7.9
Fort Wayne71 17.5 .378 .678 2.1 2.0 6.7
Minneapolis70 17.8 .348 .773 1.9 2.4 6.8
Career210 19.2 .366 .742 2.1 2.1 7.1

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1956Fort Wayne10* 27.5 .406 .600 2.1 2.3 9.7
1957Fort Wayne1 25.0 .750 1.000 5.0 5.0 13.0
Career11 27.3 .431 .615 2.4 2.5 10.0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Known Deceased Basketball Individuals . John Grasso, Robert Bradley, Bill Hoover, David Bender and Frank Lawler . APBR.org . 13 March 2011.
  2. Web site: Corky Devlin NBA stats. Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. 24 October 2023.