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Latest revision as of 21:54, 11 July 2024
Personal information | |
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Born | Encinitas, California | April 28, 1943
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | San Dieguito (Encinitas, California) |
College |
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NBA draft | 1965: 2nd round, 16th overall pick |
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |
Playing career | 1965–1970 |
Position | Power forward |
Number | 33, 24, 12, 30, 25 |
Career history | |
1965–1966 | Los Angeles Lakers |
1967–1968 | Anaheim Amigos |
1968 | Denver Rockets |
1968–1969 | Indiana Pacers |
1969–1970 | Kentucky Colonels |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA and ABA statistics | |
Points | 1,085 (6.6 ppg) |
Rebounds | 523 (3.2 rpg) |
Assists | 115 (0.7 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
John Russell Fairchild[1] (born April 28, 1943) is a retired American basketball player.
Born in Encinitas, California,[2] Fairchild played high school basketball at San Dieguito High School (class of 1961) and college basketball at Brigham Young University. In two years at BYU, he averaged 20.9 points and 12.8 rebounds per game, and was named WAC Player of the Year in his senior season.
Fairchild was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 8th pick of the 2nd round (16th overall pick) of the 1965 NBA draft. He played for the Lakers during the 1965–66 NBA season.[2]
Fairchild later played in the American Basketball Association as a 6'8" forward for the Anaheim Amigos (1967–68), averaging 10.9 points per game. Fairchild later played for the Denver Rockets (1968–69 season), Indiana Pacers (1968–69 and 1969–1970 seasons) and Kentucky Colonels (1969–1970 season). He was a member of the Pacers team that was the ABA runner-up in 1969 and the subsequent team that won the 1970 ABA Championship.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA/ABA
[edit]Source[2]
Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1965–66 | L.A. Lakers | 30 | 5.7 | .258 | .700 | 1.5 | .4 | 2.0 | |
1967–68 | Anaheim (ABA) | 62 | 21.1 | .437 | .250 | .675 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 10.9 |
1968–69 | Denver (ABA) | 11 | 12.3 | .353 | – | .667 | 1.6 | .8 | 3.6 |
1968–69 | Indiana (ABA) | 52 | 11.2 | .388 | .345 | .709 | 2.1 | .5 | 5.5 |
1969–70 | Indiana (ABA) | 3 | 8.7 | .167 | – | .500 | 3.0 | .7 | 1.0 |
1969–70 | Kentucky (ABA) | 7 | 7.4 | .353 | .600 | .500 | 1.1 | .3 | 2.7 |
Career (ABA) | 135 | 15.6 | .417 | .368 | .680 | 3.5 | .8 | 7.6 | |
Career (overall) | 165 | 13.8 | .404 | .368 | .681 | 3.2 | .7 | 6.6 |
Playoffs
[edit]Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1969 | Indiana (ABA) | 9 | 9.4 | .432 | .400 | .667 | 2.3 | .3 | 5.1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "John Russell Fairchild was born on April 28, 1943 in San Diego County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "John Fairchild NBA/ABA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
External links
[edit]- John Fairchild at BYUCougars.com
- 1943 births
- Living people
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Anaheim Amigos players
- BYU Cougars men's basketball players
- Denver Rockets players
- Indiana Pacers players
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Kentucky Colonels players
- Los Angeles Lakers draft picks
- Los Angeles Lakers players
- Sportspeople from Encinitas, California
- Small forwards
- Basketball players from San Diego County, California
- Louisville, Kentucky stubs