Major General John Crawford Toomay (August 9, 1922 – March 12, 2008) was an American professional basketball player. He played for several teams in the Basketball Association of America and National Basketball Association.[1] He averaged 6.7 points and 0.9 assists per game in 131 career games played.[1]
Toomay holds the NBA record for the most personal fouls committed in a playoff game with 8.[2] He later became a major general in the United States Air Force and was a key architect of nuclear defense strategies.[3]
BAA/NBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||
| FT% | Free-throw percentage | APG | Assists per game | ||
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | ||
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947–48 | Chicago | 19 | .191 | .550 | .1 | 1.5 |
| 1947–48 | Providence | 14 | .361 | .690 | .4 | 10.9 |
| 1948–49 | Washington | 13 | .381 | .750 | .1 | 1.9 |
| 1948–49 | Baltimore | 23 | .381 | .659 | .5 | 3.3 |
| 1949–50 | Denver | 62 | .397 | .705 | 1.5 | 9.6 |
| Career | 131 | .376 | .691 | .9 | 6.7 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Baltimore | 1 | .200 | .714 | .0 | 7.0 |
| Career | 1 | .200 | .714 | .0 | 7.0 | |
References
- ^ a b "Jack Toomay stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- ^ "John Crawford Toomay obituary". The Dallas Morning News. March 16, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- ^ The Washington Post (April 6, 2008). "John C. Toomay; Air Force Major General". The Denver Post. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
External links
- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
