Jim Browne - Career, Teams & Fame

Fame share

Combined across every stint with each team.

DNN88%
CHS12%

Total legacy per season

Every season’s full on-court fame - rewarding not just winning a title, but how dominantly a team won it, on top of stats and awards.

21CHSDNNPEAK · 2 · 1949-50 · DNN

1948-491949-50

33rd percentile of all regular seasons ever

Percentile vs the same-season league

Scoring

1st

Playmaking

1st

Efficiency (TS%)

45th

Defense

12th

Not tracked this era: Blocks, Steals (recorded from 1973-74).

Not tracked this era: 3-Point (recorded from 1979-80).

How this season's fame adds up - stats, awards, and team success.

Production+0.07

Availability+2.38

Honors+0.00

Playoff run+0.00

Rings+0.00

Subtotal2.45

× Era weight 0.94

Season fame2

Pioneer-era discount

Career teams - the connection strand

Every teammate on these rosters is a possible link.

Career

1.4PPG

-RPG

0.2APG

35Games

2Seasons

0Titles

Peak season: 1949-50 - 2 fame points.

Draft: Undrafted.

Season-by-season log · 2 seasons

Season	Team(s)	GP	PPG	RPG	APG	Fame Earned	Awards	Playoffs
1948-49	CHS (38-22)	4	0.8	-	0.0	0	-	Lost Conf Semis
1949-50	DNN (11-51)	31	1.5	-	0.3	2	-	-

The Fame Recipe

Fame shape

What built this fame

Base fame · -11.61

Career Stats01st

Longevity29th

Draft Bonus00th

Peak Bonus-140th

Honors00th

Rings00th

How it adds up

Base fame-11.61

× Recency 0.89+1.27

+ Team Context+0.70

= Final fame-9.64

Percentile vs every real NBA career - 1st (lowest) to 100th (best) per axis.

Teammates · strongest connections

How the game ranks teammates - career fame weighted by time played together. Long-time running mates rise; one-off cameos fall.

Andy PhillipCHS · 1 season · 0.1 together5connection Joe GraboskiCHS · 1 season · 0.1 together3connection Kenny SailorsDNN · 1 season · 0.7 together3connection Max ZaslofskyCHS · 1 season · 0.1 together2connection Duane KluehDNN · 1 season · 0.7 together2connection Dillard CrockerDNN · 1 season · 0.7 together1connection Jack ToomayDNN · 1 season · 0.7 together1connection Bob BrownDNN · 1 season · 0.7 together1connection Odie SpearsCHS · 1 season · 0.1 together1connection Ed MikanCHS · 1 season · 0.1 together1connection

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Quick Answers

What teams did Jim Browne play for?

Jim Browne played for the CHS and DNN.

What team is Jim Browne most known for?

Jim Browne is most known for the DNN (88%) and CHS (12%) - ranked by share of Jim Browne's on-court Tetherball fame.

How many championships did Jim Browne win?

Jim Browne did not win an NBA championship.

What was Jim Browne's most famous season?

Jim Browne's most famous season was 1949-50, earning 2 fame points - 31 games, 1.5 points, and 0.3 assists per game.

What were Jim Browne's career stats?

Jim Browne averaged 1.4 points and 0.2 assists per game over 35 career games.

When did Jim Browne play in the NBA?

Jim Browne played from 1948-49 to 1949-50, spanning 2 NBA seasons.

Where was Jim Browne drafted?

Jim Browne was not selected in the NBA Draft.

How famous is Jim Browne?

Jim Browne has a Tetherball fame score of -10, ranked #4,965 of 5,416 rated players - rated Diamond.

Who was Jim Browne's most famous teammate?

Jim Browne's most famous teammate was Andy Phillip, sharing 1 season together.

Who were Jim Browne's most connected teammates?

Jim Browne's most connected teammates were Andy Phillip, Joe Graboski, and Kenny Sailors - the strongest teammate connections of Jim Browne's career, led by Andy Phillip over 1 shared season.

What awards did Jim Browne win?

Jim Browne did not win any major NBA honors or All-Star selections.

Career fame

-9.64

Diamond#4,965 in fame

Jim Browne

More famous than 8% of all other NBA careers. A true rarity - among the hardest names to know.

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