Joe Smyth - Career, Teams & Fame

Fame share

Combined across every stint with each team.

BLB80%
New York Knicks20%

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.

11NYKBLBPEAK · 1 · 1953-54 · NYK

1953-54

NYKNew York Knicks

24th percentile of all regular seasons ever

Percentile vs the same-season league

Scoring

0th

Playmaking

12th

Efficiency (TS%)

10th

Rebounding

10th

Defense

1st

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+0.00

Availability+1.26

Honors+0.00

Playoff run+0.00

Rings+0.00

Subtotal1.26

× Era weight 0.95

Season fame1

Pioneer-era discount

Career teams - the connection strand

Every teammate on these rosters is a possible link.

NYK

New York Knicks1953-541 season · 0 fame

Career

3.3PPG

2.5RPG

1.2APG

40Games

1Seasons

0Titles

Peak season: 1953-54 - 1 fame points.

Draft: Round 6 (1953) - exact pick not recorded.

Season-by-season log · 1 season

Season	Team(s)	GP	PPG	RPG	APG	Fame Earned	Awards	Playoffs
1953-54	NYK (44-28)BLB (16-56)	40	3.3	2.5	1.2	1	-	-

The Fame Recipe

Fame shape

What built this fame

Base fame · -13.35

Career Stats35th

Longevity15th

Draft Bonus00th

Peak Bonus-170th

Honors00th

Rings00th

How it adds up

Base fame-13.35

× Recency 0.91+1.23

= Final fame-12.12

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.

Bob HoubregsBLB · 1 season · 0.7 together16connection Ray FelixBLB · 1 season · 0.7 together13connection Harry GallatinNYK · 1 season · 0.2 together9connection Dick McGuireNYK · 1 season · 0.2 together8connection Carl BraunNYK · 1 season · 0.2 together7connection Leo BarnhorstBLB · 1 season · 0.7 together7connection Nat CliftonNYK · 1 season · 0.2 together6connection Max ZaslofskyBLB · 1 season · 0.2 together4connection Paul HoffmanBLB · 1 season · 0.7 together4connection Al McGuireNYK · 1 season · 0.2 together4connection

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Quick Answers

What teams did Joe Smyth play for?

Joe Smyth played for the New York Knicks and BLB.

What team is Joe Smyth most known for?

Joe Smyth is most known for the BLB (80%) and New York Knicks (20%) - ranked by share of Joe Smyth's on-court Tetherball fame.

How many championships did Joe Smyth win?

Joe Smyth did not win an NBA championship.

What was Joe Smyth's most famous season?

Joe Smyth's most famous season was 1953-54, earning 1 fame points - 40 games, 3.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 12.4 minutes per game.

What were Joe Smyth's career stats?

Joe Smyth averaged 3.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game over 40 career games.

When did Joe Smyth play in the NBA?

Joe Smyth played one NBA season, 1953-54.

Where was Joe Smyth drafted?

Joe Smyth was picked in Round 6 of the 1953 NBA Draft - the exact overall pick number wasn't recorded.

How famous is Joe Smyth?

Joe Smyth has a Tetherball fame score of -12, ranked #5,010 of 5,416 rated players - rated Diamond.

Who was Joe Smyth's most famous teammate?

Joe Smyth's most famous teammate was Harry Gallatin, sharing 1 season together.

Who were Joe Smyth's most connected teammates?

Joe Smyth's most connected teammates were Bob Houbregs, Ray Felix, and Harry Gallatin - the strongest teammate connections of Joe Smyth's career, led by Bob Houbregs over 1 shared season.

What awards did Joe Smyth win?

Joe Smyth did not win any major NBA honors or All-Star selections.

Career fame

-12.12

Diamond#5,010 in fame

Joe Smyth

More famous than 7% of all other NBA careers. A true rarity - among the hardest names to know.

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