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Maurice StokesSacramento Kings · #12
Maurice Stokes is a retired forward and Basketball Hall of Famer, most associated with the Sacramento Kings. A triple-double force whose career ended in tragedy. Career averages: 16.4 points, 17.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game.
Balladex Impact · 66
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Sacramento Kings · #12 · Forward
Maurice Stokes
Season avg16.9 pts · 18.1 reb · 6.4 ast · .351 fg
Career avg16.4 pts · 17.3 reb · 5.2 ast · .351 fg
IMPACTBalladex Impact 66 — Solid starter tierINDEXMaurice Stokes · Sacramento KingsIMPACTBalladex Impact 66 — Solid starter tierINDEXMaurice Stokes · Sacramento Kings
Scouting report
Maurice Stokes — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
C+
Hall of Fame forward · Impact 66
Maurice Stokes is a retired forward and Basketball Hall of Famer, most associated with the Sacramento Kings. A triple-double force whose career ended
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OffenseD
DefenseC
Feel / IQC
Playmaking
Average creator
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B-
Scoring
Strong scorer
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A
Rebounding
Elite on the glass
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D
3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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D
Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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D
Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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C
Clutch
Average late
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C+
Athleticism
Average tools
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C
Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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B+
Durability
Availability
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Act II
Where Maurice Stokes stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
✦ Balladex Consensus: Solid starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
66Impact index
212Star score
Career scoring average16.4 ppg
Seasons in the index3
Accolades on file2
3× NBA All-Star · HOF Hall of Fame
Stat explorer
Maurice Stokes — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
B-
Scoring
16.9 PPG
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Playmaking
6.4 APG
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Rebounding
18.1 RPG
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D
Shooting
— 3P%
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The engine
How the model sees Maurice Stokes
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Projected 1958-59 59% confidence
17.0
pts
14.1–19.9
18.1
reb
16.3–19.9
7.0
ast
5.8–8.2
39.0
min
proj
67
gp
health
.350
fg%
~base
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3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 16.9 → projected 17.0 PPG
Minutes / role
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Development (his trend)
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Age curve
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Live context
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Net vs last season+0.1 PPG
Everything it reads
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3 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 67 / 72 / 63 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified
Maurice Stokes career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-56 (Rochester) | 67 | 34.7 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 4.7 | .354 | |
| 1956-57 (Rochester) | 72 | 38.3 | 15.6 | 17.4 | 4.6 | .347 | |
| 1957-58 (Cincinnati) | 63 | 39.0 | 16.9 | 18.1 | 6.4 | .351 | |
| Career | 202 | 37.3 | 16.4 | 17.3 | 5.2 |
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context
Are the Sacramento Kings built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
15–67proj record
#15conf seed
-10net rtg
110.4off rtg
120.5def rtg
1%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Domantas Sabonis, Maxime Raynaud.
How his role moves
Projected 15–67, 15th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
66 of 99
Solid starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
2 accolades
3× NBA All-Star · HOF Hall of Fame
Act IV
The Ballad of Maurice Stokes
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Sacramento Kings
Turning pro
Drafted 1955 as a Forward.
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Maurice Stokes is a Basketball Hall of Famer. A triple-double force whose career ended in tragedy.
Chapter
He averaged 16.4 points, 17.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists over his career.
Where things stand
A Hall of Fame forward and Sacramento Kings name.
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Stokes's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
Off the court
Measurables ESPN
- Height
- 6' 7"
- Weight
- 232 lbs
- NBA debut
- 1955
- Draft
- 1955
- Jersey
- #12
Legacy
A triple-double force whose career ended in tragedy.
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The person
A Hall of Fame forward and Sacramento Kings name.
Hall of Fame
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FAQ
Maurice Stokes — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Maurice Stokes, answered.
What were Maurice Stokes's career averages?
Maurice Stokes averaged 16.4 points, 17.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game.
Is Maurice Stokes in the Hall of Fame?
Yes — Maurice Stokes is enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Maurice Stokes career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
