STATISTICS & HISTORY
Albert “Fats” Wyka played professional basketball for sixteen seasons, mostly with strong independent teams In Paterson and Wallington, New Jersey. Wyka also had a three year run with the Paterson entry in the American Basketball League from 1929-through 1931. While never a star, Wyka was always one of the most popular players on any team he played because he was the hardest working player on the team. After his playing days were over, Wyka became a well-respected basketball referee.
FATS WYKA | Height: | 6:01 | Weight: | 190 | College: | None | |||||
Albert Joseph Wyka | Born: Sep 19, 1907 | Died: Jun 15, 1992 | Hometown: | Paterson, NJ | |||||||
REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
1925-26 | PWallington Collegiates | Indep | |||||||||
1926-27 | Pa PioWallington neers | Indep | |||||||||
1927-28 | Wallington Pioneers | Indep | |||||||||
1928-29 | Paterson | ABL | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 2.3 | ||||
1928-29 | Wallington rs | Indep | |||||||||
1929-30 | Paterson | ABL | 25 | 21 | 14 | 56 | 2.2 | ||||
1929-30 | Wallington Pioneers | Indep | |||||||||
1929-30 | Archbald | PSL | 8 | 17 | 29 | 63 | 7.9 | ||||
1930-31 | Paterson | ABL | 16 | 18 | 18 | 54 | 3.4 | ||||
1930-31 | Archbald | PSL | 12 | 11 | 28 | 50 | 4.2 | ||||
1931-32 | Philadelphia Moose | EBL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | ||||
1931-32 | Wallington Pioneers | Indep | |||||||||
1931-32 | Passaic Al Smith Club | Indep | |||||||||
1932-33 | Jersey City | MBL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
1932-33 | Wallington Pioneers | Indep | |||||||||
1932-33 | Passaic Hebrew Club | Indep | |||||||||
1932-33 | Passaic Wessingtons | Indep | |||||||||
1933-34 | Passaic Wessingtons | Indep | |||||||||
1933-34 | Paterson Pros | Indep | |||||||||
1934-35 | Newark | ABL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 | ||||
1934-35 | Utica | NYSL | 10 | 23 | 12 | 58 | 5.8 | ||||
1934-35 | Bridgeton | EBL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | ||||
1934-35 | House of David | Indep | |||||||||
1934-35 | Paterson Cewscents | Indep | |||||||||
1934-35 | Passaic Rosarians | Indep | |||||||||
1935-36 | Kingston | ABL | 10 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 2.1 | ||||
1935-36 | Tunkhnnock | PSL | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6.0 | ||||
1935-36 | Detroit Clowns | Indep | |||||||||
1935-36 | Passaic Rosarians | Indep | |||||||||
1936-37 | Passaic Kenyons | Indep | |||||||||
1937-38 | Passiac Kenyons | Indep | |||||||||
1938-39 | Jersey | ABL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
1939-40 | Passaic | Indep | |||||||||
1940-41 | Passaic County Boosters | Indep | |||||||||
Major League Totals | 70 | 59 | 46 | 164 | 2.3 |