Born | February 27, 1973 |
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Nationality | American |
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight | 225 pounds (102 kg) |
Shoots | right |
Position | Defense / Faceoff |
NLL draft | 6th overall, 1995 Philadelphia Wings |
NLL teams | Philadelphia Wings |
MLL teams | New Jersey Pride |
Pro career | 1996– |
Peter Jacobs (born February 27, 1973) is a former professional lacrosse player. Jacobs graduated from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD in 1995. In his senior year, he was team captain of the Blue Jays was named first-team All-American in 1995 and lead his team to the Final Four.
Peter Jacobs began his National Lacrosse League career in 1996 with the Philadelphia Wings. He played with the Wings until his retirement before the 2009 season, [1] making him one of the longest tenured professional athletes in Philadelphia sports.
Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
1996 | Philadelphia | 8 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
1997 | Philadelphia | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1998 | Philadelphia | 11 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 2 | ||
2000 | Philadelphia | 12 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 69 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
2001 | Philadelphia | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 80 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | ||
2002 | Philadelphia | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 110 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
2003 | Philadelphia | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 81 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2004 | Philadelphia | 12 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 122 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2005 | Philadelphia | 16 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 180 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2006 | Philadelphia | 16 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 147 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2007 | Philadelphia | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 79 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2008 | Philadelphia | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
NLL Totals | 164 | 65 | 119 | 184 | 1086 | 83 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 65 | 2 |
Peter Jacobs retired after playing with the New Jersey Pride for three seasons. During his tenure he won 524 of 1,016 face-off draws ranking him among the best in the sport.
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Season | Team | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
2001 | New Jersey | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 95 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2002 | New Jersey | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 97 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
2003 | New Jersey | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
MLL Totals | 40 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 228 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
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