1972-73 ABA Rookies - Season Stats

1971-72 Rookies - Season Stats 1973-74 Rookies - Season Stats

League Champion: Indiana Pacers

Most Valuable Player: Billy Cunningham (24.1/12.0/6.3)

Rookie of the Year: Brian Taylor (15.3/3.2/2.8)

PPG Leader: Julius Erving (31.9)

RPG Leader: Artis Gilmore (17.6)

APG Leader: Bill Melchionni (7.4)

WS Leader: Artis Gilmore (18.5)

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1972-73 Stats

Rookies

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Rookies Table
					Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Rk	Player	Debut	Age	Yrs	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
1	George Adams	Nov 1, '72, SDA @ MMT	23	1	60	865	153	312	2	7	65	83	75	205	64			67	97	373	.490	.286	.783	14.4	6.2	3.4	1.1
2	Henry Bacon	Oct 13, '72, SDA vs. DNR	24	1	47	425	60	164	2	10	44	73	40	82	38			64	72	166	.366	.200	.603	9.0	3.5	1.7	0.8
3	Mike Barr	Oct 12, '72, VIR vs. CAR	22	1	79	2076	289	612	1	4	141	188	76	227	254			185	220	720	.472	.250	.750	26.3	9.1	2.9	3.2
4	Roger Brown	Nov 3, '72, CAR vs. NYA	22	1	62	579	59	129	0	0	28	51	62	178	25			46	120	146	.457		.549	9.3	2.4	2.9	0.4
5	George Bruns	Feb 28, '73, NYA vs. MMT	26	1	13	236	31	66	2	4	22	27	1	8	36			20	26	86	.470	.500	.815	18.2	6.6	0.6	2.8
6	Don Buse	Oct 12, '72, INA @ MMT	22	1	77	1484	163	360	5	24	82	109	96	210	223	107	8	66	143	413	.453	.208	.752	19.3	5.4	2.7	2.9	1.4	0.1
7	David Bustion	Oct 13, '72, DNR @ SDA	23	1	47	355	58	133	0	0	42	59	39	101	21			54	82	158	.436		.712	7.6	3.4	2.1	0.4
8	Sam Cash	Oct 12, '72, MMT vs. INA	22	1	7	52	4	18	0	0	12	17	11	19	0	5	3	16	11	20	.222		.706	7.4	2.9	2.7	0.0	0.7	0.4
9	Bill Chamberlain	Oct 13, '72, KEN @ NYA	23	1	50	665	112	282	2	8	36	59	61	118	76			58	98	262	.397	.250	.610	13.3	5.2	2.4	1.5
10	Jerry Chambers	Oct 13, '72, SDA vs. DNR	29	1	43	885	199	468	2	10	112	130	83	190	46			55	102	512	.425	.200	.862	20.6	11.9	4.4	1.1
11	Jim Chones	Oct 13, '72, NYA vs. KEN	23	1	82	2153	395	769	0	1	142	240	143	586	95			213	291	932	.514	.000	.592	26.3	11.4	7.1	1.2
12	Billy Cunningham*	Oct 12, '72, CAR @ VIR	29	1	84	3248	771	1583	14	49	472	598	240	1012	530	216	67	381	309	2028	.487	.286	.789	38.7	24.1	12.0	6.3	2.6	0.8
13	Mike Davis	Dec 26, '72, MMT @ UTS	26	1	38	553	93	222	6	23	62	87	21	41	47			36	87	254	.419	.261	.713	14.6	6.7	1.1	1.2
14	Bob Ford	Oct 12, '72, MMT vs. INA	23	1	9	74	5	17	0	0	4	5	2	12	4			4	8	14	.294		.800	8.2	1.6	1.3	0.4
15	Bill Franklin	Oct 12, '72, VIR vs. CAR	23	1	73	990	218	524	2	7	107	179	123	289	50			123	157	545	.416	.286	.598	13.6	7.5	4.0	0.7
16	George Gervin*	Jan 26, '73, VIR vs. UTS	20	1	30	689	161	341	6	26	96	118	34	128	34			54	72	424	.472	.231	.814	23.0	14.1	4.3	1.1
17	Gary Gregor	Dec 3, '72, NYA vs. INA	27	1	40	595	99	204	1	1	32	39	40	150	31			41	84	231	.485	1.000	.821	14.9	5.8	3.8	0.8
18	Mike Jackson	Oct 14, '72, UTS vs. DLC	23	1	30	191	36	83	0	0	28	46	24	62	2			27	46	100	.434		.609	6.4	3.3	2.1	0.1
19	Gus Johnson*	Dec 16, '72, INA vs. MMT	34	1	50	753	132	299	4	21	31	42	85	245	62	17	13	70	113	299	.441	.190	.738	15.1	6.0	4.9	1.2	0.3	0.3
20	Bob Lackey	Oct 13, '72, NYA vs. KEN	23	1	68	1185	153	355	2	5	99	167	60	160	136			120	170	407	.431	.400	.593	17.4	6.0	2.4	2.0
					Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Rk	Player	Debut	Age	Yrs	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
21	Brian Mahoney	Dec 8, '72, NYA vs. VIR	24	1	19	181	17	57	0	2	24	40	4	14	12			17	35	58	.298	.000	.600	9.5	3.1	0.7	0.6
22	Erwin Mueller	Feb 28, '73, VIR @ KEN	28	1	17	205	17	53	0	0	3	10	17	47	26			22	24	37	.321		.300	12.1	2.2	2.8	1.5
23	Bill Newton	Oct 20, '72, INA @ DNR	22	1	24	117	24	56	1	2	9	18	21	47	9	6	0	10	40	58	.429	.500	.500	4.9	2.4	2.0	0.4	0.3	0.0
24	Steve Previs	Oct 13, '72, CAR @ INA	22	1	30	147	23	60	1	8	8	15	6	14	24			13	26	55	.383	.125	.533	4.9	1.8	0.5	0.8
25	Luther Rackley	Nov 8, '72, MMT @ DLC	26	1	57	893	170	344	0	1	78	120	90	287	36			50	130	418	.494	.000	.650	15.7	7.3	5.0	0.6
26	Al Sanders	Oct 14, '72, VIR @ KEN	23	1	4	25	2	2	0	0	4	6	0	5	0			3	4	8	1.000		.667	6.3	2.0	1.3	0.0
27	Billy Shepherd	Oct 12, '72, VIR vs. CAR	23	1	16	68	7	35	4	16	9	10	2	5	8			8	12	27	.200	.250	.900	4.3	1.7	0.3	0.5
28	James Silas	Oct 25, '72, DLC @ KEN	23	1	78	2417	341	679	0	0	389	467	109	336	244			192	262	1071	.502		.833	31.0	13.7	4.3	3.1
29	Garfield Smith	Oct 20, '72, SDA vs. MMT	27	1	71	1055	116	244	0	0	28	93	140	306	39			33	197	260	.475		.301	14.9	3.7	4.3	0.5
30	Pete Smith	Oct 13, '72, SDA vs. DNR		1	5	32	2	12	0	2	0	0	3	8	1			5	5	4	.167	.000		6.4	0.8	1.6	0.2
31	Brian Taylor	Oct 13, '72, NYA vs. KEN	21	1	63	2038	395	767	4	25	168	226	77	203	175			137	219	962	.515	.160	.743	32.3	15.3	3.2	2.8
32	Claude Terry	Oct 12, '72, DNR @ UTS	23	1	68	667	120	285	10	24	74	114	45	75	62			69	111	324	.421	.417	.649	9.8	4.8	1.1	0.9
33	Ron Thomas	Jan 25, '73, KEN @ INA	22	1	31	369	62	132	0	2	21	41	53	115	23	22	4	21	73	145	.470	.000	.512	11.9	4.7	3.7	0.7	0.7	0.1
34	John Trapp	Feb 12, '73, DNR @ UTS	27	1	24	342	54	128	0	2	19	32	27	72	20			25	76	127	.422	.000	.594	14.3	5.3	3.0	0.8
35	Ansley Truitt	Oct 14, '72, DLC @ UTS	22	1	16	86	18	42	0	0	3	9	10	38	2			7	9	39	.429		.333	5.4	2.4	2.4	0.1
36	Dave Twardzik	Oct 12, '72, VIR vs. CAR	22	1	80	1357	141	306	2	9	178	212	45	158	184			122	202	462	.461	.222	.840	17.0	5.8	2.0	2.3
37	Claude Virden	Oct 13, '72, KEN @ NYA	25	1	31	825	130	327	0	2	46	59	49	154	74	24	2	49	84	306	.398	.000	.780	26.6	9.9	5.0	2.4	0.8	0.1
38	Isaiah Wilson	Nov 3, '72, MMT vs. UTS	24	1	30	386	68	159	3	8	51	64	18	39	72			41	46	190	.428	.375	.797	12.9	6.3	1.3	2.4
39	Dennis Wuycik	Oct 12, '72, CAR @ VIR	22	1	83	973	151	329	0	4	75	108	69	179	79			116	165	377	.459	.000	.694	11.7	4.5	2.2	1.0