1948-49 BAA Rookies - Season Stats

1947-48 Rookies - Season Stats 1949-50 Rookies - Season Stats

League Champion: Minneapolis Lakers

Rookie of the Year: Howie Shannon

PPG Leader: George Mikan (28.3)

APG Leader: Bob Davies (5.4)

WS Leader: George Mikan (20.9)

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Career Stats

1948-49 Stats

Rookies

Career BAA/NBA Stats

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	Curly Armstrong	Nov 3, '48, FTW vs. NYK	30	1	52		131	428			118	169			105				152	380	.306		.698		7.3		2.0
2	Johnny Bach	Nov 4, '48, BOS @ PHW	24	1	34		34	119			51	75			25				24	119	.286		.680		3.5		0.7
3	Gale Bishop	Nov 4, '48, PHW vs. BOS	26	1	56		170	523			127	195			92				137	467	.325		.651		8.3		1.6
4	Charlie Black	Nov 1, '48, INJ vs. STB	27	1	58		203	691			161	291			140				247	567	.294		.553		9.8		2.4
5	Jake Bornheimer	Feb 10, '49, PHW vs. INJ	21	1	15		34	109			20	29			13				47	88	.312		.690		5.9		0.9
6	Price Brookfield	Nov 1, '48, INJ vs. STB	28	1	54		176	638			90	125			136				145	442	.276		.720		8.2		2.5
7	Bob Brown	Feb 1, '49, PRO @ PHW	25	1	20		37	111			34	47			14				67	108	.333		.723		5.4		0.7
8	Darrel Brown	Nov 4, '48, BLB vs. MNL	25	1	3		2	6			0	2			0				3	4	.333		.000		1.3		0.0
9	Jim Browne	Nov 21, '48, CHS @ FTW	19	1	4		1	2			1	2			0				4	3	.500		.500		0.8		0.0
10	Walt Budko	Nov 4, '48, BLB vs. MNL	23	1	60		224	644			244	309			99				201	692	.348		.790		11.5		1.7
11	Bill Calhoun	Nov 6, '48, ROC vs. INJ	21	1	56		146	408			75	131			125				97	367	.358		.573		6.6		2.2
12	Joe Colone	Feb 6, '49, NYK vs. CHS	25	1	15		35	113			13	19			9				25	83	.310		.684		5.5		0.6
13	Dillard Crocker	Nov 25, '48, FTW @ BLB	24	1	2		1	4			4	6			0				3	6	.250		.667		3.0		0.0
14	Fran Curran	Nov 6, '48, ROC vs. INJ	26	1	57		61	168			85	126			78				118	207	.363		.675		3.6		1.4
15	Bob Davies*	Nov 6, '48, ROC vs. INJ	29	1	60		317	871			270	348			321				197	904	.364		.776		15.1		5.4
16	Andy Duncan	Nov 6, '48, ROC vs. INJ	26	1	55		162	391			83	135			51				179	407	.414		.615		7.4		0.9
17	Jack Dwan	Nov 4, '48, MNL @ BLB	27	1	60		121	380			34	69			129				157	276	.318		.493		4.6		2.2
18	Lonnie Eggleston	Nov 1, '48, STB @ INJ	30	1	2		1	4			2	3			1				3	4	.250		.667		2.0		0.5
19	Ray Ellefson	Nov 19, '48, MNL @ CHS	26	1	3		1	5			0	0			0				2	2	.200				0.7		0.0
20	Jack Eskridge	Dec 23, '48, CHS @ BLB	25	1	23		25	69			14	20			14				25	64	.362		.700		2.8		0.6
					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	Phil Farbman	Nov 3, '48, PHW @ WSC	24	1	48		50	163			55	81			36				86	155	.307		.679		3.2		0.8
22	Arnie Ferrin	Nov 28, '48, MNL vs. PHW	23	1	47		130	378			85	128			76				142	345	.344		.664		7.3		1.6
23	Donnie Forman	Nov 28, '48, MNL vs. PHW	23	1	44		68	231			43	67			74				94	179	.294		.642		4.1		1.7
24	Harry Gallatin*	Nov 20, '48, NYK vs. PHW	21	1	52		157	479			120	169			63				127	434	.328		.710		8.3		1.2
25	Earl Gardner	Nov 4, '48, MNL @ BLB	25	1	50		38	101			13	28			19				50	89	.376		.464		1.8		0.4
26	George Glamack	Nov 1, '48, INJ vs. STB	30	1	11		30	121			42	55			19				28	102	.248		.764		9.3		1.7
27	Joe Graboski	Nov 6, '48, CHS vs. BLB	19	1	45		54	157			17	49			18				86	125	.344		.347		2.8		0.4
28	Bruce Hale	Nov 1, '48, INJ vs. STB	30	1	52		187	585			172	228			156				112	546	.320		.754		10.5		3.0
29	Ralph Hamilton	Nov 3, '48, FTW vs. NYK	27	1	48		114	447			61	91			83				67	289	.255		.670		6.0		1.7
30	John Hazen	Nov 4, '48, BOS @ PHW	21	1	6		6	17			6	7			3				10	18	.353		.857		3.0		0.5
31	Bill Henry	Jan 8, '49, FTW @ PHW	24	1	32		96	300			125	203			55				110	317	.320		.616		9.9		1.7
32	Doug Holcomb	Feb 5, '49, BLB vs. INJ	27	1	3		3	12			9	14			5				5	15	.250		.643		5.0		1.7
33	Red Holzman*	Nov 6, '48, ROC vs. INJ	28	1	60		225	691			96	157			149				93	546	.326		.611		9.1		2.5
34	Gene James	Feb 17, '49, NYK @ PHW	23	1	11		18	48			6	12			5				20	42	.375		.500		3.8		0.5
35	Arnie Johnson	Nov 6, '48, ROC vs. INJ	28	1	60		156	375			199	284			80				247	511	.416		.701		8.5		1.3
36	Whitey Kachan	Nov 6, '48, CHS vs. BLB	23	1	52		38	142			36	56			37				81	112	.268		.643		2.2		0.7
37	George Kaftan	Feb 1, '49, BOS vs. ROC	20	1	21		116	315			72	115			61				28	304	.368		.626		14.5		2.9
38	Leo Katkaveck	Nov 4, '48, WSC @ PRO	25	1	53		84	253			53	71			68				110	221	.332		.746		4.2		1.3
39	Tom Kelly	Dec 6, '48, BOS vs. ROC	24	1	27		73	218			45	73			38				73	191	.335		.616		7.1		1.4
40	Bob Kinney	Nov 3, '48, FTW vs. NYK	28	1	58		161	495			136	234			77				224	458	.325		.581		7.9		1.3
					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
41	Walt Kirk	Nov 6, '48, FTW @ STB	24	1	49		140	406			167	231			118				127	447	.345		.723		9.1		2.4
42	Leo Klier	Nov 3, '48, FTW vs. NYK	25	1	47		125	492			97	137			56				124	347	.254		.708		7.4		1.2
43	Andy Kostecka	Nov 1, '48, INJ vs. STB	27	1	21		46	110			43	70			14				48	135	.418		.614		6.4		0.7
44	Dan Kraus	Nov 4, '48, BLB vs. MNL	25	1	13		5	35			11	24			7				24	21	.143		.458		1.6		0.5
45	Herb Krautblatt	Nov 4, '48, BLB vs. MNL	22	1	10		4	18			5	11			4				14	13	.222		.455		1.3		0.4
46	Andrew Levane	Nov 6, '48, ROC vs. INJ	28	1	36		55	193			13	21			39				37	123	.285		.619		3.4		1.1
47	Freddie Lewis	Nov 1, '48, INJ vs. STB	28	1	61		272	834			138	181			107				167	682	.326		.762		11.2		1.8
48	Al Lucas	Nov 9, '48, BOS vs. MNL	26	1	2		1	3			0	0			2				0	2	.333				1.0		1.0
49	Ray Lumpp	Nov 1, '48, INJ vs. STB	25	1	61		279	800			219	283			158				173	777	.349		.774		12.7		2.6
50	Jack Maddox	Dec 23, '48, INJ vs. FTW	29	1	1		0	0			0	0			1				0	0					0.0		1.0
51	Lionel Malamed	Nov 6, '48, ROC vs. INJ	24	1	44		97	290			64	77			61				53	258	.334		.831		5.9		1.4
52	John Mandic	Nov 5, '48, INJ vs. NYK	29	1	56		97	302			75	115			80				151	269	.321		.652		4.8		1.4
53	Mel McGaha	Nov 3, '48, NYK @ FTW	22	1	51		62	195			52	88			51				104	176	.318		.591		3.5		1.0
54	Ed Mikan	Nov 6, '48, CHS vs. BLB	23	1	60		229	729			136	183			62				191	594	.314		.743		9.9		1.0
55	George Mikan*	Nov 4, '48, MNL @ BLB	24	1	60		583	1403			532	689			218				260	1698	.416		.772		28.3		3.6
56	Bill Miller	Dec 28, '48, CHS @ BOS	24	1	28		21	72			11	20			20				32	53	.292		.550		1.9		0.7
57	Fritz Nagy	Nov 1, '48, INJ vs. STB	25	1	50		94	271			65	97			68				84	253	.347		.670		5.1		1.4
58	Paul Napolitano	Dec 7, '48, INJ vs. WSC	25	1	1		0	0			0	0			0				0	0					0.0		0.0
59	Jack Nichols	Jan 1, '49, WSC vs. CHS	22	1	34		153	392			92	126			56				118	398	.390		.730		11.7		1.6
60	Richie Niemiera	Nov 3, '48, FTW vs. NYK	27	1	55		115	331			132	165			96				115	362	.347		.800		6.6		1.7
					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
61	Mike Novak	Nov 6, '48, ROC vs. INJ	33	1	60		124	363			72	124			112				188	320	.342		.581		5.3		1.9
62	Dermie O'Connell	Feb 1, '49, BOS vs. ROC	20	1	21		87	315			30	56			65				40	204	.276		.536		9.7		3.1
63	Fred Paine	Nov 4, '48, PRO vs. WSC	23	1	3		3	19			1	5			1				3	7	.158		.200		2.3		0.3
64	Easy Parham	Nov 1, '48, STB @ INJ	27	1	60		124	404			96	172			151				134	344	.307		.558		5.7		2.5
65	Jake Pelkington	Nov 3, '48, FTW vs. NYK	33	1	54		193	469			211	267			131				216	597	.412		.790		11.1		2.4
66	Jim Pollard*	Nov 4, '48, MNL @ BLB	26	1	53		314	792			156	227			142				144	784	.396		.687		14.8		2.7
67	Les Pugh	Nov 4, '48, PRO vs. WSC	26	1	60		168	556			125	167			59				168	461	.302		.749		7.7		1.0
68	Roy Pugh	Nov 3, '48, PHW @ WSC	26	1	23		13	51			6	19			9				17	32	.255		.316		1.4		0.4
69	Howie Rader	Nov 4, '48, BLB vs. MNL	27	1	13		7	45			3	10			14				25	17	.156		.300		1.3		1.1
70	Ray Ramsey	Dec 29, '48, BLB vs. PRO	27	1	2		0	1			2	2			0				0	2	.000		1.000		1.0		0.0
71	Arnie Risen*	Nov 6, '48, ROC vs. INJ	24	1	60		345	816			305	462			100				216	995	.423		.660		16.6		1.7
72	Tex Ritter	Nov 3, '48, NYK @ FTW	24	1	55		123	353			91	146			57				71	337	.348		.623		6.1		1.0
73	Bill Roberts	Nov 6, '48, CHS vs. BLB	23	1	50		89	267			44	63			41				113	222	.333		.698		4.4		0.8
74	Kenny Rollins	Nov 6, '48, CHS vs. BLB	25	1	59		144	520			77	104			167				150	365	.277		.740		6.2		2.8
75	Herm Schaefer	Nov 4, '48, MNL @ BLB	30	1	58		214	572			174	213			185				121	602	.374		.817		10.4		3.2
76	Otto Schnellbacher	Dec 22, '48, PRO @ WSC	25	1	43		93	280			89	133			64				109	275	.332		.669		6.4		1.5
77	Howie Shannon	Nov 4, '48, PRO vs. WSC	25	1	55		292	802			152	189			125				154	736	.364		.804		13.4		2.3
78	Dick Shrider	Nov 5, '48, NYK @ INJ	25	1	4		0	0			1	3			2				2	1			.333		0.3		0.5
79	Jack Smiley	Nov 3, '48, FTW vs. NYK	26	1	59		141	571			112	164			138				202	394	.247		.683		6.7		2.3
80	Don Smith	Nov 4, '48, MNL @ BLB	28	1	8		2	13			2	3			2				6	6	.154		.667		0.8		0.3
					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
81	Odie Spears	Nov 6, '48, CHS vs. BLB	24	1	57		200	631			131	197			97				200	531	.317		.665		9.3		1.7
82	Jim Springer	Jan 28, '49, INJ vs. FTW	22	1	2		0	0			1	1			0				0	1			1.000		0.5		0.0
83	Jim Spruill	Feb 7, '49, INJ vs. PHW	25	1	1		1	3			0	0			0				3	2	.333				2.0		0.0
84	Hal Tidrick	Nov 1, '48, INJ vs. STB	33	1	61		194	616			164	205			101				191	552	.315		.800		9.0		1.7
85	Andy Tonkovich	Nov 4, '48, PRO vs. WSC	26	1	17		19	71			6	9			10				12	44	.268		.667		2.6		0.6
86	Bob Tough	Nov 3, '48, FTW vs. NYK	28	1	53		183	661			100	138			99				101	466	.277		.725		8.8		1.9
87	Blackie Towery	Nov 3, '48, FTW vs. NYK	28	1	60		203	771			195	263			171				243	601	.263		.741		10.0		2.9
88	Dick Triptow	Nov 3, '48, FTW vs. NYK	26	1	55		116	417			102	141			96				107	334	.278		.723		6.1		1.7
89	Brady Walker	Nov 4, '48, PRO vs. WSC	27	1	59		202	556			87	155			68				100	491	.363		.561		8.3		1.2
90	Bobby Wanzer*	Nov 6, '48, ROC vs. INJ	27	1	60		202	533			209	254			186				132	613	.379		.823		10.2		3.1
91	Dick Wehr	Nov 1, '48, INJ vs. STB	23	1	9		5	21			2	6			3				12	12	.238		.333		1.3		0.3
92	D.C. Wilcutt	Nov 1, '48, STB @ INJ	25	1	22		18	51			15	18			31				9	51	.353		.833		2.3		1.4
93	Ward Williams	Nov 14, '48, FTW vs. INJ	25	1	53		61	257			93	124			82				158	215	.237		.750		4.1		1.5
94	Matt Zunic	Nov 3, '48, WSC vs. PHW	29	1	56		98	323			77	109			50				182	273	.303		.706		4.9		0.9