1951-52 NBA Rookies

1950-51 Rookies 1952-53 Rookies

League Champion: Minneapolis Lakers

Rookie of the Year: Mel Hutchins (9.2/13.3/2.9), Bill Tosheff (9.4/3.3/3.4)

PPG Leader: Paul Arizin (25.4)

RPG Leader: George Mikan (13.5)

APG Leader: Andy Phillip (8.2)

WS Leader: Paul Arizin (16.0)

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Career Stats

1951-52 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	Don Barksdale*	Nov 1, '51, BLB @ ROC	28	4	262	7460	1016	2747			863	1307		2088	549				941	2895	.370		.660	28.5	11.0	8.0	2.1
2	Elmer Behnke	Nov 3, '51, MLH vs. NYK	22	1	4	55	6	22			4	7		17	4				13	16	.273		.571	13.8	4.0	4.3	1.0
3	Ed Dahler	Nov 5, '51, PHW @ BLB	26	1	14	112	14	38			7	7		22	5				16	35	.368		1.000	8.0	2.5	1.6	0.4
4	Nate DeLong	Jan 27, '52, MLH @ MNL	26	1	17	132	20	42			24	35		31	14				47	64	.476		.686	7.8	3.8	1.8	0.8
5	Dick Dickey	Nov 4, '51, BOS vs. INO	25	1	45	440	40	136			47	69		81	50				79	127	.294		.681	9.8	2.8	1.8	1.1
6	Jake Fendley	Nov 1, '51, FTW @ SYR	22	2	103	1031	86	250			115	155		126	94				200	287	.344		.742	10.0	2.8	1.2	0.9
7	Jerry Fowler	Nov 11, '51, MLH @ FTW	24	1	6	41	4	13			1	4		10	2				9	9	.308		.250	6.8	1.5	1.7	0.3
8	Lew Hitch	Nov 3, '51, MNL @ ROC	22	6	414	8364	759	2021			557	827		2183	499				685	2075	.376		.674	20.2	5.0	5.3	1.2
9	Mel Hutchins	Nov 3, '51, MLH vs. NYK	23	7	437	16574	1931	4962			989	1470		4186	1298				1246	4851	.389		.673	37.9	11.1	9.6	3.0
10	Neil Johnston*	Nov 3, '51, PHW vs. FTW	22	8	516	18298	3303	7435			3417	4447		5856	1269				1681	10023	.444		.768	35.5	19.4	11.3	2.5
11	Jack Kiley	Nov 1, '51, FTW @ SYR	23	2	53	504	46	203			32	56		51	65				61	124	.227		.571	9.5	2.3	1.0	1.2
12	George King	Nov 1, '51, SYR vs. FTW	23	6	411	13408	1517	3971			1185	1847		1606	1958				1044	4219	.382		.642	32.6	10.3	3.9	4.8
13	John McConathy	Nov 3, '51, MLH vs. NYK	21	1	11	106	4	29			6	14		20	8				7	14	.138		.429	9.6	1.3	1.8	0.7
14	Al McGuire*	Nov 10, '51, NYK vs. MNL	23	4	191	2966	251	663			255	463		418	363				501	757	.379		.551	15.5	4.0	2.2	1.9
15	Dave Minor	Nov 1, '51, BLB @ ROC	29	2	116	3168	339	942			199	264		527	288				372	877	.360		.754	27.3	7.6	4.5	2.5
16	Ralph O'Brien	Nov 3, '51, INO @ BLB	23	2	119	2335	324	899			200	241		192	180				189	848	.360		.830	19.6	7.1	1.6	1.5
17	Wally Osterkorn	Nov 1, '51, SYR vs. FTW	23	4	204	5187	453	1358			530	896		1218	346				596	1436	.334		.592	25.4	7.0	6.0	1.7
18	Mel Payton	Nov 3, '51, PHW vs. FTW	25	2	111	1895	227	625			141	189		396	126				186	595	.363		.746	17.1	5.4	3.6	1.1
19	John Pilch	Nov 3, '51, MNL @ ROC	26	1	9	41	1	10			3	6		9	2				10	5	.100		.500	4.6	0.6	1.0	0.2
20	Ray Ragelis	Nov 1, '51, ROC vs. BLB	23	1	51	337	25	96			18	29		76	31				62	68	.260		.621	6.6	1.3	1.5	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	Sam Ranzino	Nov 1, '51, ROC vs. BLB	23	1	39	234	30	90			26	37		39	25				63	86	.333		.703	6.0	2.2	1.0	0.6
22	John Rennicke	Jan 31, '52, MLH @ SYR	22	1	6	54	4	18			3	9		9	1				7	11	.222		.333	9.0	1.8	1.5	0.2
23	Don Savage	Nov 1, '51, SYR vs. FTW	23	2	17	173	15	62			24	35		31	14				29	54	.242		.686	10.2	3.2	1.8	0.8
24	Chuck Share	Nov 1, '51, FTW @ SYR	24	9	596	13023	1562	3905			1804	2604		4986	809				2106	4928	.400		.693	21.9	8.3	8.4	1.4
25	Zeke Sinicola	Nov 1, '51, FTW @ SYR	23	2	12	48	5	20			3	8		2	3				10	13	.250		.375	4.0	1.1	0.2	0.3
26	Whitey Skoog	Nov 3, '51, MNL @ ROC	25	6	341	9193	1164	3000			472	591		1133	903				1027	2800	.388		.799	27.0	8.2	3.3	2.6
27	Jim Slaughter	Jan 19, '52, BLB vs. INO	23	1	28	525	53	165			41	68		148	25				81	147	.321		.603	18.8	5.3	5.3	0.9
28	Bill Tosheff	Nov 3, '51, INO @ BLB	25	3	203	6339	634	2012			591	745		608	661				654	1859	.315		.793	31.2	9.2	3.0	3.3
29	Bob Wilson	Nov 3, '51, MLH vs. NYK	25	1	63	1308	79	264			78	135		210	108				172	236	.299		.578	20.8	3.7	3.3	1.7