1952-53 NBA Rookies - Season Stats

1951-52 Rookies - Season Stats 1953-54 Rookies - Season Stats

League Champion: Minneapolis Lakers

Rookie of the Year: Monk Meineke (10.7/6.9/2.2)

PPG Leader: Neil Johnston (22.3)

RPG Leader: George Mikan (14.4)

APG Leader: Bob Cousy (7.7)

WS Leader: Neil Johnston (15.3)

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Career Stats

1952-53 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	Jim Baechtold	Nov 1, '52, BLB @ NYK	25	1	64	1893	242	621			177	240		219	154				203	661	.390		.738	29.6	10.3	3.4	2.4
2	Jim Brasco	Nov 1, '52, SYR @ PHW	21	1	20	248	25	94			27	34		24	21				30	77	.266		.794	12.4	3.9	1.2	1.1
3	Dick Bunt	Nov 1, '52, NYK vs. BLB	22	1	26	271	29	105			34	48		28	17				40	92	.276		.708	10.4	3.5	1.1	0.7
4	Gene Conley	Nov 16, '52, BOS vs. ROC	22	1	39	461	35	108			18	31		171	19				74	88	.324		.581	11.8	2.3	4.4	0.5
5	Pete Darcey	Nov 1, '52, MLH vs. INO	22	1	12	90	3	18			5	9		10	2				29	11	.167		.556	7.5	0.9	0.8	0.2
6	Blaine Denning	Dec 11, '52, BLB @ BOS	22	1	1	9	2	5			1	1		4	0				3	5	.400		1.000	9.0	5.0	4.0	0.0
7	Danny Finn	Jan 22, '53, PHW vs. MLH	24	1	31	1015	135	409			99	182		175	146				124	369	.330		.544	32.7	11.9	5.6	4.7
8	Dick Groat	Nov 9, '52, FTW vs. INO	22	1	26	663	100	272			109	138		86	69				90	309	.368		.790	25.5	11.9	3.3	2.7
9	Don Hanrahan	Oct 31, '52, INO vs. BOS	23	1	18	121	11	32			11	15		30	11				24	33	.344		.733	6.7	1.8	1.7	0.6
10	Don Henriksen	Nov 1, '52, BLB @ NYK	23	1	68	2263	199	475			176	281		506	129				242	574	.419		.626	33.3	8.4	7.4	1.9
11	Jim Holstein	Nov 1, '52, MNL vs. BOS	22	1	66	989	98	274			70	105		173	74				128	266	.358		.667	15.0	4.0	2.6	1.1
12	Bob Lochmueller	Nov 1, '52, SYR @ PHW	25	1	62	802	79	245			74	122		162	47				143	232	.322		.607	12.9	3.7	2.6	0.8
13	Mo Mahoney	Feb 25, '53, BOS vs. PHW	25	1	6	34	4	10			4	5		7	1				7	12	.400		.800	5.7	2.0	1.2	0.2
14	Al Masino	Nov 1, '52, MLH vs. INO	24	1	72	1773	134	400			128	204		177	160				252	396	.335		.627	24.6	5.5	2.5	2.2
15	Jack McCloskey	Jan 29, '53, PHW vs. NYK	27	1	1	16	3	9			0	0		3	1				2	6	.333			16.0	6.0	3.0	1.0
16	Bucky McConnell	Feb 17, '53, MLH @ NYK	24	1	14	297	27	71			14	29		34	41				39	68	.380		.483	21.2	4.9	2.4	2.9
17	George McLeod	Jan 2, '53, BLB @ INO	22	1	10	85	2	16			8	15		21	4				16	12	.125		.533	8.5	1.2	2.1	0.4
18	Jack McMahon	Nov 1, '52, ROC vs. FTW	24	1	70	1665	176	534			155	236		183	186				253	507	.330		.657	23.8	7.2	2.6	2.7
19	Monk Meineke	Nov 1, '52, FTW @ ROC	22	1	68	2250	240	630			245	313		466	148				334	725	.381		.783	33.1	10.7	6.9	2.2
20	Eddie Miller	Nov 1, '52, MLH vs. INO	21	1	70	2018	273	781			187	287		669	115				250	733	.350		.652	28.8	10.5	9.6	1.6
					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	Bill Mlkvy	Nov 1, '52, PHW vs. SYR	22	1	31	608	75	246			31	48		101	62				54	181	.305		.646	19.6	5.8	3.3	2.0
22	Jim Mooney	Feb 8, '53, PHW @ SYR	22	1	18	529	54	148			27	40		70	35				50	135	.365		.675	29.4	7.5	3.9	1.9
23	Bob Naber	Oct 31, '52, INO vs. BOS	23	1	4	11	0	4			1	2		5	1				6	1	.000		.500	2.8	0.3	1.3	0.3
24	John O'Boyle	Nov 1, '52, MLH vs. INO	24	1	5	97	8	26			5	7		10	5				20	21	.308		.714	19.4	4.2	2.0	1.0
25	Mike O'Neill	Dec 28, '52, MLH @ MNL	24	1	4	50	4	17			4	4		9	3				10	12	.235		1.000	12.5	3.0	2.3	0.8
26	Claude Overton	Nov 1, '52, PHW vs. SYR	25	1	15	182	19	75			20	30		25	15				25	58	.253		.667	12.1	3.9	1.7	1.0
27	Ralph Polson	Nov 1, '52, NYK vs. BLB	23	1	49	810	65	179			61	96		211	24				102	191	.363		.635	16.5	3.9	4.3	0.5
28	Bob Priddy	Nov 5, '52, BLB vs. MNL	22	1	16	149	14	38			8	14		36	7				36	36	.368		.571	9.3	2.3	2.3	0.4
29	Moe Radovich	Nov 1, '52, PHW vs. SYR	23	1	4	33	5	13			4	4		1	8				5	14	.385		1.000	8.3	3.5	0.3	2.0
30	Sherwin Raiken	Feb 7, '53, NYK vs. PHW	24	1	6	63	3	21			3	8		8	6				10	9	.143		.375	10.5	1.5	1.3	1.0
31	Gene Rhodes	Oct 31, '52, INO vs. BOS	25	1	65	1162	109	342			119	169		98	91				78	337	.319		.704	17.9	5.2	1.5	1.4
32	Dick Surhoff	Dec 14, '52, NYK @ MLH	23	1	26	187	13	61			19	30		25	9				36	45	.213		.633	7.2	1.7	1.0	0.3
33	Mark Workman	Nov 1, '52, MLH vs. INO	22	1	65	1030	130	408			70	113		193	37				166	330	.319		.619	15.8	5.1	3.0	0.6
34	Zeke Zawoluk	Dec 16, '52, INO vs. ROC	22	1	41	622	55	150			77	116		146	31				83	187	.367		.664	15.2	4.6	3.6	0.8