1953-54 NBA Rookies - Season Stats

1952-53 Rookies - Season Stats 1954-55 Rookies - Season Stats

League Champion: Minneapolis Lakers

Rookie of the Year: Ray Felix (17.6/13.3/1.1)

PPG Leader: Neil Johnston (24.4)

RPG Leader: Harry Gallatin (15.3)

APG Leader: Bob Cousy (7.2)

WS Leader: Neil Johnston (18.3)

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Career Stats

1953-54 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 Ackerman	Oct 31, '53, NYK vs. MNL	23	1	28	220	14	63			15	28		15	23				43	43	.222		.536	7.9	1.5	0.5	0.8
2	Don Asmonga	Dec 29, '53, BLB @ ROC	25	1	7	46	2	15			1	1		1	5				12	5	.133		1.000	6.6	0.7	0.1	0.7
3	Ernie Barrett	Nov 1, '53, BOS vs. MNL	24	1	59	641	60	191			14	25		100	55				116	134	.314		.560	10.9	2.3	1.7	0.9
4	Ernie Beck	Oct 31, '53, PHW vs. SYR	22	1	15	422	39	142			34	43		50	34				29	112	.275		.791	28.1	7.5	3.3	2.3
5	Irv Bemoras	Oct 30, '53, MLH vs. MNL	23	1	69	1496	185	505			139	208		214	79				152	509	.366		.668	21.7	7.4	3.1	1.1
6	Bill Bolger	Nov 14, '53, BLB vs. NYK	22	1	20	202	24	59			8	13		36	11				27	56	.407		.615	10.1	2.8	1.8	0.6
7	Walt Davis	Oct 31, '53, PHW vs. SYR	23	1	68	1568	167	455			65	101		435	58				207	399	.367		.644	23.1	5.9	6.4	0.9
8	Gene Dyker	Dec 5, '53, MLH @ BOS	23	1	11	91	6	26			4	8		16	5				21	16	.231		.500	8.3	1.5	1.5	0.5
9	Ed Earle	Oct 31, '53, SYR @ PHW	26	1	2	12	1	2			2	4		2	0				0	4	.500		.500	6.0	2.0	1.0	0.0
10	Ray Felix	Oct 31, '53, BLB @ ROC	23	1	72	2672	410	983			449	704		958	82				253	1269	.417		.638	37.1	17.6	13.3	1.1
11	Jim Fritsche	Oct 30, '53, MNL @ MLH	22	1	68	1221	116	379			49	68		217	73				103	281	.306		.721	18.0	4.1	3.2	1.1
12	Jack George	Oct 31, '53, PHW vs. SYR	25	1	71	2648	259	736			157	266		386	312				210	675	.352		.590	37.3	9.5	5.4	4.4
13	Bato Govedarica	Oct 31, '53, SYR @ PHW	25	1	23	258	25	79			25	37		18	24				44	75	.316		.676	11.2	3.3	0.8	1.0
14	Norm Grekin	Oct 31, '53, PHW vs. SYR	23	1	1	1	0	0			0	0		0	0				1	0				1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
15	Rollen Hans	Oct 31, '53, BLB @ ROC	22	1	67	1556	191	515			101	180		160	181				172	483	.371		.561	23.2	7.2	2.4	2.7
16	Bob Houbregs*	Oct 30, '53, MLH vs. MNL	21	1	70	1970	209	562			190	266		375	123				209	608	.372		.714	28.1	8.7	5.4	1.8
17	Billy Kenville	Oct 31, '53, SYR @ PHW	23	1	72	1405	149	388			136	182		247	122				138	434	.384		.747	19.5	6.0	3.4	1.7
18	Dick Knostman	Oct 31, '53, SYR @ PHW	22	1	5	47	3	10			7	11		17	6				9	13	.300		.636	9.4	2.6	3.4	1.2
19	Clyde Lovellette*	Oct 30, '53, MNL @ MLH	24	1	72	1255	237	560			114	164		419	51				210	588	.423		.695	17.4	8.2	5.8	0.7
20	Jim Luisi	Jan 2, '54, BLB vs. BOS	25	1	31	367	31	95			27	41		25	35				45	89	.326		.659	11.8	2.9	0.8	1.1
					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	Jack Molinas	Nov 7, '53, FTW @ ROC	22	1	32	958	114	292			142	187		228	51				83	370	.390		.759	29.9	11.6	7.1	1.6
22	Jim Neal	Oct 31, '53, SYR @ PHW	23	1	67	899	117	369			78	132		257	24				139	312	.317		.591	13.4	4.7	3.8	0.4
23	Paul Nolen	Nov 7, '53, BLB @ SYR	24	1	1	2	0	1			0	0		1	0				1	0	.000			2.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
24	Bob Peterson	Oct 31, '53, BLB @ ROC	22	1	8	60	3	10			9	11		12	3				15	15	.300		.818	7.5	1.9	1.5	0.4
25	Jim Phelan	Nov 7, '53, PHW vs. BOS	24	1	4	33	0	6			3	6		5	2				9	3	.000		.500	8.3	0.8	1.3	0.5
26	Connie Rea	Jan 30, '54, BLB vs. PHW	23	1	20	154	9	43			5	16		31	16				13	23	.209		.313	7.7	1.2	1.6	0.8
27	Frank Reddout	Nov 7, '53, ROC vs. FTW	22	1	7	18	5	6			3	4		9	0				6	13	.833		.750	2.6	1.9	1.3	0.0
28	Al Roges	Oct 31, '53, BLB @ ROC	23	1	67	1937	220	614			130	179		213	160				177	570	.358		.726	28.9	8.5	3.2	2.4
29	Ed Smith	Oct 31, '53, NYK vs. MNL	24	1	12	127	14	49			7	13		32	10				17	35	.286		.538	10.6	2.9	2.7	0.8
30	Joe Smyth	Dec 30, '53, NYK @ BLB	24	1	40	495	48	138			35	65		98	49				53	131	.348		.538	12.4	3.3	2.5	1.2
31	Don Sunderlage	Oct 30, '53, MLH vs. MNL	24	1	68	2232	254	748			252	337		225	187				263	760	.340		.748	32.8	11.2	3.3	2.8
32	Norm Swanson	Oct 31, '53, ROC @ BLB	23	1	63	611	31	137			38	64		110	33				91	100	.226		.594	9.7	1.6	1.7	0.5
33	Hal Uplinger	Oct 31, '53, BLB @ ROC	24	1	23	268	33	94			20	22		31	26				42	86	.351		.909	11.7	3.7	1.3	1.1
34	Isaac Walthour	Oct 30, '53, MLH vs. MNL	23	1	4	30	1	6			0	0		1	2				6	2	.167			7.5	0.5	0.3	0.5
35	George Yardley*	Nov 1, '53, FTW vs. MLH	25	1	63	1489	209	492			146	205		407	99				166	564	.425		.712	23.6	9.0	6.5	1.6