1955-56 NBA Rookies

1954-55 Rookies 1956-57 Rookies

League Champion: Philadelphia Warriors

Most Valuable Player: Bob Pettit (25.7/16.2/2.6)

Rookie of the Year: Maurice Stokes (16.8/16.3/4.9)

PPG Leader: Bob Pettit (25.7)

RPG Leader: Maurice Stokes (16.3)

APG Leader: Bob Cousy (8.9)

WS Leader: Neil Johnston (13.9)

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Career Stats

1955-56 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	Jesse Arnelle	Nov 24, '55, FTW vs. ROC	22	1	31	409	52	164			43	69		170	18				60	147	.317		.623	13.2	4.7	5.5	0.6
2	Dick Atha	Nov 10, '55, NYK vs. MNL	24	2	43	448	53	135			31	39		66	51				63	137	.393		.795	10.4	3.2	1.5	1.2
3	Don Bielke	Nov 5, '55, FTW @ SYR	23	1	7	38	5	9			4	7		9	1				9	14	.556		.571	5.4	2.0	1.3	0.1
4	Ed Conlin	Nov 5, '55, SYR vs. FTW	22	7	486	11392	1862	5039			1167	1556		2349	949				1076	4891	.370		.750	23.4	10.1	4.8	2.0
5	Red Davis	Nov 6, '55, ROC vs. SYR	23	1	3	16	0	6			2	2		4	1				2	2	.000		1.000	5.3	0.7	1.3	0.3
6	Corky Devlin	Nov 5, '55, FTW @ SYR	24	3	210	4025	560	1532			376	507		449	446				337	1496	.366		.742	19.2	7.1	2.1	2.1
7	Walter Dukes	Nov 19, '55, NYK vs. STL	25	8	553	14671	1912	5175			1941	2773		6223	608				2260	5765	.369		.700	26.5	10.4	11.3	1.1
8	Ron Feiereisel	Nov 5, '55, MNL @ STL	24	1	10	59	8	28			14	16		6	6				9	30	.286		.875	5.9	3.0	0.6	0.6
9	Al Ferrari	Nov 5, '55, STL vs. MNL	22	6	371	7582	878	2389			769	1012		830	943				1008	2525	.368		.760	20.4	6.8	2.2	2.5
10	Ed Fleming	Nov 5, '55, ROC vs. NYK	22	5	292	6186	862	2403			787	1077		1532	544				688	2511	.359		.731	21.2	8.6	5.2	1.9
11	Dick Garmaker	Nov 5, '55, MNL @ STL	23	6	421	12155	2022	5019			1553	1974		1748	1114				1168	5597	.403		.787	28.9	13.3	4.2	2.6
12	Tom Gola*	Nov 17, '55, PHW vs. BOS	23	10	698	22529	2964	6883			1943	2556		5617	2962				2688	7871	.431		.760	32.3	11.3	8.0	4.2
13	Chris Harris	Nov 5, '55, STL vs. MNL	22	1	41	420	37	149			27	45		44	44				43	101	.248		.600	10.2	2.5	1.1	1.1
14	Dick Hemric	Nov 5, '55, BOS vs. PHW	22	2	138	2384	270	717			323	483		703	102				240	863	.377		.669	17.3	6.3	5.1	0.7
15	Larry Hennessy	Nov 5, '55, PHW @ BOS	26	2	74	817	141	422			49	64		94	73				65	331	.334		.766	11.0	4.5	1.3	1.0
16	Johnny Horan	Nov 5, '55, FTW @ SYR	23	1	19	93	12	42			10	11		10	2				21	34	.286		.909	4.9	1.8	0.5	0.1
17	Jim Loscutoff	Nov 5, '55, BOS vs. PHW	25	9	511	9431	1333	3868			490	750		2848	353				1497	3156	.345		.653	18.5	6.2	5.6	0.7
18	Chuck Mencel	Nov 5, '55, MNL @ STL	22	2	141	2821	363	1063			257	336		347	333				169	983	.341		.765	20.0	7.0	2.5	2.4
19	Chuck Noble	Nov 5, '55, FTW @ SYR	24	7	411	9212	1362	3937			552	755		1075	1344				1128	3276	.346		.731	22.4	8.0	2.6	3.3
20	Med Park	Nov 12, '55, STL vs. SYR	22	5	313	5632	675	1782			574	788		967	532				580	1924	.379		.728	18.0	6.1	3.1	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
21	Richie Regan	Nov 5, '55, ROC vs. NYK	25	3	215	5494	699	2030			387	540		554	629				532	1785	.344		.717	25.6	8.3	2.6	2.9
22	Dick Ricketts	Nov 5, '55, STL vs. MNL	22	3	212	5677	749	2285			476	688		1337	447				871	1974	.328		.692	26.8	9.3	6.3	2.1
23	Bob Santini	Nov 5, '55, NYK @ ROC	20	1	4	23	5	10			1	2		3	1				4	11	.500		.500	5.8	2.8	0.8	0.3
24	Bob Schafer	Nov 5, '55, PHW @ BOS	22	2	65	745	100	336			73	94		82	68				91	273	.298		.777	11.5	4.2	1.3	1.0
25	Kenny Sears	Nov 5, '55, NYK @ ROC	22	8	529	14923	2465	5420			2425	2937		4142	843				1470	7355	.455		.826	28.2	13.9	7.8	1.6
26	Jack Stephens	Nov 5, '55, STL vs. MNL	22	1	72	2219	248	643			247	357		377	207				144	743	.386		.692	30.8	10.3	5.2	2.9
27	Maurice Stokes*	Nov 5, '55, ROC vs. NYK	22	3	202	7544	1251	3567			813	1165		3492	1062				789	3315	.351		.698	37.3	16.4	17.3	5.3
28	Jack Twyman*	Nov 5, '55, ROC vs. NYK	21	11	823	26147	6237	13873			3366	4325		5424	1861				2782	15840	.450		.778	31.8	19.2	6.6	2.3
29	Bob Williams	Nov 5, '55, MNL @ STL	24	2	24	193	22	50			26	48		59	7				38	70	.440		.542	8.0	2.9	2.5	0.3