1956-57 NBA Rookies - Season Stats

1955-56 Rookies - Season Stats 1957-58 Rookies - Season Stats

League Champion: Boston Celtics

Most Valuable Player: Bob Cousy (20.6/4.8/7.5)

Rookie of the Year: Tom Heinsohn (16.2/9.8/1.6)

PPG Leader: Paul Arizin (25.6)

RPG Leader: Bill Russell (19.6)

APG Leader: Bob Cousy (7.5)

WS Leader: Neil Johnston (13.7)

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Career Stats

1956-57 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	Forest Able	Oct 28, '56, SYR vs. ROC	24	1	1	1	0	2			0	0		1	1				1	0	.000			1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0
2	Bob Armstrong	Nov 15, '56, PHW @ ROC	23	1	19	110	11	37			6	12		39	3				13	28	.297		.500	5.8	1.5	2.1	0.2
3	John Barber	Feb 3, '57, STL vs. MNL	29	1	5	19	2	8			3	6		6	0				4	7	.250		.500	3.8	1.4	1.2	0.0
4	Gary Bergen	Oct 27, '56, NYK vs. BOS	24	1	6	40	3	11			2	2		8	1				4	8	.273		1.000	6.7	1.3	1.3	0.2
5	Al Bianchi	Oct 27, '56, SYR @ PHW	24	1	68	1577	199	567			165	239		227	106				198	563	.351		.690	23.2	8.3	3.3	1.6
6	Bob Burrow	Oct 27, '56, ROC vs. FTW	22	1	67	1028	137	366			130	211		293	41				165	404	.374		.616	15.3	6.0	4.4	0.6
7	Si Green	Oct 27, '56, ROC vs. FTW	23	1	13	423	50	143			49	69		67	47				36	149	.350		.710	32.5	11.5	5.2	3.6
8	Richie Guerin*	Oct 27, '56, NYK vs. BOS	24	1	72	1793	257	699			181	292		334	182				186	695	.368		.620	24.9	9.7	4.6	2.5
9	Cliff Hagan*	Nov 3, '56, STL @ SYR	25	1	67	971	134	371			100	145		247	86				165	368	.361		.690	14.5	5.5	3.7	1.3
10	Tom Heinsohn*	Oct 27, '56, BOS @ NYK	22	1	72	2150	446	1123			271	343		705	117				304	1163	.397		.790	29.9	16.2	9.8	1.6
11	Joe Holup	Oct 27, '56, SYR @ PHW	22	1	71	1284	160	487			204	253		279	84				177	524	.329		.806	18.1	7.4	3.9	1.2
12	Bob Hopkins	Nov 10, '56, SYR @ ROC	22	1	62	764	130	343			94	126		233	22				106	354	.379		.746	12.3	5.7	3.8	0.4
13	Phil Jordon	Jan 1, '57, NYK @ SYR	23	1	9	91	18	49			8	12		34	2				15	44	.367		.667	10.1	4.9	3.8	0.2
14	Hal Lear	Nov 3, '56, PHW vs. FTW	22	1	3	14	2	6			0	0		1	1				3	4	.333			4.7	1.3	0.3	0.3
15	Slick Leonard*	Oct 27, '56, MNL @ STL	24	1	72	1943	303	867			186	241		220	169				140	792	.349		.772	27.0	11.0	3.1	2.3
16	Johnny McCarthy	Oct 27, '56, ROC vs. FTW	22	1	72	1560	173	460			130	193		201	107				130	476	.376		.674	21.7	6.6	2.8	1.5
17	Willie Naulls	Oct 27, '56, STL vs. MNL	22	1	71	1778	293	820			132	195		617	84				186	718	.357		.677	25.0	10.1	8.7	1.2
18	Jim Paxson	Oct 27, '56, MNL @ STL	24	1	71	1274	138	485			170	236		266	86				163	446	.285		.720	17.9	6.3	3.7	1.2
19	Dave Piontek	Oct 27, '56, ROC vs. FTW	22	1	71	1759	257	637			122	183		351	108				141	636	.403		.667	24.8	9.0	4.9	1.5
20	Jim Ray	Oct 27, '56, SYR @ PHW	23	1	4	43	2	11			3	5		5	3				4	7	.182		.600	10.8	1.8	1.3	0.8
					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 Russell*	Dec 22, '56, BOS vs. STL	22	1	48	1695	277	649			152	309		943	88				143	706	.427		.492	35.3	14.7	19.6	1.8
22	Ron Shavlik	Nov 3, '56, NYK @ BOS	23	1	7	72	4	22			2	5		22	0				12	10	.182		.400	10.3	1.4	3.1	0.0
23	Ron Sobie	Oct 27, '56, NYK vs. BOS	22	1	71	1378	166	442			152	199		326	129				158	484	.376		.764	19.4	6.8	4.6	1.8
24	Norm Stewart	Oct 27, '56, STL vs. MNL	22	1	5	37	4	15			2	6		5	2				9	10	.267		.333	7.4	2.0	1.0	0.4
25	Bill Thieben	Oct 27, '56, FTW @ ROC	21	1	58	633	90	256			57	87		207	17				78	237	.352		.655	10.9	4.1	3.6	0.3
26	Lou Tsioropoulos	Oct 27, '56, BOS @ NYK	26	1	52	670	79	256			69	89		207	33				135	227	.309		.775	12.9	4.4	4.0	0.6