1962-63 NBA Rookies

1961-62 Rookies 1963-64 Rookies

League Champion: Boston Celtics

Most Valuable Player: Bill Russell (16.8/23.6/4.5)

Rookie of the Year: Terry Dischinger (25.5/8.0/3.1)

PPG Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (44.8)

RPG Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (24.3)

APG Leader: Guy Rodgers (10.4)

WS Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (20.9)

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Career Stats

1962-63 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	John Barnhill	Oct 20, '62, STL vs. DET	24	7	426	10054	1490	3583			668	1026		1193	1205				751	3648	.416		.651	23.6	8.6	2.8	2.8
2	Zelmo Beaty*	Oct 20, '62, STL vs. DET	23	8	570	18348	3396	7237			2315	3087	93	5949	839	45	29		2132	9107	.469		.750	32.2	16.0	10.4	1.5	0.7	0.4
3	Bill Bridges	Jan 8, '63, STL vs. LAL	23	13	926	30878	4181	9463			2650	3824	257	11054	2553	69	36		3375	11012	.442		.693	33.3	11.9	11.9	2.8	0.7	0.4
4	Len Chappell	Oct 20, '62, SYR vs. LAL	22	9	591	10596	2212	4898			1197	1732		3113	434				1191	5621	.452		.691	17.9	9.5	5.3	0.7
5	Johnny Cox	Oct 16, '62, CHZ @ NYK	26	1	73	1685	239	568			95	135		280	142				149	573	.421		.704	23.1	7.8	3.8	1.9
6	Dave DeBusschere*	Oct 16, '62, DET @ LAL	22	12	875	31202	5722	13249			2609	3730	134	9618	2497	67	39		2801	14053	.432		.699	35.7	16.1	11.0	2.9	0.9	0.5
7	Terry Dischinger	Oct 20, '62, CHZ vs. CIN	22	9	652	17841	3457	6836			2098	2768		3646	1151				2055	9012	.506		.758	27.4	13.8	5.6	1.8
8	Danny Doyle	Oct 23, '62, DET @ SFW	22	1	4	25	6	12			4	5		8	3				4	16	.500		.800	6.3	4.0	2.0	0.8
9	Bob Duffy	Oct 26, '62, STL @ CIN	22	3	94	1123	164	414			72	111		104	167				94	400	.396		.649	11.9	4.3	1.1	1.8
10	Leroy Ellis	Oct 16, '62, LAL @ DET	22	14	1048	27520	4143	9378			1890	2595	534	8709	1405	146	151		2661	10176	.442		.728	26.3	9.7	8.3	1.3	0.8	0.8
11	Dave Fedor	Oct 23, '62, SFW vs. DET	22	1	7	27	3	10			0	1		6	1				4	6	.300		.000	3.9	0.9	0.9	0.1
12	Jack Foley	Dec 26, '62, BOS vs. SFW	23	1	11	83	20	51			13	15		16	5				8	53	.392		.867	7.5	4.8	1.5	0.5
13	Dave Gunther	Oct 23, '62, SFW vs. DET	25	1	1	5	1	2			0	0		3	3				1	2	.500			5.0	2.0	3.0	3.0
14	Charlie Hardnett	Oct 16, '62, CHZ @ NYK	24	3	164	2474	433	1023			332	513		930	103				376	1198	.423		.647	15.1	7.3	5.7	0.6
15	John Havlicek*	Oct 20, '62, BOS vs. NYK	22	16	1270	46471	10513	23930			5369	6589	610	8007	6114	476	117	204	3281	26395	.439		.815	36.6	20.8	6.3	4.8	1.2	0.3
16	Wayne Hightower	Oct 23, '62, SFW vs. DET	23	5	316	7240	1039	2893			770	1028		1876	337				905	2848	.359		.749	22.9	9.0	5.9	1.1
17	Paul Hogue	Oct 16, '62, NYK vs. CHZ	22	2	65	1487	164	449			81	181		461	48				255	409	.365		.448	22.9	6.3	7.1	0.7
18	Kevin Loughery	Oct 16, '62, DET @ LAL	22	11	755	22208	4477	10829			2621	3262		2254	2803				2543	11575	.413		.803	29.4	15.3	3.0	3.7
19	Billy McGill	Oct 24, '62, CHZ vs. LAL	23	3	158	2507	658	1355			297	418		611	168				367	1613	.486		.711	15.9	10.2	3.9	1.1
20	Porter Meriwether	Oct 23, '62, SYR @ NYK	22	1	31	268	48	122			23	33		29	43				19	119	.393		.697	8.6	3.8	0.9	1.4
					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	Howie Montgomery	Oct 23, '62, SFW vs. DET	22	1	20	364	65	153			14	23		69	21				35	144	.425		.609	18.2	7.2	3.5	1.1
22	Don Nelson*	Oct 16, '62, CHZ @ NYK	22	14	1053	21685	4017	8373			2864	3744	273	5192	1526	65	35		2451	10898	.480		.765	20.6	10.3	4.9	1.4	0.3	0.1
23	Mel Nowell	Oct 16, '62, CHZ @ NYK	23	1	39	589	92	237			48	66		67	84				86	232	.388		.727	15.1	5.9	1.7	2.2
24	Bud Olsen	Oct 24, '62, CIN @ STL	22	7	369	4218	653	1542			286	517		1111	293				641	1592	.423		.553	11.4	4.3	3.0	0.8
25	John Rudometkin	Oct 19, '62, NYK vs. LAL	22	3	131	1644	314	787			194	261		412	72				198	822	.399		.743	12.5	6.3	3.1	0.5
26	Jeff Slade	Oct 23, '62, CHZ @ STL	21	1	3	20	2	5			0	1		7	0				3	4	.400		.000	6.7	1.3	2.3	0.0
27	Tom Stith	Nov 13, '62, NYK vs. BOS	24	1	25	209	37	110			3	10		39	18				23	77	.336		.300	8.4	3.1	1.6	0.7
28	Dan Swartz	Oct 20, '62, BOS vs. NYK	28	1	39	335	57	150			61	72		88	21				92	175	.380		.847	8.6	4.5	2.3	0.5
29	Dan Tieman	Oct 24, '62, CIN @ STL	22	1	29	176	15	57			4	10		22	27				18	34	.263		.400	6.1	1.2	0.8	0.9
30	Gene Tormohlen	Jan 9, '63, STL @ NYK	25	6	271	3223	515	1253			161	278		1122	257				551	1191	.411		.579	11.9	4.4	4.1	0.9
31	Chico Vaughn	Oct 20, '62, STL vs. DET	22	5	327	7049	1144	2757			633	869		733	753				712	2921	.415		.728	21.6	8.9	2.2	2.3
32	Chet Walker*	Oct 20, '62, SYR vs. LAL	22	13	1032	33433	6876	14628			5079	6384	245	7314	2126	117	10		2727	18831	.470		.796	32.4	18.2	7.1	2.1	0.7	0.1
33	Ben Warley	Jan 22, '63, SYR @ STL	26	5	288	4656	600	1454			567	783		1524	204				791	1767	.413		.724	16.2	6.1	5.3	0.7
34	Ralph Wells	Oct 26, '62, CHZ @ SYR	22	1	3	48	1	7			0	7		6	7				6	2	.143		.000	16.0	0.7	2.0	2.3
35	Hubie White	Oct 23, '62, SFW vs. DET	23	2	52	467	71	216			29	46		77	40				75	171	.329		.630	9.0	3.3	1.5	0.8
36	Gene Wiley	Oct 16, '62, LAL @ DET	25	4	300	6386	553	1174			167	330		2194	252				811	1273	.471		.506	21.3	4.2	7.3	0.8