1968-69 NBA Rookies

1967-68 Rookies 1969-70 Rookies

League Champion: Boston Celtics

Most Valuable Player: Wes Unseld (13.8/18.2/2.6)

Rookie of the Year: Wes Unseld (13.8/18.2/2.6)

PPG Leader: Elvin Hayes (28.4)

RPG Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (21.1)

APG Leader: Oscar Robertson (9.8)

WS Leader: Willis Reed (14.7)

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Career Stats

1968-69 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	Zaid Abdul-Aziz	Oct 16, '68, CIN @ ATL	22	10	505	11023	1769	4138			1019	1400	503	4065	601	131	205	14	1120	4557	.428		.728	21.8	9.0	8.0	1.2	0.6	1.0
2	Rick Adelman*	Oct 17, '68, SDR vs. SEA	22	7	462	10427	1381	3330			817	1146	41	1129	1606	106	9		990	3579	.415		.713	22.6	7.7	2.4	3.5	0.9	0.1
3	Bob Allen	Oct 29, '68, SFW @ NYK	22	1	27	232	14	43			20	36		56	10				27	48	.326		.556	8.6	1.8	2.1	0.4
4	Harry Barnes	Oct 17, '68, SDR vs. SEA	23	1	22	126	18	64			7	13		26	5				25	43	.281		.538	5.7	2.0	1.2	0.2
5	Ed Biedenbach	Oct 18, '68, PHO vs. SEA	23	1	7	18	0	6			4	6		2	3				1	4	.000		.667	2.6	0.6	0.3	0.4
6	Tom Boerwinkle	Oct 15, '68, CHI @ NYK	23	10	635	14387	1863	4109			870	1288	536	5745	2007	110	138	26	1811	4596	.453		.675	22.7	7.2	9.0	3.2	0.4	0.5
7	Jay Carty	Oct 25, '68, LAL vs. BAL	27	1	28	192	34	89			8	11		58	11				31	76	.382		.727	6.9	2.7	2.1	0.4
8	Don Chaney	Dec 26, '68, BOS vs. MIL	22	11	742	17406	2513	5738	1	6	1189	1532	635	2913	1593	492	196	159	2078	6216	.438		.776	23.5	8.4	3.9	2.1	1.2	0.5
9	Dick Cunningham	Oct 16, '68, MIL vs. CHI	22	7	358	3792	408	1004			196	308	1	1324	221	2	2		502	1012	.406		.636	10.6	2.8	3.7	0.6	0.2	0.2
10	Fred Foster	Oct 19, '68, CIN vs. DET	22	8	524	9116	1701	4107			691	950	132	1275	601	57	8		1008	4093	.414		.727	17.4	7.8	2.4	1.1	0.3	0.0
11	Pat Frink	Oct 16, '68, CIN @ ATL	23	1	48	363	50	147			23	29		41	55				54	123	.340		.793	7.6	2.6	0.9	1.1
12	Gary Gregor	Oct 18, '68, PHO vs. SEA	23	5	296	7397	1277	2962			351	491		2065	436				738	2905	.431		.715	25.0	9.8	7.0	1.5
13	Al Hairston	Oct 17, '68, SEA @ SDR	23	2	42	294	41	122			9	15		41	44				38	91	.336		.600	7.0	2.2	1.0	1.0
14	Shaler Halimon	Oct 18, '68, PHI vs. LAL	23	4	170	2523	485	1223			166	267		571	302				276	1136	.397		.622	14.8	6.7	3.4	1.8
15	Skip Harlicka	Nov 9, '68, ATL vs. SFW	22	1	26	218	41	90			24	31		16	37				29	106	.456		.774	8.4	4.1	0.6	1.4
16	Art Harris	Oct 17, '68, SEA @ SDR	22	4	238	5206	923	2331			325	519		575	639				709	2171	.396		.626	21.9	9.1	2.4	2.7
17	Elvin Hayes*	Oct 17, '68, SDR vs. SEA	23	16	1303	50000	10976	24272	5	34	5356	7999	2778	16279	2398	864	1771	1358	4193	27313	.452		.670	38.4	21.0	12.5	1.8	1.0	2.0
18	Bill Hewitt	Oct 18, '68, LAL @ PHI	24	6	361	7461	891	2031			280	499	30	1994	469	9	10		792	2062	.439		.561	20.7	5.7	5.5	1.3	0.5	0.6
19	Bill Hosket	Nov 1, '68, NYK vs. BAL	22	4	143	1395	235	485			103	144		355	94				219	573	.485		.715	9.8	4.0	2.5	0.7
20	Rich Johnson	Oct 18, '68, BOS @ DET	22	3	97	1074	200	442			57	93		265	39				198	457	.452		.613	11.1	4.7	2.7	0.4
					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	Bob Kauffman	Oct 17, '68, SEA @ SDR	22	7	525	13568	2306	4835			1437	1919	164	3682	1429	56	22		1374	6049	.477		.749	25.8	11.5	7.0	2.7	0.4	0.1
22	Joe Kennedy	Oct 17, '68, SEA @ SDR	22	2	86	1323	177	475			100	126		261	67				165	454	.373		.794	15.4	5.3	3.0	0.8
23	Rod Knowles	Oct 18, '68, PHO vs. SEA	22	1	8	40	4	14			1	3		9	0				10	9	.286		.333	5.0	1.1	1.1	0.0
24	Stu Lantz	Oct 17, '68, SDR vs. SEA	22	8	547	15267	2469	5674			1844	2266	150	1820	1566	121	18		1320	6782	.435		.814	27.9	12.4	3.3	2.9	0.7	0.1
25	Don May	Oct 15, '68, NYK vs. CHI	23	7	379	6619	1351	2981			637	798	29	1309	389	29	10		751	3339	.453		.798	17.5	8.8	3.5	1.0	0.3	0.1
26	Otto Moore	Oct 16, '68, DET @ BAL	22	9	682	16893	2336	5152			944	1550	504	5575	1060	186	342		1775	5616	.453		.609	24.8	8.2	8.2	1.6	0.7	1.2
27	Dave Newmark	Oct 15, '68, CHI @ NYK	22	2	145	1771	312	771			145	216		521	100				333	769	.405		.671	12.2	5.3	3.6	0.7
28	Rich Niemann	Oct 19, '68, DET @ CIN	22	2	40	290	46	111			21	27		106	18				71	113	.414		.778	7.3	2.8	2.7	0.5
29	Barry Orms	Oct 16, '68, BAL vs. DET	22	1	64	916	76	246			29	60		158	49				155	181	.309		.483	14.3	2.8	2.5	0.8
30	Charlie Paulk	Oct 16, '68, MIL vs. CHI	22	3	120	1641	317	809			107	175		462	41				243	741	.392		.611	13.7	6.2	3.9	0.3
31	Loy Petersen	Oct 15, '68, CHI @ NYK	23	2	69	530	77	199			45	66		67	48				61	199	.387		.682	7.7	2.9	1.0	0.7
32	Bob Quick	Oct 29, '68, BAL @ MIL	22	4	136	1868	287	635			248	336		381	93				235	822	.452		.738	13.7	6.0	2.8	0.7
33	Craig Raymond	Oct 18, '68, PHI vs. LAL	23	1	27	177	22	64			11	17		68	8				46	55	.344		.647	6.6	2.0	2.5	0.3
34	Mike Riordan	Oct 19, '68, NYK vs. LAL	23	9	639	15890	2773	5894			788	1059	261	1830	1524	231	35		1490	6334	.470		.744	24.9	9.9	2.9	2.4	0.8	0.1
35	Dale Schlueter	Oct 29, '68, SFW @ NYK	23	10	586	9624	1176	2366			778	1147	225	3034	920	67	91	15	1367	3130	.497		.678	16.4	5.3	5.2	1.6	0.3	0.4
36	Doug Sims	Nov 1, '68, CIN vs. MIL	25	1	4	12	2	5			0	0		4	0				4	4	.400			3.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
37	Greg Smith	Oct 19, '68, MIL @ ATL	22	8	524	12269	1737	3607			623	965	94	3249	969	63	12		1553	4097	.482		.646	23.4	7.8	6.2	1.8	0.5	0.1
38	John Trapp	Oct 17, '68, SDR vs. SEA	23	5	279	4895	846	2014			374	516		1248	283				855	2066	.420		.725	17.5	7.4	4.5	1.0
39	Wes Unseld*	Oct 16, '68, BAL vs. DET	22	13	984	35832	4369	8586	3	6	1883	2976	2085	13769	3822	628	367	579	2762	10624	.509		.633	36.4	10.8	14.0	3.9	1.1	0.6
40	Dwight Waller	Oct 16, '68, ATL vs. CIN	23	1	11	29	2	9			3	7		10	1				8	7	.222		.429	2.6	0.6	0.9	0.1
					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
41	Cliff Williams	Oct 18, '68, DET vs. BOS	23	1	3	18	2	9			0	0		3	2				7	4	.222			6.0	1.3	1.0	0.7
42	Ron Williams	Oct 18, '68, SFW vs. SDR	24	8	516	11478	1858	4214			1081	1298	31	971	1818	75	4		1303	4797	.441		.833	22.2	9.3	1.9	3.5	0.6	0.0
43	Sam Williams	Nov 1, '68, MIL @ CIN	24	2	66	672	89	252			77	145		116	64				111	255	.353		.531	10.2	3.9	1.8	1.0