1973-74 NBA Rookies

1972-73 Rookies 1974-75 Rookies

League Champion: Boston Celtics

Most Valuable Player: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27.0/14.5/4.8)

Rookie of the Year: Ernie DiGregorio (15.2/2.7/8.2)

PPG Leader: Bob McAdoo (30.6)

RPG Leader: Elvin Hayes (18.1)

APG Leader: Ernie DiGregorio (8.2)

WS Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (18.4)

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1973-74 Stats

Rookies

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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	Mike Bantom	Oct 10, '73, PHO vs. SEA	22	9	706	19725	3446	7362	3	15	1673	2418	1632	4517	1623	630	478	946	2489	8568	.468		.692	27.9	12.1	6.4	2.3	0.9	0.7
2	Ron Behagen	Oct 10, '73, KCO vs. CHI	23	7	388	9131	1594	3750	0	0	789	1047	888	2712	624	290	160	189	1293	3977	.425		.754	23.5	10.3	7.0	1.6	0.7	0.4
3	Dennis Bell	Oct 13, '73, NYK vs. HOU	22	3	63	545	76	203			23	43	52	119	28	28	10		65	175	.374		.535	8.7	2.8	1.9	0.4	0.4	0.2
4	Jim Brewer	Oct 12, '73, CLE vs. HOU	22	9	703	15936	1785	3983	1	13	528	925	1660	4458	1038	556	510	332	1536	4099	.448		.571	22.7	5.8	6.3	1.5	0.8	0.7
5	Allan Bristow	Oct 13, '73, PHI vs. BOS	22	9	648	13277	1977	4296	16	56	1152	1444	893	2613	2098	490	40	800	1337	5122	.460		.798	20.5	7.9	4.0	3.2	0.8	0.1
6	John Brown	Oct 9, '73, ATL vs. CAP	22	7	486	10108	1348	2979	0	0	918	1172	824	2126	703	250	76	234	1449	3614	.453		.783	20.8	7.4	4.4	1.4	0.5	0.2
7	Larry Cannon	Feb 20, '74, PHI @ HOU	26	1	19	335	49	127			19	28	16	36	52	7	4		48	117	.386		.679	17.6	6.2	1.9	2.7	0.4	0.2
8	Bill Chamberlain	Jan 27, '74, PHO vs. CAP	24	1	28	367	57	130			39	56	33	80	37	20	12		74	153	.438		.696	13.1	5.5	2.9	1.3	0.7	0.4
9	Ken Charles	Oct 9, '73, BUF vs. HOU	22	5	322	7637	1083	2458			581	736	198	640	806	407	128	37	806	2747	.441		.789	23.7	8.5	2.0	2.5	1.3	0.4
10	E.C. Coleman	Oct 10, '73, HOU @ PHI	23	6	357	9310	1104	2378			345	497	661	2151	472	305	142	95	1210	2553	.464		.694	26.1	7.2	6.0	1.3	0.9	0.4
11	Doug Collins*	Oct 10, '73, PHI vs. HOU	22	8	415	13945	2927	5839	0	1	1573	1888	459	1339	1368	518	114	485	1245	7427	.501		.833	33.6	17.9	3.2	3.3	1.2	0.3
12	Mike D'Antoni	Oct 10, '73, KCO vs. CHI	22	4	130	1858	184	469			64	87	41	186	248	152	27		239	432	.392		.736	14.3	3.3	1.4	1.9	1.2	0.2
13	Mel Davis	Oct 16, '73, NYK vs. BUF	23	4	190	2572	431	1147			146	206	228	816	164	66	22		327	1008	.376		.709	13.5	5.3	4.3	0.9	0.3	0.1
14	Derrek Dickey	Oct 23, '73, GSW vs. PHO	22	5	321	5345	854	1818			254	341	563	1575	346	129	60	40	609	1962	.470		.745	16.7	6.1	4.9	1.1	0.4	0.2
15	Ernie DiGregorio	Oct 9, '73, BUF vs. HOU	23	5	312	7859	1268	3052			461	511	128	610	1594	190	14	93	656	2997	.415		.902	25.2	9.6	2.0	5.1	0.6	0.0
16	Steve Downing	Oct 19, '73, BOS vs. PHI	23	2	27	146	21	66			22	40	14	41	11	5	0		33	64	.318		.550	5.4	2.4	1.5	0.4	0.2	0.0
17	Rod Freeman	Oct 10, '73, PHI vs. HOU	23	1	35	265	39	103			28	41	22	54	14	12	1		42	106	.379		.683	7.6	3.0	1.5	0.4	0.3	0.0
18	Bernie Fryer	Oct 13, '73, POR vs. CAP	24	2	111	2106	273	597			140	178	76	205	331	114	10		241	686	.457		.787	19.0	6.2	1.8	3.0	1.0	0.1
19	Jim Garvin	Oct 16, '73, BUF @ NYK	23	1	6	11	1	4			0	0	1	5	0	0	0		1	2	.250			1.8	0.3	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
20	Phil Hankinson	Oct 19, '73, BOS vs. PHI	22	2	31	187	56	114			10	13	23	57	6	4	1		21	122	.491		.769	6.0	3.9	1.8	0.2	0.1	0.0
					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	Nate Hawthorne	Oct 9, '73, LAL @ CHI	24	3	162	1991	338	803			206	312	136	333	108	72	42		274	882	.421		.660	12.3	5.4	2.1	0.7	0.4	0.3
22	Tom Ingelsby	Oct 9, '73, ATL vs. CAP	22	1	48	398	50	131			29	37	10	44	37	19	4		43	129	.382		.784	8.3	2.7	0.9	0.8	0.4	0.1
23	Dwight Jones	Oct 9, '73, ATL vs. CAP	21	10	766	16452	2459	5216	1	2	1311	1772	1456	4513	911	429	397	771	2077	6230	.471		.740	21.5	8.1	5.9	1.2	0.6	0.5
24	Ben Kelso	Oct 12, '73, DET vs. ATL	24	1	46	298	35	96			15	22	15	31	18	12	1		45	85	.365		.682	6.5	1.8	0.7	0.4	0.3	0.0
25	Tom Kozelko	Oct 13, '73, CAP @ POR	22	3	189	1911	167	399			73	98	121	346	99	68	16		281	407	.419		.745	10.1	2.2	1.8	0.5	0.4	0.1
26	Kevin Kunnert	Oct 9, '73, BUF vs. HOU	22	9	555	12104	2022	4251	0	0	558	818	1393	4031	784	252	616	391	1927	4602	.476		.682	21.8	8.3	7.3	1.4	0.5	1.1
27	Mike Macaluso	Oct 13, '73, BUF vs. LAL	22	1	30	112	19	44			10	17	10	25	3	7	1		31	48	.432		.588	3.7	1.6	0.8	0.1	0.2	0.0
28	Ted Manakas	Nov 17, '73, KCO vs. BOS	22	1	5	45	4	10			4	4	0	3	2	1	0		4	12	.400		1.000	9.0	2.4	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.0
29	Vester Marshall	Dec 30, '73, SEA vs. GSW	25	1	13	174	7	29			3	7	14	37	4	4	3		20	17	.241		.429	13.4	1.3	2.8	0.3	0.3	0.2
30	Allie McGuire	Oct 16, '73, NYK vs. BUF	22	1	2	10	2	4			0	0	0	2	1	0	0		2	4	.500			5.0	2.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0
31	Larry McNeill	Oct 13, '73, KCO @ ATL	23	6	297	5094	915	1963			703	902	477	1440	225	183	78	71	702	2533	.466		.779	17.2	8.5	4.8	0.8	0.6	0.3
32	Gary Melchionni	Oct 10, '73, PHO vs. SEA	23	2	137	2780	434	978			206	248	91	329	298	89	21		201	1074	.444		.831	20.3	7.8	2.4	2.2	0.6	0.2
33	Louie Nelson	Oct 9, '73, CAP @ ATL	22	5	224	4947	819	1874			475	644	197	527	436	202	21	48	437	2113	.437		.738	22.1	9.4	2.4	1.9	0.9	0.1
34	Jim Owens	Oct 14, '73, PHO vs. GSW	23	2	58	533	77	184			23	30	8	52	64	21	2		33	177	.418		.767	9.2	3.1	0.9	1.1	0.4	0.0
35	Ed Ratleff	Oct 9, '73, HOU @ BUF	23	5	338	8433	1160	2554			493	614	465	1363	896	430	143	67	801	2813	.454		.803	24.9	8.3	4.0	2.7	1.3	0.4
36	Joe Reaves	Oct 12, '73, PHO vs. MIL	23	1	7	38	6	11			4	11	2	8	1	0	2		6	16	.545		.364	5.4	2.3	1.1	0.1	0.0	0.3
37	Mark Sibley	Nov 17, '73, POR @ HOU	23	1	28	124	20	56			6	7	9	25	13	4	1		23	46	.357		.857	4.4	1.6	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.0
38	Bob Verga	Dec 27, '73, POR @ GSW	28	1	21	216	42	93			20	32	11	18	17	12	0		22	104	.452		.625	10.3	5.0	0.9	0.8	0.6	0.0
39	Kermit Washington	Oct 9, '73, LAL @ CHI	22	10	507	12815	1778	3382	0	4	1110	1691	1522	4232	695	403	550	629	1630	4666	.526		.656	25.3	9.2	8.3	1.4	0.8	1.1
40	Slick Watts	Oct 17, '73, SEA vs. KCO	22	6	437	11513	1602	3876			697	1168	455	1398	2678	961	111	239	1314	3901	.413		.597	26.3	8.9	3.2	6.1	2.2	0.3
					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	Nick Weatherspoon	Oct 9, '73, CAP @ ATL	23	7	453	9680	1712	3763	0	0	662	929	789	2232	418	344	145	319	1228	4086	.455		.713	21.4	9.0	4.9	0.9	0.8	0.3
42	Luke Witte	Oct 26, '73, CLE @ BUF	23	3	118	1098	149	371			74	108	127	357	60	13	45		147	372	.402		.685	9.3	3.2	3.0	0.5	0.1	0.4