1950-51 Boston Celtics Roster and Stats

Record: 39-30, Finished 2nd in NBA Eastern Division

Coach: Red Auerbach (39-30)

Executive: Red Auerbach

PTS/G: 85.2 (4th of 11) Opp PTS/G: 85.5 (7th of 11)

SRS: -0.41 (6th of 11) Pace: 95.9 (8th of 11)

Off Rtg: 87.3 (3rd of 11) Def Rtg: 87.6 (10th of 11) Net Rtg: -0.3 (6th of 11)

Expected W-L: 34-35 (6th of 11)

Arena: Boston Garden Attendance: 197,888 (1st of 1)

NBA 1951 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (0-2) versus New York Knicks (Series Stats)

Recent Game Results

Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month

Roster Table
No.	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Birth Date	Birth	Exp	College
24	Harry Boykoff	C	6-10	225	July 24, 1922	us US	1	St. John's
11	Chuck Cooper	F	6-5	210	September 29, 1926	us US	R	Duquesne
14	Bob Cousy	PG	6-1	175	August 9, 1928	us US	R	Holy Cross
12	Bob Donham	SG	6-2	190	October 11, 1926	us US	R	Ohio State
21	Andy Duncan	F-C	6-6	195	April 17, 1922	us US	2	William & Mary
13, 18	Bob Harris	F-C	6-7	195	March 16, 1927	us US	1	Oklahoma State
10	Kleggie Hermsen	C-F	6-9	225	March 12, 1923	us US	4	Minnesota
4	Sonny Hertzberg	G	5-10	175	July 29, 1922	us US	4	City College of New York
21	Frank Kudelka	G-F	6-2	193	June 25, 1925	us US	1	Saint Mary's
5	Ed Leede	F-G	6-3	185	July 17, 1927	us US	1	Dartmouth College
22	Ed Macauley	C-F	6-8	185	March 22, 1928	us US	1	Saint Louis
16	John Mahnken	C	6-8	220	June 16, 1922	us US	4	Georgetown
17	Bones McKinney	SF	6-6	185	January 1, 1919	us US	4	UNC
13	Dick Mehen	PF	6-5	195	May 20, 1922	us US	1	Tennessee
13	Kenny Sailors	G	5-10	175	January 14, 1921	us US	4	Wyoming
19, 21	Ed Stanczak	F	6-1	185	August 15, 1921	us US	1
13	Brady Walker	PF	6-6	205	March 15, 1921	us US	2	BYU

Ranks are per game (except for MP, which are total) and sorted descending (except for TOV and PF); opponents ranked are flipped; year/year calculations are also per game

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS	Awards
1	Frank Kudelka	25		27	2.0	5.6	.360	0.7	1.0	.741	1.8	1.1	2.3	4.7
2	Brady Walker	29	PF	17	0.8	1.9	.394	0.3	0.5	.556	1.8	0.5	0.6	1.8
3	Ed Stanczak	29		19	0.6	2.6	.240	1.9	2.4	.800	1.9	0.4	2.5	3.2
4	Kenny Sailors	30		10	0.4	2.5	.160	1.0	1.6	.625	0.3	0.8	1.4	1.8
5	Dick Mehen	28	PF	7	2.4	7.4	.327	1.4	2.1	.667	3.7	1.6	2.0	6.3
6	Bones McKinney	32	SF	34	2.6	8.4	.317	1.6	2.2	.743	5.3	2.3	3.6	6.9
7	John Mahnken	28	C	46	2.2	6.5	.342	0.8	1.2	.648	4.0	1.5	3.3	5.2
8	Ed Macauley	22		68	6.8	14.5	.466	6.9	9.0	.759	9.1	3.7	3.0	20.4	AS,NBA1
9	Ed Leede	23		57	2.1	6.5	.322	2.5	3.3	.741	2.1	1.7	2.5	6.6
10	Harry Boykoff	28		32	2.4	6.3	.384	1.4	2.0	.714	4.2	1.3	4.1	6.3
11	Sonny Hertzberg	28		65	3.2	10.0	.316	3.4	4.2	.826	4.0	3.8	2.4	9.8
12	Kleggie Hermsen	27		23	2.6	8.3	.314	1.3	2.1	.592	5.3	0.9	3.0	6.5
13	Bob Harris	23		44	1.9	5.4	.357	1.6	2.4	.664	5.6	1.3	3.1	5.5
14	Andy Duncan	28		14	0.5	2.9	.175	1.1	1.6	.682	2.1	0.6	2.3	2.1
15	Bob Donham	24	SG	68	2.2	4.4	.507	1.7	3.4	.498	3.5	2.0	2.6	6.1
16	Bob Cousy	22	PG	69	5.8	16.5	.352	4.0	5.3	.756	6.9	4.9	2.7	15.6	AS
17	Chuck Cooper	24		66	3.1	9.1	.344	3.0	4.0	.753	8.5	2.6	3.3	9.3
	Team Totals			69	3.1	8.4	.368	2.6	3.6	.725	5.0	2.4	2.8	8.8

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1	Chuck Cooper	24		2	2.0	6.0	.333	1.0	2.5	.400	6.5	1.5	4.0	5.0
2	Bob Cousy	22	PG	2	4.5	21.0	.214	5.0	6.0	.833	7.5	6.0	4.0	14.0
3	Bob Donham	24	SG	2	2.0	4.5	.444	2.5	6.0	.417	4.0	1.0	4.5	6.5
4	Bob Harris	23		2	0.5	5.0	.100	2.5	3.5	.714	2.0	1.0	2.0	3.5
5	Kleggie Hermsen	27		2	0.5	3.0	.167	0.0	0.0		1.5	0.0	3.0	1.0
6	Sonny Hertzberg	28		2	1.5	6.5	.231	2.0	2.5	.800	1.0	1.5	4.0	5.0
7	Frank Kudelka	25		1	2.0	4.0	.500	0.0	3.0	.000	5.0	2.0	3.0	4.0
8	Ed Leede	23		2	0.5	3.5	.143	0.5	0.5	1.000	0.0	1.0	1.5	1.5
9	Ed Macauley	22		2	8.5	18.0	.472	5.0	8.0	.625	9.0	4.0	2.0	22.0
10	Bones McKinney	32	SF	2	5.5	12.5	.440	2.0	2.5	.800	5.0	4.0	4.5	13.0
	Team Totals			4	2.8	8.6	.323	2.2	3.5	.621	4.1	2.2	3.3	7.7