1958-59 New York Knicks Roster and Stats

Record: 40-32, Finished 2nd in NBA Eastern Division

Coach: Andrew Levane (40-32)

PTS/G: 110.3 (3rd of 8) Opp PTS/G: 110.1 (7th of 8)

SRS: 0.49 (4th of 8) Pace: 118.0 (4th of 8)

Off Rtg: 93.0 (2nd of 8) Def Rtg: 92.7 (7th of 8) Net Rtg: +0.2 (4th of 8)

Expected W-L: 37-35 (4th of 8)

Arena: Madison Square Garden (III)

NBA 1959 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (0-2) versus Syracuse Nationals (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
7	Jerry Bird	F	6-6	210	February 2, 1935	us US	R	Kentucky
4	Carl Braun	PG	6-5	180	September 25, 1927	us US	9	Colgate
15, 16	Pete Brennan	F	6-6	205	September 23, 1936	us US	R	UNC
8	Mike Farmer	SF	6-7	210	September 26, 1936	us US	R	San Francisco
19	Ray Felix	C	6-11	220	December 10, 1930	us US	5	Long Island University
5	Jack George	PG	6-2	190	November 13, 1928	us US	5	La Salle
9	Richie Guerin	SG	6-4	195	May 29, 1932	us US	2	Iona College
3	Brendan McCann	PG	6-2	178	July 5, 1935	us US	1	St. Bonaventure
6	Willie Naulls	SF	6-6	225	October 7, 1934	us US	2	UCLA
12	Kenny Sears	PF	6-9	198	August 17, 1933	us US	3	Santa Clara
15	Frank Selvy	SG	6-3	180	November 9, 1932	us US	3	Furman University
17	Ron Sobie	PG	6-3	185	September 21, 1934	us US	2	DePaul
5	Guy Sparrow	F	6-6	218	November 2, 1932	us US	1	Detroit Mercy
14	Charlie Tyra	C	6-8	230	August 16, 1935	us US	1	Louisville

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

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Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS	Awards
1	Richie Guerin	26	SG	71	36.0	6.2	14.7	.424	5.7	7.1	.802	7.3	5.1	3.6	18.2	MVP-11,AS,NBA2
2	Kenny Sears	25	PF	71	35.2	6.9	14.1	.490	7.1	8.3	.861	9.3	1.9	3.3	21.0	MVP-8,AS
3	Willie Naulls	24	SF	68	30.3	6.0	15.8	.378	3.8	4.6	.830	10.6	1.5	3.4	15.7
4	Carl Braun	31	PG	72	27.2	4.0	9.5	.420	2.5	3.0	.826	3.5	4.8	2.5	10.5
5	Charlie Tyra	23	C	69	23.0	3.5	8.8	.396	1.9	2.8	.679	7.0	0.5	2.6	8.8
6	Ray Felix	28	C	72	22.1	3.6	9.7	.371	3.2	4.5	.713	7.9	0.7	3.8	10.4
7	Mike Farmer	22	SF	72	21.5	2.4	6.9	.353	1.2	1.4	.838	4.4	0.9	2.1	6.0
8	Frank Selvy	26	SG	68	21.3	3.4	8.9	.385	3.0	3.9	.767	3.6	1.4	1.7	9.8
9	Jack George	30	PG	25	19.8	2.5	6.9	.358	1.7	2.0	.824	3.3	2.2	2.0	6.6
10	Ron Sobie	24	PG	50	17.1	2.9	8.0	.360	2.2	2.7	.842	3.1	1.6	1.7	8.0
11	Guy Sparrow	26		44	13.8	2.2	7.0	.312	1.3	2.2	.582	4.3	1.0	2.6	5.7
12	Pete Brennan	22		16	8.5	0.8	2.7	.302	0.9	1.6	.560	1.9	0.4	0.9	2.5
13	Brendan McCann	23	PG	1	7.0	0.0	3.0	.000	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
14	Jerry Bird	23		11	4.1	1.1	2.9	.375	0.1	0.1	1.000	1.1	0.4	0.6	2.3
	Team Totals			72	24.5	4.0	10.1	.399	3.1	3.9	.791	6.0	1.9	2.7	11.2

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1	Richie Guerin	26	SG	2	38.5	4.5	17.5	.257	6.0	7.0	.857	9.0	7.5	5.5	15.0
2	Kenny Sears	25	PF	2	32.0	5.0	13.5	.370	6.5	7.5	.867	8.5	3.0	3.0	16.5
3	Willie Naulls	24	SF	2	31.5	7.0	21.0	.333	3.0	4.0	.750	10.5	1.5	5.5	17.0
4	Carl Braun	31	PG	2	31.0	6.0	16.0	.375	4.0	4.5	.889	2.0	5.0	2.0	16.0
5	Charlie Tyra	23	C	2	27.5	6.0	14.0	.429	3.0	4.5	.667	15.5	0.5	2.5	15.0
6	Ray Felix	28	C	2	22.5	6.0	14.0	.429	1.0	2.0	.500	11.5	1.0	6.0	13.0
7	Frank Selvy	26	SG	2	21.5	5.0	10.0	.500	4.5	5.5	.818	2.0	1.5	3.0	14.5
8	Mike Farmer	22	SF	2	17.0	2.5	8.5	.294	1.0	2.5	.400	5.0	0.0	3.5	6.0
9	Jack George	30	PG	2	15.5	2.0	6.0	.333	0.0	0.0		2.0	1.5	2.0	4.0
10	Pete Brennan	22		2	3.0	1.0	3.5	.286	0.0	0.5	.000	2.5	0.0	2.0	2.0
	Team Totals			4	24.0	4.5	12.4	.363	2.9	3.8	.763	6.9	2.2	3.5	11.9

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Per 36 Minutes Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS	Awards
1	Richie Guerin	26	SG	71	2558	6.2	14.7	.424	5.7	7.1	.802	7.3	5.1	3.6	18.2	MVP-11,AS,NBA2
2	Kenny Sears	25	PF	71	2498	7.1	14.4	.490	7.3	8.5	.861	9.5	2.0	3.4	21.4	MVP-8,AS
3	Willie Naulls	24	SF	68	2061	7.1	18.7	.378	4.5	5.4	.830	12.6	1.8	4.1	18.7
4	Carl Braun	31	PG	72	1959	5.3	12.6	.420	3.3	4.0	.826	4.6	6.4	3.3	13.9
5	Ray Felix	28	C	72	1588	5.9	15.9	.371	5.2	7.3	.713	12.9	1.1	6.2	17.0
6	Charlie Tyra	23	C	69	1586	5.4	13.8	.396	2.9	4.3	.679	11.0	0.7	4.1	13.8
7	Mike Farmer	22	SF	72	1545	4.1	11.6	.353	1.9	2.3	.838	7.3	1.5	3.5	10.1
8	Frank Selvy	26	SG	68	1448	5.8	15.0	.385	5.0	6.5	.767	6.2	2.4	2.8	16.6
9	Ron Sobie	24	PG	50	857	6.0	16.8	.360	4.7	5.6	.842	6.5	3.3	3.5	16.8
10	Guy Sparrow	26		44	607	5.7	18.3	.312	3.4	5.8	.582	11.1	2.7	6.8	14.8
11	Jack George	30	PG	25	494	4.5	12.6	.358	3.1	3.7	.824	6.0	4.0	3.7	12.1
12	Pete Brennan	22		16	136	3.4	11.4	.302	3.7	6.6	.560	8.2	1.6	4.0	10.6
13	Jerry Bird	23		11	45	9.6	25.6	.375	0.8	0.8	1.000	9.6	3.2	5.6	20.0
14	Brendan McCann	23	PG	1	7	0.0	15.4	.000	0.0	0.0		5.1	5.1	5.1	0.0

Per 36 Minutes Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1	Richie Guerin	26	SG	2	77	4.2	16.4	.257	5.6	6.5	.857	8.4	7.0	5.1	14.0
2	Kenny Sears	25	PF	2	64	5.6	15.2	.370	7.3	8.4	.867	9.6	3.4	3.4	18.6
3	Willie Naulls	24	SF	2	63	8.0	24.0	.333	3.4	4.6	.750	12.0	1.7	6.3	19.4
4	Carl Braun	31	PG	2	62	7.0	18.6	.375	4.6	5.2	.889	2.3	5.8	2.3	18.6
5	Charlie Tyra	23	C	2	55	7.9	18.3	.429	3.9	5.9	.667	20.3	0.7	3.3	19.6
6	Ray Felix	28	C	2	45	9.6	22.4	.429	1.6	3.2	.500	18.4	1.6	9.6	20.8
7	Frank Selvy	26	SG	2	43	8.4	16.7	.500	7.5	9.2	.818	3.3	2.5	5.0	24.3
8	Mike Farmer	22	SF	2	34	5.3	18.0	.294	2.1	5.3	.400	10.6	0.0	7.4	12.7
9	Jack George	30	PG	2	31	4.6	13.9	.333	0.0	0.0		4.6	3.5	4.6	9.3
10	Pete Brennan	22		2	6	12.0	42.0	.286	0.0	6.0	.000	30.0	0.0	24.0	24.0