1946-47 Pittsburgh Ironmen Roster and Stats

Record: 15-45, Finished 5th in BAA Western Division

Coach: Paul Birch (15-45)

PTS/G: 61.2 (10th of 11) Opp PTS/G: 67.6 (7th of 11)

SRS: -5.81 (11th of 11) Pace:

Off Rtg: Def Rtg: Net Rtg:

Expected W-L: 12-48 (11th of 11)

Arena: Duquesne Gardens

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		Exp	College
3	John Abramovic	F	6-3	195	February 9, 1919	us	R	Salem University
5, 6	Moe Becker	G-F	6-1	185	February 24, 1917	us	R	Duquesne
4	Michael Bytzura	F	6-1	170	June 18, 1922		R	Long Island University
15	Joe Fabel	F-G	6-1	190	May 15, 1917	us	R	Pitt
15	Nat Frankel	F-G	6-0	195	November 3, 1913	us	R	Brooklyn College
9	Gorham Getchell	C	6-4	205	August 14, 1920	us	R	Temple
6	Coulby Gunther	F	6-4	190	February 5, 1923	us	R	Boston College
17	Noble Jorgensen	C	6-9	228	May 18, 1925	us	R	Iowa
7	Roger Jorgensen	C-F	6-5	200	September 2, 1920		R	Ohio State
5	Tony Kappen	G	5-10	165	April 13, 1919		R
12	Press Maravich	G	6-0	185	August 29, 1915	us	R	Davis & Elkins College
	Ed Melvin	G	5-9	170	February 13, 1916	us	R	Duquesne
6	Red Mihalik	G	6-0	180	September 22, 1916	us	R
7	Walt Miller	F	6-2	190	July 20, 1915	us	R	Duquesne
11	John Mills	C-F	6-8	203	September 7, 1919	us	R	Western Kentucky
8	Stan Noszka	G	6-1	185	September 9, 1920	us	R	Duquesne
14, 18	Harry Zeller	C-F	6-4	210	July 10, 1919	us	R	Washington & Jefferson College

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	G	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	AST	PF	PTS
1	Roger Jorgensen	26	28	0.5	1.9	.259	0.5	1.9	.259	.259	0.5	0.7	.684	0.0	1.3	1.5
2	Harry Zeller	27	48	2.5	8.0	.314	2.5	8.0	.314	.314	2.5	3.7	.689	0.6	3.7	7.5
3	Stan Noszka	26	58	3.4	11.9	.287	3.4	11.9	.287	.287	1.9	2.7	.694	0.7	2.8	8.7
4	John Mills	27	47	1.2	4.0	.294	1.2	4.0	.294	.294	1.5	2.7	.550	0.2	2.0	3.9
5	Walt Miller	31	12	0.6	1.8	.333	0.6	1.8	.333	.333	0.8	1.5	.500	0.5	1.3	1.9
6	Red Mihalik	30	7	0.4	1.3	.333	0.4	1.3	.333	.333	0.0	0.0		0.0	1.4	0.9
7	Ed Melvin	30	57	1.7	6.6	.263	1.7	6.6	.263	.263	1.5	2.2	.654	0.6	2.6	4.9
8	Press Maravich	31	51	2.0	7.4	.272	2.0	7.4	.272	.272	0.6	1.1	.517	0.1	2.0	4.6
9	Tony Kappen	27	41	2.5	10.9	.231	2.5	10.9	.231	.231	2.5	3.0	.846	0.5	1.5	7.6
10	John Abramovic	27	47	4.3	17.7	.242	4.3	17.7	.242	.242	2.6	3.8	.691	0.7	3.4	11.2
11	Noble Jorgensen	21	15	1.7	7.5	.223	1.7	7.5	.223	.223	1.1	1.7	.640	0.3	2.7	4.4
12	Coulby Gunther	23	52	4.9	14.5	.336	4.9	14.5	.336	.336	4.3	6.8	.644	0.6	2.3	14.1
13	Gorham Getchell	26	16	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.5	.000	.000	0.3	0.3	1.000	0.0	0.3	0.3
14	Nat Frankel	33	6	0.7	4.5	.148	0.7	4.5	.148	.148	1.3	2.0	.667	0.5	1.0	2.7
15	Joe Fabel	29	30	0.8	3.2	.260	0.8	3.2	.260	.260	0.4	0.9	.500	0.1	2.1	2.1
16	Michael Bytzura	24	60	1.5	5.9	.244	1.5	5.9	.244	.244	0.6	1.2	.500	0.5	1.8	3.5
17	Moe Becker	29	17	2.7	13.5	.201	2.7	13.5	.201	.201	0.9	1.8	.533	0.8	2.9	6.4

Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	G	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	AST	PF	PTS
1	Roger Jorgensen	26	28	14	54	.259	14	54	.259	.259	13	19	.684	1	36	41
2	Harry Zeller	27	48	120	382	.314	120	382	.314	.314	122	177	.689	31	177	362
3	Stan Noszka	26	58	199	693	.287	199	693	.287	.287	109	157	.694	39	163	507
4	John Mills	27	47	55	187	.294	55	187	.294	.294	71	129	.550	9	94	181
5	Walt Miller	31	12	7	21	.333	7	21	.333	.333	9	18	.500	6	16	23
6	Red Mihalik	30	7	3	9	.333	3	9	.333	.333	0	0		0	10	6
7	Ed Melvin	30	57	99	376	.263	99	376	.263	.263	83	127	.654	37	150	281
8	Press Maravich	31	51	102	375	.272	102	375	.272	.272	30	58	.517	6	102	234
9	Tony Kappen	27	41	103	446	.231	103	446	.231	.231	104	123	.846	22	61	310
10	John Abramovic	27	47	202	834	.242	202	834	.242	.242	123	178	.691	35	161	527
11	Noble Jorgensen	21	15	25	112	.223	25	112	.223	.223	16	25	.640	4	40	66
12	Coulby Gunther	23	52	254	756	.336	254	756	.336	.336	226	351	.644	32	117	734
13	Gorham Getchell	26	16	0	8	.000	0	8	.000	.000	5	5	1.000	0	5	5
14	Nat Frankel	33	6	4	27	.148	4	27	.148	.148	8	12	.667	3	6	16
15	Joe Fabel	29	30	25	96	.260	25	96	.260	.260	13	26	.500	2	64	63
16	Michael Bytzura	24	60	87	356	.244	87	356	.244	.244	36	72	.500	31	108	210
17	Moe Becker	29	17	46	229	.201	46	229	.201	.201	16	30	.533	14	50	108
			60	1345	4961	.271	1345	4961	.271	.271	984	1507	.653	272	1360	3674

Qualified players in the top 20 · Includes full-season stats for all players who saw court time during the regular season or playoffs.