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1946-47 BAA Season Summary

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League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ Click column headers to sort
Team W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Eastern Division       
Washington Capitols* 49 11 .817 — 73.8 63.9 8.96
Philadelphia Warriors* 35 25 .583 14.0 68.6 65.2 3.16
New York Knickerbockers* 33 27 .550 16.0 64.7 64.0 0.61
Providence Steam Rollers 28 32 .467 21.0 72.5 74.2 -1.52
Toronto Huskies 22 38 .367 27.0 66.6 71.0 -4.04
Boston Celtics 22 38 .367 27.0 60.1 65.0 -4.45
Western Division       
Chicago Stags* 39 22 .639 — 77.0 73.3 3.37
St. Louis Bombers* 38 23 .623 1.0 66.6 64.1 2.33
Cleveland Rebels* 30 30 .500 8.5 70.9 71.8 -0.87
Detroit Falcons 20 40 .333 18.5 63.3 65.3 -1.83
Pittsburgh Ironmen 15 45 .250 23.5 61.2 67.6 -5.81

League Playoffs

Finals (4-1):Philadelphia Warriors over Chicago Stags
 
Semifinals (4-2):Chicago Stags over Washington Capitols
Semifinals (2-0):Philadelphia Warriors over New York Knickerbockers
 
Quarterfinals (2-1):New York Knickerbockers over Cleveland Rebels
Quarterfinals (2-1):Philadelphia Warriors over St. Louis Bombers

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Click column headers to sort
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Chicago Stags* 61 1879 6309 .298 939 1550 .606 436 1473 4697 77.0
2 Washington Capitols* 60 1723 5794 .297 982 1391 .706 378 1144 4428 73.8
3 Providence Steam Rollers 60 1629 5582 .292 1092 1666 .655 481 1215 4350 72.5
4 Cleveland Rebels* 60 1674 5699 .294 903 1428 .632 494 1246 4251 70.9
5 Philadelphia Warriors* 60 1510 5384 .280 1098 1596 .688 343 1082 4118 68.6
6 St. Louis Bombers* 61 1601 5877 .272 862 1400 .616 292 1234 4064 66.6
7 Toronto Huskies 60 1515 5672 .267 966 1552 .622 463 1271 3996 66.6
8 New York Knickerbockers* 60 1465 5255 .279 951 1438 .661 457 1218 3881 64.7
9 Detroit Falcons 60 1437 5843 .246 923 1494 .618 482 1351 3797 63.3
10 Pittsburgh Ironmen 60 1345 4961 .271 984 1507 .653 272 1360 3674 61.2
11 Boston Celtics 60 1397 5133 .272 811 1375 .590 470 1202 3605 60.1
League Average 60 1561 5592 .279 956 1491 .641 415 1254 4078 67.8

Opponent Statistics

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Click column headers to sort
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Washington Capitols* 60 3836 63.9
2 New York Knickerbockers* 60 3842 64.0
3 Boston Celtics 60 3898 65.0
4 Philadelphia Warriors* 60 3909 65.2
5 St. Louis Bombers* 61 3911 64.1
6 Detroit Falcons 60 3917 65.3
7 Pittsburgh Ironmen 60 4057 67.6
8 Toronto Huskies 60 4262 71.0
9 Cleveland Rebels* 60 4308 71.8
10 Providence Steam Rollers 60 4450 74.2
11 Chicago Stags* 61 4473 73.3
League Average 60 4078 67.8

Miscellaneous Statistics

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Click column headers to sort
Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
Rk Team W Pyth L Pyth SRS ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA Arena Attendance
1 Washington Capitols* 52.9 7.1 8.96 .297 .169 Uline Arena
2 Chicago Stags* 40.5 20.5 3.37 .298 .149 Chicago Stadium
3 St. Louis Bombers* 38.5 22.5 2.33 .272 .147 St. Louis Arena
4 Philadelphia Warriors* 40.5 19.5 3.16 .280 .204 Philadelphia Arena 129,142
5 New York Knickerbockers* 32.1 27.9 0.61 .279 .181 Madison Square Garden (III)
6 Cleveland Rebels* 27.2 32.8 -0.87 .294 .158 Cleveland Arena
7 Providence Steam Rollers 25.3 34.7 -1.52 .292 .196 Rhode Island Auditorium
8 Toronto Huskies 17.3 42.7 -4.04 .267 .170 Maple Leaf Gardens
9 Boston Celtics 15.1 44.9 -4.45 .272 .158 Boston Garden 108,240
10 Detroit Falcons 23.6 36.4 -1.83 .246 .158 Detroit Olympia
11 Pittsburgh Ironmen 12.0 48.0 -5.81 .271 .198 Duquesne Gardens
League Average 30.1 30.1 0.00 .279 .171 118,691

League Leaders

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Field Goals

1.Joe Fulks*-PHW475
2.Bob Feerick-WSC364
3.Max Zaslofsky-CHS336
4.Stan Miasek-DTF331
5.Ed Sadowski-TOT329

Field Goal Attempts

1.Joe Fulks*-PHW1557
2.Stan Miasek-DTF1154
3.Ernie Calverley-PRO1102
4.John Logan-STB1043
5.Dino Martin-PRO1022

Field Goal Pct

1.Bob Feerick-WSC.401
2.Ed Sadowski-TOT.369
3.Earl Shannon-PRO.339
4.Colby Gunther-PIT.336
5.Max Zaslofsky-CHS.329

Free Throws

1.Joe Fulks*-PHW439
2.Leo Mogus-TOT235
3.Stan Miasek-DTF233
4.Colby Gunther-PIT226
5.Ed Sadowski-TOT219

Free Throw Attempts

1.Joe Fulks*-PHW601
2.Stan Miasek-DTF385
3.Chick Halbert-CHS356
4.Colby Gunther-PIT351
5.Earl Shannon-PRO348

Free Throw Pct

1.Fred Scolari-WSC.811
2.Tony Kappen-TOT.795
3.Stan Stutz-NYK.782
4.Bob Feerick-WSC.761
5.John Logan-STB.748

Assists

1.Ernie Calverley-PRO202
2.Kenny Sailors-CLR134
3.Ossie Schectman-NYK109
4.Howie Dallmar-PHW104
5.Stan Miasek-DTF93
 Mickey Rottner-CHS93

Personal Fouls

1.Stan Miasek-DTF208
2.Joe Fulks*-PHW199
3.Hank Beenders-PRO196
4.Ed Sadowski-TOT194
5.Ernie Calverley-PRO191

Points

1.Joe Fulks*-PHW1389
2.Bob Feerick-WSC926
3.Stan Miasek-DTF895
4.Ed Sadowski-TOT877
 Max Zaslofsky-CHS877

Points Per Game

1.Joe Fulks*-PHW23.1
2.Bob Feerick-WSC16.8
3.Ed Sadowski-TOT16.5
4.Stan Miasek-DTF14.9
5.Max Zaslofsky-CHS14.4

Assists Per Game

1.Ernie Calverley-PRO3.4
2.Kenny Sailors-CLR2.3
3.Ossie Schectman-NYK2.0
4.Howie Dallmar-PHW1.7
5.Mickey Rottner-CHS1.7

True Shooting Pct

1.Bob Feerick-WSC.453
2.Ed Sadowski-TOT.423
3.Colby Gunther-PIT.403
4.Earl Shannon-PRO.393
5.Max Zaslofsky-CHS.384

All-BAA Teams

1st Team
Bob Feerick
Joe Fulks
Bones McKinney
Stan Miasek
Max Zaslofsky
 2nd Team
Frankie Baumholtz
Ernie Calverley
Chick Halbert
John Logan
Fred Scolari