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1947-48 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 W Pyth L Pyth SRS
Eastern Division         
Philadelphia Warriors* 27 21 .563 — 73.4 72.1 27 21 0.69
New York Knickerbockers* 26 22 .542 1.0 74.5 71.4 31 17 2.30
Boston Celtics* 20 28 .417 7.0 68.8 72.7 15 33 -3.75
Providence Steam Rollers 6 42 .125 21.0 69.1 80.7 5 43 -10.31
Western Division         
St. Louis Bombers* 29 19 .604 — 71.5 69.5 29 19 2.13
Baltimore Bullets* 28 20 .583 1.0 74.4 70.5 33 15 3.70
Chicago Stags* 28 20 .583 1.0 75.8 73.2 30 18 2.66
Washington Capitols* 28 20 .583 1.0 73.7 71.1 30 18 2.57

League Playoffs

Finals (4-2): Baltimore Bullets over Philadelphia Warriors
 
Semifinals (2-0): Baltimore Bullets over Chicago Stags
Semifinals (4-3): Philadelphia Warriors over St. Louis Bombers
 
Quarterfinals (2-1): Baltimore Bullets over New York Knickerbockers
Quarterfinals (2-1): Chicago Stags over Boston Celtics
 
Western Division Tiebreaker (1-0): Baltimore Bullets over Chicago Stags
Western Division Tiebreaker (1-0): Chicago Stags over Washington Capitols

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* 48 1390 4683 .297 860 1305 .659 432 1138 3640 75.8
2 New York Knickerbockers* 48 1355 4724 .287 868 1291 .672 376 1076 3578 74.5
3 Baltimore Bullets* 48 1288 4283 .301 994 1443 .689 320 1080 3570 74.4
4 Washington Capitols* 48 1336 4785 .279 865 1203 .719 305 1084 3537 73.7
5 Philadelphia Warriors* 48 1279 4875 .262 963 1349 .714 335 934 3521 73.4
6 St. Louis Bombers* 48 1297 4551 .285 838 1244 .674 218 1050 3432 71.5
7 Providence Steam Rollers 48 1268 4630 .274 782 1275 .613 347 1105 3318 69.1
8 Boston Celtics* 48 1241 4323 .287 821 1246 .659 364 1065 3303 68.8
League Average 48 1307 4607 .284 874 1295 .675 337 1067 3487 72.7

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 St. Louis Bombers* 48 3335 69.5
2 Baltimore Bullets* 48 3385 70.5
3 Washington Capitols* 48 3415 71.1
4 New York Knickerbockers* 48 3427 71.4
5 Philadelphia Warriors* 48 3460 72.1
6 Boston Celtics* 48 3491 72.7
7 Chicago Stags* 48 3513 73.2
8 Providence Steam Rollers 48 3873 80.7
League Average 48 3487 72.7

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 St. Louis Bombers* 28.8 19.2 2.13 .285 .184 St. Louis Arena
2 Baltimore Bullets* 32.5 15.5 3.70 .301 .232 Baltimore Coliseum
3 Chicago Stags* 29.8 18.2 2.66 .297 .184 Chicago Stadium
4 Washington Capitols* 29.8 18.2 2.57 .279 .181 Uline Arena
5 Philadelphia Warriors* 26.9 21.1 0.69 .262 .198 Philadelphia Arena
6 New York Knickerbockers* 31.0 17.0 2.30 .287 .184 Madison Square Garden (III)
7 Boston Celtics* 15.1 32.9 -3.75 .287 .190 Boston Garden 90,264
8 Providence Steam Rollers 4.9 43.1 -10.31 .274 .169 Rhode Island Auditorium
League Average 24.0 24.0 0.00 .284 .190 90,264

League Leaders

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Field Goals

1.Max Zaslofsky-CHS373
2.Joe Fulks*-PHW326
3.Ed Sadowski-BOS308
4.Bob Feerick-WSC293
5.Carl Braun-NYK276

Field Goal Attempts

1.Joe Fulks*-PHW1258
2.Max Zaslofsky-CHS1156
3.Ed Sadowski-BOS953
4.Stan Miasek-CHS867
5.Bob Feerick-WSC861

Field Goal Pct

1.Buddy Jeannette*-BLB.349
2.Bob Feerick-WSC.340
3.Carl Braun-NYK.323
 Ed Sadowski-BOS.323
5.Max Zaslofsky-CHS.323

Free Throws

1.Joe Fulks*-PHW297
2.Ed Sadowski-BOS294
3.Max Zaslofsky-CHS261
4.John Logan-STB202
5.Buddy Jeannette*-BLB191

Free Throw Attempts

1.Ed Sadowski-BOS422
2.Joe Fulks*-PHW390
3.Max Zaslofsky-CHS333
4.Stan Miasek-CHS310
5.John Logan-STB272

Free Throw Pct

1.Stan Stutz-NYK.837
2.Irv Torgoff-WSC.812
3.Bob Feerick-WSC.787
4.Max Zaslofsky-CHS.784
5.Joe Fulks*-PHW.761

Assists

1.Howie Dallmar-PHW120
2.Ernie Calverley-PRO119
3.Jim Seminoff-CHS89
4.Chuck Gilmur-CHS77
5.Andy Phillip*-CHS74
 Ed Sadowski-BOS74

Personal Fouls

1.Chuck Gilmur-CHS231
2.Red Rocha-STB209
3.Gene Vance-CHS193
4.Stan Miasek-CHS192
5.Ed Sadowski-BOS182

Points

1.Max Zaslofsky-CHS1007
2.Joe Fulks*-PHW949
3.Ed Sadowski-BOS910
4.Bob Feerick-WSC775
5.Stan Miasek-CHS716

Points Per Game

1.Joe Fulks*-PHW22.1
2.Max Zaslofsky-CHS21.0
3.Ed Sadowski-BOS19.4
4.Bob Feerick-WSC16.1
5.Stan Miasek-CHS14.9

Assists Per Game

1.Ernie Calverley-PRO2.5
2.Howie Dallmar-PHW2.5
3.Andy Phillip*-CHS2.3
4.Jim Seminoff-CHS1.9
5.Chuck Gilmur-CHS1.6

True Shooting Pct

1.Buddy Jeannette*-BLB.454
2.Bob Feerick-WSC.401
3.Ed Sadowski-BOS.400
4.Max Zaslofsky-CHS.387
5.Bud Palmer-NYK.383

All-BAA Teams

1st Team
Howie Dallmar
Bob Feerick
Joe Fulks
Ed Sadowski
Max Zaslofsky
 2nd Team
Carl Braun
Buddy Jeannette
John Logan
Stan Miasek
Fred Scolari