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1947-48 BAA Season Summary

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1947-48 BAA:

League Standings

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Eastern Division              
Philadelphia Warriors* 27 21 .563 — 73.4 72.1 0.69
New York Knickerbockers* 26 22 .542 1.0 74.5 71.4 2.30
Boston Celtics* 20 28 .417 7.0 68.8 72.7 -3.75
Providence Steam Rollers 6 42 .125 21.0 69.1 80.7 -10.31
Western Division              
St. Louis Bombers* 29 19 .604 — 71.5 69.5 2.13
Baltimore Bullets* 28 20 .583 1.0 74.4 70.5 3.70
Chicago Stags* 28 20 .583 1.0 75.8 73.2 2.66
Washington Capitols* 28 20 .583 1.0 73.7 71.1 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 ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
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 ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
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 ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
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-CHS 373
2. Joe Fulks*-PHW 326
3. Ed Sadowski-BOS 308
4. Bob Feerick-WSC 293
5. Carl Braun-NYK 276

Field Goal Attempts

1. Joe Fulks*-PHW 1258
2. Max Zaslofsky-CHS 1156
3. Ed Sadowski-BOS 953
4. Stan Miasek-CHS 867
5. Bob Feerick-WSC 861

Field Goal Pct

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

Free Throws

1. Joe Fulks*-PHW 297
2. Ed Sadowski-BOS 294
3. Max Zaslofsky-CHS 261
4. John Logan-STB 202
5. Buddy Jeannette*-BLB 191

Free Throw Attempts

1. Ed Sadowski-BOS 422
2. Joe Fulks*-PHW 390
3. Max Zaslofsky-CHS 333
4. Stan Miasek-CHS 310
5. John Logan-STB 272

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-PHW 120
2. Ernie Calverley-PRO 119
3. Jim Seminoff-CHS 89
4. Chuck Gilmur-CHS 77
5. Andy Phillip*-CHS 74
  Ed Sadowski-BOS 74

Personal Fouls

1. Chuck Gilmur-CHS 231
2. Red Rocha-STB 209
3. Gene Vance-CHS 193
4. Stan Miasek-CHS 192
5. Ed Sadowski-BOS 182

Points

1. Max Zaslofsky-CHS 1007
2. Joe Fulks*-PHW 949
3. Ed Sadowski-BOS 910
4. Bob Feerick-WSC 775
5. Stan Miasek-CHS 716

Points Per Game

1. Joe Fulks*-PHW 22.1
2. Max Zaslofsky-CHS 21.0
3. Ed Sadowski-BOS 19.4
4. Bob Feerick-WSC 16.1
5. Stan Miasek-CHS 14.9

Assists Per Game

1. Ernie Calverley-PRO 2.5
2. Howie Dallmar-PHW 2.5
3. Andy Phillip*-CHS 2.3
4. Jim Seminoff-CHS 1.9
5. Chuck Gilmur-CHS 1.6

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

Effective Field Goal Pct

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

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