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Jim Baechtold

James E. Baechtold (Jim)

Position: Forward-Guard ▪ Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: December 9, 1927 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania
High School: Moon in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
College: Eastern Kentucky University
Draft: Baltimore Bullets, 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall), 1952 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 1, 1952

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1952-53 25 BLB NBA 64 1893 242 621 .390 177 240 .738 219 154 203 661
1953-54 26 NYK NBA 70 1627 170 465 .366 134 177 .757 183 117 195 474
1954-55 27 NYK NBA 72 2536 362 898 .403 279 339 .823 307 218 202 1003
1955-56 28 NYK NBA 70 1738 268 695 .386 233 291 .801 220 163 156 769
1956-57 29 NYK NBA 45 462 75 197 .381 66 88 .750 80 33 39 216
Career NBA 321 8256 1117 2876 .388 889 1135 .783 1009 685 795 3123

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1952-53 25 BLB NBA 64 29.6 3.8 9.7 .390 2.8 3.8 .738 3.4 2.4 3.2 10.3
1953-54 26 NYK NBA 70 23.2 2.4 6.6 .366 1.9 2.5 .757 2.6 1.7 2.8 6.8
1954-55 27 NYK NBA 72 35.2 5.0 12.5 .403 3.9 4.7 .823 4.3 3.0 2.8 13.9
1955-56 28 NYK NBA 70 24.8 3.8 9.9 .386 3.3 4.2 .801 3.1 2.3 2.2 11.0
1956-57 29 NYK NBA 45 10.3 1.7 4.4 .381 1.5 2.0 .750 1.8 0.7 0.9 4.8
Career NBA 321 25.7 3.5 9.0 .388 2.8 3.5 .783 3.1 2.1 2.5 9.7

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1952-53 25 BLB NBA 64 1893 4.6 11.8 .390 3.4 4.6 .738 4.2 2.9 3.9 12.6
1953-54 26 NYK NBA 70 1627 3.8 10.3 .366 3.0 3.9 .757 4.0 2.6 4.3 10.5
1954-55 27 NYK NBA 72 2536 5.1 12.7 .403 4.0 4.8 .823 4.4 3.1 2.9 14.2
1955-56 28 NYK NBA 70 1738 5.6 14.4 .386 4.8 6.0 .801 4.6 3.4 3.2 15.9
1956-57 29 NYK NBA 45 462 5.8 15.4 .381 5.1 6.9 .750 6.2 2.6 3.0 16.8
Career NBA 321 8256 4.9 12.5 .388 3.9 4.9 .783 4.4 3.0 3.5 13.6

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1952-53 25 BLB NBA 64 1893 12.9 .455 .390 2.3 0.4 2.6 .067
1953-54 26 NYK NBA 70 1627 10.4 .437 .366 1.2 0.9 2.1 .062
1954-55 27 NYK NBA 72 2536 13.9 .479 .403 4.1 1.8 6.0 .113
1955-56 28 NYK NBA 70 1738 14.2 .467 .386 2.3 0.8 3.2 .088
1956-57 29 NYK NBA 45 462 15.3 .458 .381 0.6 0.3 0.9 .096
Career NBA 321 8256 13.1 .463 .388 10.6 4.2 14.8 .086

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1952-53 25 BLB NBA 2 86 16 30 6 11 8 11 9 38 .533 .545 43.0 19.0 4.0 5.5
1953-54 26 NYK NBA 4 106 12 29 11 13 10 11 19 35 .414 .846 26.5 8.8 2.5 2.8
1954-55 27 NYK NBA 3 115 17 45 14 15 14 14 13 48 .378 .933 38.3 16.0 4.7 4.7
Career NBA 9 307 45 104 31 39 32 36 41 121 .433 .795 34.1 13.4 3.6 4.0

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1952-53 25 BLB NBA 2 86 22.7 .545 .533 34.9 0.3 0.0 0.4 .218
1953-54 26 NYK NBA 4 106 12.8 .504 .414 28.4 0.2 -0.1 0.1 .060
1954-55 27 NYK NBA 3 115 12.9 .465 .378 21.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 .033
Career NBA 9 307 15.6 .499 .433 27.6 0.7 -0.1 0.6 .094

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 5 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
Jim Baechtold 6.0 3.2 2.6 2.1 0.9
Monk Meineke 92.6 6.1 3.7 2.6 1.8 0.7
Trevor Ariza 92.0 6.1 3.4 2.1 1.8 0.9
Ronald Franz 91.9 5.9 3.7 3.3 2.1 0.9
Don Nelson 89.5 5.4 3.3 2.3 2.1 0.4
Scott May 87.6 5.4 3.1 2.4 2.2 -0.1
Alan Henderson 87.1 6.0 4.3 3.1 2.0 1.3
Tom Boswell 87.1 5.6 3.7 2.7 2.4 0.2
James Bailey 86.7 4.9 2.9 2.3 2.0 1.0
Earl Lloyd 86.2 5.2 3.6 2.9 2.4 0.6
George Irvine 86.1 5.5 3.7 3.2 2.5 1.2
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Jim Baechtold 6.0 3.2 2.6 2.1 0.9
Monk Meineke 92.6 6.1 3.7 2.6 1.8 0.7
Tom Boswell 89.1 5.6 3.7 2.7 2.4 0.6 0.2
George Irvine 85.9 5.5 3.7 3.2 2.5 1.2 0.0
Jason Maxiell 85.6 6.3 4.1 2.6 1.8 0.5 -0.2
Walt Budko 82.6 5.6 3.9 2.7 1.5
Ronald Franz 80.9 5.9 3.7 3.3 2.2 2.1 0.9
Neil Johnson 80.8 6.3 2.5 2.2 1.9 0.2 -0.2 -0.3
Fred Hetzel 80.5 5.1 4.5 2.9 2.0 0.9 0.5
Albert King 80.4 5.7 4.3 2.4 1.9 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1
Dave Meyers 80.2 5.0 3.9 2.4 2.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games
1954-55 NBA 72 (2)
Free Throw Pct
1954-55 NBA .823 (5)
1955-56 NBA .801 (10)

Transactions

April 26, 1952: Drafted by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1952 NBA Draft.

August 24, 1953: Traded by the Baltimore Bullets to the New York Knicks for Jim Luisi, Max Zaslofsky and Roy Belliveau.

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