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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

Drafted by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall) of the 1952 NBA draft.

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Totals

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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

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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

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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

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1952-53 25 BLB NBA 64 1893 12.9 .455 .390 2.3 0.4 2.6
1953-54 26 NYK NBA 70 1627 10.4 .437 .366 1.2 0.9 2.1
1954-55 27 NYK NBA 72 2536 13.9 .479 .403 4.1 1.8 6.0
1955-56 28 NYK NBA 70 1738 14.2 .467 .386 2.3 0.8 3.2
1956-57 29 NYK NBA 45 462 15.4 .458 .381 0.6 0.3 0.9
Career NBA 321 8256 13.1 .463 .388 10.6 4.2 14.8

Playoffs

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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

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1952-53 25 BLB NBA 2 86 22.5 .545 .533 34.9 0.3 0.0 0.4
1953-54 26 NYK NBA 4 106 12.8 .504 .414 28.4 0.2 -0.1 0.1
1954-55 27 NYK NBA 3 115 12.9 .465 .378 21.5 0.1 0.0 0.1
Career NBA 9 307 15.6 .499 .433 27.6 0.7 0.0 0.6

Appearances on Leader Boards, 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 Knickerbockers for Jim Luisi, Max Zaslofsky and Roy Belliveau.

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