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Ernie Beck

Ernest Joseph Beck (Ernie)

Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: December 11, 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
High School: West Catholic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
College: University of Pennsylvania
Draft: Philadelphia Warriors, 1953 NBA Draft (territorial selection)
NBA Debut: October 31, 1953

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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
1953-54 22 PHW NBA 15 422 39 142 .275 34 43 .791 50 34 29 112
1955-56 24 PHW NBA 67 1007 136 351 .387 76 106 .717 196 79 86 348
1956-57 25 PHW NBA 72 1743 195 508 .384 111 157 .707 312 190 155 501
1957-58 26 PHW NBA 71 1974 272 683 .398 170 203 .837 307 190 173 714
1958-59 27 PHW NBA 70 1017 163 418 .390 43 65 .662 176 89 124 369
1959-60 28 PHW NBA 66 809 114 294 .388 27 32 .844 127 72 90 255
1960-61 29 TOT NBA 10 82 10 29 .345 6 7 .857 23 15 7 26
1960-61 29 STL NBA 7 62 7 21 .333 5 5 1.000 12 13 6 19
1960-61 29 SYR NBA 3 20 3 8 .375 1 2 .500 11 2 1 7
Career NBA 371 7054 929 2425 .383 467 613 .762 1191 669 664 2325

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
1953-54 22 PHW NBA 15 28.1 2.6 9.5 .275 2.3 2.9 .791 3.3 2.3 1.9 7.5
1955-56 24 PHW NBA 67 15.0 2.0 5.2 .387 1.1 1.6 .717 2.9 1.2 1.3 5.2
1956-57 25 PHW NBA 72 24.2 2.7 7.1 .384 1.5 2.2 .707 4.3 2.6 2.2 7.0
1957-58 26 PHW NBA 71 27.8 3.8 9.6 .398 2.4 2.9 .837 4.3 2.7 2.4 10.1
1958-59 27 PHW NBA 70 14.5 2.3 6.0 .390 0.6 0.9 .662 2.5 1.3 1.8 5.3
1959-60 28 PHW NBA 66 12.3 1.7 4.5 .388 0.4 0.5 .844 1.9 1.1 1.4 3.9
1960-61 29 TOT NBA 10 8.2 1.0 2.9 .345 0.6 0.7 .857 2.3 1.5 0.7 2.6
1960-61 29 STL NBA 7 8.9 1.0 3.0 .333 0.7 0.7 1.000 1.7 1.9 0.9 2.7
1960-61 29 SYR NBA 3 6.7 1.0 2.7 .375 0.3 0.7 .500 3.7 0.7 0.3 2.3
Career NBA 371 19.0 2.5 6.5 .383 1.3 1.7 .762 3.2 1.8 1.8 6.3

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
1953-54 22 PHW NBA 15 422 3.3 12.1 .275 2.9 3.7 .791 4.3 2.9 2.5 9.6
1955-56 24 PHW NBA 67 1007 4.9 12.5 .387 2.7 3.8 .717 7.0 2.8 3.1 12.4
1956-57 25 PHW NBA 72 1743 4.0 10.5 .384 2.3 3.2 .707 6.4 3.9 3.2 10.3
1957-58 26 PHW NBA 71 1974 5.0 12.5 .398 3.1 3.7 .837 5.6 3.5 3.2 13.0
1958-59 27 PHW NBA 70 1017 5.8 14.8 .390 1.5 2.3 .662 6.2 3.2 4.4 13.1
1959-60 28 PHW NBA 66 809 5.1 13.1 .388 1.2 1.4 .844 5.7 3.2 4.0 11.3
1960-61 29 TOT NBA 10 82 4.4 12.7 .345 2.6 3.1 .857 10.1 6.6 3.1 11.4
1960-61 29 STL NBA 7 62 4.1 12.2 .333 2.9 2.9 1.000 7.0 7.5 3.5 11.0
1960-61 29 SYR NBA 3 20 5.4 14.4 .375 1.8 3.6 .500 19.8 3.6 1.8 12.6
Career NBA 371 7054 4.7 12.4 .383 2.4 3.1 .762 6.1 3.4 3.4 11.9

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
1953-54 22 PHW NBA 15 422 8.0 .348 .275 -0.7 0.3 -0.4 -0.051
1955-56 24 PHW NBA 67 1007 11.7 .438 .387 0.4 0.8 1.1 .053
1956-57 25 PHW NBA 72 1743 11.7 .434 .384 1.0 1.1 2.1 .057
1957-58 26 PHW NBA 71 1974 12.7 .462 .398 2.4 1.9 4.3 .104
1958-59 27 PHW NBA 70 1017 10.4 .413 .390 -0.2 1.1 0.9 .045
1959-60 28 PHW NBA 66 809 8.2 .414 .388 -0.2 1.0 0.9 .051
1960-61 29 TOT NBA 10 82 13.1 .405 .345 0.0 0.1 0.1 .064
1960-61 29 STL NBA 7 62 12.1 .409 .333 0.0 0.1 0.1 .071
1960-61 29 SYR NBA 3 20 16.1 .394 .375 0.0 0.0 0.0 .039
Career NBA 371 7054 11.2 .431 .383 2.6 6.4 9.0 .061

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
1955-56 24 PHW NBA 10 250 31 72 22 31 51 22 32 84 .431 .710 25.0 8.4 5.1 2.2
1956-57 25 PHW NBA 2 89 14 38 3 3 10 5 4 31 .368 1.000 44.5 15.5 5.0 2.5
1957-58 26 PHW NBA 8 156 23 61 6 9 32 13 16 52 .377 .667 19.5 6.5 4.0 1.6
1959-60 28 PHW NBA 4 22 4 9 0 1 6 3 1 8 .444 .000 5.5 2.0 1.5 0.8
Career NBA 24 517 72 180 31 44 99 43 53 175 .400 .705 21.5 7.3 4.1 1.8

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
1955-56 24 PHW NBA 10 250 12.6 .490 .431 13.6 0.4 0.3 0.7 .132
1956-57 25 PHW NBA 2 89 10.4 .394 .368 9.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 .014
1957-58 26 PHW NBA 8 156 11.5 .400 .377 13.9 0.0 0.2 0.2 .063
1959-60 28 PHW NBA 4 22 14.4 .424 .444 17.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 .092
Career NBA 24 517 12.0 .439 .400 13.2 0.3 0.6 1.0 .089

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 7 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Ernie Beck 4.3 2.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.1 -0.4
Ed Fleming 85.1 5.0 2.0 1.2 1.0 0.8
Johnny Neumann 83.4 4.6 2.0 1.6 0.8 0.6 0.0 -0.1
Darrick Martin 82.9 4.6 1.9 1.3 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.1
John Barnhill 80.8 4.6 1.7 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.4
Moochie Norris 79.1 4.4 1.8 1.7 1.7 0.8 -0.1 -0.2
Pep Saul 78.4 4.2 2.8 1.5 0.8 0.6
Anthony Johnson 77.5 3.6 1.8 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.3 -0.2
Eddie Jordan 76.8 4.1 2.4 1.9 0.7 0.6 -0.1 -0.8
Armond Hill 76.3 4.2 2.6 2.5 1.0 0.8 0.5 -0.4
Jordan Farmar 75.1 3.9 2.8 1.9 0.9 0.8
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Ernie Beck 4.3 2.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.1 -0.4
Ed Fleming 85.1 5.0 2.0 1.2 1.0 0.8
Johnny Neumann 83.4 4.6 2.0 1.6 0.8 0.6 0.0 -0.1
Pep Saul 78.4 4.2 2.8 1.5 0.8 0.6
Darrick Martin 77.4 4.6 1.9 1.3 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.2
Eddie Jordan 76.8 4.1 2.4 1.9 0.7 0.6 -0.1 -0.8
Moochie Norris 75.4 4.4 1.8 1.7 1.7 0.8 0.3 -0.1 -0.2 -0.4
Jordan Farmar 75.1 3.9 2.8 1.9 0.9 0.8
Rick Mount 73.2 4.6 3.5 1.1 0.7 0.6
Al Ferrari 72.9 3.3 1.9 1.4 1.4 0.9 0.0
Al Smith 72.5 4.5 3.3 1.8 0.9 0.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1952-53 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1956 Philadelphia Warriors (NBA)
Games
1956-57 NBA 72 (1)

Transactions

April 24, 1953: Drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1953 NBA Draft.

October 17, 1960: Traded by the Philadelphia Warriors with Woody Sauldsberry to the St. Louis Hawks for Ed Conlin and cash.

November 28, 1960: Sold by the St. Louis Hawks to the Syracuse Nationals.

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