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Don Carlson

Don Vernon Carlson (Swede)

Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Height: 6-0 ▪ Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: March 22, 1921 in Minneapolis, Minnesota
High School: Edison in Minneapolis, Minnesota
College: University of Minnesota
NBA Debut: November 2, 1946

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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
1946-47 25 CHS BAA 59 272 845 .322 86 159 .541 59 182 630
1948-49 27 MNL BAA 55 211 632 .334 86 130 .662 170 180 508
1949-50 28 MNL NBA 57 99 290 .341 69 95 .726 76 126 267
1950-51 29 WSC NBA 9 17 46 .370 8 16 .500 15 19 23 42
Career TOT 180 599 1813 .330 249 400 .623 15 324 511 1447
BAA 114 483 1477 .327 172 289 .595 229 362 1138
NBA 66 116 336 .345 77 111 .694 15 95 149 309

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
1946-47 25 CHS BAA 59 4.6 14.3 .322 1.5 2.7 .541 1.0 3.1 10.7
1948-49 27 MNL BAA 55 3.8 11.5 .334 1.6 2.4 .662 3.1 3.3 9.2
1949-50 28 MNL NBA 57 1.7 5.1 .341 1.2 1.7 .726 1.3 2.2 4.7
1950-51 29 WSC NBA 9 1.9 5.1 .370 0.9 1.8 .500 1.7 2.1 2.6 4.7
Career TOT 180 3.3 10.1 .330 1.4 2.2 .623 1.7 1.8 2.8 8.0
BAA 114 4.2 13.0 .327 1.5 2.5 .595 2.0 3.2 10.0
NBA 66 1.8 5.1 .345 1.2 1.7 .694 1.7 1.4 2.3 4.7

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
1946-47 25 CHS BAA 59 .322 .541
1948-49 27 MNL BAA 55 .334 .662
1949-50 28 MNL NBA 57 .341 .726
1950-51 29 WSC NBA 9 .370 .500
Career TOT 180 .330 .623
BAA 114 .327 .595
NBA 66 .345 .694

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
1946-47 25 CHS BAA 59 .344 .322 3.3 2.4 5.8
1948-49 27 MNL BAA 55 .369 .334 0.7 2.0 2.8
1949-50 28 MNL NBA 57 .402 .341 0.7 1.9 2.6
1950-51 29 WSC NBA 9 .396 .370 0.0 0.1 0.2
Career TOT 180 .364 .330 4.8 6.5 11.3
BAA 114 .355 .327 4.0 4.5 8.5
NBA 66 .401 .345 0.7 2.0 2.8

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
1946-47 25 CHS BAA 11 54 200 27 44 6 31 135 .270 .614 12.3 0.5
1948-49 27 MNL BAA 10 23 95 14 25 28 30 60 .242 .560 6.0 2.8
1949-50 28 MNL NBA 10 21 37 12 15 11 19 54 .568 .800 5.4 1.1
Career TOT 31 98 332 53 84 45 80 249 .295 .631 8.0 1.5
BAA 21 77 295 41 69 34 61 195 .261 .594 9.3 1.6
NBA 10 21 37 12 15 11 19 54 .568 .800 5.4 1.1

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
1946-47 25 CHS BAA 11 .308 .270 0.3 0.9 1.1
1948-49 27 MNL BAA 10 .283 .242 -0.7 0.4 -0.3
1949-50 28 MNL NBA 10 .619 .568 0.8 0.3 1.1
Career TOT 31 .337 .295 0.3 1.6 1.9
BAA 21 .300 .261 -0.4 1.3 0.9
NBA 10 .619 .568 0.8 0.3 1.1

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 4 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4
Don Carlson 5.8 2.8 2.6 0.2
Lester Conner 94.7 5.9 2.8 2.7 0.5
Mario Chalmers 91.3 5.2 2.9 2.7
O.J. Mayo 91.0 5.6 3.4 2.4
Quentin Richardson 88.7 5.6 3.0 2.4 1.0
John Paxson 87.8 6.0 2.3 2.2 0.6
Jim Cleamons 86.2 5.5 2.6 1.7 0.1
Bimbo Coles 86.1 5.7 3.2 3.0 1.1
Danny Young 85.3 4.8 2.9 2.4 -0.1
Rudy Fernandez 84.5 6.1 3.8 3.0
Luther Head 83.7 5.7 3.5 3.5 0.6
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Don Carlson 5.8 2.8 2.6 0.2
Mario Chalmers 91.3 5.2 2.9 2.7
O.J. Mayo 91.0 5.6 3.4 2.4
Rudy Fernandez 84.5 6.1 3.8 3.0
Michael Dickerson 84.1 5.5 2.2 1.8 0.1 -0.1
Courtney Lee 81.4 4.4 3.1 2.7
Butch Van Breda Kolff 80.5 4.4 2.5 2.3 0.2
Chick Reiser 79.1 5.5 3.9 3.7
Roger Mason 76.6 4.7 3.4 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.1
D.J. Augustin 76.0 6.2 5.1 2.8
Eric Gordon 75.6 5.3 4.6 3.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1949 Minneapolis Lakers (BAA)
1950 Minneapolis Lakers (NBA)
Field Goal Pct
1946-47 BAA .322 (6)
Personal Fouls
1946-47 BAA 182 (7)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1946-47 BAA .322 (6)

Transactions

December 4, 1950: Signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Bullets.

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