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Al Cervi
Alfred Nicholas Cervi (Al, Digger)
Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Height: 5-11 ▪ Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: February 12, 1917 in Buffalo, New York
High School: East in Buffalo, New York
NBA Debut: November 3, 1949
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1985 (Full List)
As Coach: 9 Yrs, 326-241, .575 W-L% (Full Record)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 32 | SYR | NBA | 56 | 143 | 431 | .332 | 287 | 346 | .829 | 264 | 223 | 573 | |||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 33 | SYR | NBA | 53 | 132 | 346 | .382 | 194 | 237 | .819 | 152 | 208 | 180 | 458 | ||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 34 | SYR | NBA | 55 | 850 | 99 | 280 | .354 | 219 | 248 | .883 | 87 | 148 | 176 | 417 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 35 | SYR | NBA | 38 | 301 | 31 | 71 | .437 | 81 | 100 | .810 | 22 | 28 | 90 | 143 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 202 | 1151 | 405 | 1128 | .359 | 781 | 931 | .839 | 261 | 648 | 669 | 1591 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 32 | SYR | NBA | 56 | 2.6 | 7.7 | .332 | 5.1 | 6.2 | .829 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 10.2 | |||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 33 | SYR | NBA | 53 | 2.5 | 6.5 | .382 | 3.7 | 4.5 | .819 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 8.6 | ||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 34 | SYR | NBA | 55 | 15.5 | 1.8 | 5.1 | .354 | 4.0 | 4.5 | .883 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 7.6 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 35 | SYR | NBA | 38 | 7.9 | 0.8 | 1.9 | .437 | 2.1 | 2.6 | .810 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.8 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 202 | 12.4 | 2.0 | 5.6 | .359 | 3.9 | 4.6 | .839 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 7.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 32 | SYR | NBA | 56 | .332 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 33 | SYR | NBA | 53 | .382 | .819 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 34 | SYR | NBA | 55 | 850 | 4.2 | 11.9 | .354 | 9.3 | 10.5 | .883 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 17.7 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 35 | SYR | NBA | 38 | 301 | 3.7 | 8.5 | .437 | 9.7 | 12.0 | .810 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 10.8 | 17.1 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 202 | 1151 | 4.1 | 11.0 | .359 | 9.4 | 10.9 | .839 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 8.3 | 17.5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 32 | SYR | NBA | 56 | .491 | .332 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 9.3 | |||||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 33 | SYR | NBA | 53 | .509 | .382 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 5.3 | |||||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 34 | SYR | NBA | 55 | 850 | 21.9 | .536 | .354 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 5.3 | .297 | ||||||||||
| 1952-53 | 35 | SYR | NBA | 38 | 301 | 18.2 | .622 | .437 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 2.1 | .339 | ||||||||||
| Career | NBA | 202 | 1151 | 20.9 | .517 | .359 | 16.0 | 5.9 | 21.9 | .308 |
Playoffs
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 1949-50 | 32 | SYR | NBA | 11 | 23 | 68 | 38 | 46 | 52 | 36 | 84 | .338 | .826 | 7.6 | 4.7 | |||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 33 | SYR | NBA | 7 | 17 | 56 | 44 | 50 | 33 | 38 | 31 | 78 | .304 | .880 | 11.1 | 4.7 | 5.4 | |||||||||
| 1951-52 | 34 | SYR | NBA | 7 | 88 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 36 | .233 | .957 | 12.6 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 2.1 | |||||||
| 1952-53 | 35 | SYR | NBA | 2 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 18 | .600 | .800 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | |||||||
| Career | NBA | 27 | 116 | 50 | 159 | 116 | 134 | 43 | 106 | 102 | 216 | .314 | .866 | 12.9 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | |||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 32 | SYR | NBA | 11 | .476 | .338 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | |||||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 33 | SYR | NBA | 7 | .500 | .304 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | |||||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 34 | SYR | NBA | 7 | 88 | 13.8 | .449 | .233 | 32.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .088 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 35 | SYR | NBA | 2 | 28 | 19.3 | .776 | .600 | 10.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .443 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 27 | 116 | 15.1 | .496 | .314 | 27.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2.4 | .174 |
Similarity Scores
Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
| Thru 4 Years | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||
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| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Al Cervi | 9.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 2.1 | |
| Flynn Robinson | 91.8 | 9.3 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 2.2 |
| Cuttino Mobley | 91.3 | 8.2 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 2.3 |
| Derek Harper | 91.1 | 9.4 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 1.3 |
| Sam Jones | 90.8 | 8.1 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 2.1 |
| Frankie Brian | 90.6 | 9.2 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 3.0 |
| Fred Scolari | 90.4 | 8.5 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 3.1 |
| Alvin Robertson | 90.4 | 8.6 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 3.1 |
| Derek Anderson | 88.0 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| Reggie Theus | 87.9 | 9.2 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 3.2 |
| World B. Free | 87.7 | 10.1 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 1.5 |
| Career | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||
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| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Al Cervi | 9.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 2.1 | ||||||||
| Monta Ellis | 83.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | |||||
| John Logan | 75.6 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 1.1 | ||||||
| Mike James | 75.0 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ||
| Josh Childress | 74.8 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 1.4 | ||||||
| Ronnie Brewer | 73.4 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 1.7 | ||||||
| Drazen Petrovic | 72.1 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | |||||||
| Jeff McInnis | 70.6 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Micheal Williams | 70.6 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | |
| Mike Conley | 70.4 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 1.1 | |||||||
| Frankie Brian | 70.2 | 9.2 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 | -0.2 | ||||
Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors
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Free Throws
1949-50 NBA 287 (10) |
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Assists
1949-50 NBA 264 (4) |
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Win Shares
1949-50 NBA 9.3 (6) |
Links
| Error? | Google Search | WhatIfSports: Al Cervi |