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Cal Christensen

Calvin Lawrence Christensen (Cal)

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-5 ▪ Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: July 8, 1927
Died: August 31, 2011
College: University of Toledo
Draft: Tri-Cities Blackhawks, 5th round, 1950 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 2, 1950

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1950-51 23 TRI NBA SF 67 134 445 .301 175 245 .714 523 161 266 443
1951-52 24 MLH NBA SF 24 374 29 96 .302 30 57 .526 82 34 47 88
1952-53 25 ROC NBA SF 59 777 72 230 .313 68 114 .596 199 54 148 212
1953-54 26 ROC NBA SF 70 1654 137 395 .347 138 261 .529 395 107 196 412
1954-55 27 ROC NBA SF 71 1204 114 305 .374 124 206 .602 388 104 174 352
Career NBA 291 4009 486 1471 .330 535 883 .606 1587 460 831 1507

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1950-51 23 TRI NBA SF 67 2.0 6.6 .301 2.6 3.7 .714 7.8 2.4 4.0 6.6
1951-52 24 MLH NBA SF 24 15.6 1.2 4.0 .302 1.3 2.4 .526 3.4 1.4 2.0 3.7
1952-53 25 ROC NBA SF 59 13.2 1.2 3.9 .313 1.2 1.9 .596 3.4 0.9 2.5 3.6
1953-54 26 ROC NBA SF 70 23.6 2.0 5.6 .347 2.0 3.7 .529 5.6 1.5 2.8 5.9
1954-55 27 ROC NBA SF 71 17.0 1.6 4.3 .374 1.7 2.9 .602 5.5 1.5 2.5 5.0
Career NBA 291 17.9 1.7 5.1 .330 1.8 3.0 .606 5.5 1.6 2.9 5.2

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1950-51 23 TRI NBA SF 67 .301 .714
1951-52 24 MLH NBA SF 24 374 2.8 9.2 .302 2.9 5.5 .526 7.9 3.3 4.5 8.5
1952-53 25 ROC NBA SF 59 777 3.3 10.7 .313 3.2 5.3 .596 9.2 2.5 6.9 9.8
1953-54 26 ROC NBA SF 70 1654 3.0 8.6 .347 3.0 5.7 .529 8.6 2.3 4.3 9.0
1954-55 27 ROC NBA SF 71 1204 3.4 9.1 .374 3.7 6.2 .602 11.6 3.1 5.2 10.5
Career NBA 291 4009 3.2 9.2 .330 3.2 5.7 .606 9.6 2.7 5.1 9.6

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1950-51 23 TRI NBA SF 67 .401 .301 0.5 2.7 3.2
1951-52 24 MLH NBA SF 24 374 10.7 .363 .302 -0.3 0.4 0.0 .002
1952-53 25 ROC NBA SF 59 777 9.8 .378 .313 -0.6 1.0 0.4 .024
1953-54 26 ROC NBA SF 70 1654 11.7 .404 .347 -0.1 3.0 2.9 .084
1954-55 27 ROC NBA SF 71 1204 13.7 .445 .374 0.8 1.0 1.7 .069
Career NBA 291 4009 11.8 .405 .330 0.2 8.0 8.2 .060

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1952-53 25 ROC NBA SF 2 13 0 3 .000 3 4 .750 4 1 5 3
1953-54 26 ROC NBA SF 6 137 10 28 .357 12 22 .545 35 15 16 32
1954-55 27 ROC NBA SF 3 30 2 8 .250 3 6 .500 6 0 1 7
Career NBA 11 180 12 39 .308 18 32 .563 45 16 22 42

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1952-53 25 ROC NBA SF 2 6.5 0.0 1.5 .000 1.5 2.0 .750 2.0 0.5 2.5 1.5
1953-54 26 ROC NBA SF 6 22.8 1.7 4.7 .357 2.0 3.7 .545 5.8 2.5 2.7 5.3
1954-55 27 ROC NBA SF 3 10.0 0.7 2.7 .250 1.0 2.0 .500 2.0 0.0 0.3 2.3
Career NBA 11 16.4 1.1 3.5 .308 1.6 2.9 .563 4.1 1.5 2.0 3.8

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1952-53 25 ROC NBA SF 2 13 0.0 8.3 .000 8.3 11.1 .750 11.1 2.8 13.8 8.3
1953-54 26 ROC NBA SF 6 137 2.6 7.4 .357 3.2 5.8 .545 9.2 3.9 4.2 8.4
1954-55 27 ROC NBA SF 3 30 2.4 9.6 .250 3.6 7.2 .500 7.2 0.0 1.2 8.4
Career NBA 11 180 2.4 7.8 .308 3.6 6.4 .563 9.0 3.2 4.4 8.4

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1952-53 25 ROC NBA SF 2 13 4.3 .315 .000 17.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.015
1953-54 26 ROC NBA SF 6 137 14.0 .425 .357 22.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 .023
1954-55 27 ROC NBA SF 3 30 5.4 .329 .250 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.043
Career NBA 11 180 11.9 .396 .308 18.3 -0.1 0.1 0.0 .009

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 5 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
Cal Christensen 3.2 2.9 1.7 0.4 0.0
Tyrone Nesby 92.2 3.1 2.9 1.3 0.3
Duane Ferrell 91.2 3.5 2.8 1.9 0.4 -0.1
Andray Blatche 90.2 3.4 3.0 1.4 0.5 0.1
Jumaine Jones 89.6 3.3 2.9 2.3 0.1 0.0
Ira Newble 87.3 3.3 2.3 1.9 0.2 0.1
Scott Padgett 87.1 3.5 2.5 1.9 0.4 0.1
Jahidi White 86.7 3.3 3.2 2.1 0.6 0.2
Eric Williams 86.3 2.9 2.5 1.6 0.2 0.1
Mike Jackson 86.2 3.4 3.1 2.4 0.2
Mickey Davis 85.5 3.4 2.6 2.3 0.3 -0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Cal Christensen 3.2 2.9 1.7 0.4 0.0
Tyrone Nesby 92.2 3.1 2.9 1.3 0.3
Mike Jackson 86.2 3.4 3.1 2.4 0.2
Bruce Seals 84.9 2.9 2.4 1.6 0.6 0.3
Renaldo Balkman 83.9 2.8 2.6 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.0
Mickey Davis 83.4 3.4 2.6 2.3 0.4 0.3 -0.1
Trevor Booker 82.8 3.0 2.6 2.3
Zeke Zawoluk 81.4 3.9 2.5 1.7
Kenny Williams 80.9 2.7 2.4 1.6 0.7
Billy Thompson 80.0 3.6 2.8 1.7 1.6 0.0 -0.1
Tom Tolbert 79.8 2.7 2.5 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Personal Fouls
1950-51 NBA 266 (8)

Transactions

April 25, 1950: Drafted by the Tri-Cities Blackhawks in the 5th round (52nd pick) of the 1950 NBA Draft.

August 8, 1952: Sold by the Milwaukee Hawks to the Rochester Royals.

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