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Larry Costello
Lawrence Ronald Costello (Larry)
Position: Guard
Height: 6-1 Weight: 186 lbs.
Born: July 2, 1931 in Minoa, New York
Died: December 13, 2001
High School: Minoa in Minoa, New York
College: Niagara University
Drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 2nd round (3rd pick, 12th overall) of the 1954 NBA draft.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | 23 | PHW | NBA | 19 | 463 | 46 | 139 | .331 | 26 | 32 | .813 | 49 | 78 | 37 | 118 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 25 | PHW | NBA | 72 | 2111 | 186 | 497 | .374 | 175 | 222 | .788 | 323 | 236 | 182 | 547 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 26 | SYR | NBA | 72 | 2746 | 378 | 888 | .426 | 320 | 378 | .847 | 378 | 317 | 246 | 1076 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 27 | SYR | NBA | 70 | 2750 | 414 | 948 | .437 | 280 | 349 | .802 | 365 | 379 | 263 | 1108 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 28 | SYR | NBA | 71 | 2469 | 372 | 822 | .453 | 249 | 289 | .862 | 388 | 449 | 234 | 993 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 29 | SYR | NBA | 75 | 2167 | 407 | 844 | .482 | 270 | 338 | .799 | 292 | 413 | 286 | 1084 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 30 | SYR | NBA | 63 | 1854 | 310 | 726 | .427 | 247 | 295 | .837 | 245 | 359 | 220 | 867 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 31 | SYR | NBA | 78 | 2066 | 285 | 660 | .432 | 288 | 327 | .881 | 237 | 334 | 263 | 858 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 32 | PHI | NBA | 45 | 1137 | 191 | 408 | .468 | 147 | 170 | .865 | 105 | 167 | 150 | 529 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 33 | PHI | NBA | 64 | 1967 | 309 | 695 | .445 | 243 | 277 | .877 | 169 | 275 | 242 | 861 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 35 | PHI | NBA | 49 | 976 | 130 | 293 | .444 | 120 | 133 | .902 | 103 | 140 | 141 | 380 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 36 | PHI | NBA | 28 | 492 | 67 | 148 | .453 | 67 | 81 | .827 | 51 | 68 | 62 | 201 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 706 | 21198 | 3095 | 7068 | .438 | 2432 | 2891 | .841 | 2705 | 3215 | 2326 | 8622 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | 23 | PHW | NBA | 19 | 24.4 | 2.4 | 7.3 | .331 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .813 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 6.2 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 25 | PHW | NBA | 72 | 29.3 | 2.6 | 6.9 | .374 | 2.4 | 3.1 | .788 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 7.6 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 26 | SYR | NBA | 72 | 38.1 | 5.3 | 12.3 | .426 | 4.4 | 5.3 | .847 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 14.9 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 27 | SYR | NBA | 70 | 39.3 | 5.9 | 13.5 | .437 | 4.0 | 5.0 | .802 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 15.8 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 28 | SYR | NBA | 71 | 34.8 | 5.2 | 11.6 | .453 | 3.5 | 4.1 | .862 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 14.0 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 29 | SYR | NBA | 75 | 28.9 | 5.4 | 11.3 | .482 | 3.6 | 4.5 | .799 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 14.5 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 30 | SYR | NBA | 63 | 29.4 | 4.9 | 11.5 | .427 | 3.9 | 4.7 | .837 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 13.8 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 31 | SYR | NBA | 78 | 26.5 | 3.7 | 8.5 | .432 | 3.7 | 4.2 | .881 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 11.0 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 32 | PHI | NBA | 45 | 25.3 | 4.2 | 9.1 | .468 | 3.3 | 3.8 | .865 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 11.8 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 33 | PHI | NBA | 64 | 30.7 | 4.8 | 10.9 | .445 | 3.8 | 4.3 | .877 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 13.5 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 35 | PHI | NBA | 49 | 19.9 | 2.7 | 6.0 | .444 | 2.4 | 2.7 | .902 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 7.8 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 36 | PHI | NBA | 28 | 17.6 | 2.4 | 5.3 | .453 | 2.4 | 2.9 | .827 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 7.2 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 706 | 30.0 | 4.4 | 10.0 | .438 | 3.4 | 4.1 | .841 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 12.2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | 23 | PHW | NBA | 19 | 463 | 3.6 | 10.8 | .331 | 2.0 | 2.5 | .813 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 2.9 | 9.2 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 25 | PHW | NBA | 72 | 2111 | 3.2 | 8.5 | .374 | 3.0 | 3.8 | .788 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 9.3 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 26 | SYR | NBA | 72 | 2746 | 5.0 | 11.6 | .426 | 4.2 | 5.0 | .847 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 14.1 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 27 | SYR | NBA | 70 | 2750 | 5.4 | 12.4 | .437 | 3.7 | 4.6 | .802 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 14.5 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 28 | SYR | NBA | 71 | 2469 | 5.4 | 12.0 | .453 | 3.6 | 4.2 | .862 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 14.5 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 29 | SYR | NBA | 75 | 2167 | 6.8 | 14.0 | .482 | 4.5 | 5.6 | .799 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 4.8 | 18.0 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 30 | SYR | NBA | 63 | 1854 | 6.0 | 14.1 | .427 | 4.8 | 5.7 | .837 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 16.8 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 31 | SYR | NBA | 78 | 2066 | 5.0 | 11.5 | .432 | 5.0 | 5.7 | .881 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 15.0 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 32 | PHI | NBA | 45 | 1137 | 6.0 | 12.9 | .468 | 4.7 | 5.4 | .865 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 16.7 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 33 | PHI | NBA | 64 | 1967 | 5.7 | 12.7 | .445 | 4.4 | 5.1 | .877 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 15.8 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 35 | PHI | NBA | 49 | 976 | 4.8 | 10.8 | .444 | 4.4 | 4.9 | .902 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 14.0 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 36 | PHI | NBA | 28 | 492 | 4.9 | 10.8 | .453 | 4.9 | 5.9 | .827 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 14.7 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 706 | 21198 | 5.3 | 12.0 | .438 | 4.1 | 4.9 | .841 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 14.6 |
Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | 23 | PHW | NBA | 19 | 463 | 10.5 | .385 | .331 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ||||||||||
| 1956-57 | 25 | PHW | NBA | 72 | 2111 | 11.4 | .460 | .374 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 3.4 | ||||||||||
| 1957-58 | 26 | SYR | NBA | 72 | 2746 | 15.1 | .510 | .426 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 9.2 | ||||||||||
| 1958-59 | 27 | SYR | NBA | 70 | 2750 | 15.0 | .503 | .437 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 8.5 | ||||||||||
| 1959-60 | 28 | SYR | NBA | 71 | 2469 | 15.6 | .523 | .453 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 8.0 | ||||||||||
| 1960-61 | 29 | SYR | NBA | 75 | 2167 | 17.2 | .546 | .482 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 8.6 | ||||||||||
| 1961-62 | 30 | SYR | NBA | 63 | 1854 | 15.6 | .507 | .427 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 5.9 | ||||||||||
| 1962-63 | 31 | SYR | NBA | 78 | 2066 | 13.8 | .534 | .432 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 5.7 | ||||||||||
| 1963-64 | 32 | PHI | NBA | 45 | 1137 | 15.1 | .548 | .468 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 3.5 | ||||||||||
| 1964-65 | 33 | PHI | NBA | 64 | 1967 | 14.0 | .527 | .445 | 19.3 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 5.7 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 35 | PHI | NBA | 49 | 976 | 11.9 | .541 | .444 | 16.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 36 | PHI | NBA | 28 | 492 | 12.8 | .547 | .453 | 16.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 706 | 21198 | 14.5 | .517 | .438 | 18.1 | 41.8 | 20.9 | 62.7 |
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 |
| 1956-57 | 25 | PHW | NBA | 2 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .375 | .000 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | |||||||
| 1957-58 | 26 | SYR | NBA | 3 | 134 | 10 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 34 | .294 | 1.000 | 44.7 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 4.0 | |||||||
| 1958-59 | 27 | SYR | NBA | 9 | 361 | 54 | 121 | 51 | 61 | 53 | 54 | 40 | 159 | .446 | .836 | 40.1 | 17.7 | 5.9 | 6.0 | |||||||
| 1959-60 | 28 | SYR | NBA | 3 | 122 | 20 | 47 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 50 | .426 | .833 | 40.7 | 16.7 | 4.7 | 6.7 | |||||||
| 1960-61 | 29 | SYR | NBA | 8 | 269 | 42 | 103 | 47 | 55 | 35 | 52 | 39 | 131 | .408 | .855 | 33.6 | 16.4 | 4.4 | 6.5 | |||||||
| 1961-62 | 30 | SYR | NBA | 5 | 167 | 22 | 51 | 29 | 33 | 16 | 28 | 21 | 73 | .431 | .879 | 33.4 | 14.6 | 3.2 | 5.6 | |||||||
| 1962-63 | 31 | SYR | NBA | 5 | 134 | 16 | 37 | 19 | 23 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 51 | .432 | .826 | 26.8 | 10.2 | 0.8 | 4.6 | |||||||
| 1963-64 | 32 | PHI | NBA | 5 | 36 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | .214 | 1.000 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | |||||||
| 1964-65 | 33 | PHI | NBA | 10 | 207 | 22 | 53 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 43 | 55 | .415 | .688 | 20.7 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 2.0 | |||||||
| 1966-67 | 35 | PHI | NBA | 2 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | .750 | 1.000 | 12.5 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | |||||||
| Career | NBA | 52 | 1471 | 198 | 476 | 196 | 230 | 171 | 218 | 210 | 592 | .416 | .852 | 28.3 | 11.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | |||||||||
Playoffs Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | 25 | PHW | NBA | 2 | 16 | 12.7 | .355 | .375 | 23.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 26 | SYR | NBA | 3 | 134 | 13.2 | .423 | .294 | 15.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 27 | SYR | NBA | 9 | 361 | 15.0 | .538 | .446 | 20.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 28 | SYR | NBA | 3 | 122 | 13.5 | .478 | .426 | 22.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 29 | SYR | NBA | 8 | 269 | 17.3 | .515 | .408 | 28.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 30 | SYR | NBA | 5 | 167 | 17.6 | .557 | .431 | 25.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 31 | SYR | NBA | 5 | 134 | 10.6 | .541 | .432 | 21.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 32 | PHI | NBA | 5 | 36 | 6.3 | .435 | .214 | 14.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 33 | PHI | NBA | 10 | 207 | 5.3 | .458 | .415 | 12.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 35 | PHI | NBA | 2 | 25 | 27.0 | .833 | .750 | 16.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 52 | 1471 | 13.6 | .513 | .416 | 21.2 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
All-Star Games
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-58 | 26 | SYR | NBA | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 1958-59 | 27 | SYR | NBA | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 8 | .375 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| 1959-60 | 28 | SYR | NBA | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 9 | .556 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||
| 1960-61 | 29 | SYR | NBA | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1961-62 | 30 | SYR | NBA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964-65 | 33 | PHI | NBA | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 7 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| Career | NBA | 5 | 0 | 71 | 11 | 32 | .344 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 24 |
College
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | College | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1951-52 | 20 | NIAGARA | 28 | 131 | 58 | 87 | 320 | .667 | 11.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1952-53 | 21 | NIAGARA | 28 | 185 | 140 | 194 | 510 | .722 | 18.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1953-54 | 22 | NIAGARA | 29 | 160 | 125 | 152 | 445 | .822 | 15.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Career | 85 | 476 | 323 | 433 | 1275 | .746 | 15.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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All-Star Games 1958 NBA1959 NBA 1960 NBA 1961 NBA 1962 NBA 1965 NBA |
Honors 1960-61 NBA All-NBA (2nd) |
MVP Award Shares 1958-59 NBA 0.037 (7)Career 0.037 (107) |
Games 1956-57 NBA 72 (1)1957-58 NBA 72 (1) |
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Minutes Played 1957-58 NBA 2746 (3)1958-59 NBA 2750 (5) |
Field Goal Pct 1957-58 NBA .426 (9)1958-59 NBA .437 (8) 1960-61 NBA .482 (3) |
Free Throw Pct 1957-58 NBA .847 (6)1958-59 NBA .802 (10) 1959-60 NBA .862 (5) 1961-62 NBA .837 (3) 1962-63 NBA .881 (1) 1964-65 NBA .877 (1) Career NBA .841 (63) Career .841 (65) |
Assists 1956-57 NBA 236 (8)1957-58 NBA 317 (8) 1958-59 NBA 379 (3) 1959-60 NBA 449 (4) 1960-61 NBA 413 (7) 1962-63 NBA 334 (9) 1964-65 NBA 275 (10) |
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Personal Fouls 1960-61 NBA 286 (8) |
Minutes Per Game 1957-58 NBA 38.1 (5)1958-59 NBA 39.3 (5) |
Assists Per Game 1956-57 NBA 3.3 (10)1957-58 NBA 4.4 (9) 1958-59 NBA 5.4 (3) 1959-60 NBA 6.3 (4) 1960-61 NBA 5.5 (6) 1962-63 NBA 4.3 (9) |
True Shooting Pct 1957-58 NBA .510 (7)1958-59 NBA .503 (7) 1959-60 NBA .523 (3) 1960-61 NBA .546 (3) 1962-63 NBA .534 (7) 1964-65 NBA .527 (10) |
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Effective Field Goal Pct 1957-58 NBA .426 (9)1958-59 NBA .437 (8) 1960-61 NBA .482 (3) |
Assist Pct 1964-65 NBA 19.3 (6) |
Offensive Win Shares 1957-58 NBA 6.4 (10)1958-59 NBA 5.5 (9) 1960-61 NBA 6.3 (9) |
Win Shares 1958-59 NBA 8.5 (10)1960-61 NBA 8.6 (10) |
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Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.102 (147) |
Transactions
April 24, 1954: Drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 2nd round (12th pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.
October 10, 1957: Sold by the Philadelphia Warriors to the Syracuse Nationals.
May 6, 1968: Drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks from the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA expansion draft.
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