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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
Draft: Philadelphia Warriors, 2nd round (3rd pick, 12th overall), 1954 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 13, 1954
As Coach: 10 Yrs, 430-300, .589 W-L% (Full Record)

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All-Star

Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 6:45AM
All-Time Rank: #258. Nick Anderson… #258. Jalen Rose… #260. LARRY COSTELLO… #261. Cedric Maxwell… #262. Cliff Robinson… 

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 WS/48
1954-55 23 PHW NBA 19 463 10.5 .385 .331 -0.2 0.4 0.2 .022
1956-57 25 PHW NBA 72 2111 11.3 .460 .374 2.1 1.3 3.4 .077
1957-58 26 SYR NBA 72 2746 15.1 .510 .426 6.4 2.9 9.2 .162
1958-59 27 SYR NBA 70 2750 15.0 .503 .437 5.5 3.0 8.5 .149
1959-60 28 SYR NBA 71 2469 15.6 .523 .453 5.4 2.6 8.0 .156
1960-61 29 SYR NBA 75 2167 17.2 .546 .482 6.3 2.3 8.6 .190
1961-62 30 SYR NBA 63 1854 15.6 .507 .427 3.3 2.6 5.9 .153
1962-63 31 SYR NBA 78 2066 13.8 .534 .432 3.6 2.1 5.7 .132
1963-64 32 PHI NBA 45 1137 15.1 .548 .468 2.8 0.7 3.5 .147
1964-65 33 PHI NBA 64 1967 14.0 .527 .445 19.3 4.1 1.5 5.7 .138
1966-67 35 PHI NBA 49 976 11.9 .541 .444 16.5 1.7 0.9 2.5 .125
1967-68 36 PHI NBA 28 492 12.8 .547 .453 16.0 0.9 0.6 1.5 .150
Career NBA 706 21198 14.5 .517 .438 18.1 41.8 20.9 62.7 .142

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 WS/48
1956-57 25 PHW NBA 2 16 12.7 .355 .375 23.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.012
1957-58 26 SYR NBA 3 134 13.2 .423 .294 15.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 .129
1958-59 27 SYR NBA 9 361 15.0 .538 .446 20.6 0.9 0.1 0.9 .125
1959-60 28 SYR NBA 3 122 13.5 .478 .426 22.8 0.2 0.0 0.2 .077
1960-61 29 SYR NBA 8 269 17.3 .515 .408 28.9 0.7 0.3 0.9 .167
1961-62 30 SYR NBA 5 167 17.6 .557 .431 25.9 0.5 0.2 0.8 .222
1962-63 31 SYR NBA 5 134 10.6 .541 .432 21.4 0.2 0.0 0.2 .088
1963-64 32 PHI NBA 5 36 6.3 .435 .214 14.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 .008
1964-65 33 PHI NBA 10 207 5.3 .458 .415 12.8 0.0 0.1 0.2 .038
1966-67 35 PHI NBA 2 25 27.0 .833 .750 16.4 0.2 0.0 0.2 .472
Career NBA 52 1471 13.6 .513 .416 21.2 2.8 1.1 3.9 .126

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 17:00 0 6 .000 1 1 1.000 1 4 2 1
1958-59 27 SYR NBA 1 0 18:00 3 8 .375 1 1 1.000 3 3 1 7
1959-60 28 SYR NBA 1 0 20:00 5 9 .556 0 0 4 2 1 10
1960-61 29 SYR NBA 1 0 5:00 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0 2 2
1961-62 30 SYR NBA
1964-65 33 PHI NBA 1 0 11:00 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

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 12 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Larry Costello 9.2 8.6 8.5 8.0 5.9 5.7 5.7 3.5 3.4 2.5 1.5 0.2
Ron Boone 91.8 9.7 8.3 8.1 6.3 5.9 5.9 5.1 4.0 2.8 2.6 1.0 0.4
Billy Knight 91.1 10.7 8.4 8.3 7.1 6.0 5.8 5.8 4.3 3.7 3.4 0.4
Walter Davis 90.1 10.1 9.4 8.3 8.1 7.1 6.2 5.8 4.2 3.8 3.5 2.7 0.6
Baron Davis 90.0 8.9 8.7 8.2 7.5 6.4 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 2.8 2.1 0.6
Dale Ellis 89.8 10.8 9.3 9.0 7.6 6.4 6.4 4.8 3.4 3.2 2.4 1.6 1.5
Mike Bibby 89.8 9.3 8.5 8.4 6.9 6.3 5.6 5.6 5.3 4.8 4.4 2.1 1.3
Carl Braun 89.5 9.0 8.6 7.6 7.2 6.2 5.3 4.7 4.5 3.7 3.6 3.0 0.4
Jeff Mullins 88.5 10.0 9.9 8.3 8.2 6.8 5.7 5.6 4.5 2.3 0.9 0.8 -0.3
Randy Smith 87.5 9.4 7.9 7.2 6.4 5.8 5.7 4.2 3.3 3.0 2.5 2.4 2.2
Doug Christie 87.2 8.9 8.7 8.6 7.0 5.7 5.1 4.2 4.0 1.4 1.4 0.1 -0.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Larry Costello 9.2 8.6 8.5 8.0 5.9 5.7 5.7 3.5 3.4 2.5 1.5 0.2
Ron Boone 91.3 9.7 8.3 8.1 6.3 5.9 5.9 5.1 4.0 2.8 2.6 1.0 0.4 -0.6
Billy Knight 91.1 10.7 8.4 8.3 7.1 6.0 5.8 5.8 4.3 3.7 3.4 0.4
Baron Davis 90.0 8.9 8.7 8.2 7.5 6.4 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 2.8 2.1 0.6
Carl Braun 89.2 9.0 8.6 7.6 7.2 6.2 5.3 4.7 4.5 3.7 3.6 3.0 0.5 0.4
Jeff Mullins 88.5 10.0 9.9 8.3 8.2 6.8 5.7 5.6 4.5 2.3 0.9 0.8 -0.3
Doug Christie 88.3 8.9 8.7 8.6 7.0 5.7 5.1 4.2 4.0 1.4 1.4 0.9 0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.3
Randy Smith 87.5 9.4 7.9 7.2 6.4 5.8 5.7 4.2 3.3 3.0 2.5 2.4 2.2
Joe Johnson 86.8 8.4 7.6 7.6 7.0 6.0 5.1 4.2 3.3 3.0 2.8
Mike Bibby 86.5 9.3 8.5 8.4 6.9 6.3 5.6 5.6 5.3 4.8 4.4 4.0 2.1 1.3
Allan Houston 86.0 8.6 7.5 7.2 7.1 6.1 4.7 4.7 3.8 3.1 2.9 0.7 -1.2

College

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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 Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1958 NBA
1959 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 (110)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1967 Philadelphia 76ers (NBA)
Games
1956-57 NBA 72 (1)
1957-58 NBA 72 (1)
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 (64)
Career .841 (68)
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)
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)
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)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1960-61 NBA .190 (9)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.210 (138)
NBA Elo Player Rating
260th (overall) as of Feb 11, 2012, 6:45AM

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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