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Bob Davies

Robert Edris Davies (Bob, The Harrisburg Houdini, Li'l Abner)

Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-1 ▪ Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: January 15, 1920 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Died: April 22, 1990
High School: John Harris in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
College: Seton Hall University
NBA Debut: November 6, 1948
NBL Career: 107 G, 1176 PTS, 11.0 PPG (Full Record)
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1970 (Full List)

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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
1948-49 29 ROC BAA PG 60 317 871 .364 270 348 .776 321 197 904
1949-50 30 ROC NBA PG 64 317 887 .357 261 347 .752 294 187 895
1950-51 31 ROC NBA PG 63 326 877 .372 303 381 .795 197 287 208 955
1951-52 32 ROC NBA PG 65 2394 379 990 .383 294 379 .776 189 390 269 1052
1952-53 33 ROC NBA PG 66 2216 339 880 .385 351 466 .753 195 280 261 1029
1953-54 34 ROC NBA PG 72 2137 288 777 .371 311 433 .718 194 323 224 887
1954-55 35 ROC NBA PG 72 1870 326 785 .415 220 293 .751 205 355 220 872
Career TOT 462 8617 2292 6067 .378 2010 2647 .759 980 2250 1566 6594
NBA 402 8617 1975 5196 .380 1740 2299 .757 980 1929 1369 5690
BAA 60 317 871 .364 270 348 .776 321 197 904

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
1948-49 29 ROC BAA PG 60 5.3 14.5 .364 4.5 5.8 .776 5.4 3.3 15.1
1949-50 30 ROC NBA PG 64 5.0 13.9 .357 4.1 5.4 .752 4.6 2.9 14.0
1950-51 31 ROC NBA PG 63 5.2 13.9 .372 4.8 6.0 .795 3.1 4.6 3.3 15.2
1951-52 32 ROC NBA PG 65 36.8 5.8 15.2 .383 4.5 5.8 .776 2.9 6.0 4.1 16.2
1952-53 33 ROC NBA PG 66 33.6 5.1 13.3 .385 5.3 7.1 .753 3.0 4.2 4.0 15.6
1953-54 34 ROC NBA PG 72 29.7 4.0 10.8 .371 4.3 6.0 .718 2.7 4.5 3.1 12.3
1954-55 35 ROC NBA PG 72 26.0 4.5 10.9 .415 3.1 4.1 .751 2.8 4.9 3.1 12.1
Career TOT 462 31.3 5.0 13.1 .378 4.4 5.7 .759 2.9 4.9 3.4 14.3
NBA 402 31.3 4.9 12.9 .380 4.3 5.7 .757 2.9 4.8 3.4 14.2
BAA 60 5.3 14.5 .364 4.5 5.8 .776 5.4 3.3 15.1

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
1948-49 29 ROC BAA PG 60 .364 .776
1949-50 30 ROC NBA PG 64 .357 .752
1950-51 31 ROC NBA PG 63 .372 .795
1951-52 32 ROC NBA PG 65 2394 5.7 14.9 .383 4.4 5.7 .776 2.8 5.9 4.0 15.8
1952-53 33 ROC NBA PG 66 2216 5.5 14.3 .385 5.7 7.6 .753 3.2 4.5 4.2 16.7
1953-54 34 ROC NBA PG 72 2137 4.9 13.1 .371 5.2 7.3 .718 3.3 5.4 3.8 14.9
1954-55 35 ROC NBA PG 72 1870 6.3 15.1 .415 4.2 5.6 .751 3.9 6.8 4.2 16.8
Career TOT 462 8617 5.6 14.3 .378 4.9 6.6 .759 3.3 5.6 4.1 16.0
NBA 402 8617 5.6 14.3 .380 4.9 6.6 .757 3.3 5.6 4.1 16.0
BAA 60 .364 .776

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
1948-49 29 ROC BAA PG 60 .441 .364 7.1 1.5 8.6
1949-50 30 ROC NBA PG 64 .430 .357 4.7 2.9 7.7
1950-51 31 ROC NBA PG 63 .457 .372 5.3 1.6 6.9
1951-52 32 ROC NBA PG 65 2394 17.4 .455 .383 4.7 1.6 6.3 .126
1952-53 33 ROC NBA PG 66 2216 18.1 .474 .385 5.2 2.2 7.4 .161
1953-54 34 ROC NBA PG 72 2137 18.0 .458 .371 4.4 3.3 7.7 .172
1954-55 35 ROC NBA PG 72 1870 18.5 .477 .415 4.0 1.2 5.2 .132
Career TOT 462 8617 18.0 .456 .378 35.4 14.3 49.7 .148
NBA 402 8617 18.0 .458 .380 28.3 12.7 41.1 .148
BAA 60 .441 .364 7.1 1.5 8.6

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
1948-49 29 ROC BAA PG 4 19 51 .373 10 13 .769 13 12 48
1949-50 30 ROC NBA PG 2 4 17 .235 7 8 .875 9 11 15
1950-51 31 ROC NBA PG 14 79 234 .338 64 80 .800 43 75 45 222
1951-52 32 ROC NBA PG 6 233 37 92 .402 45 55 .818 13 28 18 119
1952-53 33 ROC NBA PG 3 91 6 29 .207 14 20 .700 4 14 11 26
1953-54 34 ROC NBA PG 6 172 17 52 .327 17 23 .739 12 14 16 51
1954-55 35 ROC NBA PG 3 75 11 33 .333 3 4 .750 6 9 11 25
Career TOT 38 571 173 508 .341 160 203 .788 78 162 124 506
NBA 34 571 154 457 .337 150 190 .789 78 149 112 458
BAA 4 19 51 .373 10 13 .769 13 12 48

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
1948-49 29 ROC BAA PG 4 4.8 12.8 .373 2.5 3.3 .769 3.3 3.0 12.0
1949-50 30 ROC NBA PG 2 2.0 8.5 .235 3.5 4.0 .875 4.5 5.5 7.5
1950-51 31 ROC NBA PG 14 5.6 16.7 .338 4.6 5.7 .800 3.1 5.4 3.2 15.9
1951-52 32 ROC NBA PG 6 38.8 6.2 15.3 .402 7.5 9.2 .818 2.2 4.7 3.0 19.8
1952-53 33 ROC NBA PG 3 30.3 2.0 9.7 .207 4.7 6.7 .700 1.3 4.7 3.7 8.7
1953-54 34 ROC NBA PG 6 28.7 2.8 8.7 .327 2.8 3.8 .739 2.0 2.3 2.7 8.5
1954-55 35 ROC NBA PG 3 25.0 3.7 11.0 .333 1.0 1.3 .750 2.0 3.0 3.7 8.3
Career TOT 38 31.7 4.6 13.4 .341 4.2 5.3 .788 2.4 4.3 3.3 13.3
NBA 34 31.7 4.5 13.4 .337 4.4 5.6 .789 2.4 4.4 3.3 13.5
BAA 4 4.8 12.8 .373 2.5 3.3 .769 3.3 3.0 12.0

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
1948-49 29 ROC BAA PG 4 .373 .769
1949-50 30 ROC NBA PG 2 .235 .875
1950-51 31 ROC NBA PG 14 .338 .800
1951-52 32 ROC NBA PG 6 233 5.7 14.2 .402 7.0 8.5 .818 2.0 4.3 2.8 18.4
1952-53 33 ROC NBA PG 3 91 2.4 11.5 .207 5.5 7.9 .700 1.6 5.5 4.4 10.3
1953-54 34 ROC NBA PG 6 172 3.6 10.9 .327 3.6 4.8 .739 2.5 2.9 3.3 10.7
1954-55 35 ROC NBA PG 3 75 5.3 15.8 .333 1.4 1.9 .750 2.9 4.3 5.3 12.0
Career TOT 38 571 4.5 13.0 .341 5.0 6.4 .788 2.2 4.1 3.5 13.9
NBA 34 571 4.5 13.0 .337 5.0 6.4 .789 2.2 4.1 3.5 13.9
BAA 4 .373 .769

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
1948-49 29 ROC BAA PG 4 .423 .373 0.2 0.2 0.4
1949-50 30 ROC NBA PG 2 .365 .235 0.0 -0.1 -0.1
1950-51 31 ROC NBA PG 14 .412 .338 0.1 0.7 0.8
1951-52 32 ROC NBA PG 6 233 20.6 .512 .402 30.0 0.6 0.3 0.9 .187
1952-53 33 ROC NBA PG 3 91 9.0 .344 .207 41.4 -0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.022
1953-54 34 ROC NBA PG 6 172 9.4 .410 .327 17.6 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.016
1954-55 35 ROC NBA PG 3 75 6.9 .360 .333 22.2 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.016
Career TOT 38 571 13.6 .424 .341 27.0 0.5 1.5 1.9 .066
NBA 34 571 13.6 .424 .337 27.0 0.2 1.3 1.5 .066
BAA 4 .423 .373 0.2 0.2 0.4

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1950-51 31 ROC NBA PG 1 4 6 .667 5 5 1.000 5 5 3 13
1951-52 32 ROC NBA PG 1 0 27:00 4 11 .364 0 0 0 5 4 8
1952-53 33 ROC NBA PG 1 0 17:00 3 7 .429 3 6 .500 3 2 2 9
1953-54 34 ROC NBA PG 1 0 31:00 8 16 .500 2 3 .667 5 5 4 18
Career NBA 4 0 75 19 40 .475 10 14 .714 13 17 13 48

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 7 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Bob Davies 8.6 7.7 7.7 7.4 6.9 6.3 5.2
Bob Cousy 94.2 8.8 8.1 7.8 7.7 7.2 6.8 3.9
Hal Greer 94.2 8.5 8.2 8.1 7.9 6.6 5.8 4.5
Dennis Johnson 94.0 8.4 8.1 7.4 6.6 6.6 5.8 4.5
Louie Dampier 92.6 9.5 8.5 8.1 7.4 7.2 5.4 5.0
Rolando Blackman 91.8 9.8 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.8 5.7 4.1
Andre Iguodala 91.1 9.6 9.2 7.7 7.5 6.7 6.7 6.6
Michael Finley 91.1 8.5 8.3 7.5 6.3 6.3 5.4 3.9
Kerry Kittles 90.6 8.4 7.7 7.7 7.6 6.9 4.7 1.8
Calvin Murphy 90.1 9.2 8.8 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.4 5.0
Stephon Marbury 88.7 9.6 7.8 7.4 7.1 5.3 5.3 3.7
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Bob Davies 8.6 7.7 7.7 7.4 6.9 6.3 5.2
Kerry Kittles 90.2 8.4 7.7 7.7 7.6 6.9 4.7 1.8 0.2
Jo Jo White 86.2 8.0 7.4 7.3 6.7 6.5 6.1 5.4 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.1 0.1
Freddie Lewis 84.8 7.6 7.5 7.3 7.2 6.2 6.0 5.2 3.2 3.0 0.5 0.0
Pete Maravich 81.5 7.6 7.6 7.1 6.4 6.2 4.2 3.9 2.9 0.5 0.1
Jim Paxson 80.9 10.2 9.5 7.7 7.5 6.5 4.8 3.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.3
Darrell Armstrong 80.4 8.7 8.0 7.6 6.4 5.3 4.9 3.2 2.5 1.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0
Richard Hamilton 79.9 8.1 8.1 7.7 7.6 7.4 7.3 4.5 4.0 2.4 1.8 1.4 1.3 0.7 0.4
Jose Calderon 79.7 10.2 7.5 7.4 5.4 5.1 4.2 3.7 0.9
Tom Gola 79.4 9.9 7.4 7.1 6.8 6.5 4.4 4.4 3.4 1.7 1.7
Brian Taylor 79.2 8.3 7.9 7.1 5.6 5.3 4.8 3.6 2.3 1.8 0.1

College

Light text indicates college freshman or JV participant
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
1939-40 20 SETONHALL 18 78 56 212 11.8
1940-41 21 SETONHALL 22 91 42 224 10.2
1941-42 22 SETONHALL 19 81 63 225 11.8
Career 59 250 161 661 11.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1951 NBA
1952 NBA
1953 NBA
1954 NBA
Honors
1948-49 BAA All-BAA (1st)
1949-50 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1950-51 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1951-52 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1952-53 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1951 Rochester Royals (NBA)
Games
1948-49 BAA 60 (4)
1953-54 NBA 72 (2)
1954-55 NBA 72 (2)
Field Goals
1948-49 BAA 317 (7)
1951-52 NBA 379 (7)
1952-53 NBA 339 (10)
Field Goal Attempts
1948-49 BAA 871 (7)
1951-52 NBA 990 (6)
Free Throws
1948-49 BAA 270 (6)
1952-53 NBA 351 (7)
Free Throw Attempts
1948-49 BAA 348 (7)
1952-53 NBA 466 (8)
1953-54 NBA 433 (9)
Assists
1948-49 BAA 321 (1)
 1949-50 NBA 294 (3)
1950-51 NBA 287 (6)
1951-52 NBA 390 (3)
1952-53 NBA 280 (6)
1953-54 NBA 323 (5)
1954-55 NBA 355 (7)
Personal Fouls
1951-52 NBA 269 (5)
Points
1948-49 BAA 904 (7)
1951-52 NBA 1052 (5)
1952-53 NBA 1029 (9)
Points Per Game
1948-49 BAA 15.1 (8)
1951-52 NBA 16.2 (5)
1952-53 NBA 15.6 (8)
Assists Per Game
1948-49 BAA 5.3 (1)
 1949-50 NBA 4.6 (4)
1950-51 NBA 4.6 (6)
1951-52 NBA 6.0 (4)
1952-53 NBA 4.2 (6)
1953-54 NBA 4.5 (5)
1954-55 NBA 4.9 (8)
Offensive Win Shares
1948-49 BAA 7.1 (4)
1951-52 NBA 4.7 (10)
1952-53 NBA 5.2 (10)
Win Shares
1948-49 BAA 8.6 (6)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1953-54 NBA .172 (9)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.755 (81)
      

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