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Dick Garmaker

Richard Eugene Garmaker (Dick)

Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: October 29, 1932 in Hibbing, Minnesota
High School: Hibbing in Hibbing, Minnesota
College: University of Minnesota
Draft: Minneapolis Lakers, 1955 NBA Draft (territorial selection)
NBA Debut: November 5, 1955

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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
1955-56 23 MNL NBA SG 68 870 138 373 .370 112 139 .806 132 104 127 388
1956-57 24 MNL NBA SG 72 2406 406 1015 .400 365 435 .839 336 190 199 1177
1957-58 25 MNL NBA SG 68 2216 390 988 .395 314 411 .764 365 183 190 1094
1958-59 26 MNL NBA SG 72 2493 350 885 .395 284 368 .772 325 211 226 984
1959-60 27 TOT NBA SG 70 1932 323 815 .396 203 263 .772 313 206 186 849
1959-60 27 MNL NBA 44 1187 198 525 .377 117 163 .718 189 133 126 513
1959-60 27 NYK NBA SG 26 745 125 290 .431 86 100 .860 124 73 60 336
1960-61 28 NYK NBA PG 71 2238 415 943 .440 275 358 .768 277 220 240 1105
Career NBA 421 12155 2022 5019 .403 1553 1974 .787 1748 1114 1168 5597

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
1955-56 23 MNL NBA SG 68 12.8 2.0 5.5 .370 1.6 2.0 .806 1.9 1.5 1.9 5.7
1956-57 24 MNL NBA SG 72 33.4 5.6 14.1 .400 5.1 6.0 .839 4.7 2.6 2.8 16.3
1957-58 25 MNL NBA SG 68 32.6 5.7 14.5 .395 4.6 6.0 .764 5.4 2.7 2.8 16.1
1958-59 26 MNL NBA SG 72 34.6 4.9 12.3 .395 3.9 5.1 .772 4.5 2.9 3.1 13.7
1959-60 27 TOT NBA SG 70 27.6 4.6 11.6 .396 2.9 3.8 .772 4.5 2.9 2.7 12.1
1959-60 27 MNL NBA 44 27.0 4.5 11.9 .377 2.7 3.7 .718 4.3 3.0 2.9 11.7
1959-60 27 NYK NBA SG 26 28.7 4.8 11.2 .431 3.3 3.8 .860 4.8 2.8 2.3 12.9
1960-61 28 NYK NBA PG 71 31.5 5.8 13.3 .440 3.9 5.0 .768 3.9 3.1 3.4 15.6
Career NBA 421 28.9 4.8 11.9 .403 3.7 4.7 .787 4.2 2.6 2.8 13.3

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
1955-56 23 MNL NBA SG 68 870 5.7 15.4 .370 4.6 5.8 .806 5.5 4.3 5.3 16.1
1956-57 24 MNL NBA SG 72 2406 6.1 15.2 .400 5.5 6.5 .839 5.0 2.8 3.0 17.6
1957-58 25 MNL NBA SG 68 2216 6.3 16.1 .395 5.1 6.7 .764 5.9 3.0 3.1 17.8
1958-59 26 MNL NBA SG 72 2493 5.1 12.8 .395 4.1 5.3 .772 4.7 3.0 3.3 14.2
1959-60 27 TOT NBA SG 70 1932 6.0 15.2 .396 3.8 4.9 .772 5.8 3.8 3.5 15.8
1959-60 27 MNL NBA 44 1187 6.0 15.9 .377 3.5 4.9 .718 5.7 4.0 3.8 15.6
1959-60 27 NYK NBA SG 26 745 6.0 14.0 .431 4.2 4.8 .860 6.0 3.5 2.9 16.2
1960-61 28 NYK NBA PG 71 2238 6.7 15.2 .440 4.4 5.8 .768 4.5 3.5 3.9 17.8
Career NBA 421 12155 6.0 14.9 .403 4.6 5.8 .787 5.2 3.3 3.5 16.6

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
1955-56 23 MNL NBA SG 68 870 13.6 .447 .370 0.7 0.6 1.3 .072
1956-57 24 MNL NBA SG 72 2406 16.6 .488 .400 5.5 2.0 7.5 .150
1957-58 25 MNL NBA SG 68 2216 15.2 .468 .395 3.7 0.7 4.4 .095
1958-59 26 MNL NBA SG 72 2493 12.5 .470 .395 3.1 1.5 4.6 .088
1959-60 27 TOT NBA SG 70 1932 13.0 .456 .396 1.6 1.5 3.1 .076
1959-60 27 MNL NBA 44 1187 12.3 .430 .377 0.2 1.2 1.4 .057
1959-60 27 NYK NBA SG 26 745 14.2 .503 .431 1.4 0.3 1.7 .107
1960-61 28 NYK NBA PG 71 2238 13.7 .502 .440 4.1 0.6 4.7 .101
Career NBA 421 12155 14.2 .475 .403 18.7 6.9 25.6 .101

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
1955-56 23 MNL NBA SG 3 42 7 19 .368 16 17 .941 8 11 8 30
1956-57 24 MNL NBA SG 5 187 19 69 .275 27 32 .844 35 17 19 65
1958-59 26 MNL NBA SG 13 439 70 165 .424 49 63 .778 55 39 44 189
Career NBA 21 668 96 253 .379 92 112 .821 98 67 71 284

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
1955-56 23 MNL NBA SG 3 14.0 2.3 6.3 .368 5.3 5.7 .941 2.7 3.7 2.7 10.0
1956-57 24 MNL NBA SG 5 37.4 3.8 13.8 .275 5.4 6.4 .844 7.0 3.4 3.8 13.0
1958-59 26 MNL NBA SG 13 33.8 5.4 12.7 .424 3.8 4.8 .778 4.2 3.0 3.4 14.5
Career NBA 21 31.8 4.6 12.0 .379 4.4 5.3 .821 4.7 3.2 3.4 13.5

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
1955-56 23 MNL NBA SG 3 42 6.0 16.3 .368 13.7 14.6 .941 6.9 9.4 6.9 25.7
1956-57 24 MNL NBA SG 5 187 3.7 13.3 .275 5.2 6.2 .844 6.7 3.3 3.7 12.5
1958-59 26 MNL NBA SG 13 439 5.7 13.5 .424 4.0 5.2 .778 4.5 3.2 3.6 15.5
Career NBA 21 668 5.2 13.6 .379 5.0 6.0 .821 5.3 3.6 3.8 15.3

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
1955-56 23 MNL NBA SG 3 42 27.7 .566 .368 41.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 .333
1956-57 24 MNL NBA SG 5 187 9.6 .391 .275 12.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.003
1958-59 26 MNL NBA SG 13 439 13.4 .490 .424 13.5 0.7 0.2 0.9 .102
Career NBA 21 668 13.2 .470 .379 14.8 0.9 0.3 1.2 .087

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
1956-57 24 MNL NBA SG 1 1 18:00 5 10 .500 0 0 7 1 2 10
1957-58 25 MNL NBA SG 1 1 13:00 1 9 .111 3 3 1.000 6 1 4 5
1958-59 26 MNL NBA SG 1 0 19:00 2 6 .333 1 1 1.000 2 1 2 5
1959-60 27 MNL NBA 1 0 23:00 5 11 .455 1 2 .500 4 3 1 11
Career NBA 4 2 73 13 36 .361 5 6 .833 19 6 9 31

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 6 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6
Dick Garmaker 7.5 4.7 4.6 4.4 3.1 1.3
Jay Humphries 94.4 7.6 4.9 4.8 4.5 3.5 1.9
Gene Littles 89.2 7.7 4.8 4.2 3.6 1.6 1.4
Kendall Gill 89.1 6.7 4.7 4.6 3.2 2.9 1.8
Kyle Lowry 89.0 7.0 4.9 4.3 3.6 3.4 0.5
Mike Woodson 88.6 7.8 5.7 4.2 4.2 4.0 0.9
John Lucas 87.6 7.9 5.9 5.2 4.8 3.9 1.3
Vinnie Johnson 86.8 7.7 5.9 4.2 4.1 2.7 0.2
Sam Cassell 86.8 8.3 4.7 3.9 3.9 2.2 0.8
Gene Shue 86.3 8.5 5.6 4.6 4.6 2.4 0.4
Dave Twardzik 86.2 7.5 5.5 5.1 3.0 2.4 1.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Dick Garmaker 7.5 4.7 4.6 4.4 3.1 1.3
Gene Littles 89.2 7.7 4.8 4.2 3.6 1.6 1.4
J.J. Redick 87.2 6.5 5.2 4.5 4.5 2.3 1.7 0.5
Josh Childress 84.8 7.6 5.7 5.5 4.6 1.4 0.9 0.1
Eric Murdock 84.1 7.2 6.1 4.3 4.1 2.5 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.1
Willie Anderson 84.0 6.5 5.6 4.9 4.8 3.3 1.4 0.9 0.7 -0.1
Monta Ellis 83.9 9.0 6.0 4.6 4.0 2.6 1.3 0.5 0.2
Kyle Lowry 83.2 7.0 5.6 4.9 4.3 3.6 3.4 0.5
Andrew Toney 82.4 7.3 6.4 5.5 4.0 2.2 1.2 0.5 -0.2
Larry Drew 82.0 7.2 4.6 3.6 3.0 2.8 1.4 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.0
Louis Williams 82.0 6.1 5.2 5.1 4.4 3.4 2.4 1.1 -0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1957 NBA
1958 NBA
1959 NBA
1960 NBA
Honors
1954-55 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
1956-57 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
Games
1956-57 NBA 72 (1)
 1958-59 NBA 72 (1)
Free Throws
1956-57 NBA 365 (9)
Free Throw Attempts
1956-57 NBA 435 (10)
Points
1956-57 NBA 1177 (10)
Free Throw Pct
1956-57 NBA .839 (3)
Points Per Game
1956-57 NBA 16.3 (10)
True Shooting Pct
1960-61 NBA .502 (10)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.021 (252)
    

Transactions

April 13, 1955: Drafted by the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1955 NBA Draft.

January 24, 1960: Traded by the Minneapolis Lakers with a 1960 2nd round draft pick (Dave Budd) to the New York Knicks for Ray Felix and a 1960 4th round draft pick (Ben Warley).

September 12, 1961: Retired from the New York Knicks.

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