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Cliff Hagan

Clifford Oldham Hagan (Cliff, Li'l Abner)

Position: Forward-Guard ▪ Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: December 9, 1931 in Owensboro, Kentucky
High School: Owensboro in Owensboro, Kentucky
College: University of Kentucky
Draft: Boston Celtics, 3rd round, 1953 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 3, 1956
ABA Debut: October 16, 1967
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1978 (Full List)
As Coach: 3 Yrs, 109-90, .548 W-L% (Full Record)

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 6:51AM
All-Time Rank: #173. Jack Twyman… #174. Andre Iguodala… #175. CLIFF HAGAN… #175. Clifford Robinson… #177. Bobby Jones… 

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
1956-57 25 STL NBA 67 971 134 371 .361 100 145 .690 247 86 165 368
1957-58 26 STL NBA 70 2190 503 1135 .443 385 501 .768 707 175 267 1391
1958-59 27 STL NBA 72 2702 646 1417 .456 415 536 .774 783 245 275 1707
1959-60 28 STL NBA 75 2798 719 1549 .464 421 524 .803 803 299 270 1859
1960-61 29 STL NBA 77 2701 661 1490 .444 383 467 .820 715 381 286 1705
1961-62 30 STL NBA 77 2784 701 1490 .470 362 439 .825 633 370 282 1764
1962-63 31 STL NBA 79 1716 491 1055 .465 244 305 .800 341 193 211 1226
1963-64 32 STL NBA 77 2279 572 1280 .447 269 331 .813 377 193 273 1413
1964-65 33 STL NBA 77 1739 393 901 .436 214 268 .799 276 136 182 1000
1965-66 34 STL NBA 74 1851 419 942 .445 176 206 .854 234 164 177 1014
1967-68 36 DLC ABA 56 1737 371 759 .489 0 3 .000 277 351 .789 334 276 216 202 1019
1968-69 37 DLC ABA 35 579 132 259 .510 0 1 .000 123 144 .854 46 56 102 122 74 73 387
1969-70 38 DLC ABA 3 27 8 13 .615 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 1 2 3 6 4 2 17
Career TOT 839 24074 5750 12661 .454 0 5 .000 3370 4219 .799 47 58 5555 2646 294 2665 14870
NBA 745 21731 5239 11630 .450 2969 3722 .798 5116 2242 2388 13447
ABA 94 2343 511 1031 .496 0 5 .000 401 497 .807 47 58 439 404 294 277 1423

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
1956-57 25 STL NBA 67 14.5 2.0 5.5 .361 1.5 2.2 .690 3.7 1.3 2.5 5.5
1957-58 26 STL NBA 70 31.3 7.2 16.2 .443 5.5 7.2 .768 10.1 2.5 3.8 19.9
1958-59 27 STL NBA 72 37.5 9.0 19.7 .456 5.8 7.4 .774 10.9 3.4 3.8 23.7
1959-60 28 STL NBA 75 37.3 9.6 20.7 .464 5.6 7.0 .803 10.7 4.0 3.6 24.8
1960-61 29 STL NBA 77 35.1 8.6 19.4 .444 5.0 6.1 .820 9.3 4.9 3.7 22.1
1961-62 30 STL NBA 77 36.2 9.1 19.4 .470 4.7 5.7 .825 8.2 4.8 3.7 22.9
1962-63 31 STL NBA 79 21.7 6.2 13.4 .465 3.1 3.9 .800 4.3 2.4 2.7 15.5
1963-64 32 STL NBA 77 29.6 7.4 16.6 .447 3.5 4.3 .813 4.9 2.5 3.5 18.4
1964-65 33 STL NBA 77 22.6 5.1 11.7 .436 2.8 3.5 .799 3.6 1.8 2.4 13.0
1965-66 34 STL NBA 74 25.0 5.7 12.7 .445 2.4 2.8 .854 3.2 2.2 2.4 13.7
1967-68 36 DLC ABA 56 31.0 6.6 13.6 .489 0.0 0.1 .000 4.9 6.3 .789 6.0 4.9 3.9 3.6 18.2
1968-69 37 DLC ABA 35 16.5 3.8 7.4 .510 0.0 0.0 .000 3.5 4.1 .854 1.3 1.6 2.9 3.5 2.1 2.1 11.1
1969-70 38 DLC ABA 3 9.0 2.7 4.3 .615 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.7 .500 0.3 0.7 1.0 2.0 1.3 0.7 5.7
Career TOT 839 28.7 6.9 15.1 .454 0.0 0.1 .000 4.0 5.0 .799 1.2 1.5 6.6 3.2 3.1 3.2 17.7
NBA 745 29.2 7.0 15.6 .450 4.0 5.0 .798 6.9 3.0 3.2 18.0
ABA 94 24.9 5.4 11.0 .496 0.0 0.1 .000 4.3 5.3 .807 1.2 1.5 4.7 4.3 3.1 2.9 15.1

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
1956-57 25 STL NBA 67 971 5.0 13.8 .361 3.7 5.4 .690 9.2 3.2 6.1 13.6
1957-58 26 STL NBA 70 2190 8.3 18.7 .443 6.3 8.2 .768 11.6 2.9 4.4 22.9
1958-59 27 STL NBA 72 2702 8.6 18.9 .456 5.5 7.1 .774 10.4 3.3 3.7 22.7
1959-60 28 STL NBA 75 2798 9.3 19.9 .464 5.4 6.7 .803 10.3 3.8 3.5 23.9
1960-61 29 STL NBA 77 2701 8.8 19.9 .444 5.1 6.2 .820 9.5 5.1 3.8 22.7
1961-62 30 STL NBA 77 2784 9.1 19.3 .470 4.7 5.7 .825 8.2 4.8 3.6 22.8
1962-63 31 STL NBA 79 1716 10.3 22.1 .465 5.1 6.4 .800 7.2 4.0 4.4 25.7
1963-64 32 STL NBA 77 2279 9.0 20.2 .447 4.2 5.2 .813 6.0 3.0 4.3 22.3
1964-65 33 STL NBA 77 1739 8.1 18.7 .436 4.4 5.5 .799 5.7 2.8 3.8 20.7
1965-66 34 STL NBA 74 1851 8.1 18.3 .445 3.4 4.0 .854 4.6 3.2 3.4 19.7
1967-68 36 DLC ABA 56 1737 7.7 15.7 .489 0.0 0.1 .000 5.7 7.3 .789 6.9 5.7 4.5 4.2 21.1
1968-69 37 DLC ABA 35 579 8.2 16.1 .510 0.0 0.1 .000 7.6 9.0 .854 2.9 3.5 6.3 7.6 4.6 4.5 24.1
1969-70 38 DLC ABA 3 27 10.7 17.3 .615 0.0 1.3 .000 1.3 2.7 .500 1.3 2.7 4.0 8.0 5.3 2.7 22.7
Career TOT 839 24074 8.6 18.9 .454 0.0 0.1 .000 5.0 6.3 .799 2.8 3.4 8.3 4.0 4.5 4.0 22.2
NBA 745 21731 8.7 19.3 .450 4.9 6.2 .798 8.5 3.7 4.0 22.3
ABA 94 2343 7.9 15.8 .496 0.0 0.1 .000 6.2 7.6 .807 2.8 3.4 6.7 6.2 4.5 4.3 21.9

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 STL NBA 67 971 12.2 .423 .361 0.3 1.0 1.3 .065
1957-58 26 STL NBA 70 2190 22.6 .513 .443 7.7 2.4 10.0 .220
1958-59 27 STL NBA 72 2702 22.7 .516 .456 9.0 2.8 11.7 .209
1959-60 28 STL NBA 75 2798 22.0 .522 .464 9.3 2.5 11.8 .203
1960-61 29 STL NBA 77 2701 20.1 .503 .444 6.4 4.4 10.8 .193
1961-62 30 STL NBA 77 2784 19.4 .524 .470 7.3 1.2 8.5 .146
1962-63 31 STL NBA 79 1716 21.2 .515 .465 4.1 2.4 6.5 .183
1963-64 32 STL NBA 77 2279 16.9 .496 .447 3.8 2.1 6.0 .126
1964-65 33 STL NBA 77 1739 16.5 .491 .436 12.5 2.9 1.8 4.7 .129
1965-66 34 STL NBA 74 1851 14.8 .491 .445 13.6 2.4 1.2 3.7 .095
1967-68 36 DLC ABA 56 1737 21.5 .558 .489 9.1 24.5 19.1 25.0 6.1 1.0 7.1 .196
1968-69 37 DLC ABA 35 579 26.1 .600 .510 8.1 34.1 18.7 26.0 2.5 0.5 3.0 .247
1969-70 38 DLC ABA 3 27 21.9 .612 .615 4.9 35.1 22.4 23.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 .226
Career TOT 839 24074 19.8 .512 .454 8.8 18.6 19.0 25.2 61.9 23.4 85.3 .170
NBA 745 21731 19.5 .507 .450 13.1 53.2 21.9 75.1 .166
ABA 94 2343 22.6 .569 .496 8.8 27.0 19.0 25.2 8.7 1.5 10.2 .209

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 STL NBA 10 319 62 143 46 63 112 28 47 170 .434 .730 31.9 17.0 11.2 2.8
1957-58 26 STL NBA 11 418 111 221 83 99 115 37 48 305 .502 .838 38.0 27.7 10.5 3.4
1958-59 27 STL NBA 6 259 63 123 45 54 72 16 21 171 .512 .833 43.2 28.5 12.0 2.7
1959-60 28 STL NBA 14 544 125 296 89 109 138 54 54 339 .422 .817 38.9 24.2 9.9 3.9
1960-61 29 STL NBA 12 455 104 235 56 69 118 54 45 264 .443 .812 37.9 22.0 9.8 4.5
1962-63 31 STL NBA 11 255 83 179 37 53 55 34 42 203 .464 .698 23.2 18.5 5.0 3.1
1963-64 32 STL NBA 12 392 75 175 45 54 74 57 34 195 .429 .833 32.7 16.3 6.2 4.8
1964-65 33 STL NBA 4 123 34 75 6 12 26 7 14 74 .453 .500 30.8 18.5 6.5 1.8
1965-66 34 STL NBA 10 200 44 97 25 27 34 18 15 113 .454 .926 20.0 11.3 3.4 1.8
1967-68 36 DLC ABA 3 70 14 37 0 0 9 13 13 9 9 11 37 .378 .692 23.3 12.3 4.3 3.0
1968-69 37 DLC ABA 2 45 5 14 0 0 8 10 6 14 3 5 18 .357 .800 22.5 9.0 3.0 7.0
Career TOT 95 3080 720 1595 0 0 449 563 763 328 12 336 1889 .451 .798 32.4 19.9 8.0 3.5
NBA 90 2965 701 1544 432 540 744 305 320 1834 .454 .800 32.9 20.4 8.3 3.4
ABA 5 115 19 51 0 0 17 23 19 23 12 16 55 .373 .739 23.0 11.0 3.8 4.6

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 STL NBA 10 319 19.7 .498 .434 15.1 0.8 0.1 1.0 .144
1957-58 26 STL NBA 11 418 27.5 .576 .502 16.4 2.6 0.1 2.7 .312
1958-59 27 STL NBA 6 259 26.2 .583 .512 11.1 1.3 0.3 1.6 .298
1959-60 28 STL NBA 14 544 19.5 .493 .422 16.7 1.4 0.1 1.5 .135
1960-61 29 STL NBA 12 455 19.3 .497 .443 17.9 1.0 0.4 1.4 .149
1962-63 31 STL NBA 11 255 22.4 .502 .464 23.9 0.5 0.4 0.9 .168
1963-64 32 STL NBA 12 392 17.6 .491 .429 22.6 0.6 0.2 0.8 .099
1964-65 33 STL NBA 4 123 15.8 .461 .453 9.8 0.0 0.2 0.2 .082
1965-66 34 STL NBA 10 200 16.6 .519 .454 13.2 0.4 0.1 0.5 .113
1967-68 36 DLC ABA 3 70 11.8 .433 .378 8.4 20.2 17.4 27.5 -0.1 0.1 0.0 .026
1968-69 37 DLC ABA 2 45 19.5 .489 .357 5.9 39.5 14.0 17.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 .098
Career TOT 95 3080 20.6 .513 .451 7.4 17.5 16.4 23.7 8.7 2.1 10.7 .167
NBA 90 2965 20.8 .515 .454 17.1 8.7 1.9 10.6 .172
ABA 5 115 14.9 .450 .373 7.4 27.8 16.4 23.7 0.0 0.1 0.1 .054

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 STL NBA
1958-59 27 STL NBA 1 1 22:00 6 12 .500 3 3 1.000 8 3 5 15
1959-60 28 STL NBA 1 0 21:00 1 9 .111 0 0 3 2 1 2
1960-61 29 STL NBA 1 0 13:00 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 2 0 1 2
1961-62 30 STL NBA 1 0 9:00 1 3 .333 0 0 2 1 1 2
1967-68 36 DLC ABA 1 24:00 4 11 .364 0 0 2 2 1.000 0 0 5 3 2 10
Career TOT 5 1 89 12 37 .324 0 0 7 7 1.000 0 15 11 3 10 31
NBA 4 1 65 8 26 .308 5 5 1.000 15 6 8 21
ABA 1 24 4 11 .364 0 0 2 2 1.000 0 0 5 3 2 10

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 13 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Cliff Hagan 11.8 11.7 10.8 10.0 8.5 7.1 6.5 6.0 4.7 3.7 3.0 1.3 0.1
Shawn Kemp 94.3 11.7 11.2 10.6 10.0 9.1 6.8 6.7 6.3 6.1 4.0 2.1 1.9 0.9
Ben Wallace 92.5 11.6 10.6 10.2 10.1 8.5 8.2 7.0 5.6 3.8 3.6 3.6 2.9 -0.2
Billy Cunningham 91.8 11.9 10.3 10.0 9.0 8.3 6.8 6.4 6.1 5.0 3.5 1.2
Anthony Mason 91.6 11.6 11.4 11.3 9.3 8.9 8.6 7.4 6.4 5.6 4.9 3.1 0.1 -0.1
Vern Mikkelsen 90.8 13.2 12.0 10.9 9.2 8.9 6.6 6.5 6.1 5.4 4.5
Cedric Maxwell 90.8 12.2 11.7 11.0 9.1 6.6 6.4 5.4 5.4 4.6 4.2 2.0
Chris Mullin 90.7 12.2 10.8 10.6 10.2 7.6 7.1 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.0 2.9 1.7
Grant Hill 89.8 14.6 11.7 10.7 10.2 7.3 6.6 5.9 5.4 5.1 2.5 1.7 1.2 0.3
Lou Hudson 89.2 11.1 10.1 9.7 9.3 8.8 7.9 5.9 4.9 4.2 3.3 2.7 2.2 0.8
Glen Rice 88.6 10.8 10.2 10.0 9.3 9.0 8.3 7.9 6.3 5.7 4.4 2.2 1.4 0.0
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Cliff Hagan 11.8 11.7 10.8 10.0 8.5 7.1 6.5 6.0 4.7 3.7 3.0 1.3 0.1
Shawn Kemp 93.2 11.7 11.2 10.6 10.0 9.1 6.8 6.7 6.3 6.1 4.0 2.1 2.0 1.9 0.9
Billy Cunningham 91.8 11.9 10.3 10.0 9.0 8.3 6.8 6.4 6.1 5.0 3.5 1.2
Anthony Mason 91.6 11.6 11.4 11.3 9.3 8.9 8.6 7.4 6.4 5.6 4.9 3.1 0.1 -0.1
Vern Mikkelsen 90.8 13.2 12.0 10.9 9.2 8.9 6.6 6.5 6.1 5.4 4.5
Cedric Maxwell 90.8 12.2 11.7 11.0 9.1 6.6 6.4 5.4 5.4 4.6 4.2 2.0
Ben Wallace 90.5 11.6 10.6 10.2 10.1 8.5 8.2 7.0 5.6 4.7 3.8 3.6 3.6 2.9 1.9 -0.2
Lou Hudson 89.2 11.1 10.1 9.7 9.3 8.8 7.9 5.9 4.9 4.2 3.3 2.7 2.2 0.8
Peja Stojakovic 87.9 13.5 10.1 10.1 9.9 8.1 8.0 7.3 4.8 3.8 2.7 1.7 1.6 0.9
Glen Rice 87.8 10.8 10.2 10.0 9.3 9.0 8.3 7.9 6.3 5.7 4.4 3.3 2.2 1.4 0.0 -0.1
James Worthy 87.7 10.6 9.7 9.5 9.3 9.0 7.9 7.5 6.5 5.1 3.1 3.0 0.1

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
1950-51 19 KENTUCKY 20 69 188 45 61 169 183 .367 .738 9.2 8.5
1951-52 20 KENTUCKY 32 264 633 164 235 528 692 .417 .698 21.6 16.5
1953-54 22 KENTUCKY 25 234 514 132 191 338 600 .455 .691 24.0 13.5
Career 77 567 1335 341 487 1035 1475 .425 .700 19.2 13.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1958 NBA
1959 NBA
1960 NBA
1961 NBA
1962 NBA
1968 ABA
Honors
1951-52 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1953-54 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1957-58 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
1958-59 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
MVP Award Shares
1957-58 NBA 0.005 (11)
1958-59 NBA 0.027 (9)
1959-60 NBA 0.003 (14)
1960-61 NBA 0.008 (13)
Career 0.043 (102)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1958 St. Louis Hawks (NBA)
Games
1958-59 NBA 72 (1)
1959-60 NBA 75 (2)
Minutes Played
1958-59 NBA 2702 (9)
1959-60 NBA 2798 (8)
Field Goals
1957-58 NBA 503 (6)
1958-59 NBA 646 (3)
1959-60 NBA 719 (4)
1960-61 NBA 661 (7)
1961-62 NBA 701 (9)
Field Goal Attempts
1958-59 NBA 1417 (5)
1959-60 NBA 1549 (5)
Field Goal Pct
1957-58 NBA .443 (2)
1958-59 NBA .456 (3)
1959-60 NBA .464 (5)
1961-62 NBA .470 (8)
1967-68 ABA .489 (8)
Free Throws
1957-58 NBA 385 (9)
1958-59 NBA 415 (7)
1959-60 NBA 421 (8)
Free Throw Attempts
1957-58 NBA 501 (9)
1958-59 NBA 536 (7)
1959-60 NBA 524 (9)
Free Throw Pct
1959-60 NBA .803 (9)
1960-61 NBA .820 (10)
1961-62 NBA .825 (5)
1963-64 NBA .813 (6)
Total Rebounds
1958-59 NBA 783 (8)
1959-60 NBA 803 (10)
Assists
1959-60 NBA 299 (10)
1960-61 NBA 381 (8)
1961-62 NBA 370 (9)
1967-68 ABA 276 (7)
Personal Fouls
1957-58 NBA 267 (8)
1958-59 NBA 275 (7)
1959-60 NBA 270 (6)
1960-61 NBA 286 (8)
Points
1957-58 NBA 1391 (7)
1958-59 NBA 1707 (5)
1959-60 NBA 1859 (5)
1961-62 NBA 1764 (10)
Minutes Per Game
1958-59 NBA 37.5 (9)
1959-60 NBA 37.3 (8)
Points Per Game
1957-58 NBA 19.9 (7)
1958-59 NBA 23.7 (5)
1959-60 NBA 24.8 (5)
1961-62 NBA 22.9 (8)
Career NBA 18.0 (96)
Rebounds Per Game
1958-59 NBA 10.9 (9)
1959-60 NBA 10.7 (10)
Assists Per Game
1958-59 NBA 3.4 (10)
1959-60 NBA 4.0 (10)
1960-61 NBA 4.9 (9)
1961-62 NBA 4.8 (9)
Player Efficiency Rating
1957-58 NBA 22.6 (5)
1958-59 NBA 22.7 (3)
1959-60 NBA 22.0 (5)
1960-61 NBA 20.1 (7)
1961-62 NBA 19.4 (10)
Career NBA 19.5 (75)
Career 19.8 (73)
True Shooting Pct
1957-58 NBA .513 (5)
1958-59 NBA .516 (4)
1959-60 NBA .522 (4)
1960-61 NBA .503 (9)
1961-62 NBA .524 (8)
1967-68 ABA .558 (3)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1957-58 NBA .443 (2)
1958-59 NBA .456 (3)
1959-60 NBA .464 (5)
1961-62 NBA .470 (8)
1967-68 ABA .489 (9)
Offensive Win Shares
1957-58 NBA 7.7 (6)
1958-59 NBA 9.0 (4)
1959-60 NBA 9.3 (1)
1960-61 NBA 6.4 (8)
1961-62 NBA 7.3 (9)
1967-68 ABA 6.1 (8)
Career ABA 8.7 (77)
Career 61.9 (74)
Defensive Win Shares
1960-61 NBA 4.4 (7)
Win Shares
1957-58 NBA 10.0 (7)
1958-59 NBA 11.7 (5)
1959-60 NBA 11.8 (3)
1960-61 NBA 10.8 (7)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1957-58 NBA .220 (4)
1958-59 NBA .209 (4)
1959-60 NBA .203 (4)
1960-61 NBA .193 (6)
Career NBA .166 (58)
Career .170 (54)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.586 (96)
NBA Elo Player Rating
175th (overall) as of Feb 11, 2012, 6:51AM
     

Transactions

April 24, 1953: Drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 3rd round (24th pick) of the 1953 NBA Draft.

April 30, 1956: Traded by the Boston Celtics with Ed Macauley to the St. Louis Hawks for Bill Russell.

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