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Lew Hitch

Lewis Rufus Hitch (Lew)

Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6-8    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: July 16, 1929 in Griggsville, Illinois
College: Kansas State University

Drafted by the Minneapolis Lakers in the 2nd round (10th pick, 19th overall) of the 1951 NBA draft.

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Totals

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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
1951-52 22 MNL NBA 61 849 77 215 .358 63 94 .670 243 50 89 217
1952-53 23 MNL NBA 70 1027 89 255 .349 83 136 .610 275 66 122 261
1953-54 24 MLH NBA 72 2452 221 603 .367 133 208 .639 691 141 176 575
1954-55 25 TOT NBA 74 1774 167 417 .400 115 169 .680 438 125 110 449
1954-55 25 MLH NBA
1954-55 25 MNL NBA
1955-56 26 MNL NBA 69 1129 94 235 .400 100 132 .758 283 77 85 288
1956-57 27 TOT NBA 68 1133 111 296 .375 63 88 .716 253 40 103 285
1956-57 27 MNL NBA 30 531 52 138 .377 37 51 .725 116 12 55 141
1956-57 27 PHW NBA 38 602 59 158 .373 26 37 .703 137 28 48 144
Career NBA 414 8364 759 2021 .376 557 827 .674 2183 499 685 2075

Per Game

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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
1951-52 22 MNL NBA 61 13.9 1.3 3.5 .358 1.0 1.5 .670 4.0 0.8 1.5 3.6
1952-53 23 MNL NBA 70 14.7 1.3 3.6 .349 1.2 1.9 .610 3.9 0.9 1.7 3.7
1953-54 24 MLH NBA 72 34.1 3.1 8.4 .367 1.8 2.9 .639 9.6 2.0 2.4 8.0
1954-55 25 TOT NBA 74 24.0 2.3 5.6 .400 1.6 2.3 .680 5.9 1.7 1.5 6.1
1954-55 25 MLH NBA
1954-55 25 MNL NBA
1955-56 26 MNL NBA 69 16.4 1.4 3.4 .400 1.4 1.9 .758 4.1 1.1 1.2 4.2
1956-57 27 TOT NBA 68 16.7 1.6 4.4 .375 0.9 1.3 .716 3.7 0.6 1.5 4.2
1956-57 27 MNL NBA 30 17.7 1.7 4.6 .377 1.2 1.7 .725 3.9 0.4 1.8 4.7
1956-57 27 PHW NBA 38 15.8 1.6 4.2 .373 0.7 1.0 .703 3.6 0.7 1.3 3.8
Career NBA 414 20.2 1.8 4.9 .376 1.3 2.0 .674 5.3 1.2 1.7 5.0

Per 36 Minutes

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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
1951-52 22 MNL NBA 61 849 3.3 9.1 .358 2.7 4.0 .670 10.3 2.1 3.8 9.2
1952-53 23 MNL NBA 70 1027 3.1 8.9 .349 2.9 4.8 .610 9.6 2.3 4.3 9.1
1953-54 24 MLH NBA 72 2452 3.2 8.9 .367 2.0 3.1 .639 10.1 2.1 2.6 8.4
1954-55 25 TOT NBA 74 1774 3.4 8.5 .400 2.3 3.4 .680 8.9 2.5 2.2 9.1
1954-55 25 MLH NBA
1954-55 25 MNL NBA
1955-56 26 MNL NBA 69 1129 3.0 7.5 .400 3.2 4.2 .758 9.0 2.5 2.7 9.2
1956-57 27 TOT NBA 68 1133 3.5 9.4 .375 2.0 2.8 .716 8.0 1.3 3.3 9.1
1956-57 27 MNL NBA 30 531 3.5 9.4 .377 2.5 3.5 .725 7.9 0.8 3.7 9.6
1956-57 27 PHW NBA 38 602 3.5 9.4 .373 1.6 2.2 .703 8.2 1.7 2.9 8.6
Career NBA 414 8364 3.3 8.7 .376 2.4 3.6 .674 9.4 2.1 2.9 8.9

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1951-52 22 MNL NBA 61 849 13.9 .423 .358 0.4 2.3 2.7
1952-53 23 MNL NBA 70 1027 13.5 .414 .349 0.2 2.1 2.2
1953-54 24 MLH NBA 72 2452 14.8 .414 .367 0.3 2.9 3.3
1954-55 25 TOT NBA 74 1774 .457 .400
1954-55 25 MLH NBA
1954-55 25 MNL NBA
1955-56 26 MNL NBA 69 1129 12.6 .491 .400 1.3 0.8 2.2
1956-57 27 TOT NBA 68 1133 9.1 .426 .375 0.2 0.8 1.0
1956-57 27 MNL NBA 30 531 9.0 .439 .377 0.2 0.4 0.7
1956-57 27 PHW NBA 38 602 9.3 .413 .373 0.0 0.4 0.3
Career NBA 414 8364 13.1 .435 .376 2.4 8.9 11.3

Playoffs

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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
1951-52 22 MNL NBA 13 152 9 25 6 21 44 9 16 24 .360 .286 11.7 1.8 3.4 0.7
1952-53 23 MNL NBA 12 189 16 46 17 32 64 11 32 49 .348 .531 15.8 4.1 5.3 0.9
1954-55 25 MNL NBA 7 137 16 40 23 29 42 10 9 55 .400 .793 19.6 7.9 6.0 1.4
1955-56 26 MNL NBA 3 54 4 13 7 10 15 2 7 15 .308 .700 18.0 5.0 5.0 0.7
1956-57 27 PHW NBA 2 3 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 .000 1.000 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.0
Career NBA 37 535 45 125 55 94 167 32 64 145 .360 .585 14.5 3.9 4.5 0.9

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1951-52 22 MNL NBA 13 152 9.8 .350 .360 11.1 -0.2 0.3 0.1
1952-53 23 MNL NBA 12 189 14.4 .408 .348 11.4 -0.1 0.5 0.5
1954-55 25 MNL NBA 7 137 21.0 .521 .400 14.1 0.3 0.3 0.6
1955-56 26 MNL NBA 3 54 8.9 .431 .308 5.1 0.0 0.1 0.1
1956-57 27 PHW NBA 2 3 39.5 .532 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 37 535 14.4 .436 .360 11.3 0.1 1.2 1.3

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games

1953-54 NBA 72 (2)
1954-55 NBA 74 (1)

Total Rebounds

1953-54 NBA 691 (9)

Rebounds Per Game

1953-54 NBA 9.6 (9)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.004 (303)

Transactions

April 25, 1951: Drafted by the Minneapolis Lakers in the 2nd round (20th pick) of the 1951 NBA Draft.

October 27, 1953: Sold by the Minneapolis Lakers to the Milwaukee Hawks.

December 21, 1953: Traded by the Milwaukee Hawks to the Minneapolis Lakers for Bobby Watson.

July 23, 1956: Signed as a free agent with the Rochester Royals.

January 4, 1957: Sold by the Rochester Royals to the Philadelphia Warriors.

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