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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
Draft: Minneapolis Lakers, 2nd round (10th pick, 19th overall), 1951 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 3, 1951

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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
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 ROC NBA 30 556 54 145 .372 37 51 .725 119 15 55 145
1956-57 27 PHW NBA 38 577 57 151 .377 26 37 .703 134 25 48 140
Career NBA 414 8364 759 2021 .376 557 827 .674 2183 499 685 2075

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
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 ROC NBA 30 18.5 1.8 4.8 .372 1.2 1.7 .725 4.0 0.5 1.8 4.8
1956-57 27 PHW NBA 38 15.2 1.5 4.0 .377 0.7 1.0 .703 3.5 0.7 1.3 3.7
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

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 ROC NBA 30 556 3.5 9.4 .372 2.4 3.3 .725 7.7 1.0 3.6 9.4
1956-57 27 PHW NBA 38 577 3.6 9.4 .377 1.6 2.3 .703 8.4 1.6 3.0 8.7
Career NBA 414 8364 3.3 8.7 .376 2.4 3.6 .674 9.4 2.1 2.9 8.9

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
1951-52 22 MNL NBA 61 849 14.0 .423 .358 0.4 2.3 2.7 .151
1952-53 23 MNL NBA 70 1027 13.4 .414 .349 0.2 2.1 2.2 .104
1953-54 24 MLH NBA 72 2452 14.8 .414 .367 0.3 2.9 3.3 .064
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 .092
1956-57 27 TOT NBA 68 1133 9.4 .426 .375 0.2 1.0 1.2 .052
1956-57 27 ROC NBA 30 556 9.4 .433 .372 0.2 0.7 0.9 .073
1956-57 27 PHW NBA 38 577 9.3 .418 .377 0.0 0.3 0.4 .031
Career NBA 414 8364 13.2 .435 .376 2.4 9.1 11.5 .066

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
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

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1951-52 22 MNL NBA 13 152 9.8 .350 .360 11.1 -0.2 0.3 0.1 .035
1952-53 23 MNL NBA 12 189 14.4 .408 .348 11.4 -0.1 0.5 0.5 .115
1954-55 25 MNL NBA 7 137 21.0 .521 .400 14.1 0.3 0.3 0.6 .222
1955-56 26 MNL NBA 3 54 8.9 .431 .308 5.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 .060
1956-57 27 PHW NBA 2 3 39.5 .532 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .348
Career NBA 37 535 14.4 .436 .360 11.3 0.1 1.2 1.3 .116

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 6 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6
Lew Hitch 3.3 2.7 2.2 2.2 1.2
Charles Jones 94.3 3.2 2.8 2.2 2.2 1.6 0.0
Al Tucker 92.1 3.5 2.3 2.3 2.1 1.1
E.C. Coleman 90.0 3.2 2.7 2.6 2.5 1.7 0.1
Tom Hawkins 89.3 3.2 2.9 2.3 2.1 1.2 1.0
Corky Calhoun 89.3 3.1 2.5 2.2 2.1 1.3 1.0
Chuck Cooper 88.8 3.3 3.1 2.4 1.7 1.1 0.0
Kevin Restani 88.7 3.5 2.6 2.2 2.0 1.8 0.5
Sidney Green 87.8 3.4 2.7 2.5 2.0 0.6 0.3
Don Ford 86.9 3.5 2.8 2.5 2.0 1.5 0.6
Fred Roberts 86.8 3.0 2.6 2.0 1.9 1.8 0.2
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Lew Hitch 3.3 2.7 2.2 2.2 1.2
Al Tucker 92.1 3.5 2.3 2.3 2.1 1.1
E.C. Coleman 90.0 3.2 2.7 2.6 2.5 1.7 0.1
Chuck Cooper 88.8 3.3 3.1 2.4 1.7 1.1 0.0
Don Ford 85.9 3.5 2.8 2.5 2.0 1.5 0.6 -0.1
Aaron James 85.6 4.3 2.9 2.2 2.1 1.7
Scott Padgett 84.6 3.5 2.8 2.5 1.9 1.8 0.4 0.1 0.1
Mark Landsberger 84.3 3.4 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.7 0.4 0.3
Lawrence Funderburke 83.4 3.7 3.1 2.1 1.9 1.6 0.5 0.1
Tyrus Thomas 82.1 4.6 2.6 2.4 2.2 1.8
Monty Williams 81.8 3.1 2.9 2.3 1.3 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.0 -0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1952 Minneapolis Lakers (NBA)
1953 Minneapolis Lakers (NBA)
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 0.008 (318)
     

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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