| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | Awards | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 22 | MNL | NBA | PF | 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 | PF | 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 | PF | 72 | 34.1 | 3.1 | 8.4 | .367 | 1.8 | 2.9 | .639 | 9.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 8.0 | |
| 1954-55 | 25 | 2TM | NBA | PF | 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 | PF | 57 | 25.5 | 2.4 | 6.1 | .387 | 1.4 | 2.1 | .675 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 6.2 | |
| 1954-55 | 25 | MNL | NBA | PF | 17 | 19.0 | 1.9 | 4.0 | .471 | 2.0 | 2.9 | .694 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 5.8 | |
| 1955-56 | 26 | MNL | NBA | PF | 69 | 16.4 | 1.4 | 3.4 | .400 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .758 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 4.2 | |
| 1956-57 | 27 | 2TM | NBA | PF | 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 | PF | 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 | PF | 38 | 15.2 | 1.5 | 4.0 | .377 | 0.7 | 1.0 | .703 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3.7 | |
| 6 Yrs | 414 | 20.2 | 1.8 | 4.9 | .376 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .674 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 5.0 | |||||
| MNL (4 Yrs) | 217 | 15.3 | 1.3 | 3.6 | .378 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .681 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 4.0 | |||||
| MLH (2 Yrs) | 129 | 30.3 | 2.8 | 7.4 | .374 | 1.7 | 2.5 | .652 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 7.2 | |||||
| PHW (1 Yr) | 38 | 15.2 | 1.5 | 4.0 | .377 | 0.7 | 1.0 | .703 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3.7 | |||||
| ROC (1 Yr) | 30 | 18.5 | 1.8 | 4.8 | .372 | 1.2 | 1.7 | .725 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 4.8 | |||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | Awards | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 22 | MNL | NBA | PF | 13 | 11.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | .360 | 0.5 | 1.6 | .286 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.8 | |
| 1952-53 | 23 | MNL | NBA | PF | 12 | 15.8 | 1.3 | 3.8 | .348 | 1.4 | 2.7 | .531 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 4.1 | |
| 1954-55 | 25 | MNL | NBA | PF | 7 | 19.6 | 2.3 | 5.7 | .400 | 3.3 | 4.1 | .793 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 7.9 | |
| 1955-56 | 26 | MNL | NBA | PF | 3 | 18.0 | 1.3 | 4.3 | .308 | 2.3 | 3.3 | .700 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 5.0 | |
| 1956-57 | 27 | PHW | NBA | PF | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| 5 Yrs | 37 | 14.5 | 1.2 | 3.4 | .360 | 1.5 | 2.5 | .585 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.9 | |||||
| MNL (4 Yrs) | 35 | 15.2 | 1.3 | 3.5 | .363 | 1.5 | 2.6 | .576 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 4.1 | |||||
| PHW (1 Yr) | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |||||
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Insights
| Highlight | In Stathead | |
|---|---|---|
| Career high, Points | 20 | View full stats from top 20 games |
| Career high, Rebounds | 22 | View full stats from top 20 games |
| Career high, Assists | 6 | View full stats from top 20 games |
Use Stathead to compare Lew Hitch to:
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | MP | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | TRB | AST | PF | PTS | Trp-Dbl | Awards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 22 | MNL | NBA | PF | 61 | 849 | 77 | 215 | .358 | 63 | 94 | .670 | 243 | 50 | 89 | 217 | 0 | |
| 1952-53 | 23 | MNL | NBA | PF | 70 | 1027 | 89 | 255 | .349 | 83 | 136 | .610 | 275 | 66 | 122 | 261 | 0 | |
| 1953-54 | 24 | MLH | NBA | PF | 72 | 2452 | 221 | 603 | .367 | 133 | 208 | .639 | 691 | 141 | 176 | 575 | 0 | |
| 1954-55 | 25 | 2TM | NBA | PF | 74 | 1774 | 167 | 417 | .400 | 115 | 169 | .680 | 438 | 125 | 110 | 449 | 0 | |
| 1954-55 | 25 | MLH | NBA | PF | 57 | 1451 | 135 | 349 | .387 | 81 | 120 | .675 | 345 | 102 | 81 | 351 | 0 | |
| 1954-55 | 25 | MNL | NBA | PF | 17 | 323 | 32 | 68 | .471 | 34 | 49 | .694 | 93 | 23 | 29 | 98 | 0 | |
| 1955-56 | 26 | MNL | NBA | PF | 69 | 1129 | 94 | 235 | .400 | 100 | 132 | .758 | 283 | 77 | 85 | 288 | 0 | |
| 1956-57 | 27 | 2TM | NBA | PF | 68 | 1133 | 111 | 296 | .375 | 63 | 88 | .716 | 253 | 40 | 103 | 285 | 0 | |
| 1956-57 | 27 | ROC | NBA | PF | 30 | 556 | 54 | 145 | .372 | 37 | 51 | .725 | 119 | 15 | 55 | 145 | 0 | |
| 1956-57 | 27 | PHW | NBA | PF | 38 | 577 | 57 | 151 | .377 | 26 | 37 | .703 | 134 | 25 | 48 | 140 | 0 | |
| 6 Yrs | 414 | 8364 | 759 | 2021 | .376 | 557 | 827 | .674 | 2183 | 499 | 685 | 2075 | 0 | |||||
| 82 Game Avg | 82 | 1657 | 150 | 400 | .376 | 110 | 164 | .674 | 432 | 99 | 136 | 411 | 0 | |||||
| MNL (4 Yrs) | 217 | 3328 | 292 | 773 | .378 | 280 | 411 | .681 | 894 | 216 | 325 | 864 | 0 | |||||
| MLH (2 Yrs) | 129 | 3903 | 356 | 952 | .374 | 214 | 328 | .652 | 1036 | 243 | 257 | 926 | 0 | |||||
| PHW (1 Yr) | 38 | 577 | 57 | 151 | .377 | 26 | 37 | .703 | 134 | 25 | 48 | 140 | 0 | |||||
| ROC (1 Yr) | 30 | 556 | 54 | 145 | .372 | 37 | 51 | .725 | 119 | 15 | 55 | 145 | 0 | |||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | MP | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | TRB | AST | PF | PTS | Trp-Dbl | Awards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 22 | MNL | NBA | PF | 13 | 152 | 9 | 25 | .360 | 6 | 21 | .286 | 44 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 0 | |
| 1952-53 | 23 | MNL | NBA | PF | 12 | 189 | 16 | 46 | .348 | 17 | 32 | .531 | 64 | 11 | 32 | 49 | 0 | |
| 1954-55 | 25 | MNL | NBA | PF | 7 | 137 | 16 | 40 | .400 | 23 | 29 | .793 | 42 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 0 | |
| 1955-56 | 26 | MNL | NBA | PF | 3 | 54 | 4 | 13 | .308 | 7 | 10 | .700 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 0 | |
| 1956-57 | 27 | PHW | NBA | PF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5 Yrs | 37 | 535 | 45 | 125 | .360 | 55 | 94 | .585 | 167 | 32 | 64 | 145 | 0 | |||||
| 82 Game Avg | 82 | 1186 | 100 | 277 | .360 | 122 | 208 | .585 | 370 | 71 | 142 | 321 | 0 | |||||
| MNL (4 Yrs) | 35 | 532 | 45 | 124 | .363 | 53 | 92 | .576 | 165 | 32 | 64 | 143 | 0 | |||||
| PHW (1 Yr) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | MP | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 22 | MNL | NBA | PF | 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 | PF | 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 | PF | 72 | 2452 | 3.2 | 8.9 | .367 | 2.0 | 3.1 | .639 | 10.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 8.4 | |
| 1954-55 | 25 | 2TM | NBA | PF | 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 | PF | 57 | 1451 | 3.3 | 8.7 | .387 | 2.0 | 3.0 | .675 | 8.6 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 8.7 | |
| 1954-55 | 25 | MNL | NBA | PF | 17 | 323 | 3.6 | 7.6 | .471 | 3.8 | 5.5 | .694 | 10.4 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 10.9 | |
| 1955-56 | 26 | MNL | NBA | PF | 69 | 1129 | 3.0 | 7.5 | .400 | 3.2 | 4.2 | .758 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 9.2 | |
| 1956-57 | 27 | 2TM | NBA | PF | 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 | PF | 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 | PF | 38 | 577 | 3.6 | 9.4 | .377 | 1.6 | 2.3 | .703 | 8.4 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 8.7 | |
| 6 Yrs | 414 | 8364 | 3.3 | 8.7 | .376 | 2.4 | 3.6 | .674 | 9.4 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 8.9 | |||||
| MNL (4 Yrs) | 217 | 3328 | 3.2 | 8.4 | .378 | 3.0 | 4.4 | .681 | 9.7 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 9.3 | |||||
| MLH (2 Yrs) | 129 | 3903 | 3.3 | 8.8 | .374 | 2.0 | 3.0 | .652 | 9.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 8.5 | |||||
| PHW (1 Yr) | 38 | 577 | 3.6 | 9.4 | .377 | 1.6 | 2.3 | .703 | 8.4 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 8.7 | |||||
| ROC (1 Yr) | 30 | 556 | 3.5 | 9.4 | .372 | 2.4 | 3.3 | .725 | 7.7 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 9.4 | |||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | MP | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 22 | MNL | NBA | PF | 13 | 152 | 2.1 | 5.9 | .360 | 1.4 | 5.0 | .286 | 10.4 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 5.7 | |
| 1952-53 | 23 | MNL | NBA | PF | 12 | 189 | 3.0 | 8.8 | .348 | 3.2 | 6.1 | .531 | 12.2 | 2.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 | |
| 1954-55 | 25 | MNL | NBA | PF | 7 | 137 | 4.2 | 10.5 | .400 | 6.0 | 7.6 | .793 | 11.0 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 14.5 | |
| 1955-56 | 26 | MNL | NBA | PF | 3 | 54 | 2.7 | 8.7 | .308 | 4.7 | 6.7 | .700 | 10.0 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 10.0 | |
| 1956-57 | 27 | PHW | NBA | PF | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 12.0 | .000 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24.0 | |
| 5 Yrs | 37 | 535 | 3.0 | 8.4 | .360 | 3.7 | 6.3 | .585 | 11.2 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 9.8 | |||||
| MNL (4 Yrs) | 35 | 532 | 3.0 | 8.4 | .363 | 3.6 | 6.2 | .576 | 11.2 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 9.7 | |||||
| PHW (1 Yr) | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 12.0 | .000 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24.0 | |||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | MP | OWS | DWS | WS | Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 22 | MNL | NBA | PF | 61 | 849 | 14.1 | .423 | .437 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | .151 | |
| 1952-53 | 23 | MNL | NBA | PF | 70 | 1027 | 13.5 | .414 | .533 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | .104 | |
| 1953-54 | 24 | MLH | NBA | PF | 72 | 2452 | 15.0 | .414 | .345 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 | .064 | |
| 1954-55 | 25 | 2TM | NBA | PF | 74 | 1774 | 13.4 | .457 | .405 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.6 | .097 | |
| 1954-55 | 25 | MLH | NBA | PF | 57 | 1451 | 12.7 | .437 | .344 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.4 | .078 | |
| 1954-55 | 25 | MNL | NBA | PF | 17 | 323 | 16.8 | .547 | .721 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 | .184 | |
| 1955-56 | 26 | MNL | NBA | PF | 69 | 1129 | 12.6 | .491 | .562 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.2 | .092 | |
| 1956-57 | 27 | 2TM | NBA | PF | 68 | 1133 | 9.4 | .426 | .297 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .052 | |
| 1956-57 | 27 | ROC | NBA | PF | 30 | 556 | 9.4 | .433 | .352 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | .073 | |
| 1956-57 | 27 | PHW | NBA | PF | 38 | 577 | 9.4 | .418 | .245 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .031 | |
| 6 Yrs | 414 | 8364 | 13.3 | .435 | .409 | 3.7 | 11.4 | 15.1 | .087 | |||||
| 82 Game Avg | 82 | 1657 | 13.3 | .435 | .409 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .087 | |||||
| MNL (4 Yrs) | 217 | 3328 | 13.7 | .453 | .532 | 2.6 | 5.7 | 8.3 | .120 | |||||
| MLH (2 Yrs) | 129 | 3903 | 14.2 | .422 | .345 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 5.6 | .069 | |||||
| PHW (1 Yr) | 38 | 577 | 9.4 | .418 | .245 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .031 | |||||
| ROC (1 Yr) | 30 | 556 | 9.4 | .433 | .352 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | .073 | |||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | MP | OWS | DWS | WS | Awards | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 22 | MNL | NBA | PF | 13 | 152 | 9.8 | .350 | .840 | 11.1 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .035 | ||
| 1952-53 | 23 | MNL | NBA | PF | 12 | 189 | 14.4 | .408 | .696 | 11.4 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | .115 | ||
| 1954-55 | 25 | MNL | NBA | PF | 7 | 137 | 21.0 | .521 | .725 | 14.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .222 | ||
| 1955-56 | 26 | MNL | NBA | PF | 3 | 54 | 8.9 | .431 | .769 | 12.6 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .060 | |
| 1956-57 | 27 | PHW | NBA | PF | 2 | 3 | 39.5 | .532 | 2.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .348 | ||
| 5 Yrs | 37 | 535 | 14.4 | .436 | .752 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | .116 | |||||
| 82 Game Avg | 82 | 1186 | 14.4 | .436 | .752 | 11.3 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | .116 | ||||||
| MNL (4 Yrs) | 35 | 532 | 14.2 | .435 | .742 | 12.6 | 11.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | .114 | |||||
| PHW (1 Yr) | 2 | 3 | 39.5 | .532 | 2.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .348 | ||||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where was Lew Hitch born?
Lew Hitch was born in Griggsville, Illinois.
When was Lew Hitch born?
Lew Hitch was born on July 16, 1929.
How tall was Lew Hitch?
Lew Hitch was 6-8 (203 cm) tall.
How much did Lew Hitch weigh when playing?
Lew Hitch weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.
Is Lew Hitch in the Hall of Fame?
Lew Hitch is not in the Hall of Fame.
When was Lew Hitch drafted?
Lew Hitch was drafted by Minneapolis Lakers, 2nd round (10th pick, 20th overall), 1951 NBA Draft.
What position did Lew Hitch play?
Power Forward.
When did Lew Hitch retire?
Lew Hitch last played in 1957.
What did Lew Hitch average?
Lew Hitch averaged 5.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game.
How many rings does Lew Hitch have?
Lew Hitch won 2 championships.
What schools did Lew Hitch attend?
Lew Hitch attended Kansas State.
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