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Bob Houbregs

Robert J. Houbregs (Bob, Houby)

Position: Center-Forward ▪ Height: 6-7 ▪ Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: March 12, 1932 in Vancouver, Canada
High School: Queen Anne in Seattle, Washington
College: University of Washington
Draft: Milwaukee Hawks, 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall), 1953 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 30, 1953
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1987 (Full List)
As Executive: OKC franchise, 1969-1973 (Full Record)

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Hall of Fame

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
1953-54 21 TOT NBA 70 1970 209 562 .372 190 266 .714 375 123 209 608
1953-54 21 MLH NBA
1953-54 21 BLB NBA
1954-55 22 TOT NBA 64 1326 148 386 .383 129 182 .709 297 86 180 425
1954-55 22 BLB NBA
1954-55 22 BOS NBA
1954-55 22 FTW NBA
1955-56 23 FTW NBA 70 1535 247 575 .430 283 383 .739 414 159 147 777
1956-57 24 FTW NBA 60 1592 253 585 .432 167 234 .714 401 113 118 673
1957-58 25 DET NBA 17 302 49 137 .358 30 43 .698 65 19 36 128
Career NBA 281 6725 906 2245 .404 799 1108 .721 1552 500 690 2611

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
1953-54 21 TOT NBA 70 28.1 3.0 8.0 .372 2.7 3.8 .714 5.4 1.8 3.0 8.7
1953-54 21 MLH NBA
1953-54 21 BLB NBA
1954-55 22 TOT NBA 64 20.7 2.3 6.0 .383 2.0 2.8 .709 4.6 1.3 2.8 6.6
1954-55 22 BLB NBA
1954-55 22 BOS NBA
1954-55 22 FTW NBA
1955-56 23 FTW NBA 70 21.9 3.5 8.2 .430 4.0 5.5 .739 5.9 2.3 2.1 11.1
1956-57 24 FTW NBA 60 26.5 4.2 9.8 .432 2.8 3.9 .714 6.7 1.9 2.0 11.2
1957-58 25 DET NBA 17 17.8 2.9 8.1 .358 1.8 2.5 .698 3.8 1.1 2.1 7.5
Career NBA 281 23.9 3.2 8.0 .404 2.8 3.9 .721 5.5 1.8 2.5 9.3

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
1953-54 21 TOT NBA 70 1970 3.8 10.3 .372 3.5 4.9 .714 6.9 2.2 3.8 11.1
1953-54 21 MLH NBA
1953-54 21 BLB NBA
1954-55 22 TOT NBA 64 1326 4.0 10.5 .383 3.5 4.9 .709 8.1 2.3 4.9 11.5
1954-55 22 BLB NBA
1954-55 22 BOS NBA
1954-55 22 FTW NBA
1955-56 23 FTW NBA 70 1535 5.8 13.5 .430 6.6 9.0 .739 9.7 3.7 3.4 18.2
1956-57 24 FTW NBA 60 1592 5.7 13.2 .432 3.8 5.3 .714 9.1 2.6 2.7 15.2
1957-58 25 DET NBA 17 302 5.8 16.3 .358 3.6 5.1 .698 7.7 2.3 4.3 15.3
Career NBA 281 6725 4.8 12.0 .404 4.3 5.9 .721 8.3 2.7 3.7 14.0

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
1953-54 21 TOT NBA 70 1970 .448 .372
1953-54 21 MLH NBA
1953-54 21 BLB NBA
1954-55 22 TOT NBA 64 1326 .456 .383
1954-55 22 BLB NBA
1954-55 22 BOS NBA
1954-55 22 FTW NBA
1955-56 23 FTW NBA 70 1535 22.0 .523 .430 4.9 1.9 6.9 .214
1956-57 24 FTW NBA 60 1592 17.6 .489 .432 3.3 1.2 4.5 .134
1957-58 25 DET NBA 17 302 11.5 .410 .358 0.0 0.2 0.2 .031
Career NBA 281 6725 19.0 .478 .404 8.2 3.3 11.5 .082

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
1954-55 22 FTW NBA 11 213 24 63 29 37 62 19 31 77 .381 .784 19.4 7.0 5.6 1.7
1955-56 23 FTW NBA 10 217 36 78 31 44 67 14 21 103 .462 .705 21.7 10.3 6.7 1.4
1956-57 24 FTW NBA 2 38 7 17 8 11 6 3 3 22 .412 .727 19.0 11.0 3.0 1.5
Career NBA 23 468 67 158 68 92 135 36 55 202 .424 .739 20.3 8.8 5.9 1.6

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
1954-55 22 FTW NBA 11 213 16.0 .486 .381 16.4 0.3 0.3 0.6 .134
1955-56 23 FTW NBA 10 217 21.7 .529 .462 12.6 0.7 0.4 1.1 .239
1956-57 24 FTW NBA 2 38 17.6 .504 .412 10.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 .113
Career NBA 23 468 18.8 .509 .424 14.1 1.1 0.6 1.8 .181

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 5 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
Bob Houbregs 6.9 4.5 0.2
Skip Thoren 88.0 7.0 4.4 1.6
Manny Leaks 81.4 7.3 5.2 1.1 0.2 -0.2
Primoz Brezec 78.0 4.9 4.6 0.3 0.1 0.1
Coby Dietrick 74.3 4.5 4.4 0.3 0.1 0.0
Jack Nichols 67.4 6.7 4.3 4.1 0.4
Sam Bowie 67.4 5.7 4.7 2.4 0.5 0.1
Marcin Gortat 63.9 6.4 3.4 3.3 0.1
Bill McGill 63.7 7.1 4.6 3.1 2.2 -0.1
Nenad Krstic 61.8 5.4 4.4 1.9 1.7 -0.1
Dale Schlueter 59.7 6.3 4.4 3.0 1.6 1.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Bob Houbregs 6.9 4.5 0.2
Skip Thoren 88.0 7.0 4.4 1.6
Manny Leaks 76.4 7.3 5.2 1.1 0.8 0.2 -0.2
Primoz Brezec 72.1 4.9 4.6 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0
Marcin Gortat 63.9 6.4 3.4 3.3 0.1
Bill McGill 63.7 7.1 4.6 3.1 2.2 -0.1
Tod Murphy 57.7 6.1 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.1
Ed Johnson 55.0 5.1 2.4 1.0
Jim McDaniels 54.8 7.7 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.0
Mike Sojourner 53.1 4.7 2.7 0.9
Gheorghe Muresan 52.9 8.0 5.3 4.1 1.3 0.3 -0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1951-52 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
1952-53 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
Field Goal Pct
1955-56 NBA .430 (8)
1956-57 NBA .432 (4)
True Shooting Pct
1955-56 NBA .522 (4)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1955-56 NBA .430 (8)
1956-57 NBA .432 (4)
Offensive Win Shares
1955-56 NBA 4.9 (10)
     

Transactions

April 24, 1953: Drafted by the Milwaukee Hawks in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1953 NBA Draft.

November 25, 1953: Traded by the Milwaukee Hawks to the Baltimore Bullets for Max Zaslofsky.

November 28, 1954: Drafted by the Boston Celtics from the Baltimore Bullets in the dispersal draft.

December 8, 1954: Claimed on waivers by the Fort Wayne Pistons from the Boston Celtics

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