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Mel Hutchins

Melvin R. Hutchins (Mel, Hutch)

Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6-6    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: November 22, 1928 in Sacramento, California
College: Brigham Young University

Drafted by the Tri-Cities Blackhawks in the 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall) of the 1951 NBA draft.

22
Milwaukee Hawks
1952		 9
Milwaukee Hawks
1953		 4
Fort Wayne Pistons
1954		 9
Fort Wayne Pistons
1954-1957		 10
New York Knickerbockers
1958

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 23 MLH NBA 66 2618 231 633 .365 145 225 .644 880 190 192 607
1952-53 24 MLH NBA 71 2891 319 842 .379 193 295 .654 793 227 214 831
1953-54 25 FTW NBA 72 2934 295 736 .401 151 223 .677 695 210 229 741
1954-55 26 FTW NBA 72 2860 341 903 .378 182 257 .708 665 247 232 864
1955-56 27 FTW NBA 66 2240 325 764 .425 142 221 .643 496 180 166 792
1956-57 28 FTW NBA 72 2647 369 953 .387 152 206 .738 571 210 182 890
1957-58 29 NYK NBA 18 384 51 131 .389 24 43 .558 86 34 31 126
Career NBA 437 16574 1931 4962 .389 989 1470 .673 4186 1298 1246 4851

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 23 MLH NBA 66 39.7 3.5 9.6 .365 2.2 3.4 .644 13.3 2.9 2.9 9.2
1952-53 24 MLH NBA 71 40.7 4.5 11.9 .379 2.7 4.2 .654 11.2 3.2 3.0 11.7
1953-54 25 FTW NBA 72 40.8 4.1 10.2 .401 2.1 3.1 .677 9.7 2.9 3.2 10.3
1954-55 26 FTW NBA 72 39.7 4.7 12.5 .378 2.5 3.6 .708 9.2 3.4 3.2 12.0
1955-56 27 FTW NBA 66 33.9 4.9 11.6 .425 2.2 3.3 .643 7.5 2.7 2.5 12.0
1956-57 28 FTW NBA 72 36.8 5.1 13.2 .387 2.1 2.9 .738 7.9 2.9 2.5 12.4
1957-58 29 NYK NBA 18 21.3 2.8 7.3 .389 1.3 2.4 .558 4.8 1.9 1.7 7.0
Career NBA 437 37.9 4.4 11.4 .389 2.3 3.4 .673 9.6 3.0 2.9 11.1

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 23 MLH NBA 66 2618 3.2 8.7 .365 2.0 3.1 .644 12.1 2.6 2.6 8.3
1952-53 24 MLH NBA 71 2891 4.0 10.5 .379 2.4 3.7 .654 9.9 2.8 2.7 10.3
1953-54 25 FTW NBA 72 2934 3.6 9.0 .401 1.9 2.7 .677 8.5 2.6 2.8 9.1
1954-55 26 FTW NBA 72 2860 4.3 11.4 .378 2.3 3.2 .708 8.4 3.1 2.9 10.9
1955-56 27 FTW NBA 66 2240 5.2 12.3 .425 2.3 3.6 .643 8.0 2.9 2.7 12.7
1956-57 28 FTW NBA 72 2647 5.0 13.0 .387 2.1 2.8 .738 7.8 2.9 2.5 12.1
1957-58 29 NYK NBA 18 384 4.8 12.3 .389 2.3 4.0 .558 8.1 3.2 2.9 11.8
Career NBA 437 16574 4.2 10.8 .389 2.1 3.2 .673 9.1 2.8 2.7 10.5

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 LS WSAA
1951-52 23 MLH NBA 66 2618 16.6 .415 .365
1952-53 24 MLH NBA 71 2891 17.2 .428 .379
1953-54 25 FTW NBA 72 2934 14.5 .444 .401
1954-55 26 FTW NBA 72 2860 12.7 .425 .378
1955-56 27 FTW NBA 66 2240 14.4 .460 .425
1956-57 28 FTW NBA 72 2647 13.1 .426 .387
1957-58 29 NYK NBA 18 384 11.3 .420 .389
Career NBA 437 16574 14.7 .432 .389

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
1953-54 25 FTW NBA 4 162 15 46 12 17 37 6 18 42 .326 .706 40.5 10.5 9.3 1.5
1954-55 26 FTW NBA 11 417 60 144 38 56 89 31 47 158 .417 .679 37.9 14.4 8.1 2.8
1955-56 27 FTW NBA 10 377 34 112 25 41 88 23 27 93 .304 .610 37.7 9.3 8.8 2.3
1956-57 28 FTW NBA 2 68 9 30 5 7 23 10 8 23 .300 .714 34.0 11.5 11.5 5.0
Career NBA 27 1024 118 332 80 121 237 70 100 316 .355 .661 37.9 11.7 8.8 2.6

All-Star Games

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1952-53 24 MLH NBA 1 30 1 8 .125 0 1 .000 6 5 2 2
1953-54 25 MLH NBA 1 31 1 8 .125 1 2 .500 4 2 5 3
1955-56 27 FTW NBA 1 27 5 11 .455 1 2 .500 4 0 0 11
1956-57 28 FTW NBA 1 26 4 12 .333 2 3 .667 7 0 0 10
Career NBA 4 114 11 39 .282 4 8 .500 21 7 7 26

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1953 NBA
1954 NBA
1956 NBA
1957 NBA

MVP Voting
Season Lg Share (Rank)

1955-56 NBA 0.111 (4)
1956-57 NBA 0.012 (8)

Games

1951-52 NBA 66 (1)
 1952-53 NBA 71 (2)
1953-54 NBA 72 (2)
1954-55 NBA 72 (2)
1956-57 NBA 72 (1)

Minutes Played

1951-52 NBA 2618 (6)
1952-53 NBA 2891 (4)
1953-54 NBA 2934 (2)
1954-55 NBA 2860 (4)
1956-57 NBA 2647 (5)

Field Goal Pct

1953-54 NBA .401 (10)
1955-56 NBA .425 (10)

Total Rebounds

1951-52 NBA 880 (1)
 1952-53 NBA 793 (5)
1953-54 NBA 695 (8)

Minutes Per Game

1951-52 NBA 39.7 (8)
1952-53 NBA 40.7 (4)
1953-54 NBA 40.8 (2)
1954-55 NBA 39.7 (4)
1956-57 NBA 36.8 (6)
Career NBA 37.9 (19)
Career 37.9 (19)

Rebounds Per Game

1951-52 NBA 13.3 (2)
1952-53 NBA 11.2 (6)
1953-54 NBA 9.7 (8)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.455 (100)