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Slick Leonard

William Robert Leonard (Bob, Slick, Robert)

Position: Guard ▪ Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: July 17, 1932 in Terre Haute, Indiana
High School: Gerstmeyer in Terre Haute, Indiana
College: Indiana University
Draft: Baltimore Bullets, 2nd round (1st pick, 10th overall), 1954 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 27, 1956
As Coach: 14 Yrs, 573-534, .518 W-L% (Full Record)
As Executive: IND franchise, 1975-1980 (Full Record)

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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
1956-57 24 MNL NBA 72 1943 303 867 .349 186 241 .772 220 169 140 792
1957-58 25 MNL NBA 66 2074 266 794 .335 205 268 .765 237 218 145 737
1958-59 26 MNL NBA 58 1598 206 552 .373 120 160 .750 178 186 119 532
1959-60 27 MNL NBA 73 2074 231 717 .322 136 193 .705 245 252 171 598
1960-61 28 LAL NBA 55 600 61 207 .295 71 100 .710 70 81 70 193
1961-62 29 CHP NBA 70 2464 423 1128 .375 279 371 .752 199 378 186 1125
1962-63 30 CHZ NBA 32 879 84 245 .343 59 85 .694 68 143 84 227
Career NBA 426 11632 1574 4510 .349 1056 1418 .745 1217 1427 915 4204

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
1956-57 24 MNL NBA 72 27.0 4.2 12.0 .349 2.6 3.3 .772 3.1 2.3 1.9 11.0
1957-58 25 MNL NBA 66 31.4 4.0 12.0 .335 3.1 4.1 .765 3.6 3.3 2.2 11.2
1958-59 26 MNL NBA 58 27.6 3.6 9.5 .373 2.1 2.8 .750 3.1 3.2 2.1 9.2
1959-60 27 MNL NBA 73 28.4 3.2 9.8 .322 1.9 2.6 .705 3.4 3.5 2.3 8.2
1960-61 28 LAL NBA 55 10.9 1.1 3.8 .295 1.3 1.8 .710 1.3 1.5 1.3 3.5
1961-62 29 CHP NBA 70 35.2 6.0 16.1 .375 4.0 5.3 .752 2.8 5.4 2.7 16.1
1962-63 30 CHZ NBA 32 27.5 2.6 7.7 .343 1.8 2.7 .694 2.1 4.5 2.6 7.1
Career NBA 426 27.3 3.7 10.6 .349 2.5 3.3 .745 2.9 3.3 2.1 9.9

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
1956-57 24 MNL NBA 72 1943 5.6 16.1 .349 3.4 4.5 .772 4.1 3.1 2.6 14.7
1957-58 25 MNL NBA 66 2074 4.6 13.8 .335 3.6 4.7 .765 4.1 3.8 2.5 12.8
1958-59 26 MNL NBA 58 1598 4.6 12.4 .373 2.7 3.6 .750 4.0 4.2 2.7 12.0
1959-60 27 MNL NBA 73 2074 4.0 12.4 .322 2.4 3.4 .705 4.3 4.4 3.0 10.4
1960-61 28 LAL NBA 55 600 3.7 12.4 .295 4.3 6.0 .710 4.2 4.9 4.2 11.6
1961-62 29 CHP NBA 70 2464 6.2 16.5 .375 4.1 5.4 .752 2.9 5.5 2.7 16.4
1962-63 30 CHZ NBA 32 879 3.4 10.0 .343 2.4 3.5 .694 2.8 5.9 3.4 9.3
Career NBA 426 11632 4.9 14.0 .349 3.3 4.4 .745 3.8 4.4 2.8 13.0

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
1956-57 24 MNL NBA 72 1943 11.4 .407 .349 -0.3 1.6 1.3 .032
1957-58 25 MNL NBA 66 2074 10.1 .404 .335 -0.3 0.7 0.4 .009
1958-59 26 MNL NBA 58 1598 10.8 .427 .373 0.4 1.0 1.5 .044
1959-60 27 MNL NBA 73 2074 8.0 .373 .322 -2.2 2.0 -0.1 -0.003
1960-61 28 LAL NBA 55 600 8.1 .384 .295 -0.6 0.6 0.1 .006
1961-62 29 CHP NBA 70 2464 12.2 .436 .375 -0.1 1.3 1.2 .024
1962-63 30 CHZ NBA 32 879 8.1 .402 .343 -0.7 0.2 -0.5 -0.026
Career NBA 426 11632 10.2 .409 .349 -3.6 7.4 3.8 .016

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
1956-57 24 MNL NBA 5 204 42 100 23 26 30 38 15 107 .420 .885 40.8 21.4 6.0 7.6
1958-59 26 MNL NBA 13 467 63 173 32 40 44 70 38 158 .364 .800 35.9 12.2 3.4 5.4
1959-60 27 MNL NBA 9 207 20 67 18 28 10 45 17 58 .299 .643 23.0 6.4 1.1 5.0
1960-61 28 LAL NBA 7 46 5 24 1 4 6 12 7 11 .208 .250 6.6 1.6 0.9 1.7
Career NBA 34 924 130 364 74 98 90 165 77 334 .357 .755 27.2 9.8 2.6 4.9

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
1956-57 24 MNL NBA 5 204 19.0 .480 .420 28.7 0.5 0.1 0.5 .122
1958-59 26 MNL NBA 13 467 10.8 .414 .364 22.0 -0.1 0.3 0.2 .022
1959-60 27 MNL NBA 9 207 9.3 .366 .299 30.6 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.016
1960-61 28 LAL NBA 7 46 2.5 .214 .208 32.7 -0.3 0.0 -0.2 -0.260
Career NBA 34 924 11.9 .410 .357 25.9 -0.1 0.5 0.4 .022

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 7 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Slick Leonard 1.5 1.3 1.2 0.4 0.1 -0.1 -0.5
Jimmy O'Brien 71.8 1.4 1.4 1.0 0.2
Todd Lichti 67.3 1.8 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.2
Steve Henson 66.5 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0
Mo Layton 66.2 1.9 1.1 1.0 0.3 0.1
Anthony Carter 65.1 1.7 1.4 0.6 0.5 0.2 -0.2 -0.3
Chris Carr 64.4 1.7 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.2 -0.3
Donnie Butcher 62.7 1.9 1.2 1.1 0.5 -0.3
Steven Kramer 61.0 1.9 1.2 1.1
Milt Palacio 60.2 1.8 1.7 0.8 0.2 0.2 -0.3 -0.5
Will Bynum 59.8 1.9 1.5 1.3 -0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Slick Leonard 1.5 1.3 1.2 0.4 0.1 -0.1 -0.5
Jimmy O'Brien 71.8 1.4 1.4 1.0 0.2
Todd Lichti 67.3 1.8 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.2
Steve Henson 66.5 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0
Mo Layton 66.2 1.9 1.1 1.0 0.3 0.1
Chris Carr 64.4 1.7 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.2 -0.3
Donnie Butcher 62.7 1.9 1.2 1.1 0.5 -0.3
Steven Kramer 61.0 1.9 1.2 1.1
Milt Palacio 60.2 1.8 1.7 0.8 0.2 0.2 -0.3 -0.5
Will Bynum 59.8 1.9 1.5 1.3 -0.1
Antoine Wright 59.5 1.4 1.2 0.8 0.3 -0.1 -0.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1952-53 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)
1953-54 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
Games
1956-57 NBA 72 (1)
Assists
1961-62 NBA 378 (8)
Assists Per Game
1961-62 NBA 5.4 (6)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.001 (616)
     

Transactions

April 24, 1954: Drafted by the Baltimore Bullets in the 2nd round (10th pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.

November 28, 1954: Drafted by the Minneapolis Lakers from the Baltimore Bullets in the dispersal draft.

April 26, 1961: Drafted by the Chicago Packers from the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA expansion draft.

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