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Clyde Lovellette
Clyde Edward Lovellette
Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6-9 Weight: 234 lbs.
Born: September 7, 1929 in Petersburg, Indiana
High School: Garfield in Terre Haute, Indiana
College: University of Kansas
Inducted into Hall of Fame as Player in 1988
Drafted by the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1st round (9th pick, 9th overall) of the 1952 NBA draft.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-54 | 24 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 1255 | 237 | 560 | .423 | 114 | 164 | .695 | 419 | 51 | 210 | 588 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 25 | MNL | NBA | 70 | 2361 | 519 | 1192 | .435 | 273 | 398 | .686 | 802 | 100 | 262 | 1311 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 26 | MNL | NBA | 71 | 2518 | 594 | 1370 | .434 | 338 | 469 | .721 | 992 | 164 | 245 | 1526 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 27 | MNL | NBA | 69 | 2492 | 574 | 1348 | .426 | 286 | 399 | .717 | 932 | 139 | 251 | 1434 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 28 | CIN | NBA | 71 | 2589 | 679 | 1540 | .441 | 301 | 405 | .743 | 862 | 134 | 236 | 1659 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 29 | STL | NBA | 70 | 1599 | 402 | 885 | .454 | 205 | 250 | .820 | 605 | 91 | 216 | 1009 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 30 | STL | NBA | 68 | 1953 | 550 | 1174 | .468 | 316 | 385 | .821 | 721 | 127 | 248 | 1416 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 31 | STL | NBA | 67 | 2111 | 599 | 1321 | .453 | 273 | 329 | .830 | 677 | 172 | 248 | 1471 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 32 | STL | NBA | 40 | 1192 | 341 | 724 | .471 | 155 | 187 | .829 | 350 | 68 | 136 | 837 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 61 | 568 | 161 | 376 | .428 | 73 | 98 | .745 | 177 | 95 | 137 | 395 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 34 | BOS | NBA | 45 | 437 | 128 | 305 | .420 | 45 | 57 | .789 | 126 | 24 | 100 | 301 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 704 | 19075 | 4784 | 10795 | .443 | 2379 | 3141 | .757 | 6663 | 1165 | 2289 | 11947 |
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 | 24 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 17.4 | 3.3 | 7.8 | .423 | 1.6 | 2.3 | .695 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 8.2 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 25 | MNL | NBA | 70 | 33.7 | 7.4 | 17.0 | .435 | 3.9 | 5.7 | .686 | 11.5 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 18.7 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 26 | MNL | NBA | 71 | 35.5 | 8.4 | 19.3 | .434 | 4.8 | 6.6 | .721 | 14.0 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 21.5 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 27 | MNL | NBA | 69 | 36.1 | 8.3 | 19.5 | .426 | 4.1 | 5.8 | .717 | 13.5 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 20.8 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 28 | CIN | NBA | 71 | 36.5 | 9.6 | 21.7 | .441 | 4.2 | 5.7 | .743 | 12.1 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 23.4 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 29 | STL | NBA | 70 | 22.8 | 5.7 | 12.6 | .454 | 2.9 | 3.6 | .820 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 14.4 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 30 | STL | NBA | 68 | 28.7 | 8.1 | 17.3 | .468 | 4.6 | 5.7 | .821 | 10.6 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 20.8 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 31 | STL | NBA | 67 | 31.5 | 8.9 | 19.7 | .453 | 4.1 | 4.9 | .830 | 10.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 22.0 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 32 | STL | NBA | 40 | 29.8 | 8.5 | 18.1 | .471 | 3.9 | 4.7 | .829 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 20.9 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 61 | 9.3 | 2.6 | 6.2 | .428 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .745 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 6.5 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 34 | BOS | NBA | 45 | 9.7 | 2.8 | 6.8 | .420 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .789 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 6.7 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 704 | 27.1 | 6.8 | 15.3 | .443 | 3.4 | 4.5 | .757 | 9.5 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 17.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-54 | 24 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 1255 | 6.8 | 16.1 | .423 | 3.3 | 4.7 | .695 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 16.9 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 25 | MNL | NBA | 70 | 2361 | 7.9 | 18.2 | .435 | 4.2 | 6.1 | .686 | 12.2 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 20.0 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 26 | MNL | NBA | 71 | 2518 | 8.5 | 19.6 | .434 | 4.8 | 6.7 | .721 | 14.2 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 21.8 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 27 | MNL | NBA | 69 | 2492 | 8.3 | 19.5 | .426 | 4.1 | 5.8 | .717 | 13.5 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 20.7 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 28 | CIN | NBA | 71 | 2589 | 9.4 | 21.4 | .441 | 4.2 | 5.6 | .743 | 12.0 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 23.1 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 29 | STL | NBA | 70 | 1599 | 9.1 | 19.9 | .454 | 4.6 | 5.6 | .820 | 13.6 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 22.7 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 30 | STL | NBA | 68 | 1953 | 10.1 | 21.6 | .468 | 5.8 | 7.1 | .821 | 13.3 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 26.1 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 31 | STL | NBA | 67 | 2111 | 10.2 | 22.5 | .453 | 4.7 | 5.6 | .830 | 11.5 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 25.1 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 32 | STL | NBA | 40 | 1192 | 10.3 | 21.9 | .471 | 4.7 | 5.6 | .829 | 10.6 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 25.3 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 61 | 568 | 10.2 | 23.8 | .428 | 4.6 | 6.2 | .745 | 11.2 | 6.0 | 8.7 | 25.0 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 34 | BOS | NBA | 45 | 437 | 10.5 | 25.1 | .420 | 3.7 | 4.7 | .789 | 10.4 | 2.0 | 8.2 | 24.8 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 704 | 19075 | 9.0 | 20.4 | .443 | 4.5 | 5.9 | .757 | 12.6 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 22.5 |
Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-54 | 24 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 1255 | 20.5 | .465 | .423 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 5.2 | ||||||||||
| 1954-55 | 25 | MNL | NBA | 70 | 2361 | 21.1 | .479 | .435 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 8.5 | ||||||||||
| 1955-56 | 26 | MNL | NBA | 71 | 2518 | 23.5 | .484 | .434 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 8.1 | ||||||||||
| 1956-57 | 27 | MNL | NBA | 69 | 2492 | 22.0 | .471 | .426 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 8.2 | ||||||||||
| 1957-58 | 28 | CIN | NBA | 71 | 2589 | 22.2 | .483 | .441 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 10.1 | ||||||||||
| 1958-59 | 29 | STL | NBA | 70 | 1599 | 22.3 | .507 | .454 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 6.5 | ||||||||||
| 1959-60 | 30 | STL | NBA | 68 | 1953 | 23.3 | .527 | .468 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 9.0 | ||||||||||
| 1960-61 | 31 | STL | NBA | 67 | 2111 | 20.5 | .502 | .453 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 8.5 | ||||||||||
| 1961-62 | 32 | STL | NBA | 40 | 1192 | 19.5 | .519 | .471 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 3.6 | ||||||||||
| 1962-63 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 61 | 568 | 19.6 | .471 | .428 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | ||||||||||
| 1963-64 | 34 | BOS | NBA | 45 | 437 | 16.8 | .456 | .420 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||||||||||
| Career | NBA | 704 | 19075 | 21.7 | .491 | .443 | 45.3 | 25.8 | 71.1 |
Playoffs
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 24 | MNL | NBA | 13 | 265 | 54 | 120 | 28 | 58 | 126 | 7 | 37 | 136 | .450 | .483 | 20.4 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 0.5 | |||||||
| 1954-55 | 25 | MNL | NBA | 7 | 197 | 44 | 98 | 29 | 40 | 64 | 3 | 32 | 117 | .449 | .725 | 28.1 | 16.7 | 9.1 | 0.4 | |||||||
| 1955-56 | 26 | MNL | NBA | 3 | 69 | 19 | 39 | 19 | 32 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 57 | .487 | .594 | 23.0 | 19.0 | 8.3 | 2.0 | |||||||
| 1956-57 | 27 | MNL | NBA | 5 | 181 | 51 | 118 | 19 | 26 | 47 | 11 | 21 | 121 | .432 | .731 | 36.2 | 24.2 | 9.4 | 2.2 | |||||||
| 1957-58 | 28 | CIN | NBA | 2 | 72 | 12 | 31 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 33 | .387 | .643 | 36.0 | 16.5 | 10.5 | 0.5 | |||||||
| 1958-59 | 29 | STL | NBA | 6 | 161 | 35 | 70 | 22 | 28 | 59 | 8 | 23 | 92 | .500 | .786 | 26.8 | 15.3 | 9.8 | 1.3 | |||||||
| 1959-60 | 30 | STL | NBA | 14 | 426 | 95 | 242 | 56 | 68 | 151 | 39 | 53 | 246 | .393 | .824 | 30.4 | 17.6 | 10.8 | 2.8 | |||||||
| 1960-61 | 31 | STL | NBA | 8 | 191 | 46 | 114 | 31 | 47 | 52 | 11 | 23 | 123 | .404 | .660 | 23.9 | 15.4 | 6.5 | 1.4 | |||||||
| 1962-63 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 6 | 40 | 7 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 18 | .269 | .667 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | |||||||
| 1963-64 | 34 | BOS | NBA | 5 | 40 | 8 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | .235 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | |||||||
| Career | NBA | 69 | 1642 | 371 | 892 | 221 | 323 | 557 | 89 | 232 | 963 | .416 | .684 | 23.8 | 14.0 | 8.1 | 1.3 | |||||||||
Playoffs Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-54 | 24 | MNL | NBA | 13 | 265 | 27.0 | .467 | .450 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 25 | MNL | NBA | 7 | 197 | 22.2 | .506 | .449 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 26 | MNL | NBA | 3 | 69 | 26.7 | .537 | .487 | 16.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 27 | MNL | NBA | 5 | 181 | 18.9 | .467 | .432 | 10.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 28 | CIN | NBA | 2 | 72 | 14.8 | .444 | .387 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 29 | STL | NBA | 6 | 161 | 22.7 | .559 | .500 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 30 | STL | NBA | 14 | 426 | 18.2 | .452 | .393 | 15.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 31 | STL | NBA | 8 | 191 | 16.7 | .457 | .404 | 8.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 6 | 40 | -1.4 | .314 | .269 | 3.3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 34 | BOS | NBA | 5 | 40 | 0.3 | .280 | .235 | 7.9 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 69 | 1642 | 19.7 | .466 | .416 | 9.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 4.4 |
All-Star Games
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-56 | 26 | MNL | NBA | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 10 | .300 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |||||||
| 1956-57 | 27 | MNL | NBA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959-60 | 30 | STL | NBA | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 11 | .545 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1960-61 | 31 | STL | NBA | 1 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 19 | .526 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 21 | |||||||
| Career | NBA | 3 | 1 | 69 | 19 | 40 | .475 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 40 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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All-Star Games 1956 NBA1957 NBA 1960 NBA 1961 NBA |
Awards 1951-52 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player |
Honors 1949-50 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)1950-51 NCAA AP All-America (1st) 1951-52 NCAA AP All-America (1st) 1955-56 NBA All-NBA (2nd) |
MVP Award Shares 1957-58 NBA 0.002 (12)1960-61 NBA 0.011 (12) Career 0.013 (143) |
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Games 1953-54 NBA 72 (2) |
Minutes Played 1955-56 NBA 2518 (9)1956-57 NBA 2492 (10) 1957-58 NBA 2589 (6) |
Field Goals 1954-55 NBA 519 (5)1955-56 NBA 594 (3) 1956-57 NBA 574 (3) 1957-58 NBA 679 (1) |
Field Goal Attempts 1954-55 NBA 1192 (5)1955-56 NBA 1370 (3) 1956-57 NBA 1348 (3) 1957-58 NBA 1540 (2) |
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Field Goal Pct 1953-54 NBA .423 (4)1954-55 NBA .435 (6) 1955-56 NBA .434 (6) 1956-57 NBA .426 (6) 1957-58 NBA .441 (5) 1958-59 NBA .454 (4) 1959-60 NBA .469 (3) 1960-61 NBA .453 (7) 1961-62 NBA .471 (7) |
Free Throw Attempts 1955-56 NBA 469 (10) |
Free Throw Pct 1958-59 NBA .820 (6)1959-60 NBA .821 (7) 1960-61 NBA .830 (6) |
Total Rebounds 1954-55 NBA 802 (6)1955-56 NBA 992 (3) 1956-57 NBA 932 (5) 1957-58 NBA 862 (8) |
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Personal Fouls 1954-55 NBA 262 (9)1956-57 NBA 251 (10) |
Points 1954-55 NBA 1311 (8)1955-56 NBA 1526 (4) 1956-57 NBA 1434 (6) 1957-58 NBA 1659 (4) |
Minutes Per Game 1955-56 NBA 35.5 (9)1956-57 NBA 36.1 (9) 1957-58 NBA 36.5 (9) |
Points Per Game 1954-55 NBA 18.7 (6)1955-56 NBA 21.5 (4) 1956-57 NBA 20.8 (7) 1957-58 NBA 23.4 (4) |
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Rebounds Per Game 1954-55 NBA 11.5 (5)1955-56 NBA 14.0 (3) 1956-57 NBA 13.5 (5) 1957-58 NBA 12.1 (8) Career NBA 9.5 (61) Career 9.5 (64) |
Player Efficiency Rating 1954-55 NBA 21.1 (6)1955-56 NBA 23.5 (5) 1956-57 NBA 22.0 (6) 1957-58 NBA 22.2 (7) 1959-60 NBA 23.3 (4) 1960-61 NBA 20.5 (6) Career NBA 21.7 (33) Career 21.7 (32) |
True Shooting Pct 1958-59 NBA .507 (6)1959-60 NBA .527 (2) 1961-62 NBA .519 (10) |
Effective Field Goal Pct 1953-54 NBA .423 (4)1954-55 NBA .435 (6) 1955-56 NBA .434 (6) 1956-57 NBA .426 (6) 1957-58 NBA .441 (5) 1958-59 NBA .454 (4) 1959-60 NBA .468 (3) 1960-61 NBA .453 (7) 1961-62 NBA .471 (7) |
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Offensive Win Shares 1955-56 NBA 5.6 (8)1957-58 NBA 6.6 (8) 1959-60 NBA 7.1 (7) |
Defensive Win Shares 1954-55 NBA 3.6 (7)1956-57 NBA 3.2 (9) 1957-58 NBA 3.4 (7) |
Win Shares 1954-55 NBA 8.5 (8)1955-56 NBA 8.1 (8) 1956-57 NBA 8.2 (10) 1957-58 NBA 10.1 (6) 1959-60 NBA 9.0 (9) |
Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.581 (91) |
Transactions
April 26, 1952: Drafted by the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1952 NBA Draft.
April 17, 1957: Traded by the Minneapolis Lakers with Jim Paxson to the Rochester Royals for Bob Burrow, Ed Fleming, Hot Rod Hundley, Monk Meineke and Art Spoelstra.
August 5, 1958: Traded by the Cincinnati Royals to the St. Louis Hawks for Wayne Embry, Jim Palmer, Darrell Floyd, Gerry Calvert and Ken Sidle. Lovellette was player to be named later on 1958-09-16.
June, 1962: Sold by the St. Louis Hawks to the Boston Celtics.
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