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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Minneapolis Lakers 1954 |
Minneapolis Lakers 1954-1957 |
Cincinnati Royals 1958 |
St. Louis Hawks 1959-1962 |
Boston Celtics 1963 |
Boston Celtics 1964 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-54 | 24 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 1255 | 20.5 | .465 | .423 | |||||||||||||||
| 1954-55 | 25 | MNL | NBA | 70 | 2361 | 21.1 | .479 | .435 | |||||||||||||||
| 1955-56 | 26 | MNL | NBA | 71 | 2518 | 23.5 | .484 | .434 | |||||||||||||||
| 1956-57 | 27 | MNL | NBA | 69 | 2492 | 22.0 | .471 | .426 | |||||||||||||||
| 1957-58 | 28 | CIN | NBA | 71 | 2589 | 22.2 | .483 | .441 | |||||||||||||||
| 1958-59 | 29 | STL | NBA | 70 | 1599 | 22.3 | .507 | .454 | |||||||||||||||
| 1959-60 | 30 | STL | NBA | 68 | 1953 | 23.3 | .527 | .468 | |||||||||||||||
| 1960-61 | 31 | STL | NBA | 67 | 2111 | 20.5 | .502 | .453 | |||||||||||||||
| 1961-62 | 32 | STL | NBA | 40 | 1192 | 19.5 | .519 | .471 | |||||||||||||||
| 1962-63 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 61 | 568 | 19.6 | .471 | .428 | |||||||||||||||
| 1963-64 | 34 | BOS | NBA | 45 | 437 | 16.8 | .456 | .420 | |||||||||||||||
| Career | NBA | 704 | 19075 | 21.7 | .491 | .443 |
| 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 | |||||||||
| 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 | 20 | 3 | 10 | .300 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1959-60 | 30 | STL | NBA | 1 | 18 | 6 | 11 | .545 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 31 | STL | NBA | 1 | 31 | 10 | 19 | .526 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 21 | ||||||||
| Career | NBA | 3 | 69 | 19 | 40 | .475 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 40 |
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All-Star Games 1956 NBA1960 NBA 1961 NBA |
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 Voting 1960-61 NBA 0.011 (12) |
Games 1953-54 NBA 72 (2) |
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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) |
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) |
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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) |
Personal Fouls 1954-55 NBA 262 (9)1956-57 NBA 251 (10) |
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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) |
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 (60) Career 9.5 (63) |
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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 (30) Career 21.7 (29) |
True Shooting Pct 1958-59 NBA .507 (6)1959-60 NBA .527 (2) 1961-62 NBA .519 (10) |
Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.472 (96) |