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Slater Martin

Slater Nelson Martin Jr. (Dugie)

Position: Guard ▪ Height: 5-10 ▪ Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: October 22, 1925 in El Mina, Texas
High School: Jefferson Davis in Houston, Texas
College: University of Texas at Austin
NBA Debut: November 2, 1949
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1982 (Full List)
As Coach: 3 Yrs, 37-61, .378 W-L% (Full Record)

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Hall of Fame

Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 6:59AM
All-Time Rank: #327. David Wesley… #328. Al Harrington… #329. SLATER MARTIN… #329. Tom Van Arsdale… #331. Dick McGuire… #331. Troy Murphy… 

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
1949-50 24 MNL NBA 67 106 302 .351 59 93 .634 148 162 271
1950-51 25 MNL NBA 68 227 627 .362 121 177 .684 246 235 199 575
1951-52 26 MNL NBA 66 2480 237 632 .375 142 190 .747 228 249 226 616
1952-53 27 MNL NBA 70 2556 260 634 .410 224 287 .780 186 250 246 744
1953-54 28 MNL NBA 69 2472 254 654 .388 176 243 .724 166 253 198 684
1954-55 29 MNL NBA 72 2784 350 919 .381 276 359 .769 260 427 221 976
1955-56 30 MNL NBA 72 2838 309 863 .358 329 395 .833 260 445 202 947
1956-57 31 TOT NBA 66 2401 244 736 .332 230 291 .790 288 269 193 718
1956-57 31 NYK NBA 13 426 33 96 .344 44 53 .830 42 39 28 110
1956-57 31 STL NBA 53 1975 211 640 .330 186 238 .782 246 230 165 608
1957-58 32 STL NBA 60 2098 258 768 .336 206 276 .746 228 218 187 722
1958-59 33 STL NBA 71 2504 245 706 .347 197 254 .776 253 336 230 687
1959-60 34 STL NBA 64 1756 142 383 .371 113 155 .729 187 330 174 397
Career NBA 745 21889 2632 7224 .364 2073 2720 .762 2302 3160 2238 7337

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
1949-50 24 MNL NBA 67 1.6 4.5 .351 0.9 1.4 .634 2.2 2.4 4.0
1950-51 25 MNL NBA 68 3.3 9.2 .362 1.8 2.6 .684 3.6 3.5 2.9 8.5
1951-52 26 MNL NBA 66 37.6 3.6 9.6 .375 2.2 2.9 .747 3.5 3.8 3.4 9.3
1952-53 27 MNL NBA 70 36.5 3.7 9.1 .410 3.2 4.1 .780 2.7 3.6 3.5 10.6
1953-54 28 MNL NBA 69 35.8 3.7 9.5 .388 2.6 3.5 .724 2.4 3.7 2.9 9.9
1954-55 29 MNL NBA 72 38.7 4.9 12.8 .381 3.8 5.0 .769 3.6 5.9 3.1 13.6
1955-56 30 MNL NBA 72 39.4 4.3 12.0 .358 4.6 5.5 .833 3.6 6.2 2.8 13.2
1956-57 31 TOT NBA 66 36.4 3.7 11.2 .332 3.5 4.4 .790 4.4 4.1 2.9 10.9
1956-57 31 NYK NBA 13 32.8 2.5 7.4 .344 3.4 4.1 .830 3.2 3.0 2.2 8.5
1956-57 31 STL NBA 53 37.3 4.0 12.1 .330 3.5 4.5 .782 4.6 4.3 3.1 11.5
1957-58 32 STL NBA 60 35.0 4.3 12.8 .336 3.4 4.6 .746 3.8 3.6 3.1 12.0
1958-59 33 STL NBA 71 35.3 3.5 9.9 .347 2.8 3.6 .776 3.6 4.7 3.2 9.7
1959-60 34 STL NBA 64 27.4 2.2 6.0 .371 1.8 2.4 .729 2.9 5.2 2.7 6.2
Career NBA 745 35.9 3.5 9.7 .364 2.8 3.7 .762 3.4 4.2 3.0 9.8

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
1949-50 24 MNL NBA 67 .351 .634
1950-51 25 MNL NBA 68 .362 .684
1951-52 26 MNL NBA 66 2480 3.4 9.2 .375 2.1 2.8 .747 3.3 3.6 3.3 8.9
1952-53 27 MNL NBA 70 2556 3.7 8.9 .410 3.2 4.0 .780 2.6 3.5 3.5 10.5
1953-54 28 MNL NBA 69 2472 3.7 9.5 .388 2.6 3.5 .724 2.4 3.7 2.9 10.0
1954-55 29 MNL NBA 72 2784 4.5 11.9 .381 3.6 4.6 .769 3.4 5.5 2.9 12.6
1955-56 30 MNL NBA 72 2838 3.9 10.9 .358 4.2 5.0 .833 3.3 5.6 2.6 12.0
1956-57 31 TOT NBA 66 2401 3.7 11.0 .332 3.4 4.4 .790 4.3 4.0 2.9 10.8
1956-57 31 NYK NBA 13 426 2.8 8.1 .344 3.7 4.5 .830 3.5 3.3 2.4 9.3
1956-57 31 STL NBA 53 1975 3.8 11.7 .330 3.4 4.3 .782 4.5 4.2 3.0 11.1
1957-58 32 STL NBA 60 2098 4.4 13.2 .336 3.5 4.7 .746 3.9 3.7 3.2 12.4
1958-59 33 STL NBA 71 2504 3.5 10.2 .347 2.8 3.7 .776 3.6 4.8 3.3 9.9
1959-60 34 STL NBA 64 1756 2.9 7.9 .371 2.3 3.2 .729 3.8 6.8 3.6 8.1
Career NBA 745 21889 3.8 10.4 .364 3.1 4.0 .762 3.4 4.6 3.1 10.7

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
1949-50 24 MNL NBA 67 .395 .351 0.9 2.6 3.5
1950-51 25 MNL NBA 68 .408 .362 1.1 3.1 4.2
1951-52 26 MNL NBA 66 2480 10.8 .430 .375 1.8 4.5 6.3 .121
1952-53 27 MNL NBA 70 2556 13.5 .489 .410 4.9 3.2 8.2 .153
1953-54 28 MNL NBA 69 2472 11.9 .449 .388 2.9 3.2 6.1 .118
1954-55 29 MNL NBA 72 2784 14.1 .453 .381 3.0 3.2 6.2 .107
1955-56 30 MNL NBA 72 2838 13.3 .457 .358 2.9 1.8 4.7 .079
1956-57 31 TOT NBA 66 2401 10.5 .415 .332 0.5 1.9 2.4 .047
1956-57 31 NYK NBA 13 426 10.0 .461 .344 0.4 0.2 0.6 .072
1956-57 31 STL NBA 53 1975 10.6 .408 .330 0.1 1.7 1.7 .042
1957-58 32 STL NBA 60 2098 9.3 .406 .336 -0.2 1.6 1.4 .032
1958-59 33 STL NBA 71 2504 9.3 .420 .347 0.4 2.0 2.4 .046
1959-60 34 STL NBA 64 1756 9.7 .440 .371 0.8 1.4 2.2 .060
Career NBA 745 21889 11.5 .436 .364 19.0 28.4 47.5 .087

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
1949-50 24 MNL NBA 12 21 50 14 24 25 35 56 .420 .583 4.7 2.1
1950-51 25 MNL NBA 7 18 51 14 27 42 25 20 50 .353 .519 7.1 6.0 3.6
1951-52 26 MNL NBA 13 523 38 110 41 56 37 56 64 117 .345 .732 40.2 9.0 2.8 4.3
1952-53 27 MNL NBA 12 453 41 103 39 51 31 43 49 121 .398 .765 37.8 10.1 2.6 3.6
1953-54 28 MNL NBA 13 533 37 112 52 70 29 60 52 126 .330 .743 41.0 9.7 2.2 4.6
1954-55 29 MNL NBA 7 315 28 94 40 49 28 31 23 96 .298 .816 45.0 13.7 4.0 4.4
1955-56 30 MNL NBA 3 121 17 37 20 24 7 15 9 54 .459 .833 40.3 18.0 2.3 5.0
1956-57 31 STL NBA 10 439 55 155 56 74 42 49 39 166 .355 .757 43.9 16.6 4.2 4.9
1957-58 32 STL NBA 11 416 44 137 39 63 48 40 40 127 .321 .619 37.8 11.5 4.4 3.6
1958-59 33 STL NBA 1 18 4 5 0 0 3 2 2 8 .800 18.0 8.0 3.0 2.0
1959-60 34 STL NBA 3 58 1 13 1 4 3 8 9 3 .077 .250 19.3 1.0 1.0 2.7
Career NBA 92 2876 304 867 316 442 270 354 342 924 .351 .715 39.4 10.0 3.4 3.8

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
1949-50 24 MNL NBA 12 .462 .420 0.4 0.6 1.0
1950-51 25 MNL NBA 7 .398 .353 0.0 0.2 0.2
1951-52 26 MNL NBA 13 523 9.4 .434 .345 20.5 0.0 0.7 0.7 .068
1952-53 27 MNL NBA 12 453 12.6 .482 .398 18.9 0.7 0.7 1.4 .144
1953-54 28 MNL NBA 13 533 10.9 .441 .330 21.4 0.2 1.0 1.2 .105
1954-55 29 MNL NBA 7 315 10.6 .415 .298 18.0 0.0 0.5 0.4 .066
1955-56 30 MNL NBA 3 121 15.7 .568 .459 18.6 0.4 0.1 0.5 .195
1956-57 31 STL NBA 10 439 11.1 .443 .355 17.2 0.4 0.1 0.5 .056
1957-58 32 STL NBA 11 416 7.7 .386 .321 13.7 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.003
1958-59 33 STL NBA 1 18 21.8 .800 .800 19.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 .346
1959-60 34 STL NBA 3 58 -3.2 .102 .077 17.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.2 -0.206
Career NBA 92 2876 10.4 .435 .351 18.5 1.7 3.9 5.7 .076

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
1952-53 27 MNL NBA 1 0 26:00 2 10 .200 1 1 1.000 2 1 2 5
1953-54 28 MNL NBA 1 1 23:00 1 5 .200 0 0 0 3 3 2
1954-55 29 MNL NBA 1 0 23:00 2 5 .400 1 2 .500 2 5 3 5
1955-56 30 MNL NBA 1 1 29:00 3 7 .429 3 3 1.000 1 7 5 9
1956-57 31 STL NBA 1 1 31:00 4 11 .364 0 0 2 3 1 8
1957-58 32 STL NBA 1 1 26:00 2 9 .222 2 4 .500 2 8 3 6
1958-59 33 STL NBA 1 1 22:00 2 6 .333 1 2 .500 6 1 2 5
Career NBA 7 5 180 16 53 .302 8 12 .667 15 28 19 40

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 11 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Slater Martin 8.2 6.3 6.2 6.1 4.7 4.2 3.5 2.4 2.4 2.2 1.4
Vern Fleming 90.5 8.4 7.0 6.9 6.7 5.6 4.4 3.3 2.9 2.0 1.9 1.4
Muggsy Bogues 90.4 8.6 6.7 6.4 5.9 5.0 4.8 4.8 2.6 2.3 1.7 0.0
Vinnie Johnson 89.6 7.7 5.9 5.9 4.8 4.7 4.2 4.1 3.2 2.7 2.3 0.2
Mike Newlin 89.2 8.5 6.5 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.2 4.7 2.9 1.8 1.6 1.5
Latrell Sprewell 88.5 8.1 8.0 6.6 5.5 5.1 4.0 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.0 0.4
Ron Harper 87.7 10.2 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.6 4.2 3.9 3.5 2.9 2.4 0.9
Kendall Gill 87.6 8.8 6.7 5.9 4.7 4.6 3.7 3.2 2.9 2.6 1.8 -0.4
John Lucas 87.2 7.9 5.9 5.7 5.2 4.8 4.3 4.3 3.9 3.2 1.3 0.4
Jay Humphries 86.8 8.6 7.6 5.8 4.9 4.8 4.5 3.5 2.0 1.9 1.8 -0.4
Michael Adams 86.4 8.3 7.5 6.9 6.3 5.3 4.6 3.1 2.7 1.6 0.8 -0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Slater Martin 8.2 6.3 6.2 6.1 4.7 4.2 3.5 2.4 2.4 2.2 1.4
Jerry Stackhouse 90.2 9.2 7.3 6.5 5.8 4.7 4.1 3.5 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.2 0.9 0.2 0.0 -0.4
Eric Snow 89.2 8.4 6.1 5.5 5.5 3.8 3.8 2.8 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.3 0.5 -0.1
Mike Newlin 89.2 8.5 6.5 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.2 4.7 2.9 1.8 1.6 1.5
Vern Fleming 88.8 8.4 7.0 6.9 6.7 5.6 4.4 3.3 2.9 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.4
Muggsy Bogues 88.7 8.6 6.7 6.4 5.9 5.0 4.8 4.8 3.7 2.6 2.3 1.7 1.7 0.0 -0.1
John Starks 88.2 7.5 6.4 6.2 5.8 5.8 5.7 4.6 3.0 2.4 2.1 0.6 0.0 -0.1
Kendall Gill 87.8 8.8 6.7 5.9 4.7 4.6 3.7 3.2 2.9 2.6 1.9 1.8 0.7 0.5 0.4 -0.4
Rickey Green 87.4 7.9 6.7 6.6 5.7 5.6 5.2 3.3 1.8 1.8 1.2 0.7 0.5 0.3 -0.1
Antonio Daniels 87.2 6.8 6.6 5.9 5.8 5.3 4.5 4.3 3.6 2.3 1.8 1.5 0.0 -1.3
Brad Davis 87.1 7.4 7.3 6.2 6.2 5.4 4.2 4.0 3.9 2.9 2.7 1.6 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.1

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1943-44 18 TEXAS 14 75 34 184 13.1
1946-47 21 TEXAS 27 109 37 255 9.4
1947-48 22 TEXAS 25 126 65 85 317 .765 12.7
1948-49 23 TEXAS 24 165 54 384 16.0
Career 90 475 190 85 1140 2.235 12.7

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1953 NBA
1954 NBA
1955 NBA
1956 NBA
1957 NBA
1958 NBA
1959 NBA
Honors
1954-55 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
1955-56 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
1956-57 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
1957-58 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
1958-59 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1950 Minneapolis Lakers (NBA)
1952 Minneapolis Lakers (NBA)
1953 Minneapolis Lakers (NBA)
1954 Minneapolis Lakers (NBA)
1958 St. Louis Hawks (NBA)
Games
1950-51 NBA 68 (3)
1951-52 NBA 66 (1)
1954-55 NBA 72 (2)
1955-56 NBA 72 (2)
Minutes Played
1954-55 NBA 2784 (5)
1955-56 NBA 2838 (2)
Field Goal Pct
1952-53 NBA .410 (8)
Free Throw Pct
1955-56 NBA .833 (6)
Assists
1951-52 NBA 249 (9)
1954-55 NBA 427 (5)
1955-56 NBA 445 (3)
1956-57 NBA 269 (5)
1958-59 NBA 336 (6)
1959-60 NBA 330 (8)
Minutes Per Game
1954-55 NBA 38.7 (6)
1955-56 NBA 39.4 (2)
1956-57 NBA 36.4 (8)
Career NBA 35.9 (58)
Career 35.9 (60)
Assists Per Game
1951-52 NBA 3.8 (10)
1954-55 NBA 5.9 (5)
1955-56 NBA 6.2 (3)
1956-57 NBA 4.1 (5)
1957-58 NBA 3.6 (10)
1958-59 NBA 4.7 (6)
1959-60 NBA 5.2 (7)
True Shooting Pct
1952-53 NBA .489 (8)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1952-53 NBA .410 (8)
Defensive Win Shares
1951-52 NBA 4.5 (4)
Win Shares
1952-53 NBA 8.2 (10)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.996 (30)
NBA Elo Player Rating
329th (overall) as of Feb 11, 2012, 6:59AM

Transactions

October 26, 1956: Traded by the Minneapolis Lakers with Jerry Bird and Phil Jordon to the New York Knicks for Walter Dukes and Burdette Haldorson.

December 12, 1956: Traded by the New York Knicks to the St. Louis Hawks for Willie Naulls.

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