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Wally Osterkorn

Walter Raymond Osterkorn (Wally, Ox)

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Height: 6-5 ▪ Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: July 6, 1928
High School: Amundsen in Chicago, Illinois
College: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Draft: Chicago Stags, 2nd round, 1950 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 1, 1951

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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
1951-52 23 SYR NBA 66 1721 145 413 .351 199 335 .594 444 117 226 489
1952-53 24 SYR NBA 49 1016 85 262 .324 106 168 .631 217 61 129 276
1953-54 25 SYR NBA 70 2164 203 586 .346 209 361 .579 487 151 209 615
1954-55 26 SYR NBA 19 286 20 97 .206 16 32 .500 70 17 32 56
Career NBA 204 5187 453 1358 .334 530 896 .592 1218 346 596 1436

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
1951-52 23 SYR NBA 66 26.1 2.2 6.3 .351 3.0 5.1 .594 6.7 1.8 3.4 7.4
1952-53 24 SYR NBA 49 20.7 1.7 5.3 .324 2.2 3.4 .631 4.4 1.2 2.6 5.6
1953-54 25 SYR NBA 70 30.9 2.9 8.4 .346 3.0 5.2 .579 7.0 2.2 3.0 8.8
1954-55 26 SYR NBA 19 15.1 1.1 5.1 .206 0.8 1.7 .500 3.7 0.9 1.7 2.9
Career NBA 204 25.4 2.2 6.7 .334 2.6 4.4 .592 6.0 1.7 2.9 7.0

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
1951-52 23 SYR NBA 66 1721 3.0 8.6 .351 4.2 7.0 .594 9.3 2.4 4.7 10.2
1952-53 24 SYR NBA 49 1016 3.0 9.3 .324 3.8 6.0 .631 7.7 2.2 4.6 9.8
1953-54 25 SYR NBA 70 2164 3.4 9.7 .346 3.5 6.0 .579 8.1 2.5 3.5 10.2
1954-55 26 SYR NBA 19 286 2.5 12.2 .206 2.0 4.0 .500 8.8 2.1 4.0 7.0
Career NBA 204 5187 3.1 9.4 .334 3.7 6.2 .592 8.5 2.4 4.1 10.0

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
1951-52 23 SYR NBA 66 1721 13.4 .436 .351 1.4 2.6 4.0 .111
1952-53 24 SYR NBA 49 1016 11.1 .411 .324 0.0 1.4 1.4 .065
1953-54 25 SYR NBA 70 2164 12.5 .413 .346 0.3 4.0 4.3 .096
1954-55 26 SYR NBA 19 286 2.7 .252 .206 -1.3 0.5 -0.8 -0.133
Career NBA 204 5187 12.0 .410 .334 0.5 8.4 8.9 .082

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
1951-52 23 SYR NBA 7 249 23 67 28 47 57 20 32 74 .343 .596 35.6 10.6 8.1 2.9
1952-53 24 SYR NBA 2 42 4 9 1 3 4 2 11 9 .444 .333 21.0 4.5 2.0 1.0
1953-54 25 SYR NBA 13 542 45 122 50 90 125 37 40 140 .369 .556 41.7 10.8 9.6 2.8
1954-55 26 SYR NBA 11 75 11 34 13 17 21 11 14 35 .324 .765 6.8 3.2 1.9 1.0
Career NBA 33 908 83 232 92 157 207 70 97 258 .358 .586 27.5 7.8 6.3 2.1

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
1951-52 23 SYR NBA 7 249 12.1 .422 .343 15.9 -0.1 0.3 0.2 .045
1952-53 24 SYR NBA 2 42 3.2 .436 .444 13.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.016
1953-54 25 SYR NBA 13 542 13.4 .433 .369 15.2 0.0 0.6 0.6 .054
1954-55 26 SYR NBA 11 75 15.9 .422 .324 28.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 .109
Career NBA 33 908 12.8 .428 .358 16.4 -0.1 1.1 1.0 .053

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 4 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4
Wally Osterkorn 4.3 4.0 1.4 -0.8
Leonard Gray 85.9 4.1 4.0 1.8
Larry McNeill 80.4 4.4 4.3 1.5 0.7
Michael Beasley 79.9 4.6 3.4 1.7
Sam Smith 79.9 4.6 3.3 1.4 0.2
Stephen Jackson 79.0 4.8 4.4 0.9 -0.1
Walt Williams 78.1 5.1 5.1 1.6 -0.7
Brandon Bass 77.1 4.3 4.1 0.1 0.0
Nate Williams 76.9 4.5 4.0 2.5 0.4
Leon Powe 76.5 4.9 4.3 1.7 0.5
Eduardo Najera 76.3 4.0 4.0 1.1 1.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
Wally Osterkorn 4.3 4.0 1.4 -0.8
Leonard Gray 85.9 4.1 4.0 1.8
Michael Beasley 79.9 4.6 3.4 1.7
Sam Smith 79.9 4.6 3.3 1.4 0.2
Travis Grant 74.9 5.6 4.1 1.5 0.5
Ersan Ilyasova 72.8 5.8 3.8 1.0
Leon Powe 72.2 4.9 4.3 1.7 0.6 0.5
Larry Stewart 70.8 4.7 2.9 1.6 0.5 0.1
Ollie Darden 68.6 3.7 3.6 0.3
Zeke Zawoluk 67.7 3.9 2.5 1.7
Dike Eddleman 66.7 3.8 3.7 -0.1 -0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1955 Syracuse Nationals (NBA)
Games
1951-52 NBA 66 (1)
Defensive Win Shares
1953-54 NBA 4.0 (10)

Transactions

April 25, 1950: Drafted by the Chicago Stags in the 2nd round (18th pick) of the 1950 NBA Draft.

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