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Don Otten

Donald F. Otten (Don, Big Don)

Position: Center
Height: 6-10    Weight: 240 lbs.
Born: April 18, 1921 in Bellefontaine, Ohio
Died: September 18, 1985
High School: Bellefontaine in Bellefontaine, Ohio
College: Bowling Green State University

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Totals

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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 28 TOT NBA 64 242 648 .373 341 463 .737 91 246 825
1949-50 28 TRI NBA 46 165 451 .366 226 315 .717 73 180 556
1949-50 28 WSC NBA 18 77 197 .391 115 148 .777 18 66 269
1950-51 29 TOT NBA 67 162 479 .338 246 308 .799 404 62 255 570
1950-51 29 WSC NBA
1950-51 29 BLB NBA 2 3 15 5 9 3 3 5 11
1950-51 29 FTW NBA
1951-52 30 TOT NBA 64 1789 222 636 .349 323 418 .773 435 123 218 767
1951-52 30 FTW NBA
1951-52 30 MLH NBA
1952-53 31 MLH NBA 24 384 34 87 .391 64 91 .703 89 21 68 132
Career NBA 219 2173 660 1850 .357 974 1280 .761 928 297 787 2294

Per Game

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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 28 TOT NBA 64 3.8 10.1 .373 5.3 7.2 .737 1.4 3.8 12.9
1949-50 28 TRI NBA 46 3.6 9.8 .366 4.9 6.8 .717 1.6 3.9 12.1
1949-50 28 WSC NBA 18 4.3 10.9 .391 6.4 8.2 .777 1.0 3.7 14.9
1950-51 29 TOT NBA 67 2.4 7.1 .338 3.7 4.6 .799 6.0 0.9 3.8 8.5
1950-51 29 WSC NBA
1950-51 29 BLB NBA 2
1950-51 29 FTW NBA
1951-52 30 TOT NBA 64 28.0 3.5 9.9 .349 5.0 6.5 .773 6.8 1.9 3.4 12.0
1951-52 30 FTW NBA
1951-52 30 MLH NBA
1952-53 31 MLH NBA 24 16.0 1.4 3.6 .391 2.7 3.8 .703 3.7 0.9 2.8 5.5
Career NBA 219 24.7 3.0 8.4 .357 4.4 5.8 .761 6.0 1.4 3.6 10.5

Per 36 Minutes

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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 28 TOT NBA 64 .373 .737
1949-50 28 TRI NBA 46 .366 .717
1949-50 28 WSC NBA 18 .391 .777
1950-51 29 TOT NBA 67 .338 .799
1950-51 29 WSC NBA
1950-51 29 BLB NBA 2
1950-51 29 FTW NBA
1951-52 30 TOT NBA 64 1789 4.5 12.8 .349 6.5 8.4 .773 8.8 2.5 4.4 15.4
1951-52 30 FTW NBA
1951-52 30 MLH NBA
1952-53 31 MLH NBA 24 384 3.2 8.2 .391 6.0 8.5 .703 8.3 2.0 6.4 12.4
Career NBA 219 2173 4.2 12.0 .357 6.4 8.4 .761 8.7 2.4 4.7 14.9

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1949-50 28 TOT NBA 64 .484 .373
1949-50 28 TRI NBA 46 .472 .366
1949-50 28 WSC NBA 18 .513 .391
1950-51 29 TOT NBA 67 .464 .338
1950-51 29 WSC NBA
1950-51 29 BLB NBA 2
1950-51 29 FTW NBA
1951-52 30 TOT NBA 64 1789 .468 .349
1951-52 30 FTW NBA
1951-52 30 MLH NBA
1952-53 31 MLH NBA 24 384 17.2 .520 .391 1.1 0.6 1.7
Career NBA 219 2173 17.2 .475 .357 1.1 0.6 1.7

Playoffs

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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 28 WSC NBA 2 10 25 21 26 6 7 41 .400 .808 20.5 3.0
1950-51 29 FTW NBA 3 8 26 13 16 19 8 15 29 .308 .813 9.7 6.3 2.7
Career NBA 5 18 51 34 42 19 14 22 70 .353 .810 14.0 6.3 2.8

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1949-50 28 WSC NBA 2 .563 .400
1950-51 29 FTW NBA 3 .439 .308
Career NBA 5 .504 .353

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Free Throws

1949-50 NBA 341 (6)
1951-52 NBA 323 (9)

Free Throw Attempts

1949-50 NBA 463 (6)
1951-52 NBA 418 (9)

True Shooting Pct

1949-50 NBA .484 (6)

Transactions

February 10, 1950: Traded by the Tri-Cities Blackhawks to the Washington Capitols for Jack Nichols.

November 29, 1950: Sold by the Washington Capitols to the Baltimore Bullets.

December 8, 1950: Sold by the Baltimore Bullets to the Fort Wayne Pistons.

November, 1951: Released by the Fort Wayne Pistons.

November 23, 1951: Signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Hawks.

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