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Dave Piontek

David Vincent Piontek (Dave)

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: August 27, 1934
Died: May 12, 2004
High School: Bethel Park in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
College: Xavier University
Draft: Rochester Royals, 1956 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 27, 1956

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1956-57 22 ROC NBA SF 71 1759 257 637 .403 122 183 .667 351 108 141 636
1957-58 23 CIN NBA SF 71 1032 150 397 .378 95 151 .629 254 52 134 395
1958-59 24 CIN NBA PF 72 1674 305 813 .375 156 227 .687 385 124 162 766
1959-60 25 TOT NBA SF 77 1833 292 728 .401 129 202 .639 461 118 211 713
1959-60 25 CIN NBA 52 1111 217 531 .409 84 122 .689 341 84 143 518
1959-60 25 STL NBA SF 25 722 75 197 .381 45 80 .563 120 34 68 195
1960-61 26 STL NBA SF 29 254 47 96 .490 16 31 .516 68 19 31 110
1961-62 27 CHP NBA PF 45 614 83 225 .369 39 59 .661 155 31 89 205
1962-63 28 CIN NBA SF 48 457 60 158 .380 10 16 .625 96 26 67 130
Career NBA 413 7623 1194 3054 .391 567 869 .652 1770 478 835 2955

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1956-57 22 ROC NBA SF 71 24.8 3.6 9.0 .403 1.7 2.6 .667 4.9 1.5 2.0 9.0
1957-58 23 CIN NBA SF 71 14.5 2.1 5.6 .378 1.3 2.1 .629 3.6 0.7 1.9 5.6
1958-59 24 CIN NBA PF 72 23.3 4.2 11.3 .375 2.2 3.2 .687 5.3 1.7 2.3 10.6
1959-60 25 TOT NBA SF 77 23.8 3.8 9.5 .401 1.7 2.6 .639 6.0 1.5 2.7 9.3
1959-60 25 CIN NBA 52 21.4 4.2 10.2 .409 1.6 2.3 .689 6.6 1.6 2.8 10.0
1959-60 25 STL NBA SF 25 28.9 3.0 7.9 .381 1.8 3.2 .563 4.8 1.4 2.7 7.8
1960-61 26 STL NBA SF 29 8.8 1.6 3.3 .490 0.6 1.1 .516 2.3 0.7 1.1 3.8
1961-62 27 CHP NBA PF 45 13.6 1.8 5.0 .369 0.9 1.3 .661 3.4 0.7 2.0 4.6
1962-63 28 CIN NBA SF 48 9.5 1.3 3.3 .380 0.2 0.3 .625 2.0 0.5 1.4 2.7
Career NBA 413 18.5 2.9 7.4 .391 1.4 2.1 .652 4.3 1.2 2.0 7.2

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1956-57 22 ROC NBA SF 71 1759 5.3 13.0 .403 2.5 3.7 .667 7.2 2.2 2.9 13.0
1957-58 23 CIN NBA SF 71 1032 5.2 13.8 .378 3.3 5.3 .629 8.9 1.8 4.7 13.8
1958-59 24 CIN NBA PF 72 1674 6.6 17.5 .375 3.4 4.9 .687 8.3 2.7 3.5 16.5
1959-60 25 TOT NBA SF 77 1833 5.7 14.3 .401 2.5 4.0 .639 9.1 2.3 4.1 14.0
1959-60 25 CIN NBA 52 1111 7.0 17.2 .409 2.7 4.0 .689 11.0 2.7 4.6 16.8
1959-60 25 STL NBA SF 25 722 3.7 9.8 .381 2.2 4.0 .563 6.0 1.7 3.4 9.7
1960-61 26 STL NBA SF 29 254 6.7 13.6 .490 2.3 4.4 .516 9.6 2.7 4.4 15.6
1961-62 27 CHP NBA PF 45 614 4.9 13.2 .369 2.3 3.5 .661 9.1 1.8 5.2 12.0
1962-63 28 CIN NBA SF 48 457 4.7 12.4 .380 0.8 1.3 .625 7.6 2.0 5.3 10.2
Career NBA 413 7623 5.6 14.4 .391 2.7 4.1 .652 8.4 2.3 3.9 14.0

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1956-57 22 ROC NBA SF 71 1759 13.4 .443 .403 1.3 2.3 3.7 .100
1957-58 23 CIN NBA SF 71 1032 11.2 .426 .378 0.3 1.1 1.4 .066
1958-59 24 CIN NBA PF 72 1674 13.4 .420 .375 -0.1 0.6 0.5 .014
1959-60 25 TOT NBA SF 77 1833 11.1 .436 .401 0.4 0.7 1.1 .028
1959-60 25 CIN NBA 52 1111 13.8 .443 .409 0.5 0.3 0.8 .032
1959-60 25 STL NBA SF 25 722 6.9 .420 .381 -0.1 0.4 0.3 .021
1960-61 26 STL NBA SF 29 254 13.7 .502 .490 0.4 0.4 0.8 .142
1961-62 27 CHP NBA PF 45 614 8.2 .408 .369 -0.5 0.4 -0.1 -0.008
1962-63 28 CIN NBA SF 48 457 6.4 .394 .380 -0.5 0.2 -0.3 -0.031
Career NBA 413 7623 11.7 .430 .391 1.3 5.7 7.0 .044

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1957-58 23 CIN NBA SF 2 27 4 10 .400 2 5 .400 10 0 7 10
1959-60 25 STL NBA SF 14 220 27 79 .342 18 25 .720 41 18 28 72
1960-61 26 STL NBA SF 1 10 1 7 .143 0 0 3 1 2 2
1962-63 28 CIN NBA SF 8 68 8 17 .471 4 7 .571 16 1 7 20
Career NBA 25 325 40 113 .354 24 37 .649 70 20 44 104

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1957-58 23 CIN NBA SF 2 13.5 2.0 5.0 .400 1.0 2.5 .400 5.0 0.0 3.5 5.0
1959-60 25 STL NBA SF 14 15.7 1.9 5.6 .342 1.3 1.8 .720 2.9 1.3 2.0 5.1
1960-61 26 STL NBA SF 1 10.0 1.0 7.0 .143 0.0 0.0 3.0 1.0 2.0 2.0
1962-63 28 CIN NBA SF 8 8.5 1.0 2.1 .471 0.5 0.9 .571 2.0 0.1 0.9 2.5
Career NBA 25 13.0 1.6 4.5 .354 1.0 1.5 .649 2.8 0.8 1.8 4.2

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1957-58 23 CIN NBA SF 2 27 5.3 13.3 .400 2.7 6.7 .400 13.3 0.0 9.3 13.3
1959-60 25 STL NBA SF 14 220 4.4 12.9 .342 2.9 4.1 .720 6.7 2.9 4.6 11.8
1960-61 26 STL NBA SF 1 10 3.6 25.2 .143 0.0 0.0 10.8 3.6 7.2 7.2
1962-63 28 CIN NBA SF 8 68 4.2 9.0 .471 2.1 3.7 .571 8.5 0.5 3.7 10.6
Career NBA 25 325 4.4 12.5 .354 2.7 4.1 .649 7.8 2.2 4.9 11.5

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1957-58 23 CIN NBA SF 2 27 9.3 .410 .400 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .027
1959-60 25 STL NBA SF 14 220 8.2 .400 .342 11.7 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.014
1960-61 26 STL NBA SF 1 10 -6.3 .143 .143 12.7 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.473
1962-63 28 CIN NBA SF 8 68 8.5 .498 .471 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 .041
Career NBA 25 325 7.9 .402 .354 8.7 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.013

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 7 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Dave Piontek 3.7 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 -0.1 -0.3
Jeff Turner 81.9 3.1 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.6 -0.2 -0.2
Darko Milicic 80.3 3.3 1.9 1.2 0.7 0.2 -0.2 -0.2
John Trapp 77.2 3.3 1.2 1.2 0.6 0.0
Lee Nailon 77.2 3.5 2.2 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.3
Corey Brewer 76.7 3.9 2.3 1.1 1.0 0.3 -0.2
Ike Diogu 75.0 2.6 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.0
Barney Cable 74.3 3.3 1.6 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.1
Simmie Hill 73.8 3.1 1.6 1.2 1.0
Darren Daye 73.7 3.8 2.4 1.3 1.2 0.6
DerMarr Johnson 73.2 3.2 1.7 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 -0.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Dave Piontek 3.7 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 -0.1 -0.3
John Trapp 77.2 3.3 1.2 1.2 0.6 0.0
Lee Nailon 77.2 3.5 2.2 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.3
Corey Brewer 76.7 3.9 2.3 1.1 1.0 0.3 -0.2
Ike Diogu 75.0 2.6 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.0
Barney Cable 74.3 3.3 1.6 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.1
Simmie Hill 73.8 3.1 1.6 1.2 1.0
Darren Daye 73.7 3.8 2.4 1.3 1.2 0.6
DerMarr Johnson 73.2 3.2 1.7 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 -0.3
Darko Milicic 72.7 3.3 1.9 1.2 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2
Lorenzo Williams 72.6 3.1 1.7 1.1 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games
1958-59 NBA 72 (1)
 1959-60 NBA 77 (1)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (870)

Transactions

April 30, 1956: Drafted by the Rochester Royals in the 3rd round (17th pick) of the 1956 NBA Draft.

January 31, 1960: Traded by the Cincinnati Royals to the St. Louis Hawks for Dave Gambee and Hub Reed.

April 26, 1961: Drafted by the Chicago Packers from the St. Louis Hawks in the NBA expansion draft.

July 13, 1962: Traded by the Chicago Zephyrs to the Cincinnati Royals for Larry Staverman. Staverman played in the ABL in between.

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