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Frank Ramsey

Frank Vernon Ramsey Jr. (The Kentucky Colonel)

Position: Forward-Guard ▪ Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: July 13, 1931 in Corydon, Kentucky
High School: Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky
College: University of Kentucky
Draft: Boston Celtics, 1st round (5th pick, 5th overall), 1953 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 30, 1954
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1982 (Full List)
As Coach: 1 Yr, 32-35, .478 W-L% (Full Record)

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Hall of Fame

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
1954-55 23 BOS NBA 64 1754 236 592 .399 243 322 .755 402 185 250 715
1956-57 25 BOS NBA 35 807 137 349 .393 144 182 .791 178 67 113 418
1957-58 26 BOS NBA 69 2047 377 900 .419 383 472 .811 504 167 245 1137
1958-59 27 BOS NBA 72 2013 383 1013 .378 341 436 .782 491 147 266 1107
1959-60 28 BOS NBA 73 2009 422 1062 .397 273 347 .787 506 137 251 1117
1960-61 29 BOS NBA 79 2019 448 1100 .407 295 354 .833 431 146 284 1191
1961-62 30 BOS NBA 79 1913 436 1019 .428 334 405 .825 387 109 245 1206
1962-63 31 BOS NBA 77 1541 284 743 .382 271 332 .816 288 95 259 839
1963-64 32 BOS NBA 75 1227 226 604 .374 196 233 .841 223 81 245 648
Career NBA 623 15330 2949 7382 .399 2480 3083 .804 3410 1134 2158 8378

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
1954-55 23 BOS NBA 64 27.4 3.7 9.3 .399 3.8 5.0 .755 6.3 2.9 3.9 11.2
1956-57 25 BOS NBA 35 23.1 3.9 10.0 .393 4.1 5.2 .791 5.1 1.9 3.2 11.9
1957-58 26 BOS NBA 69 29.7 5.5 13.0 .419 5.6 6.8 .811 7.3 2.4 3.6 16.5
1958-59 27 BOS NBA 72 28.0 5.3 14.1 .378 4.7 6.1 .782 6.8 2.0 3.7 15.4
1959-60 28 BOS NBA 73 27.5 5.8 14.5 .397 3.7 4.8 .787 6.9 1.9 3.4 15.3
1960-61 29 BOS NBA 79 25.6 5.7 13.9 .407 3.7 4.5 .833 5.5 1.8 3.6 15.1
1961-62 30 BOS NBA 79 24.2 5.5 12.9 .428 4.2 5.1 .825 4.9 1.4 3.1 15.3
1962-63 31 BOS NBA 77 20.0 3.7 9.6 .382 3.5 4.3 .816 3.7 1.2 3.4 10.9
1963-64 32 BOS NBA 75 16.4 3.0 8.1 .374 2.6 3.1 .841 3.0 1.1 3.3 8.6
Career NBA 623 24.6 4.7 11.8 .399 4.0 4.9 .804 5.5 1.8 3.5 13.4

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
1954-55 23 BOS NBA 64 1754 4.8 12.2 .399 5.0 6.6 .755 8.3 3.8 5.1 14.7
1956-57 25 BOS NBA 35 807 6.1 15.6 .393 6.4 8.1 .791 7.9 3.0 5.0 18.6
1957-58 26 BOS NBA 69 2047 6.6 15.8 .419 6.7 8.3 .811 8.9 2.9 4.3 20.0
1958-59 27 BOS NBA 72 2013 6.8 18.1 .378 6.1 7.8 .782 8.8 2.6 4.8 19.8
1959-60 28 BOS NBA 73 2009 7.6 19.0 .397 4.9 6.2 .787 9.1 2.5 4.5 20.0
1960-61 29 BOS NBA 79 2019 8.0 19.6 .407 5.3 6.3 .833 7.7 2.6 5.1 21.2
1961-62 30 BOS NBA 79 1913 8.2 19.2 .428 6.3 7.6 .825 7.3 2.1 4.6 22.7
1962-63 31 BOS NBA 77 1541 6.6 17.4 .382 6.3 7.8 .816 6.7 2.2 6.1 19.6
1963-64 32 BOS NBA 75 1227 6.6 17.7 .374 5.8 6.8 .841 6.5 2.4 7.2 19.0
Career NBA 623 15330 6.9 17.3 .399 5.8 7.2 .804 8.0 2.7 5.1 19.7

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
1954-55 23 BOS NBA 64 1754 14.8 .487 .399 3.1 0.9 4.0 .110
1956-57 25 BOS NBA 35 807 17.4 .487 .393 1.9 1.4 3.3 .194
1957-58 26 BOS NBA 69 2047 19.5 .513 .419 6.4 3.6 10.0 .234
1958-59 27 BOS NBA 72 2013 15.7 .459 .378 2.5 3.5 5.9 .142
1959-60 28 BOS NBA 73 2009 14.5 .460 .397 2.0 3.4 5.3 .128
1960-61 29 BOS NBA 79 2019 15.2 .474 .407 2.7 3.8 6.5 .155
1961-62 30 BOS NBA 79 1913 16.3 .504 .428 3.9 3.4 7.3 .183
1962-63 31 BOS NBA 77 1541 12.8 .472 .382 0.8 2.8 3.6 .113
1963-64 32 BOS NBA 75 1227 12.6 .459 .374 0.5 2.7 3.2 .125
Career NBA 623 15330 15.5 .479 .399 23.7 25.4 49.2 .154

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
1954-55 23 BOS NBA 7 154 28 54 19 26 35 16 27 75 .519 .731 22.0 10.7 5.0 2.3
1956-57 25 BOS NBA 10 229 38 82 46 59 43 17 36 122 .463 .780 22.9 12.2 4.3 1.7
1957-58 26 BOS NBA 11 352 74 174 54 59 90 16 50 202 .425 .915 32.0 18.4 8.2 1.5
1958-59 27 BOS NBA 11 303 95 192 65 81 68 20 52 255 .495 .802 27.5 23.2 6.2 1.8
1959-60 28 BOS NBA 13 459 81 196 55 63 100 27 51 217 .413 .873 35.3 16.7 7.7 2.1
1960-61 29 BOS NBA 10 300 55 136 61 75 64 23 40 171 .404 .813 30.0 17.1 6.4 2.3
1961-62 30 BOS NBA 13 210 39 104 41 45 38 10 38 119 .375 .911 16.2 9.2 2.9 0.8
1962-63 31 BOS NBA 13 251 37 104 34 47 35 12 43 108 .356 .723 19.3 8.3 2.7 0.9
1963-64 32 BOS NBA 10 138 22 63 18 21 21 10 25 62 .349 .857 13.8 6.2 2.1 1.0
Career NBA 98 2396 469 1105 393 476 494 151 362 1331 .424 .826 24.4 13.6 5.0 1.5

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
1954-55 23 BOS NBA 7 154 18.1 .573 .519 16.9 0.6 0.0 0.5 .161
1956-57 25 BOS NBA 10 229 19.2 .565 .463 11.4 1.0 0.4 1.4 .290
1957-58 26 BOS NBA 11 352 19.2 .505 .425 7.7 1.2 0.6 1.7 .235
1958-59 27 BOS NBA 11 303 23.4 .560 .495 10.0 1.5 0.5 2.0 .322
1959-60 28 BOS NBA 13 459 14.7 .485 .413 7.8 0.8 0.8 1.6 .169
1960-61 29 BOS NBA 10 300 16.7 .506 .404 10.1 0.7 0.5 1.2 .196
1961-62 30 BOS NBA 13 210 13.2 .481 .375 6.5 0.3 0.3 0.6 .139
1962-63 31 BOS NBA 13 251 7.8 .433 .356 6.0 -0.2 0.3 0.1 .026
1963-64 32 BOS NBA 10 138 10.7 .429 .349 10.8 0.0 0.3 0.3 .088
Career NBA 98 2396 16.3 .506 .424 9.2 5.8 3.7 9.5 .190

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 9 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Frank Ramsey 10.0 7.3 6.5 5.9 5.3 4.0 3.6 3.3 3.2
Charles Oakley 89.7 10.5 7.3 6.7 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.7 3.5 3.3
Hedo Turkoglu 89.6 9.0 7.6 7.3 6.7 5.2 4.9 3.4 2.8 2.6
Corey Maggette 89.0 8.6 8.1 7.0 6.9 5.0 3.9 3.3 3.0 2.6
Grant Long 88.6 8.4 7.7 6.6 6.5 5.1 5.0 4.6 2.7 2.6
James Posey 88.5 10.0 6.2 5.4 5.2 4.3 4.2 3.8 2.7 2.3
Brian Grant 88.4 8.7 7.7 6.3 5.9 5.3 4.8 4.7 3.5 1.0
Maurice Lucas 88.3 8.7 7.4 7.1 6.2 5.8 5.5 4.7 3.5 2.4
Greg Ballard 88.1 9.4 7.9 6.9 6.9 6.0 5.6 3.9 3.6 2.0
Truck Robinson 87.4 7.6 7.3 6.9 6.5 6.0 5.1 4.3 3.3 2.7
Nick Anderson 87.1 8.3 7.7 7.6 7.4 5.3 4.2 3.6 3.1 1.8
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Frank Ramsey 10.0 7.3 6.5 5.9 5.3 4.0 3.6 3.3 3.2
Danny Manning 87.2 9.8 7.9 6.5 5.3 5.2 5.2 3.5 3.4 2.6 2.6 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.2
Mike Mitchell 86.7 8.3 7.6 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.5 4.4 3.6 2.4 0.4
Sidney Wicks 86.6 9.7 7.1 6.1 5.6 5.6 4.2 2.3 1.5 0.4 -0.1
Greg Ballard 86.1 9.4 7.9 6.9 6.9 6.0 5.6 3.9 3.6 2.0 1.7 0.0
Brian Grant 86.1 8.7 7.7 6.3 5.9 5.3 4.9 4.8 4.7 3.5 1.6 1.0 0.2
Jamal Mashburn 85.3 9.0 7.3 6.4 6.3 4.1 3.6 3.4 1.8 0.9 0.7 0.2
Truck Robinson 84.8 7.6 7.3 6.9 6.5 6.0 5.1 4.3 3.3 3.2 2.7 -0.1
Donyell Marshall 84.4 10.4 8.5 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.2 4.2 3.8 3.8 3.0 1.3 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.3
Charles Smith 84.3 9.4 7.4 6.6 4.8 4.4 4.0 2.4 1.9 0.0
Vin Baker 84.2 10.4 8.3 6.2 5.8 4.4 3.5 2.8 2.2 1.8 1.6 0.4 0.1 -0.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1950-51 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)
1951-52 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
1953-54 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1957 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1959 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1960 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1961 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1962 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1963 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1964 Boston Celtics (NBA)
Games
1958-59 NBA 72 (1)
1960-61 NBA 79 (1)
Free Throws
1957-58 NBA 383 (10)
1958-59 NBA 341 (10)
Free Throw Attempts
1958-59 NBA 436 (10)
Free Throw Pct
1960-61 NBA .833 (4)
1961-62 NBA .825 (4)
1962-63 NBA .816 (6)
True Shooting Pct
1957-58 NBA .513 (4)
Offensive Win Shares
1957-58 NBA 6.4 (9)
Defensive Win Shares
1957-58 NBA 3.6 (6)
1958-59 NBA 3.5 (8)
1959-60 NBA 3.4 (9)
1960-61 NBA 3.8 (10)
1961-62 NBA 3.4 (10)
Win Shares
1957-58 NBA 10.0 (9)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1957-58 NBA .234 (1)
Career NBA .154 (77)
Career .154 (81)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.655 (88)

Transactions

April 24, 1953: Drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1953 NBA Draft.

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