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Dick Ricketts

Richard James Ricketts Jr. (Dick)

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Height: 6-7 ▪ Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: December 4, 1933 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Died: March 6, 1988
High School: Pottstown in Pottstown, Pennsylvania
College: Duquesne University
Draft: St. Louis Hawks, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), 1955 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 5, 1955

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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
1955-56 22 TOT NBA 68 1943 235 752 .313 138 195 .708 490 206 287 608
1955-56 22 STL NBA 29 777 94 301 .312 55 78 .705 196 82 115 243
1955-56 22 ROC NBA 39 1166 141 451 .313 83 117 .709 294 124 172 365
1956-57 23 ROC NBA 72 2114 299 869 .344 206 297 .694 437 127 307 804
1957-58 24 CIN NBA 72 1620 215 664 .324 132 196 .673 410 114 277 562
Career NBA 212 5677 749 2285 .328 476 688 .692 1337 447 871 1974

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
1955-56 22 TOT NBA 68 28.6 3.5 11.1 .313 2.0 2.9 .708 7.2 3.0 4.2 8.9
1955-56 22 STL NBA 29 26.8 3.2 10.4 .312 1.9 2.7 .705 6.8 2.8 4.0 8.4
1955-56 22 ROC NBA 39 29.9 3.6 11.6 .313 2.1 3.0 .709 7.5 3.2 4.4 9.4
1956-57 23 ROC NBA 72 29.4 4.2 12.1 .344 2.9 4.1 .694 6.1 1.8 4.3 11.2
1957-58 24 CIN NBA 72 22.5 3.0 9.2 .324 1.8 2.7 .673 5.7 1.6 3.8 7.8
Career NBA 212 26.8 3.5 10.8 .328 2.2 3.2 .692 6.3 2.1 4.1 9.3

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
1955-56 22 TOT NBA 68 1943 4.4 13.9 .313 2.6 3.6 .708 9.1 3.8 5.3 11.3
1955-56 22 STL NBA 29 777 4.4 13.9 .312 2.5 3.6 .705 9.1 3.8 5.3 11.3
1955-56 22 ROC NBA 39 1166 4.4 13.9 .313 2.6 3.6 .709 9.1 3.8 5.3 11.3
1956-57 23 ROC NBA 72 2114 5.1 14.8 .344 3.5 5.1 .694 7.4 2.2 5.2 13.7
1957-58 24 CIN NBA 72 1620 4.8 14.8 .324 2.9 4.4 .673 9.1 2.5 6.2 12.5
Career NBA 212 5677 4.7 14.5 .328 3.0 4.4 .692 8.5 2.8 5.5 12.5

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
1955-56 22 TOT NBA 68 1943 9.6 .363 .313 -3.0 3.0 0.0 -0.001
1955-56 22 STL NBA 29 777 9.5 .362 .312 -1.2 1.1 -0.2 -0.010
1955-56 22 ROC NBA 39 1166 9.6 .363 .313 -1.8 1.9 0.1 .005
1956-57 23 ROC NBA 72 2114 10.6 .402 .344 -0.8 2.8 2.0 .046
1957-58 24 CIN NBA 72 1620 8.4 .375 .324 -1.8 1.9 0.1 .004
Career NBA 212 5677 9.6 .381 .328 -5.7 7.8 2.1 .018

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
1957-58 24 CIN NBA 2 31 5 15 5 5 10 2 9 15 .333 1.000 15.5 7.5 5.0 1.0
Career NBA 2 31 5 15 5 5 10 2 9 15 .333 1.000 15.5 7.5 5.0 1.0

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
1957-58 24 CIN NBA 2 31 13.8 .436 .333 11.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 .086
Career NBA 2 31 13.8 .436 .333 11.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 .086

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 3 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3
Dick Ricketts 2.0 0.1 0.0
Dean Tolson 96.7 2.0 0.2 0.0
Keith Erickson 88.1 2.1 0.2 -0.2
Joe Roberts 87.6 1.9 0.2 0.0
Neil Johnson 84.7 2.2 0.2 -0.2
Johnny Baum 84.7 2.0 0.4 -0.1
Duane Ferrell 83.9 1.9 0.4 -0.1
Bruce Bowen 83.0 2.2 0.0 0.0
Bernard Thompson 82.9 2.1 0.2 0.1
Louis Amundson 81.4 1.8 0.1 0.1
Tony Massenburg 78.8 2.2 0.4 -0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6
Dick Ricketts 2.0 0.1 0.0
Dean Tolson 96.7 2.0 0.2 0.0
Joe Roberts 79.2 1.9 0.2 0.2 0.0
J.J. Anderson 76.9 2.3 0.2 0.1
Bill Bunting 71.4 2.0 0.7 0.0
Red Morrison 71.2 1.7 0.5 0.0
Sean Williams 70.0 2.5 0.3 -0.2
Brian Evans 67.6 1.5 0.1 0.1
Linton Johnson 66.4 1.9 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gerard King 65.7 2.3 0.5 0.2
Jim Holstein 64.6 1.8 0.6 0.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1953-54 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
1954-55 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
Games
1956-57 NBA 72 (1)
1957-58 NBA 72 (1)
Personal Fouls
1955-56 NBA 287 (5)
1956-57 NBA 307 (2)
1957-58 NBA 277 (6)
Defensive Win Shares
1955-56 NBA 3.0 (10)
1956-57 NBA 2.8 (10)

Transactions

April 13, 1955: Drafted by the Milwaukee Hawks in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1955 NBA Draft.

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