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Ed Sadowski

Edward Frank Sadowski (Ed, Big Ed)

Position: Center ▪ Height: 6-5 ▪ Weight: 240 lbs.
Born: July 11, 1917
Died: September 18, 1990
College: Seton Hall University
NBA Debut: November 1, 1946
As Coach: 1 Yr, 3-9, .250 W-L% (Full Record)

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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
1946-47 29 TOT BAA 53 329 891 .369 219 328 .668 46 194 877
1946-47 29 TRH BAA 10 73 209 .349 45 66 .682 8 42 191
1946-47 29 CLR BAA 43 256 682 .375 174 262 .664 38 152 686
1947-48 30 BOS BAA 47 308 953 .323 294 422 .697 74 182 910
1948-49 31 PHW BAA 60 340 839 .405 240 350 .686 160 273 920
1949-50 32 TOT NBA 69 299 922 .324 274 373 .735 136 244 872
1949-50 32 PHW NBA 17 47 153 .307 52 75 .693 39 63 146
1949-50 32 BLB NBA 52 252 769 .328 222 298 .745 97 181 726
Career TOT 229 1276 3605 .354 1027 1473 .697 416 893 3579
BAA 160 977 2683 .364 753 1100 .685 280 649 2707
NBA 69 299 922 .324 274 373 .735 136 244 872

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
1946-47 29 TOT BAA 53 6.2 16.8 .369 4.1 6.2 .668 0.9 3.7 16.5
1946-47 29 TRH BAA 10 7.3 20.9 .349 4.5 6.6 .682 0.8 4.2 19.1
1946-47 29 CLR BAA 43 6.0 15.9 .375 4.0 6.1 .664 0.9 3.5 16.0
1947-48 30 BOS BAA 47 6.6 20.3 .323 6.3 9.0 .697 1.6 3.9 19.4
1948-49 31 PHW BAA 60 5.7 14.0 .405 4.0 5.8 .686 2.7 4.6 15.3
1949-50 32 TOT NBA 69 4.3 13.4 .324 4.0 5.4 .735 2.0 3.5 12.6
1949-50 32 PHW NBA 17 2.8 9.0 .307 3.1 4.4 .693 2.3 3.7 8.6
1949-50 32 BLB NBA 52 4.8 14.8 .328 4.3 5.7 .745 1.9 3.5 14.0
Career TOT 229 5.6 15.7 .354 4.5 6.4 .697 1.8 3.9 15.6
BAA 160 6.1 16.8 .364 4.7 6.9 .685 1.8 4.1 16.9
NBA 69 4.3 13.4 .324 4.0 5.4 .735 2.0 3.5 12.6

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
1946-47 29 TOT BAA 53 .369 .668
1946-47 29 TRH BAA 10 .349 .682
1946-47 29 CLR BAA 43 .375 .664
1947-48 30 BOS BAA 47 .323 .697
1948-49 31 PHW BAA 60 .405 .686
1949-50 32 TOT NBA 69 .324 .735
1949-50 32 PHW NBA 17 .307 .693
1949-50 32 BLB NBA 52 .328 .745
Career TOT 229 .354 .697
BAA 160 .364 .685
NBA 69 .324 .735

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
1946-47 29 TOT BAA 53 .424 .369 10.8 1.0 11.8
1946-47 29 TRH BAA 10 .401 .349 2.1 0.3 2.3
1946-47 29 CLR BAA 43 .430 .375 8.7 0.7 9.5
1947-48 30 BOS BAA 47 .400 .323 8.9 0.5 9.3
1948-49 31 PHW BAA 60 .463 .405 7.5 3.2 10.7
1949-50 32 TOT NBA 69 .401 .324 1.8 2.5 4.3
1949-50 32 PHW NBA 17 .392 .307 0.3 0.9 1.2
1949-50 32 BLB NBA 52 .403 .328 1.5 1.6 3.1
Career TOT 229 .421 .354 29.1 7.2 36.2
BAA 160 .427 .364 27.2 4.7 31.9
NBA 69 .401 .324 1.8 2.5 4.3

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
1946-47 29 CLR BAA 3 22 56 27 34 5 10 71 .393 .794 23.7 1.7
1947-48 30 BOS BAA 3 19 55 23 38 6 17 61 .345 .605 20.3 2.0
1948-49 31 PHW BAA 2 6 28 8 13 3 6 20 .214 .615 10.0 1.5
Career BAA 8 47 139 58 85 14 33 152 .338 .682 19.0 1.8

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
1946-47 29 CLR BAA 3 .500 .393 1.2 -0.2 1.0
1947-48 30 BOS BAA 3 .425 .345 0.6 -0.1 0.5
1948-49 31 PHW BAA 2 .297 .214 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
Career BAA 8 .431 .338 1.7 -0.2 1.5

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
Ed Sadowski 11.8 10.7 9.3 4.3
Dave Cowens 93.5 12.0 10.4 9.3 6.4
Bill Cartwright 89.8 10.1 10.0 9.7 5.0
Bob Lanier 87.5 14.4 10.6 8.4 5.2
Yao Ming 86.7 11.4 10.7 8.7 8.6
Wes Unseld 86.5 11.1 10.8 10.0 8.3
Dwight Howard 85.2 12.9 9.7 8.6 7.3
Dave Robisch 85.1 10.1 9.1 8.5 5.2
Al Horford 84.9 10.9 10.1 6.8 5.5
Arnie Risen 83.8 10.6 9.3 6.8 4.6
Dikembe Mutombo 83.3 9.4 8.8 8.7 4.8
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ed Sadowski 11.8 10.7 9.3 4.3
Al Horford 84.9 10.9 10.1 6.8 5.5
Jeff Ruland 75.3 10.1 9.3 7.8 3.5 3.3 0.3 0.0 0.0
Steve Stipanovich 57.6 9.0 6.9 5.9 5.0 3.6
George Ratkovicz 56.7 9.3 6.0 5.2 2.8 -0.1
Chuck Share 55.8 8.6 8.1 6.7 4.2 4.0 3.3 1.3
Joakim Noah 55.4 6.7 6.4 6.2 3.8
Marc Gasol 55.3 8.4 7.9 6.4
Mike Lewis 54.0 7.9 7.5 4.0 3.8 1.1 0.0
Stan Miasek 51.8 10.3 5.8 5.5 4.1 3.6 3.5
Bill Walton 50.7 10.2 8.4 5.0 3.8 3.6 3.3 2.3 2.0 0.8 -0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1947-48 BAA All-BAA (1st)
Games
1948-49 BAA 60 (4)
1949-50 NBA 69 (1)
Field Goals
1946-47 BAA 329 (5)
1947-48 BAA 308 (3)
1948-49 BAA 340 (6)
Field Goal Attempts
1947-48 BAA 953 (3)
1948-49 BAA 839 (8)
Field Goal Pct
1946-47 BAA .369 (2)
1947-48 BAA .323 (3)
1948-49 BAA .405 (3)
Free Throws
1946-47 BAA 219 (5)
1947-48 BAA 294 (2)
1948-49 BAA 240 (9)
Free Throw Attempts
1946-47 BAA 328 (6)
1947-48 BAA 422 (1)
1948-49 BAA 350 (6)
Assists
1947-48 BAA 74 (5)
Personal Fouls
1946-47 BAA 194 (4)
1947-48 BAA 182 (5)
1948-49 BAA 273 (1)
Points
1946-47 BAA 877 (4)
1947-48 BAA 910 (3)
1948-49 BAA 920 (5)
Points Per Game
1946-47 BAA 16.5 (3)
1947-48 BAA 19.4 (3)
1948-49 BAA 15.3 (7)
Assists Per Game
1947-48 BAA 1.6 (6)
True Shooting Pct
1946-47 BAA .423 (2)
1947-48 BAA .400 (3)
1948-49 BAA .463 (5)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1946-47 BAA .369 (2)
1947-48 BAA .323 (3)
1948-49 BAA .405 (3)
Offensive Win Shares
1946-47 BAA 10.8 (3)
1947-48 BAA 8.9 (1)
1948-49 BAA 7.5 (3)
Defensive Win Shares
1948-49 BAA 3.2 (6)
Win Shares
1946-47 BAA 11.8 (3)
1947-48 BAA 9.3 (3)
1948-49 BAA 10.7 (2)
     

Transactions

December 16, 1946: Traded by the Toronto Huskies with Ray Wertis to the Cleveland Rebels for Leo Mogus, Dick Schulz and cash.

July 27, 1947: Drafted by the Boston Celtics from the Cleveland Rebels in the dispersal draft.

May 1, 1948: Traded by the Boston Celtics to the Philadelphia Warriors for Hank Beenders and Chick Halbert.

December 7, 1949: Traded by the Philadelphia Warriors with cash to the Baltimore Bullets for Ron Livingstone.

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