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Kenny Sears

Kenneth Robert Sears (Ken, Kenny, Big Cat)

Position: Forward
Height: 6-9    Weight: 198 lbs.
Born: August 17, 1933 in Watsonville, California
High School: Watsonville Union in Watsonville, California
College: Santa Clara University

Drafted by the New York Knickerbockers in the 1st round (4th pick, 4th overall) of the 1955 NBA draft.

12
New York Knickerbockers
1956-1961		 20
New York Knickerbockers
1963		 17
San Francisco Warriors
1963-1964

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
1955-56 22 NYK NBA 70 2069 319 728 .438 258 324 .796 616 114 201 896
1956-57 23 NYK NBA 72 2516 343 821 .418 383 485 .790 614 101 226 1069
1957-58 24 NYK NBA 72 2685 445 1014 .439 452 550 .822 785 126 251 1342
1958-59 25 NYK NBA 71 2498 491 1002 .490 506 588 .861 658 136 237 1488
1959-60 26 NYK NBA 64 2099 412 863 .477 363 418 .868 876 127 191 1187
1960-61 27 NYK NBA 52 1396 241 568 .424 268 325 .825 293 102 165 750
1962-63 29 TOT NBA 77 1141 161 304 .530 131 168 .780 206 95 128 453
1962-63 29 NYK NBA 23 359 48 92 .522 26 46 .565 67 40 29 122
1962-63 29 SFW NBA 54 782 113 212 .533 105 122 .861 139 55 99 331
1963-64 30 SFW NBA 51 519 53 120 .442 64 79 .810 94 42 71 170
Career NBA 529 14923 2465 5420 .455 2425 2937 .826 4142 843 1470 7355

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
1955-56 22 NYK NBA 70 29.6 4.6 10.4 .438 3.7 4.6 .796 8.8 1.6 2.9 12.8
1956-57 23 NYK NBA 72 34.9 4.8 11.4 .418 5.3 6.7 .790 8.5 1.4 3.1 14.8
1957-58 24 NYK NBA 72 37.3 6.2 14.1 .439 6.3 7.6 .822 10.9 1.8 3.5 18.6
1958-59 25 NYK NBA 71 35.2 6.9 14.1 .490 7.1 8.3 .861 9.3 1.9 3.3 21.0
1959-60 26 NYK NBA 64 32.8 6.4 13.5 .477 5.7 6.5 .868 13.7 2.0 3.0 18.5
1960-61 27 NYK NBA 52 26.8 4.6 10.9 .424 5.2 6.3 .825 5.6 2.0 3.2 14.4
1962-63 29 TOT NBA 77 14.8 2.1 3.9 .530 1.7 2.2 .780 2.7 1.2 1.7 5.9
1962-63 29 NYK NBA 23 15.6 2.1 4.0 .522 1.1 2.0 .565 2.9 1.7 1.3 5.3
1962-63 29 SFW NBA 54 14.5 2.1 3.9 .533 1.9 2.3 .861 2.6 1.0 1.8 6.1
1963-64 30 SFW NBA 51 10.2 1.0 2.4 .442 1.3 1.5 .810 1.8 0.8 1.4 3.3
Career NBA 529 28.2 4.7 10.2 .455 4.6 5.6 .826 7.8 1.6 2.8 13.9

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
1955-56 22 NYK NBA 70 2069 5.6 12.7 .438 4.5 5.6 .796 10.7 2.0 3.5 15.6
1956-57 23 NYK NBA 72 2516 4.9 11.7 .418 5.5 6.9 .790 8.8 1.4 3.2 15.3
1957-58 24 NYK NBA 72 2685 6.0 13.6 .439 6.1 7.4 .822 10.5 1.7 3.4 18.0
1958-59 25 NYK NBA 71 2498 7.1 14.4 .490 7.3 8.5 .861 9.5 2.0 3.4 21.4
1959-60 26 NYK NBA 64 2099 7.1 14.8 .477 6.2 7.2 .868 15.0 2.2 3.3 20.4
1960-61 27 NYK NBA 52 1396 6.2 14.6 .424 6.9 8.4 .825 7.6 2.6 4.3 19.3
1962-63 29 TOT NBA 77 1141 5.1 9.6 .530 4.1 5.3 .780 6.5 3.0 4.0 14.3
1962-63 29 NYK NBA 23 359 4.8 9.2 .522 2.6 4.6 .565 6.7 4.0 2.9 12.2
1962-63 29 SFW NBA 54 782 5.2 9.8 .533 4.8 5.6 .861 6.4 2.5 4.6 15.2
1963-64 30 SFW NBA 51 519 3.7 8.3 .442 4.4 5.5 .810 6.5 2.9 4.9 11.8
Career NBA 529 14923 5.9 13.1 .455 5.9 7.1 .826 10.0 2.0 3.5 17.7

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 LS WSAA
1955-56 22 NYK NBA 70 2069 17.8 .515 .438
1956-57 23 NYK NBA 72 2516 16.7 .517 .418
1957-58 24 NYK NBA 72 2685 18.5 .534 .439
1958-59 25 NYK NBA 71 2498 22.6 .590 .490
1959-60 26 NYK NBA 64 2099 21.8 .567 .477
1960-61 27 NYK NBA 52 1396 16.1 .527 .424
1962-63 29 TOT NBA 77 1141 13.8 .599 .530
1962-63 29 NYK NBA 23 359 13.3 .543 .522
1962-63 29 SFW NBA 54 782 14.1 .623 .533
1963-64 30 SFW NBA 51 519 12.1 .549 .442
Career NBA 529 14923 18.5 .548 .455

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
1958-59 25 NYK NBA 2 64 10 27 13 15 17 6 6 33 .370 .867 32.0 16.5 8.5 3.0
1963-64 30 SFW NBA 7 24 6 10 0 0 12 3 4 12 .600 3.4 1.7 1.7 0.4
Career NBA 9 88 16 37 13 15 29 9 10 45 .432 .867 9.8 5.0 3.2 1.0

All-Star Games

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1957-58 24 NYK NBA 1 14 4 8 .500 4 5 .800 1 0 1 12
1958-59 25 NYK NBA 1 26 5 9 .556 5 5 1.000 8 1 4 15
Career NBA 2 40 9 17 .529 9 10 .900 9 1 5 27

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1958 NBA
1959 NBA

MVP Voting
Season Lg Share (Rank)

1956-57 NBA 0.012 (8)
1957-58 NBA 0.002 (12)
1958-59 NBA 0.029 (8)
1960-61 NBA 0.003 (15)

Games

1956-57 NBA 72 (1)
 1957-58 NBA 72 (1)

Minutes Played

1956-57 NBA 2516 (8)
1957-58 NBA 2685 (4)

Field Goals

1958-59 NBA 491 (10)

Field Goal Pct

1955-56 NBA .438 (4)
1956-57 NBA .418 (9)
1957-58 NBA .439 (6)
1958-59 NBA .490 (1)
 1959-60 NBA .477 (1)

Free Throws

1956-57 NBA 383 (7)
1957-58 NBA 452 (4)
1958-59 NBA 506 (5)

Free Throw Attempts

1956-57 NBA 485 (7)
1957-58 NBA 550 (5)
1958-59 NBA 588 (5)

Free Throw Pct

1957-58 NBA .822 (9)
1958-59 NBA .861 (3)
1959-60 NBA .868 (3)
1960-61 NBA .825 (8)
Career NBA .826 (92)
Career .826 (98)

Total Rebounds

1959-60 NBA 876 (9)

Personal Fouls

1957-58 NBA 251 (9)

Points

1957-58 NBA 1342 (9)
1958-59 NBA 1488 (7)

Minutes Per Game

1957-58 NBA 37.3 (7)

Points Per Game

1957-58 NBA 18.6 (9)
1958-59 NBA 21.0 (7)

Rebounds Per Game

1959-60 NBA 13.7 (6)

Player Efficiency Rating

1958-59 NBA 22.6 (4)
1959-60 NBA 21.8 (6)

True Shooting Pct

1955-56 NBA .515 (5)
1956-57 NBA .517 (3)
1957-58 NBA .534 (1)
 1958-59 NBA .590 (1)
 1959-60 NBA .567 (1)
 1960-61 NBA .527 (5)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.002 (312)