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Frank Selvy

Franklin Delano Selvy (Frank)

Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: November 9, 1932 in Corbin, Kentucky
High School: Corbin in Corbin, Kentucky
College: Furman University
Draft: Baltimore Bullets, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), 1954 NBA Draft

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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
1954-55 22 TOT NBA 71 2668 452 1195 .378 444 610 .728 394 245 230 1348
1954-55 22 BLB NBA
1954-55 22 MLH NBA
1955-56 23 STL NBA SG 17 444 67 183 .366 53 71 .746 54 35 38 187
1957-58 25 TOT NBA SG 38 426 44 167 .263 47 77 .610 88 35 44 135
1957-58 25 STL NBA 26 195 16 83 .193 27 48 .563 53 16 23 59
1957-58 25 MNL NBA SG 12 231 28 84 .333 20 29 .690 35 19 21 76
1958-59 26 NYK NBA SG 68 1448 233 605 .385 201 262 .767 248 96 113 667
1959-60 27 TOT NBA SG 62 1308 205 521 .393 153 208 .736 175 111 101 563
1959-60 27 SYR NBA SG 19 217 36 94 .383 31 48 .646 48 30 25 103
1959-60 27 MNL NBA SG 43 1091 169 427 .396 122 160 .763 127 81 76 460
1960-61 28 LAL NBA SG 77 2153 311 767 .405 210 279 .753 299 246 219 832
1961-62 29 LAL NBA SG 79 2806 433 1032 .420 298 404 .738 412 381 232 1164
1962-63 30 LAL NBA SG 80 2369 317 747 .424 192 269 .714 289 281 149 826
1963-64 31 LAL NBA SG 73 1286 160 423 .378 78 122 .639 139 149 115 398
Career NBA 565 14908 2222 5640 .394 1676 2302 .728 2098 1579 1241 6120

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
1954-55 22 TOT NBA 71 37.6 6.4 16.8 .378 6.3 8.6 .728 5.5 3.5 3.2 19.0
1954-55 22 BLB NBA
1954-55 22 MLH NBA
1955-56 23 STL NBA SG 17 26.1 3.9 10.8 .366 3.1 4.2 .746 3.2 2.1 2.2 11.0
1957-58 25 TOT NBA SG 38 11.2 1.2 4.4 .263 1.2 2.0 .610 2.3 0.9 1.2 3.6
1957-58 25 STL NBA 26 7.5 0.6 3.2 .193 1.0 1.8 .563 2.0 0.6 0.9 2.3
1957-58 25 MNL NBA SG 12 19.3 2.3 7.0 .333 1.7 2.4 .690 2.9 1.6 1.8 6.3
1958-59 26 NYK NBA SG 68 21.3 3.4 8.9 .385 3.0 3.9 .767 3.6 1.4 1.7 9.8
1959-60 27 TOT NBA SG 62 21.1 3.3 8.4 .393 2.5 3.4 .736 2.8 1.8 1.6 9.1
1959-60 27 SYR NBA SG 19 11.4 1.9 4.9 .383 1.6 2.5 .646 2.5 1.6 1.3 5.4
1959-60 27 MNL NBA SG 43 25.4 3.9 9.9 .396 2.8 3.7 .763 3.0 1.9 1.8 10.7
1960-61 28 LAL NBA SG 77 28.0 4.0 10.0 .405 2.7 3.6 .753 3.9 3.2 2.8 10.8
1961-62 29 LAL NBA SG 79 35.5 5.5 13.1 .420 3.8 5.1 .738 5.2 4.8 2.9 14.7
1962-63 30 LAL NBA SG 80 29.6 4.0 9.3 .424 2.4 3.4 .714 3.6 3.5 1.9 10.3
1963-64 31 LAL NBA SG 73 17.6 2.2 5.8 .378 1.1 1.7 .639 1.9 2.0 1.6 5.5
Career NBA 565 26.4 3.9 10.0 .394 3.0 4.1 .728 3.7 2.8 2.2 10.8

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
1954-55 22 TOT NBA 71 2668 6.1 16.1 .378 6.0 8.2 .728 5.3 3.3 3.1 18.2
1954-55 22 BLB NBA
1954-55 22 MLH NBA
1955-56 23 STL NBA SG 17 444 5.4 14.8 .366 4.3 5.8 .746 4.4 2.8 3.1 15.2
1957-58 25 TOT NBA SG 38 426 3.7 14.1 .263 4.0 6.5 .610 7.4 3.0 3.7 11.4
1957-58 25 STL NBA 26 195 3.0 15.3 .193 5.0 8.9 .563 9.8 3.0 4.2 10.9
1957-58 25 MNL NBA SG 12 231 4.4 13.1 .333 3.1 4.5 .690 5.5 3.0 3.3 11.8
1958-59 26 NYK NBA SG 68 1448 5.8 15.0 .385 5.0 6.5 .767 6.2 2.4 2.8 16.6
1959-60 27 TOT NBA SG 62 1308 5.6 14.3 .393 4.2 5.7 .736 4.8 3.1 2.8 15.5
1959-60 27 SYR NBA SG 19 217 6.0 15.6 .383 5.1 8.0 .646 8.0 5.0 4.1 17.1
1959-60 27 MNL NBA SG 43 1091 5.6 14.1 .396 4.0 5.3 .763 4.2 2.7 2.5 15.2
1960-61 28 LAL NBA SG 77 2153 5.2 12.8 .405 3.5 4.7 .753 5.0 4.1 3.7 13.9
1961-62 29 LAL NBA SG 79 2806 5.6 13.2 .420 3.8 5.2 .738 5.3 4.9 3.0 14.9
1962-63 30 LAL NBA SG 80 2369 4.8 11.4 .424 2.9 4.1 .714 4.4 4.3 2.3 12.6
1963-64 31 LAL NBA SG 73 1286 4.5 11.8 .378 2.2 3.4 .639 3.9 4.2 3.2 11.1
Career NBA 565 14908 5.4 13.6 .394 4.0 5.6 .728 5.1 3.8 3.0 14.8

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
1954-55 22 TOT NBA 71 2668 .461 .378
1954-55 22 BLB NBA
1954-55 22 MLH NBA
1955-56 23 STL NBA SG 17 444 12.0 .436 .366 0.2 0.4 0.6 .064
1957-58 25 TOT NBA SG 38 426 7.0 .336 .263 -0.9 0.3 -0.6 -0.068
1957-58 25 STL NBA 26 195 4.9 .283 .193 -0.8 0.2 -0.6 -0.143
1957-58 25 MNL NBA SG 12 231 8.8 .393 .333 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.006
1958-59 26 NYK NBA SG 68 1448 13.8 .463 .385 1.7 0.7 2.4 .079
1959-60 27 TOT NBA SG 62 1308 12.4 .460 .393 1.2 1.1 2.3 .084
1959-60 27 SYR NBA SG 19 217 14.4 .447 .383 0.2 0.2 0.4 .085
1959-60 27 MNL NBA SG 43 1091 12.0 .462 .396 1.0 0.9 1.9 .083
1960-61 28 LAL NBA SG 77 2153 11.8 .468 .405 1.9 2.2 4.1 .092
1961-62 29 LAL NBA SG 79 2806 13.1 .481 .420 2.9 2.6 5.5 .094
1962-63 30 LAL NBA SG 80 2369 11.5 .477 .424 1.3 2.3 3.6 .074
1963-64 31 LAL NBA SG 73 1286 9.0 .417 .378 -0.7 0.7 0.0 .000
Career NBA 565 14908 11.9 .460 .394 7.6 10.4 17.9 .058

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
1958-59 26 NYK NBA SG 2 43 10 20 .500 9 11 .818 4 3 6 29
1959-60 27 MNL NBA SG 9 330 55 153 .359 31 44 .705 55 29 21 141
1960-61 28 LAL NBA SG 12 371 43 111 .387 37 48 .771 44 50 42 123
1961-62 29 LAL NBA SG 13 478 66 152 .434 33 39 .846 73 65 34 165
1962-63 30 LAL NBA SG 13 317 32 81 .395 39 48 .813 45 36 36 103
1963-64 31 LAL NBA SG 3 69 13 27 .481 2 2 1.000 5 6 8 28
Career NBA 52 1608 219 544 .403 151 192 .786 226 189 147 589

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
1958-59 26 NYK NBA SG 2 21.5 5.0 10.0 .500 4.5 5.5 .818 2.0 1.5 3.0 14.5
1959-60 27 MNL NBA SG 9 36.7 6.1 17.0 .359 3.4 4.9 .705 6.1 3.2 2.3 15.7
1960-61 28 LAL NBA SG 12 30.9 3.6 9.3 .387 3.1 4.0 .771 3.7 4.2 3.5 10.3
1961-62 29 LAL NBA SG 13 36.8 5.1 11.7 .434 2.5 3.0 .846 5.6 5.0 2.6 12.7
1962-63 30 LAL NBA SG 13 24.4 2.5 6.2 .395 3.0 3.7 .813 3.5 2.8 2.8 7.9
1963-64 31 LAL NBA SG 3 23.0 4.3 9.0 .481 0.7 0.7 1.000 1.7 2.0 2.7 9.3
Career NBA 52 30.9 4.2 10.5 .403 2.9 3.7 .786 4.3 3.6 2.8 11.3

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
1958-59 26 NYK NBA SG 2 43 8.4 16.7 .500 7.5 9.2 .818 3.3 2.5 5.0 24.3
1959-60 27 MNL NBA SG 9 330 6.0 16.7 .359 3.4 4.8 .705 6.0 3.2 2.3 15.4
1960-61 28 LAL NBA SG 12 371 4.2 10.8 .387 3.6 4.7 .771 4.3 4.9 4.1 11.9
1961-62 29 LAL NBA SG 13 478 5.0 11.4 .434 2.5 2.9 .846 5.5 4.9 2.6 12.4
1962-63 30 LAL NBA SG 13 317 3.6 9.2 .395 4.4 5.5 .813 5.1 4.1 4.1 11.7
1963-64 31 LAL NBA SG 3 69 6.8 14.1 .481 1.0 1.0 1.000 2.6 3.1 4.2 14.6
Career NBA 52 1608 4.9 12.2 .403 3.4 4.3 .786 5.1 4.2 3.3 13.2

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
1958-59 26 NYK NBA SG 2 43 18.2 .584 .500 9.9 0.2 0.0 0.2 .248
1959-60 27 MNL NBA SG 9 330 11.6 .409 .359 13.7 -0.1 0.1 0.0 .005
1960-61 28 LAL NBA SG 12 371 10.5 .465 .387 17.1 0.3 0.2 0.5 .063
1961-62 29 LAL NBA SG 13 478 12.6 .488 .434 18.5 0.5 0.2 0.8 .077
1962-63 30 LAL NBA SG 13 317 11.4 .504 .395 15.0 0.3 0.2 0.5 .079
1963-64 31 LAL NBA SG 3 69 11.8 .502 .481 15.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 .053
Career NBA 52 1608 11.8 .469 .403 16.1 1.4 0.7 2.1 .063

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1954-55 22 MLH NBA 1 0 19:00 2 7 .286 3 4 .750 3 1 4 7
1961-62 29 LAL NBA SG 1 0 11:00 0 3 .000 0 0 4 1 1 0
Career NBA 2 0 30 2 10 .200 3 4 .750 7 2 5 7

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 9 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Frank Selvy 5.5 4.1 3.6 2.4 2.3 0.6 0.0 -0.6
O.J. Mayo 87.6 5.6 4.2 3.5 3.4 2.4
Ramon Sessions 86.7 5.6 4.4 3.7 2.9 1.1 0.7
John Roche 84.9 4.8 4.2 4.1 2.5 2.3 0.8 0.6 0.5
Chico Vaughn 84.3 4.9 3.4 3.4 2.3 2.3 0.8 0.4 0.4
Rodney Stuckey 84.0 5.0 4.5 3.8 2.7 2.5 2.0
Jerry Sichting 83.7 5.2 4.2 3.5 2.7 2.3 1.5 1.1 0.3 0.2
Randy Wittman 83.5 5.9 4.2 3.5 1.6 1.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lionel Hollins 83.0 5.2 4.0 3.4 2.9 2.3 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.1
Ron Brewer 82.4 5.6 4.3 3.3 1.6 1.4 0.8 0.3 0.1
Ted McClain 82.3 7.0 4.2 4.1 2.7 2.0 0.8 0.5 -0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Frank Selvy 5.5 4.1 3.6 2.4 2.3 0.6 0.0 -0.6
O.J. Mayo 87.6 5.6 4.2 3.5 3.4 2.4
Ramon Sessions 86.7 5.6 4.4 3.7 2.9 1.1 0.7
John Roche 84.9 4.8 4.2 4.1 2.5 2.3 0.8 0.6 0.5
Chico Vaughn 84.3 4.9 3.4 3.4 2.3 2.3 0.8 0.4 0.4
Rodney Stuckey 84.0 5.0 4.5 3.8 2.7 2.5 2.0
Randy Wittman 83.5 5.9 4.2 3.5 1.6 1.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jerry Sichting 83.2 5.2 4.2 3.5 2.7 2.3 1.5 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.2
Ron Brewer 82.4 5.6 4.3 3.3 1.6 1.4 0.8 0.3 0.1
Ted McClain 82.3 7.0 4.2 4.1 2.7 2.0 0.8 0.5 -0.1
George Senesky 82.2 6.2 4.4 3.6 2.6 2.3 2.0 0.5 0.3

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1955 NBA
1962 NBA
Honors
1952-53 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
1953-54 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
Games
1962-63 NBA 80 (1)
Minutes Played
1954-55 NBA 2668 (8)
Field Goals
1954-55 NBA 452 (7)
Field Goal Attempts
1954-55 NBA 1195 (4)
Free Throws
1954-55 NBA 444 (6)
Free Throw Attempts
1954-55 NBA 610 (2)
Assists
1961-62 NBA 381 (7)
Points
1954-55 NBA 1348 (5)
Minutes Per Game
1954-55 NBA 37.6 (8)
Points Per Game
1954-55 NBA 19.0 (5)
Assists Per Game
1961-62 NBA 4.8 (8)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.003 (411)
    

Transactions

April 24, 1954: Drafted by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.

November 28, 1954: Drafted by the Milwaukee Hawks from the Baltimore Bullets in the dispersal draft.

February 16, 1958: Traded by the St. Louis Hawks to the Minneapolis Lakers for Dick Boushka and Terry Rand.

October 25, 1959: Waived by the New York Knicks.

October 28, 1959: Claimed on waivers by the Syracuse Nationals from the New York Knicks

December 15, 1959: Sold by the Syracuse Nationals to the Minneapolis Lakers.

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