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Gene Shue
Eugene William Shue (Gene)
Position: Guard
Height: 6-2 Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: December 18, 1931 in Baltimore, Maryland
High School: Catholic in Towson, Maryland
College: University of Maryland
Drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1st round (3rd pick, 3rd overall) of the 1954 NBA draft.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | 23 | TOT | NBA | 62 | 947 | 100 | 289 | .346 | 59 | 78 | .756 | 154 | 89 | 64 | 259 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 23 | PHW | NBA | 6 | 65 | 3 | 15 | .200 | 5 | 6 | .833 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 11 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 23 | NYK | NBA | 56 | 882 | 97 | 274 | .354 | 54 | 72 | .750 | 144 | 78 | 60 | 248 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 24 | NYK | NBA | 72 | 1750 | 240 | 625 | .384 | 181 | 237 | .764 | 212 | 179 | 111 | 661 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 25 | FTW | NBA | 72 | 2470 | 273 | 710 | .385 | 241 | 316 | .763 | 421 | 238 | 137 | 787 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 26 | DET | NBA | 63 | 2333 | 353 | 919 | .384 | 276 | 327 | .844 | 333 | 172 | 150 | 982 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 27 | DET | NBA | 72 | 2745 | 464 | 1197 | .388 | 338 | 421 | .803 | 335 | 231 | 129 | 1266 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 28 | DET | NBA | 75 | 3338 | 620 | 1501 | .413 | 472 | 541 | .872 | 409 | 295 | 146 | 1712 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 29 | DET | NBA | 78 | 3361 | 650 | 1545 | .421 | 465 | 543 | .856 | 334 | 530 | 207 | 1765 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 30 | DET | NBA | 80 | 3143 | 580 | 1422 | .408 | 362 | 447 | .810 | 372 | 465 | 192 | 1522 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 31 | NYK | NBA | 78 | 2288 | 354 | 894 | .396 | 208 | 302 | .689 | 191 | 259 | 171 | 916 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 32 | BAL | NBA | 47 | 963 | 81 | 276 | .293 | 36 | 61 | .590 | 94 | 150 | 98 | 198 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 699 | 23338 | 3715 | 9378 | .396 | 2638 | 3273 | .806 | 2855 | 2608 | 1405 | 10068 |
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 | TOT | NBA | 62 | 15.3 | 1.6 | 4.7 | .346 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .756 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 4.2 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 23 | PHW | NBA | 6 | 10.8 | 0.5 | 2.5 | .200 | 0.8 | 1.0 | .833 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.8 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 23 | NYK | NBA | 56 | 15.8 | 1.7 | 4.9 | .354 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .750 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 4.4 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 24 | NYK | NBA | 72 | 24.3 | 3.3 | 8.7 | .384 | 2.5 | 3.3 | .764 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 9.2 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 25 | FTW | NBA | 72 | 34.3 | 3.8 | 9.9 | .385 | 3.3 | 4.4 | .763 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 10.9 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 26 | DET | NBA | 63 | 37.0 | 5.6 | 14.6 | .384 | 4.4 | 5.2 | .844 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 15.6 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 27 | DET | NBA | 72 | 38.1 | 6.4 | 16.6 | .388 | 4.7 | 5.8 | .803 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 17.6 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 28 | DET | NBA | 75 | 44.5 | 8.3 | 20.0 | .413 | 6.3 | 7.2 | .872 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 22.8 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 29 | DET | NBA | 78 | 43.1 | 8.3 | 19.8 | .421 | 6.0 | 7.0 | .856 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 22.6 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 30 | DET | NBA | 80 | 39.3 | 7.3 | 17.8 | .408 | 4.5 | 5.6 | .810 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 19.0 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 31 | NYK | NBA | 78 | 29.3 | 4.5 | 11.5 | .396 | 2.7 | 3.9 | .689 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 11.7 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 32 | BAL | NBA | 47 | 20.5 | 1.7 | 5.9 | .293 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .590 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 4.2 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 699 | 33.4 | 5.3 | 13.4 | .396 | 3.8 | 4.7 | .806 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 14.4 |
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 | TOT | NBA | 62 | 947 | 3.8 | 11.0 | .346 | 2.2 | 3.0 | .756 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 9.8 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 23 | PHW | NBA | 6 | 65 | 1.7 | 8.3 | .200 | 2.8 | 3.3 | .833 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 6.1 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 23 | NYK | NBA | 56 | 882 | 4.0 | 11.2 | .354 | 2.2 | 2.9 | .750 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 10.1 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 24 | NYK | NBA | 72 | 1750 | 4.9 | 12.9 | .384 | 3.7 | 4.9 | .764 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 13.6 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 25 | FTW | NBA | 72 | 2470 | 4.0 | 10.3 | .385 | 3.5 | 4.6 | .763 | 6.1 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 11.5 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 26 | DET | NBA | 63 | 2333 | 5.4 | 14.2 | .384 | 4.3 | 5.0 | .844 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 15.2 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 27 | DET | NBA | 72 | 2745 | 6.1 | 15.7 | .388 | 4.4 | 5.5 | .803 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 16.6 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 28 | DET | NBA | 75 | 3338 | 6.7 | 16.2 | .413 | 5.1 | 5.8 | .872 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 18.5 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 29 | DET | NBA | 78 | 3361 | 7.0 | 16.5 | .421 | 5.0 | 5.8 | .856 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 18.9 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 30 | DET | NBA | 80 | 3143 | 6.6 | 16.3 | .408 | 4.1 | 5.1 | .810 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 17.4 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 31 | NYK | NBA | 78 | 2288 | 5.6 | 14.1 | .396 | 3.3 | 4.8 | .689 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 14.4 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 32 | BAL | NBA | 47 | 963 | 3.0 | 10.3 | .293 | 1.3 | 2.3 | .590 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 7.4 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 699 | 23338 | 5.7 | 14.5 | .396 | 4.1 | 5.0 | .806 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 15.5 |
Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | 23 | TOT | NBA | 62 | 947 | 10.2 | .401 | .346 | -0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | ||||||||||
| 1954-55 | 23 | PHW | NBA | 6 | 65 | 8.9 | .312 | .200 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 1954-55 | 23 | NYK | NBA | 56 | 882 | 10.3 | .406 | .354 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | ||||||||||
| 1955-56 | 24 | NYK | NBA | 72 | 1750 | 13.0 | .453 | .384 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.4 | ||||||||||
| 1956-57 | 25 | FTW | NBA | 72 | 2470 | 13.8 | .463 | .385 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 4.6 | ||||||||||
| 1957-58 | 26 | DET | NBA | 63 | 2333 | 13.6 | .462 | .384 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 4.6 | ||||||||||
| 1958-59 | 27 | DET | NBA | 72 | 2745 | 14.6 | .458 | .388 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 5.6 | ||||||||||
| 1959-60 | 28 | DET | NBA | 75 | 3338 | 15.6 | .492 | .413 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 8.5 | ||||||||||
| 1960-61 | 29 | DET | NBA | 78 | 3361 | 15.9 | .495 | .421 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 7.6 | ||||||||||
| 1961-62 | 30 | DET | NBA | 80 | 3143 | 14.7 | .470 | .408 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 5.6 | ||||||||||
| 1962-63 | 31 | NYK | NBA | 78 | 2288 | 10.7 | .446 | .396 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | ||||||||||
| 1963-64 | 32 | BAL | NBA | 47 | 963 | 6.0 | .327 | .293 | -1.8 | 0.7 | -1.1 | ||||||||||
| Career | NBA | 699 | 23338 | 13.7 | .465 | .396 | 23.5 | 15.4 | 38.9 |
Playoffs
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | NYK | NBA | 3 | 49 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 22 | .471 | .857 | 16.3 | 7.3 | 4.0 | 1.3 | |||||||
| 1956-57 | 25 | FTW | NBA | 2 | 79 | 14 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 32 | .519 | 1.000 | 39.5 | 16.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | |||||||
| 1957-58 | 26 | DET | NBA | 7 | 281 | 45 | 123 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 33 | 15 | 130 | .366 | .930 | 40.1 | 18.6 | 6.6 | 4.7 | |||||||
| 1958-59 | 27 | DET | NBA | 3 | 118 | 28 | 60 | 27 | 33 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 83 | .467 | .818 | 39.3 | 27.7 | 4.7 | 3.3 | |||||||
| 1959-60 | 28 | DET | NBA | 2 | 89 | 15 | 38 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 48 | .395 | .900 | 44.5 | 24.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | |||||||
| 1960-61 | 29 | DET | NBA | 5 | 186 | 35 | 72 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 93 | .486 | .793 | 37.2 | 18.6 | 2.4 | 4.4 | |||||||
| 1961-62 | 30 | DET | NBA | 10 | 369 | 62 | 151 | 37 | 48 | 30 | 49 | 29 | 161 | .411 | .771 | 36.9 | 16.1 | 3.0 | 4.9 | |||||||
| Career | NBA | 32 | 1171 | 207 | 488 | 155 | 184 | 133 | 132 | 75 | 569 | .424 | .842 | 36.6 | 17.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | |||||||||
Playoffs Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | 23 | NYK | NBA | 3 | 49 | 17.6 | .548 | .471 | 14.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 25 | FTW | NBA | 2 | 79 | 15.0 | .556 | .519 | 13.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 26 | DET | NBA | 7 | 281 | 16.7 | .458 | .366 | 19.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 27 | DET | NBA | 3 | 118 | 24.1 | .557 | .467 | 15.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 28 | DET | NBA | 2 | 89 | 16.7 | .513 | .395 | 10.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 29 | DET | NBA | 5 | 186 | 15.1 | .549 | .486 | 16.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 30 | DET | NBA | 10 | 369 | 12.3 | .468 | .411 | 17.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 32 | 1171 | 15.7 | .500 | .424 | 16.7 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
All-Star Games
| 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 | 26 | DET | NBA | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 11 | .727 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | |||||||
| 1958-59 | 27 | DET | NBA | 1 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 11 | .545 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |||||||
| 1959-60 | 28 | DET | NBA | 1 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 13 | .462 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 13 | |||||||
| 1960-61 | 29 | DET | NBA | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 10 | .600 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | |||||||
| 1961-62 | 30 | DET | NBA | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||||||
| Career | NBA | 5 | 3 | 130 | 29 | 51 | .569 | 8 | 12 | .667 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 66 |
College
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | College | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1951-52 | 20 | MARYLAND | 22 | 91 | 243 | 53 | 75 | 205 | .374 | .707 | 9.3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1952-53 | 21 | MARYLAND | 23 | 176 | 375 | 156 | 223 | 508 | .469 | .700 | 22.1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1953-54 | 22 | MARYLAND | 30 | 237 | 469 | 180 | 228 | 654 | .505 | .789 | 21.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Career | 75 | 504 | 1087 | 389 | 526 | 1367 | .464 | .740 | 18.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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All-Star Games 1958 NBA1959 NBA 1960 NBA 1961 NBA 1962 NBA |
Honors 1959-60 NBA All-NBA (1st)1960-61 NBA All-NBA (2nd) |
MVP Award Shares 1958-59 NBA 0.002 (14)1959-60 NBA 0.019 (7) 1960-61 NBA 0.021 (9) Career 0.042 (100) |
Games 1955-56 NBA 72 (2)1956-57 NBA 72 (1) 1958-59 NBA 72 (1) 1959-60 NBA 75 (2) 1961-62 NBA 80 (1) |
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Minutes Played 1958-59 NBA 2745 (6)1959-60 NBA 3338 (1) 1960-61 NBA 3361 (3) 1961-62 NBA 3143 (7) |
Field Goals 1959-60 NBA 620 (7)1960-61 NBA 650 (8) |
Field Goal Attempts 1958-59 NBA 1197 (10)1959-60 NBA 1501 (7) 1960-61 NBA 1545 (9) |
Free Throws 1959-60 NBA 472 (6)1960-61 NBA 465 (9) |
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Free Throw Attempts 1959-60 NBA 541 (7)1960-61 NBA 543 (10) |
Free Throw Pct 1957-58 NBA .844 (7)1958-59 NBA .803 (9) 1959-60 NBA .873 (2) 1960-61 NBA .856 (3) |
Assists 1956-57 NBA 238 (7)1960-61 NBA 530 (4) 1961-62 NBA 465 (5) |
Points 1959-60 NBA 1712 (6)1960-61 NBA 1765 (10) |
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Minutes Per Game 1957-58 NBA 37.0 (8)1958-59 NBA 38.1 (6) 1959-60 NBA 44.5 (2) 1960-61 NBA 43.1 (3) 1961-62 NBA 39.3 (9) |
Points Per Game 1959-60 NBA 22.8 (6)1960-61 NBA 22.6 (10) |
Assists Per Game 1956-57 NBA 3.3 (9)1960-61 NBA 6.8 (4) 1961-62 NBA 5.8 (5) |
Offensive Win Shares 1959-60 NBA 6.3 (9)1960-61 NBA 6.2 (10) |
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Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.042 (184) |
Transactions
April 24, 1954: Drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.
November 28, 1954: Sold by the Philadelphia Warriors to the New York Knickerbockers.
April 30, 1956: Traded by the New York Knickerbockers to the Fort Wayne Pistons for Ron Sobie.
August 29, 1962: Traded by the Detroit Pistons to the New York Knickerbockers for Darrall Imhoff and cash.
October 29, 1963: Traded by the New York Knickerbockers with Duke Hogue to the Baltimore Bullets for Bill McGill.
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