Ron Sobie
Ronald Charles Sobie (Ron)
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: September 21, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois
Died: October 23, 2009
High School: Saint Bonaventure Academy in Sturtevant, Wisconsin
College: DePaul University
Draft: Fort Wayne Pistons, 1st round (6th pick, 6th overall), 1956 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 27, 1956
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | 22 | NYK | NBA | SG | 71 | 1378 | 166 | 442 | .376 | 152 | 199 | .764 | 326 | 129 | 158 | 484 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 23 | NYK | NBA | PG | 55 | 1399 | 217 | 539 | .403 | 196 | 239 | .820 | 263 | 125 | 147 | 630 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 24 | NYK | NBA | PG | 50 | 857 | 144 | 400 | .360 | 112 | 133 | .842 | 154 | 78 | 84 | 400 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 25 | TOT | NBA | PG | 16 | 234 | 37 | 108 | .343 | 31 | 37 | .838 | 48 | 21 | 32 | 105 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 25 | NYK | NBA | 15 | 221 | 36 | 104 | .346 | 31 | 36 | .861 | 46 | 19 | 28 | 103 | ||||||||||
| 1959-60 | 25 | MNL | NBA | PG | 1 | 13 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 192 | 3868 | 564 | 1489 | .379 | 491 | 608 | .808 | 791 | 353 | 421 | 1619 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | 22 | NYK | NBA | SG | 71 | 19.4 | 2.3 | 6.2 | .376 | 2.1 | 2.8 | .764 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 6.8 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 23 | NYK | NBA | PG | 55 | 25.4 | 3.9 | 9.8 | .403 | 3.6 | 4.3 | .820 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 11.5 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 24 | NYK | NBA | PG | 50 | 17.1 | 2.9 | 8.0 | .360 | 2.2 | 2.7 | .842 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 8.0 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 25 | TOT | NBA | PG | 16 | 14.6 | 2.3 | 6.8 | .343 | 1.9 | 2.3 | .838 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 6.6 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 25 | NYK | NBA | 15 | 14.7 | 2.4 | 6.9 | .346 | 2.1 | 2.4 | .861 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 6.9 | ||||||||||
| 1959-60 | 25 | MNL | NBA | PG | 1 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | .250 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 192 | 20.1 | 2.9 | 7.8 | .379 | 2.6 | 3.2 | .808 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 8.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | 22 | NYK | NBA | SG | 71 | 1378 | 4.3 | 11.5 | .376 | 4.0 | 5.2 | .764 | 8.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 12.6 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 23 | NYK | NBA | PG | 55 | 1399 | 5.6 | 13.9 | .403 | 5.0 | 6.2 | .820 | 6.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 16.2 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 24 | NYK | NBA | PG | 50 | 857 | 6.0 | 16.8 | .360 | 4.7 | 5.6 | .842 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 16.8 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 25 | TOT | NBA | PG | 16 | 234 | 5.7 | 16.6 | .343 | 4.8 | 5.7 | .838 | 7.4 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 16.2 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 25 | NYK | NBA | 15 | 221 | 5.9 | 16.9 | .346 | 5.0 | 5.9 | .861 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 16.8 | ||||||||||
| 1959-60 | 25 | MNL | NBA | PG | 1 | 13 | 2.8 | 11.1 | .250 | 0.0 | 2.8 | .000 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 11.1 | 5.5 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 192 | 3868 | 5.2 | 13.9 | .379 | 4.6 | 5.7 | .808 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 15.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | 22 | NYK | NBA | SG | 71 | 1378 | 14.0 | .457 | .376 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.6 | .090 | ||||||||||
| 1957-58 | 23 | NYK | NBA | PG | 55 | 1399 | 14.9 | .489 | .403 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 3.6 | .124 | ||||||||||
| 1958-59 | 24 | NYK | NBA | PG | 50 | 857 | 13.5 | .436 | .360 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | .050 | ||||||||||
| 1959-60 | 25 | TOT | NBA | PG | 16 | 234 | 11.1 | .422 | .343 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .016 | ||||||||||
| 1959-60 | 25 | NYK | NBA | 15 | 221 | 11.7 | .430 | .346 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .024 | |||||||||||
| 1959-60 | 25 | MNL | NBA | PG | 1 | 13 | -0.8 | .225 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.121 | ||||||||||
| Career | NBA | 192 | 3868 | 14.1 | .461 | .379 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 7.2 | .089 |
Similarity Scores
Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
| Thru 4 Years | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Ron Sobie | 3.6 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | |
| Billy Ray Bates | 95.2 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Ron Lee | 90.6 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Roger Phegley | 89.4 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
| Terry Furlow | 88.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Greivis Vasquez | 87.7 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.5 | |
| Gerald Henderson | 86.2 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Curly Armstrong | 86.0 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 0.6 | |
| Charles Johnson | 85.8 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Carlos Delfino | 85.4 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Earl Tatum | 84.7 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Career | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Ron Sobie | 3.6 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | ||||
| Billy Ray Bates | 95.2 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | |||
| Terry Furlow | 88.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | |||
| Greivis Vasquez | 87.7 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.5 | ||||
| Gerald Henderson | 86.2 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | |||
| Curly Armstrong | 86.0 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 0.6 | ||||
| Earl Tatum | 84.7 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | |||
| Gary Neal | 84.6 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | ||||
| Keith Jennings | 83.2 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 0.6 | ||||
| Louie Nelson | 83.1 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Jim Les | 82.8 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors
Transactions
April 30, 1956: Drafted by the Fort Wayne Pistons in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1956 NBA Draft.
April 30, 1956: Traded by the Fort Wayne Pistons to the New York Knicks for Gene Shue.
December 1, 1959: Sold by the New York Knicks to the Minneapolis Lakers.
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