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Art Spoelstra

Arthur Cornelius Spoelstra (Art)

Position: Center ▪ Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: September 11, 1932
Died: April 9, 2008
High School: Godwin Heights in Grand Rapids, Michigan
College: Western Kentucky University
Draft: Rochester Royals, 4th round (7th pick, 34th overall), 1954 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 30, 1954

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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 22 ROC NBA 70 1127 159 399 .398 108 156 .692 285 58 170 426
1955-56 23 ROC NBA 72 1640 226 576 .392 163 238 .685 436 95 248 615
1956-57 24 ROC NBA 69 1176 217 559 .388 88 120 .733 220 56 168 522
1957-58 25 TOT NBA 67 1305 161 419 .384 127 187 .679 332 57 225 449
1957-58 25 MNL NBA 50 1098 141 353 .399 100 150 .667 281 51 183 382
1957-58 25 NYK NBA 17 207 20 66 .303 27 37 .730 51 6 42 67
Career NBA 278 5248 763 1953 .391 486 701 .693 1273 266 811 2012

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 22 ROC NBA 70 16.1 2.3 5.7 .398 1.5 2.2 .692 4.1 0.8 2.4 6.1
1955-56 23 ROC NBA 72 22.8 3.1 8.0 .392 2.3 3.3 .685 6.1 1.3 3.4 8.5
1956-57 24 ROC NBA 69 17.0 3.1 8.1 .388 1.3 1.7 .733 3.2 0.8 2.4 7.6
1957-58 25 TOT NBA 67 19.5 2.4 6.3 .384 1.9 2.8 .679 5.0 0.9 3.4 6.7
1957-58 25 MNL NBA 50 22.0 2.8 7.1 .399 2.0 3.0 .667 5.6 1.0 3.7 7.6
1957-58 25 NYK NBA 17 12.2 1.2 3.9 .303 1.6 2.2 .730 3.0 0.4 2.5 3.9
Career NBA 278 18.9 2.7 7.0 .391 1.7 2.5 .693 4.6 1.0 2.9 7.2

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 22 ROC NBA 70 1127 5.1 12.7 .398 3.4 5.0 .692 9.1 1.9 5.4 13.6
1955-56 23 ROC NBA 72 1640 5.0 12.6 .392 3.6 5.2 .685 9.6 2.1 5.4 13.5
1956-57 24 ROC NBA 69 1176 6.6 17.1 .388 2.7 3.7 .733 6.7 1.7 5.1 16.0
1957-58 25 TOT NBA 67 1305 4.4 11.6 .384 3.5 5.2 .679 9.2 1.6 6.2 12.4
1957-58 25 MNL NBA 50 1098 4.6 11.6 .399 3.3 4.9 .667 9.2 1.7 6.0 12.5
1957-58 25 NYK NBA 17 207 3.5 11.5 .303 4.7 6.4 .730 8.9 1.0 7.3 11.7
Career NBA 278 5248 5.2 13.4 .391 3.3 4.8 .693 8.7 1.8 5.6 13.8

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
1954-55 22 ROC NBA 70 1127 12.9 .455 .398 1.0 0.7 1.7 .074
1955-56 23 ROC NBA 72 1640 12.7 .452 .392 1.2 2.5 3.7 .107
1956-57 24 ROC NBA 69 1176 12.2 .427 .388 0.4 1.4 1.8 .073
1957-58 25 TOT NBA 67 1305 9.9 .448 .384 0.9 0.5 1.4 .053
1957-58 25 MNL NBA 50 1098 10.4 .456 .399 1.0 0.4 1.4 .060
1957-58 25 NYK NBA 17 207 6.8 .407 .303 0.0 0.1 0.1 .017
Career NBA 278 5248 11.9 .445 .391 3.5 5.1 8.6 .079

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
1954-55 22 ROC NBA 3 28 7 14 1 1 9 0 11 15 .500 1.000 9.3 5.0 3.0 0.0
Career NBA 3 28 7 14 1 1 9 0 11 15 .500 1.000 9.3 5.0 3.0 0.0

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
1954-55 22 ROC NBA 3 28 13.4 .519 .500 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 .230
Career NBA 3 28 13.4 .519 .500 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 .230

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
Art Spoelstra 3.7 1.8 1.7 1.4
Sean Rooks 86.6 3.0 2.2 1.8 1.5
Bob Hopkins 85.7 3.5 2.7 1.9 1.4
Manute Bol 85.6 3.9 2.4 2.0 1.7
Danny Schayes 84.2 2.8 2.0 1.7 1.2
Jim McIlvaine 82.3 3.0 1.9 1.8 0.8
Kelvin Cato 81.3 4.2 2.7 1.7 1.6
Otto Moore 80.6 3.5 2.4 2.3 0.9
Leroy Ellis 80.5 3.8 2.8 2.3 1.6
Gene Wiley 80.2 2.8 2.4 1.8 1.3
Francisco Elson 79.4 3.1 2.9 1.8 1.6
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Art Spoelstra 3.7 1.8 1.7 1.4
Bob Hopkins 85.7 3.5 2.7 1.9 1.4
Gene Wiley 79.5 2.8 2.4 1.8 1.3 -0.1
Jim McIlvaine 78.8 3.0 1.9 1.8 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.1
Willard Sojourner 75.8 3.5 3.0 2.4 1.9
George Peeples 75.5 4.1 3.2 2.1 1.5 0.2 0.0
Stanley Roberts 75.0 3.2 2.1 1.8 0.7 0.5 0.0 -0.1 -0.1
Victor Alexander 73.8 3.0 2.5 2.3 1.1 -0.1
Cherokee Parks 72.4 3.8 2.2 1.9 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.0
Jack Toomay 71.7 3.6 1.6 1.1
Zeljko Rebraca 71.6 3.3 2.4 1.3 0.7 0.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games
1955-56 NBA 72 (2)

Transactions

April 24, 1954: Drafted by the Rochester Royals in the 4th round (34th pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.

April 17, 1957: Traded by the Rochester Royals with Bob Burrow, Ed Fleming, Hot Rod Hundley and Monk Meineke to the Minneapolis Lakers for Clyde Lovellette and Jim Paxson.

February 5, 1958: Traded by the Minneapolis Lakers to the New York Knicks for Bo Erias and cash.

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