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Maurice Stokes

Maurice Stokes (Mo)

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-7 ▪ Weight: 232 lbs.
Born: June 17, 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died: April 6, 1970
High School: Westinghouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
College: Saint Francis University
Draft: Rochester Royals, 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall), 1955 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 5, 1955
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2004 (Full List)

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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
1955-56 22 ROC NBA C 67 2323 403 1137 .354 319 447 .714 1094 328 276 1125
1956-57 23 ROC NBA PF 72 2761 434 1249 .347 256 385 .665 1256 331 287 1124
1957-58 24 CIN NBA PF 63 2460 414 1181 .351 238 333 .715 1142 403 226 1066
Career NBA 202 7544 1251 3567 .351 813 1165 .698 3492 1062 789 3315

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
1955-56 22 ROC NBA C 67 34.7 6.0 17.0 .354 4.8 6.7 .714 16.3 4.9 4.1 16.8
1956-57 23 ROC NBA PF 72 38.3 6.0 17.3 .347 3.6 5.3 .665 17.4 4.6 4.0 15.6
1957-58 24 CIN NBA PF 63 39.0 6.6 18.7 .351 3.8 5.3 .715 18.1 6.4 3.6 16.9
Career NBA 202 37.3 6.2 17.7 .351 4.0 5.8 .698 17.3 5.3 3.9 16.4

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
1955-56 22 ROC NBA C 67 2323 6.2 17.6 .354 4.9 6.9 .714 17.0 5.1 4.3 17.4
1956-57 23 ROC NBA PF 72 2761 5.7 16.3 .347 3.3 5.0 .665 16.4 4.3 3.7 14.7
1957-58 24 CIN NBA PF 63 2460 6.1 17.3 .351 3.5 4.9 .715 16.7 5.9 3.3 15.6
Career NBA 202 7544 6.0 17.0 .351 3.9 5.6 .698 16.7 5.1 3.8 15.8

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
1955-56 22 ROC NBA C 67 2323 22.1 .422 .354 0.2 5.9 6.0 .125
1956-57 23 ROC NBA PF 72 2761 20.0 .396 .347 -1.3 6.8 5.5 .096
1957-58 24 CIN NBA PF 63 2460 20.6 .402 .351 -0.5 5.0 4.5 .088
Career NBA 202 7544 20.8 .406 .351 -1.6 17.7 16.1 .102

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
1957-58 24 CIN NBA PF 1 39 3 12 .250 6 7 .857 15 2 3 12
Career NBA 1 39 3 12 .250 6 7 .857 15 2 3 12

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
1957-58 24 CIN NBA PF 1 39.0 3.0 12.0 .250 6.0 7.0 .857 15.0 2.0 3.0 12.0
Career NBA 1 39.0 3.0 12.0 .250 6.0 7.0 .857 15.0 2.0 3.0 12.0

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
1957-58 24 CIN NBA PF 1 39 2.8 11.1 .250 5.5 6.5 .857 13.8 1.8 2.8 11.1
Career NBA 1 39 2.8 11.1 .250 5.5 6.5 .857 13.8 1.8 2.8 11.1

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
1957-58 24 CIN NBA PF 1 39 14.3 .398 .250 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .031
Career NBA 1 39 14.3 .398 .250 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .031

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
1955-56 22 ROC NBA C 1 0 20:00 4 11 .364 2 5 .400 16 2 5 10
1956-57 23 ROC NBA PF 1 1 31:00 8 19 .421 3 3 1.000 12 7 1 19
1957-58 24 CIN NBA PF 1 1 36:00 3 13 .231 4 7 .571 14 3 2 10
Career NBA 3 2 87 15 43 .349 9 15 .600 42 12 8 39

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 3 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3
Maurice Stokes 6.0 5.5 4.5
Lonnie Shelton 96.4 5.9 5.1 4.6
Vin Baker 96.2 6.2 5.8 4.4
Jack Kerris 95.4 5.9 5.7 4.1
Shane Battier 94.8 6.2 5.9 4.8
Mitch Kupchak 94.6 5.9 5.9 4.9
Goo Kennedy 94.2 5.7 5.0 4.5
Scott Wedman 93.7 6.0 4.9 4.8
Christian Laettner 92.9 6.2 5.0 4.1
Jack Coleman 92.8 6.5 5.0 4.3
M.L. Carr 92.6 5.9 4.5 4.5
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Maurice Stokes 6.0 5.5 4.5
Dino Radja 88.5 5.9 4.5 4.0 -0.2
Bob Lavoy 84.4 5.8 5.8 3.4 1.0
Jack Kerris 84.3 5.9 5.7 4.1 2.1
George Stone 82.9 4.6 4.6 4.5 0.2
Greg Monroe 81.0 7.0 6.6 5.9
Ed Davis 80.6 5.4 4.0 3.9
Bones McKinney 79.8 7.1 4.9 3.3 0.2 0.0 -0.2
Stan McKenzie 79.8 6.1 5.3 2.4 0.6 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Willie Murrell 78.8 7.0 4.6 3.1
Bud Palmer 78.7 7.4 7.2 3.9

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1956 NBA
1957 NBA
1958 NBA
Awards
1955-56 NBA Rookie of the Year
Honors
1954-55 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)
1955-56 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
1956-57 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
1957-58 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
MVP Award Shares
1955-56 NBA 0.012 (7)
1956-57 NBA 0.059 (5)
1957-58 NBA 0.070 (5)
Career 0.141 (78)
Games
1956-57 NBA 72 (1)
Minutes Played
1956-57 NBA 2761 (3)
1957-58 NBA 2460 (9)
Field Goal Attempts
1955-56 NBA 1137 (7)
1956-57 NBA 1249 (7)
1957-58 NBA 1181 (10)
Total Rebounds
1955-56 NBA 1094 (2)
1956-57 NBA 1256 (1)
 1957-58 NBA 1142 (3)
Assists
1955-56 NBA 328 (9)
1956-57 NBA 331 (3)
1957-58 NBA 403 (3)
Personal Fouls
1955-56 NBA 276 (7)
1956-57 NBA 287 (4)
Minutes Per Game
1956-57 NBA 38.3 (3)
1957-58 NBA 39.0 (3)
Points Per Game
1955-56 NBA 16.8 (10)
Rebounds Per Game
1955-56 NBA 16.3 (1)
 1956-57 NBA 17.4 (2)
1957-58 NBA 18.1 (2)
Assists Per Game
1955-56 NBA 4.9 (8)
1956-57 NBA 4.6 (3)
1957-58 NBA 6.4 (3)
Player Efficiency Rating
1955-56 NBA 22.1 (6)
1956-57 NBA 20.0 (10)
1957-58 NBA 20.6 (8)
Defensive Win Shares
1955-56 NBA 5.9 (1)
 1956-57 NBA 6.8 (1)
 1957-58 NBA 5.0 (2)

Transactions

April 13, 1955: Drafted by the Rochester Royals in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1955 NBA Draft.

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