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Bobby Wanzer

Robert Francis Wanzer (Bobby, Hooks)

Position: Guard ▪ Height: 6-0 ▪ Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: June 4, 1921 in Brooklyn, New York
High School: Benjamin Franklin in New York, New York
College: Seton Hall University
Draft: Rochester Royals, 1st round (10th pick, 10th overall), 1948 BAA Draft
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1987 (Full List)
As Coach: 4 Yrs, 98-136, .419 W-L% (Full Record)

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Hall of Fame

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
1948-49 27 ROC BAA 60 202 533 .379 209 254 .823 186 132 613
1949-50 28 ROC NBA 67 254 614 .414 283 351 .806 214 102 791
1950-51 29 ROC NBA 68 252 628 .401 232 273 .850 232 181 129 736
1951-52 30 ROC NBA 66 2498 328 772 .425 377 417 .904 333 262 201 1033
1952-53 31 ROC NBA 70 2577 318 866 .367 384 473 .812 351 252 206 1020
1953-54 32 ROC NBA 72 2538 322 835 .386 314 428 .734 392 254 171 958
1954-55 33 ROC NBA 72 2376 324 820 .395 294 374 .786 374 247 163 942
1955-56 34 ROC NBA 72 1980 245 651 .376 259 360 .719 272 225 151 749
1956-57 35 ROC NBA 21 159 23 49 .469 36 46 .783 25 9 20 82
Career TOT 568 12128 2268 5768 .393 2388 2976 .802 1979 1830 1275 6924
NBA 508 12128 2066 5235 .395 2179 2722 .801 1979 1644 1143 6311
BAA 60 202 533 .379 209 254 .823 186 132 613

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
1948-49 27 ROC BAA 60 3.4 8.9 .379 3.5 4.2 .823 3.1 2.2 10.2
1949-50 28 ROC NBA 67 3.8 9.2 .414 4.2 5.2 .806 3.2 1.5 11.8
1950-51 29 ROC NBA 68 3.7 9.2 .401 3.4 4.0 .850 3.4 2.7 1.9 10.8
1951-52 30 ROC NBA 66 37.8 5.0 11.7 .425 5.7 6.3 .904 5.0 4.0 3.0 15.7
1952-53 31 ROC NBA 70 36.8 4.5 12.4 .367 5.5 6.8 .812 5.0 3.6 2.9 14.6
1953-54 32 ROC NBA 72 35.3 4.5 11.6 .386 4.4 5.9 .734 5.4 3.5 2.4 13.3
1954-55 33 ROC NBA 72 33.0 4.5 11.4 .395 4.1 5.2 .786 5.2 3.4 2.3 13.1
1955-56 34 ROC NBA 72 27.5 3.4 9.0 .376 3.6 5.0 .719 3.8 3.1 2.1 10.4
1956-57 35 ROC NBA 21 7.6 1.1 2.3 .469 1.7 2.2 .783 1.2 0.4 1.0 3.9
Career TOT 568 32.5 4.0 10.2 .393 4.2 5.2 .802 4.5 3.2 2.2 12.2
NBA 508 32.5 4.1 10.3 .395 4.3 5.4 .801 4.5 3.2 2.3 12.4
BAA 60 3.4 8.9 .379 3.5 4.2 .823 3.1 2.2 10.2

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
1948-49 27 ROC BAA 60 .379 .823
1949-50 28 ROC NBA 67 .414 .806
1950-51 29 ROC NBA 68 .401 .850
1951-52 30 ROC NBA 66 2498 4.7 11.1 .425 5.4 6.0 .904 4.8 3.8 2.9 14.9
1952-53 31 ROC NBA 70 2577 4.4 12.1 .367 5.4 6.6 .812 4.9 3.5 2.9 14.2
1953-54 32 ROC NBA 72 2538 4.6 11.8 .386 4.5 6.1 .734 5.6 3.6 2.4 13.6
1954-55 33 ROC NBA 72 2376 4.9 12.4 .395 4.5 5.7 .786 5.7 3.7 2.5 14.3
1955-56 34 ROC NBA 72 1980 4.5 11.8 .376 4.7 6.5 .719 4.9 4.1 2.7 13.6
1956-57 35 ROC NBA 21 159 5.2 11.1 .469 8.2 10.4 .783 5.7 2.0 4.5 18.6
Career TOT 568 12128 4.6 11.9 .393 4.9 6.2 .802 5.2 3.7 2.7 14.2
NBA 508 12128 4.6 11.9 .395 4.9 6.2 .801 5.2 3.7 2.7 14.2
BAA 60 .379 .823

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
1948-49 27 ROC BAA 60 .475 .379 6.0 0.9 7.0
1949-50 28 ROC NBA 67 .515 .414 8.6 1.9 10.5
1950-51 29 ROC NBA 68 .492 .401 5.6 1.3 6.9
1951-52 30 ROC NBA 66 2498 19.8 .541 .425 9.7 1.6 11.4 .218
1952-53 31 ROC NBA 70 2577 17.1 .475 .367 5.2 2.7 7.9 .147
1953-54 32 ROC NBA 72 2538 17.7 .468 .386 5.1 4.0 9.1 .172
1954-55 33 ROC NBA 72 2376 16.0 .478 .395 4.0 1.4 5.4 .109
1955-56 34 ROC NBA 72 1980 14.0 .463 .376 2.3 2.5 4.8 .117
1956-57 35 ROC NBA 21 159 20.5 .592 .469 0.8 0.2 1.0 .300
Career TOT 568 12128 17.1 .489 .393 47.3 16.6 63.9 .156
NBA 508 12128 17.1 .491 .395 41.3 15.6 56.9 .156
BAA 60 .475 .379 6.0 0.9 7.0

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
1948-49 27 ROC BAA 4 13 41 12 17 9 9 38 .317 .706 9.5 2.3
1949-50 28 ROC NBA 2 8 17 11 13 4 7 27 .471 .846 13.5 2.0
1950-51 29 ROC NBA 14 57 121 61 67 71 59 45 175 .471 .910 12.5 5.1 4.2
1951-52 30 ROC NBA 6 249 33 77 47 49 38 19 23 113 .429 .959 41.5 18.8 6.3 3.2
1952-53 31 ROC NBA 3 116 14 37 23 27 21 9 13 51 .378 .852 38.7 17.0 7.0 3.0
1953-54 32 ROC NBA 6 245 30 74 36 44 35 26 18 96 .405 .818 40.8 16.0 5.8 4.3
1954-55 33 ROC NBA 3 100 16 35 22 24 21 8 8 54 .457 .917 33.3 18.0 7.0 2.7
Career TOT 38 710 171 402 212 241 186 134 123 554 .425 .880 39.4 14.6 5.8 3.5
NBA 34 710 158 361 200 224 186 125 114 516 .438 .893 39.4 15.2 5.8 3.7
BAA 4 13 41 12 17 9 9 38 .317 .706 9.5 2.3

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
1948-49 27 ROC BAA 4 .392 .317 0.1 0.1 0.2
1949-50 28 ROC NBA 2 .594 .471 0.3 0.0 0.3
1950-51 29 ROC NBA 14 .581 .471 2.0 0.6 2.7
1951-52 30 ROC NBA 6 249 21.6 .573 .429 17.9 1.0 0.4 1.3 .258
1952-53 31 ROC NBA 3 116 23.0 .522 .378 24.5 0.4 0.2 0.6 .266
1953-54 32 ROC NBA 6 245 19.2 .514 .405 24.1 0.6 0.1 0.7 .134
1954-55 33 ROC NBA 3 100 24.6 .593 .457 15.2 0.5 0.2 0.7 .330
Career TOT 38 710 21.4 .545 .425 20.7 4.9 1.6 6.6 .226
NBA 34 710 21.4 .561 .438 20.7 4.9 1.5 6.3 .226
BAA 4 .392 .317 0.1 0.1 0.2

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
1951-52 30 ROC NBA 1 1 22:00 1 8 .125 2 2 1.000 5 5 2 4
1952-53 31 ROC NBA 1 1 22:00 4 7 .571 1 1 1.000 2 2 1 9
1953-54 32 ROC NBA 1 1 36:00 5 13 .385 2 3 .667 2 6 6 12
1954-55 33 ROC NBA 1 1 26:00 3 7 .429 2 2 1.000 3 2 4 8
1955-56 34 ROC NBA 1 1 25:00 4 8 .500 5 6 .833 5 2 4 13
Career NBA 5 5 131 17 43 .395 12 14 .857 17 17 17 46

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 9 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Bobby Wanzer 11.4 10.5 9.1 7.9 7.0 6.9 5.4 4.8 1.0
Jeff Hornacek 94.1 11.6 10.1 9.7 8.7 7.7 6.9 6.3 5.0 1.2
Stephon Marbury 93.3 11.7 9.6 9.1 7.8 7.4 7.1 5.3 5.3 3.7
Archie Clark 92.1 11.4 11.0 8.1 7.9 6.2 6.2 5.6 4.0 2.7
Gus Williams 91.4 11.6 10.2 8.5 8.3 7.7 5.9 5.1 4.2 3.6
Steve Smith 91.3 10.4 10.2 9.1 8.1 7.9 7.8 4.4 3.5 1.5
Derek Harper 91.1 9.9 9.4 9.1 8.0 7.6 6.2 5.4 3.5 1.3
Dick Van Arsdale 91.1 10.4 10.2 9.0 8.7 7.0 5.6 5.2 3.8 2.6
Allen Iverson 90.2 11.8 9.2 9.0 9.0 7.2 6.9 6.9 4.1 2.8
Jason Terry 90.1 10.8 9.6 8.6 8.6 8.5 7.4 6.5 5.1 1.9
Jason Kidd 89.3 11.3 9.6 8.9 8.5 8.1 8.0 4.4 4.3 3.7
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Bobby Wanzer 11.4 10.5 9.1 7.9 7.0 6.9 5.4 4.8 1.0
Archie Clark 90.4 11.4 11.0 8.1 7.9 6.2 6.2 5.6 4.0 2.7 1.7
Jeff Mullins 88.9 10.0 9.9 8.3 8.2 6.8 5.7 5.6 4.5 2.3 0.9 0.8 -0.3
Gus Williams 88.6 11.6 10.2 8.5 8.3 7.7 5.9 5.1 4.2 3.6 2.8 0.1
James Silas 87.0 13.1 9.8 7.9 7.4 7.0 5.7 5.5 2.4 0.7 0.6
Donnie Freeman 86.3 10.0 9.7 8.9 7.6 7.3 5.1 3.7 3.4 2.4
Michael Redd 86.0 10.8 9.7 8.0 6.2 6.1 5.8 4.6 3.2 0.6 0.1 -0.1
Mookie Blaylock 84.8 12.5 10.2 9.4 9.0 7.0 5.6 4.9 4.7 3.5 3.3 2.1 -0.1 -0.3
Mark Price 84.7 11.3 10.1 10.0 9.8 9.1 7.8 4.2 4.0 2.0 1.7 1.1 0.0
Fat Lever 84.2 10.4 9.7 9.2 8.8 5.2 4.8 4.5 4.4 2.9 1.3 0.0
Stephon Marbury 83.6 11.7 9.6 9.1 7.8 7.4 7.1 5.9 5.3 5.3 3.9 3.7 1.1 -0.3

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1952 NBA
1953 NBA
1954 NBA
1955 NBA
1956 NBA
Honors
1951-52 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
1952-53 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
1953-54 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1951 Rochester Royals (NBA)
Games
1948-49 BAA 60 (4)
1950-51 NBA 68 (3)
1951-52 NBA 66 (1)
1953-54 NBA 72 (2)
1954-55 NBA 72 (2)
1955-56 NBA 72 (2)
Field Goal Pct
1948-49 BAA .379 (6)
1949-50 NBA .414 (3)
1950-51 NBA .401 (10)
1951-52 NBA .425 (4)
Free Throws
1951-52 NBA 377 (5)
1952-53 NBA 384 (6)
Free Throw Attempts
1951-52 NBA 417 (10)
1952-53 NBA 473 (7)
Free Throw Pct
1948-49 BAA .823 (3)
1949-50 NBA .806 (10)
1950-51 NBA .850 (3)
1951-52 NBA .904 (1)
1952-53 NBA .812 (9)
Assists
1948-49 BAA 186 (10)
1951-52 NBA 262 (7)
1952-53 NBA 252 (10)
Points
1951-52 NBA 1033 (8)
1952-53 NBA 1020 (10)
1953-54 NBA 958 (10)
Points Per Game
1951-52 NBA 15.7 (8)
1952-53 NBA 14.6 (10)
1953-54 NBA 13.3 (10)
Assists Per Game
1951-52 NBA 4.0 (8)
True Shooting Pct
1948-49 BAA .475 (4)
1949-50 NBA .515 (2)
1950-51 NBA .492 (7)
1951-52 NBA .541 (5)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1948-49 BAA .379 (6)
1949-50 NBA .414 (3)
1950-51 NBA .401 (10)
1951-52 NBA .425 (4)
Offensive Win Shares
1948-49 BAA 6.0 (8)
1949-50 NBA 8.6 (5)
1951-52 NBA 9.7 (3)
Defensive Win Shares
1953-54 NBA 4.0 (9)
Win Shares
1949-50 NBA 10.5 (5)
1951-52 NBA 11.4 (5)
1953-54 NBA 9.1 (9)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1951-52 NBA .218 (6)
1953-54 NBA .172 (10)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.780 (73)
 

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May 10, 1948: Drafted by the Rochester Royals in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1948 BAA Draft.

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