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1950-51 Boston Celtics Roster and Statistics

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39-30, Finished 2nd in NBA Eastern Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Red Auerbach (39-30)

Points Per Game: 85.2 (4th of 11) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 85.5 (7th of 11)
Pythagorean W-L: 34-35 (6th of 11)

Arena: Boston Garden ▪ Attendance: 197,888 (1st of 4)

SRS: -0.41 (6th of 11)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (2-0) versus New York Knickerbockers

1950-51 Boston Celtics:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
24 Harry Boykoff C 6-10 225 July 24, 1922 1 St. John's University
11 Chuck Cooper F 6-5 210 September 29, 1926 R Duquesne University
14 Bob Cousy G 6-1 175 August 9, 1928 R College of the Holy Cross
12 Bob Donham G-F 6-2 190 October 11, 1926 R Ohio State University
21 Andy Duncan F-C 6-6 195 April 17, 1922 2 College of William & Mary
13-18 Bob Harris F-C 6-7 195 March 16, 1927 1 Oklahoma State University
10 Kleggie Hermsen C-F 6-9 225 March 12, 1923 4 University of Minnesota
4 Sonny Hertzberg G 5-10 175 July 29, 1922 4 City College of New York
21 Frank Kudelka G-F 6-2 193 June 25, 1925 1 Saint Mary's College of California
5 Ed Leede F-G 6-3 185 July 17, 1927 1 Dartmouth College
22 Ed Macauley C-F 6-8 185 March 22, 1928 1 Saint Louis University
16 John Mahnken C 6-8 220 June 16, 1922 4 Georgetown University
17 Bones McKinney F-C 6-6 185 January 1, 1919 4 University of North Carolina
Dick Mehen F-C 6-5 195 May 20, 1922 1 University of Tennessee
13 Kenny Sailors G 5-10 175 January 14, 1922 4 University of Wyoming
19-21 Ed Stanczak F 6-1 185 August 15, 1921 1
13 Brady Walker F-C 6-6 205 March 15, 1921 2 Brigham Young University

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 69 2065 5607 .368 1751 2415 .725 3499 1579 1881 5881 85.2
Opponent 69 5899 85.5

Player Statistics

Totals

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Ed Macauley 22 68 459 985 .466 466 614 .759 616 252 205 1384
2 Bob Cousy 22 69 401 1138 .352 276 365 .756 474 341 185 1078
3 Sonny Hertzberg 28 65 206 651 .316 223 270 .826 260 244 156 635
4 Chuck Cooper 24 66 207 601 .344 201 267 .753 562 174 219 615
5 Bob Donham 24 68 151 298 .507 114 229 .498 235 139 179 416
6 Ed Leede 23 57 119 370 .322 140 189 .741 118 95 144 378
7 Ed Stanczak 29 17 11 48 .229 35 43 .814 34 6 6 57
8 Andy Duncan 28 14 7 40 .175 15 22 .682 30 8 27 29
9 Harry Boykoff 28
10 Bob Harris 23
11 Kleggie Hermsen 27
12 Frank Kudelka 25
13 John Mahnken 28
14 Bones McKinney 32
15 Dick Mehen 28
16 Kenny Sailors 29
17 Brady Walker 29

Per Game

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Ed Macauley 22 68 6.8 14.5 .466 6.9 9.0 .759 9.1 3.7 3.0 20.4
2 Bob Cousy 22 69 5.8 16.5 .352 4.0 5.3 .756 6.9 4.9 2.7 15.6
3 Sonny Hertzberg 28 65 3.2 10.0 .316 3.4 4.2 .826 4.0 3.8 2.4 9.8
4 Chuck Cooper 24 66 3.1 9.1 .344 3.0 4.0 .753 8.5 2.6 3.3 9.3
5 Ed Leede 23 57 2.1 6.5 .322 2.5 3.3 .741 2.1 1.7 2.5 6.6
6 Bob Donham 24 68 2.2 4.4 .507 1.7 3.4 .498 3.5 2.0 2.6 6.1
7 Ed Stanczak 29 17 0.6 2.8 .229 2.1 2.5 .814 2.0 0.4 0.4 3.4
8 Andy Duncan 28 14 0.5 2.9 .175 1.1 1.6 .682 2.1 0.6 1.9 2.1
9 Harry Boykoff 28
10 Bob Harris 23
11 Kleggie Hermsen 27
12 Frank Kudelka 25
13 John Mahnken 28
14 Bones McKinney 32
15 Dick Mehen 28
16 Kenny Sailors 29
17 Brady Walker 29

Per 36 Minutes

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Ed Stanczak 29 17 .229 .814
2 Ed Macauley 22 68 .466 .759
3 Ed Leede 23 57 .322 .741
4 Sonny Hertzberg 28 65 .316 .826
5 Andy Duncan 28 14 .175 .682
6 Bob Donham 24 68 .507 .498
7 Bob Cousy 22 69 .352 .756
8 Chuck Cooper 24 66 .344 .753
9 Harry Boykoff 28
10 Bob Harris 23
11 Kleggie Hermsen 27
12 Frank Kudelka 25
13 John Mahnken 28
14 Bones McKinney 32
15 Dick Mehen 28
16 Kenny Sailors 29
17 Brady Walker 29

Advanced

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Ed Stanczak 29 17 .426 .229
2 Ed Macauley 22 68 .551 .466
3 Ed Leede 23 57 .417 .322
4 Sonny Hertzberg 28 65 .412 .316
5 Andy Duncan 28 14 .292 .175
6 Bob Donham 24 68 .522 .507
7 Bob Cousy 22 69 .415 .352
8 Chuck Cooper 24 66 .428 .344
9 Harry Boykoff 28
10 Bob Harris 23
11 Kleggie Hermsen 27
12 Frank Kudelka 25
13 John Mahnken 28
14 Bones McKinney 32
15 Dick Mehen 28
16 Kenny Sailors 29
17 Brady Walker 29

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Ed Macauley 22 2 17 36 10 16 18 8 4 44 .472 .625 22.0 9.0 4.0
2 Bob Cousy 22 2 9 42 10 12 15 12 8 28 .214 .833 14.0 7.5 6.0
3 Bones McKinney 32 2 11 25 4 5 10 8 9 26 .440 .800 13.0 5.0 4.0
4 Bob Donham 24 2 4 9 5 12 8 2 9 13 .444 .417 6.5 4.0 1.0
5 Sonny Hertzberg 28 2 3 13 4 5 2 3 8 10 .231 .800 5.0 1.0 1.5
6 Chuck Cooper 24 2 4 12 2 5 13 3 8 10 .333 .400 5.0 6.5 1.5
7 Bob Harris 23 2 1 10 5 7 4 2 4 7 .100 .714 3.5 2.0 1.0
8 Frank Kudelka 25 1 2 4 0 3 5 2 3 4 .500 .000 4.0 5.0 2.0
9 Ed Leede 23 2 1 7 1 1 0 2 3 3 .143 1.000 1.5 0.0 1.0
10 Kleggie Hermsen 27 2 1 6 0 0 3 0 6 2 .167 1.0 1.5 0.0

Playoffs Advanced

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Bones McKinney 32 2 .478 .440
2 Bob Cousy 22 2 .296 .214
3 Bob Donham 24 2 .455 .444
4 Bob Harris 23 2 .268 .100
5 Sonny Hertzberg 28 2 .329 .231
6 Kleggie Hermsen 27 2 .167 .167
7 Frank Kudelka 25 1 .376 .500
8 Ed Leede 23 2 .202 .143
9 Ed Macauley 22 2 .511 .472
10 Chuck Cooper 24 2 .352 .333