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1948-49 Fort Wayne Pistons

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22-38, Finished 5th in BAA Western Division (Game Results)
BAA Season Summary

Scored 74.3 points per game, Allowed 77.5 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 21-39)
Coached by Carl Bennett (0-6) and Curly Armstrong (22-32)

Arena: North Side High School Gym / Attendance: NA

SRS: -2.84 (9th of 12)

1948-49 Statistics / Schedule

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 60 1536 5370 .286 1385 1979 .700 1082 1722 4457 74.3
Opponent 60 4651 77.5

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Bob Tough G-F 6-0 185 28 53 183 661 .277 100 138 .725 99 101 466
2 Jack Smiley F-G 6-3 190 26 59 141 571 .247 112 164 .683 138 202 394
3 Curly Armstrong G-F 5-11 170 30 52 131 428 .306 118 169 .698 105 152 380
4 Richie Niemiera G-F 6-1 165 27 55 115 331 .347 132 165 .800 96 115 362
5 John Mahnken C 6-8 220 26 37 136 514 .265 79 119 .664 82 143 351
6 Leo Klier F-G 6-2 170 25 47 125 492 .254 97 137 .708 56 124 347
7 Dick Triptow G-F 6-0 170 26 55 116 417 .278 102 141 .723 96 107 334
8 Bruce Hale G-F 6-1 170 30 34 109 348 .313 102 136 .750 87 72 320
9 Bill Henry C 6-9 215 24 32 96 300 .320 125 203 .616 55 110 317
10 Bob Kinney C-F 6-6 215 28 37 86 271 .317 82 143 .573 51 135 254
11 Ward Williams F 6-4 195 25 53 61 257 .237 93 124 .750 82 158 215
12 Leo Mogus F-C 6-4 190 27 20 59 176 .335 55 74 .743 27 66 173
13 Blackie Towery F-C 6-4 210 28 22 56 216 .259 52 73 .712 35 79 164
14 Charlie Black F-C 6-5 200 27 17 46 145 .317 38 62 .613 25 64 130
15 Jake Pelkington C-F 6-6 220 33 14 33 104 .317 58 75 .773 32 54 124
16 Walt Kirk G-F 6-3 173 24 14 22 61 .361 25 33 .758 12 24 69
17 Ralph Hamilton G-F 6-1 188 27 10 16 66 .242 10 13 .769 3 10 42
18 Roy Pugh C-F 6-6 210 4 4 8 .500 1 4 .250 1 3 9
19 Dillard Crocker F-G 6-4 205 24 2 1 4 .250 4 6 .667 0 3 6

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Bill Henry C 6-9 215 24 32 3.0 9.4 .320 3.9 6.3 .616 1.7 3.4 9.9
2 John Mahnken C 6-8 220 26 37 3.7 13.9 .265 2.1 3.2 .664 2.2 3.9 9.5
3 Bruce Hale G-F 6-1 170 30 34 3.2 10.2 .313 3.0 4.0 .750 2.6 2.1 9.4
4 Jake Pelkington C-F 6-6 220 33 14 2.4 7.4 .317 4.1 5.4 .773 2.3 3.9 8.9
5 Bob Tough G-F 6-0 185 28 53 3.5 12.5 .277 1.9 2.6 .725 1.9 1.9 8.8
6 Leo Mogus F-C 6-4 190 27 20 3.0 8.8 .335 2.8 3.7 .743 1.4 3.3 8.7
7 Charlie Black F-C 6-5 200 27 17 2.7 8.5 .317 2.2 3.6 .613 1.5 3.8 7.6
8 Blackie Towery F-C 6-4 210 28 22 2.5 9.8 .259 2.4 3.3 .712 1.6 3.6 7.5
9 Leo Klier F-G 6-2 170 25 47 2.7 10.5 .254 2.1 2.9 .708 1.2 2.6 7.4
10 Curly Armstrong G-F 5-11 170 30 52 2.5 8.2 .306 2.3 3.3 .698 2.0 2.9 7.3
11 Bob Kinney C-F 6-6 215 28 37 2.3 7.3 .317 2.2 3.9 .573 1.4 3.6 6.9
12 Jack Smiley F-G 6-3 190 26 59 2.4 9.7 .247 1.9 2.8 .683 2.3 3.4 6.7
13 Richie Niemiera G-F 6-1 165 27 55 2.1 6.0 .347 2.4 3.0 .800 1.7 2.1 6.6
14 Dick Triptow G-F 6-0 170 26 55 2.1 7.6 .278 1.9 2.6 .723 1.7 1.9 6.1
15 Walt Kirk G-F 6-3 173 24 14 1.6 4.4 .361 1.8 2.4 .758 0.9 1.7 4.9
16 Ralph Hamilton G-F 6-1 188 27 10 1.6 6.6 .242 1.0 1.3 .769 0.3 1.0 4.2
17 Ward Williams F 6-4 195 25 53 1.2 4.8 .237 1.8 2.3 .750 1.5 3.0 4.1
18 Dillard Crocker F-G 6-4 205 24 2 0.5 2.0 .250 2.0 3.0 .667 0.0 1.5 3.0
19 Roy Pugh C-F 6-6 210 4 1.0 2.0 .500 0.3 1.0 .250 0.3 0.8 2.3

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Charlie Black F-C 6-5 200 27 17 .317 .613
2 Ward Williams F 6-4 195 25 53 .237 .750
3 Dick Triptow G-F 6-0 170 26 55 .278 .723
4 Blackie Towery F-C 6-4 210 28 22 .259 .712
5 Bob Tough G-F 6-0 185 28 53 .277 .725
6 Jack Smiley F-G 6-3 190 26 59 .247 .683
7 Roy Pugh C-F 6-6 210 4 .500 .250
8 Jake Pelkington C-F 6-6 220 33 14 .317 .773
9 Richie Niemiera G-F 6-1 165 27 55 .347 .800
10 Leo Mogus F-C 6-4 190 27 20 .335 .743
11 John Mahnken C 6-8 220 26 37 .265 .664
12 Leo Klier F-G 6-2 170 25 47 .254 .708
13 Walt Kirk G-F 6-3 173 24 14 .361 .758
14 Bob Kinney C-F 6-6 215 28 37 .317 .573
15 Bill Henry C 6-9 215 24 32 .320 .616
16 Ralph Hamilton G-F 6-1 188 27 10 .242 .769
17 Bruce Hale G-F 6-1 170 30 34 .313 .750
18 Dillard Crocker F-G 6-4 205 24 2 .250 .667
19 Curly Armstrong G-F 5-11 170 30 52 .306 .698

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Charlie Black F-C 6-5 200 27 17 .377 .317
2 Ward Williams F 6-4 195 25 53 .345 .237
3 Dick Triptow G-F 6-0 170 26 55 .349 .278
4 Blackie Towery F-C 6-4 210 28 22 .330 .259
5 Bob Tough G-F 6-0 185 28 53 .323 .277
6 Jack Smiley F-G 6-3 190 26 59 .306 .247
7 Roy Pugh C-F 6-6 210 4 .461 .500
8 Jake Pelkington C-F 6-6 220 33 14 .453 .317
9 Richie Niemiera G-F 6-1 165 27 55 .448 .347
10 Leo Mogus F-C 6-4 190 27 20 .415 .335
11 John Mahnken C 6-8 220 26 37 .310 .265
12 Leo Klier F-G 6-2 170 25 47 .314 .254
13 Walt Kirk G-F 6-3 173 24 14 .457 .361
14 Bob Kinney C-F 6-6 215 28 37 .380 .317
15 Bill Henry C 6-9 215 24 32 .407 .320
16 Ralph Hamilton G-F 6-1 188 27 10 .293 .242
17 Bruce Hale G-F 6-1 170 30 34 .392 .313
18 Dillard Crocker F-G 6-4 205 24 2 .452 .250
19 Curly Armstrong G-F 5-11 170 30 52 .378 .306