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1956-57 Fort Wayne Pistons

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34-38, Finished 1st in NBA Western Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 96.4 points per game, Allowed 98.7 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 30-42)
Coached by Charles Eckman (34-38)

SRS: -2.17 (8th of 8)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Division Semifinals (2-0) versus Minneapolis Lakers
Lost NBA Western Division Tiebreaker (1-0) versus St. Louis Hawks

1956-57 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
Team 72 2532 6612 .383 1874 2510 .747 4289 1398 1643 6938
Opponent 72 7104

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 George Yardley F-G 6-5 190 28 72 2691 522 1273 .410 503 639 .787 755 147 231 1547
2 Mel Hutchins F-C 6-6 200 28 72 2647 369 953 .387 152 206 .738 571 210 182 890
3 Gene Shue G 6-2 170 25 72 2470 273 710 .385 241 316 .763 421 238 137 787
4 Larry Foust C-F 6-9 215 28 61 1533 243 617 .394 273 380 .718 555 71 221 759
5 Bob Houbregs C-F 6-7 210 24 60 1592 253 585 .432 167 234 .714 401 113 118 673
6 Billy Kenville G-F 6-2 187 26 71 1701 204 608 .336 174 218 .798 324 172 169 582
7 Corky Devlin G 6-5 195 25 71 1242 190 502 .378 97 143 .678 146 141 114 477
8 Chuck Noble G 6-4 190 25 54 1260 200 556 .360 76 102 .745 135 180 161 476
9 Red Rocha C-F 6-9 185 33 72 1154 136 390 .349 109 144 .757 272 81 162 381
10 Bill Thieben F-C 6-7 215 21 58 633 90 256 .352 57 87 .655 207 17 78 237
11 Dick Rosenthal F-G 6-5 205 27 18 188 21 79 .266 9 17 .529 52 17 22 51

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 George Yardley F-G 6-5 190 28 72 37.4 7.3 17.7 .410 7.0 8.9 .787 10.5 2.0 3.2 21.5
2 Larry Foust C-F 6-9 215 28 61 25.1 4.0 10.1 .394 4.5 6.2 .718 9.1 1.2 3.6 12.4
3 Mel Hutchins F-C 6-6 200 28 72 36.8 5.1 13.2 .387 2.1 2.9 .738 7.9 2.9 2.5 12.4
4 Bob Houbregs C-F 6-7 210 24 60 26.5 4.2 9.8 .432 2.8 3.9 .714 6.7 1.9 2.0 11.2
5 Gene Shue G 6-2 170 25 72 34.3 3.8 9.9 .385 3.3 4.4 .763 5.8 3.3 1.9 10.9
6 Chuck Noble G 6-4 190 25 54 23.3 3.7 10.3 .360 1.4 1.9 .745 2.5 3.3 3.0 8.8
7 Billy Kenville G-F 6-2 187 26 71 24.0 2.9 8.6 .336 2.5 3.1 .798 4.6 2.4 2.4 8.2
8 Corky Devlin G 6-5 195 25 71 17.5 2.7 7.1 .378 1.4 2.0 .678 2.1 2.0 1.6 6.7
9 Red Rocha C-F 6-9 185 33 72 16.0 1.9 5.4 .349 1.5 2.0 .757 3.8 1.1 2.3 5.3
10 Bill Thieben F-C 6-7 215 21 58 10.9 1.6 4.4 .352 1.0 1.5 .655 3.6 0.3 1.3 4.1
11 Dick Rosenthal F-G 6-5 205 27 18 10.4 1.2 4.4 .266 0.5 0.9 .529 2.9 0.9 1.2 2.8

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 George Yardley F-G 6-5 190 28 72 2691 7.0 17.0 .410 6.7 8.5 .787 10.1 2.0 3.1 20.7
2 Larry Foust C-F 6-9 215 28 61 1533 5.7 14.5 .394 6.4 8.9 .718 13.0 1.7 5.2 17.8
3 Bob Houbregs C-F 6-7 210 24 60 1592 5.7 13.2 .432 3.8 5.3 .714 9.1 2.6 2.7 15.2
4 Corky Devlin G 6-5 195 25 71 1242 5.5 14.6 .378 2.8 4.1 .678 4.2 4.1 3.3 13.8
5 Chuck Noble G 6-4 190 25 54 1260 5.7 15.9 .360 2.2 2.9 .745 3.9 5.1 4.6 13.6
6 Bill Thieben F-C 6-7 215 21 58 633 5.1 14.6 .352 3.2 4.9 .655 11.8 1.0 4.4 13.5
7 Billy Kenville G-F 6-2 187 26 71 1701 4.3 12.9 .336 3.7 4.6 .798 6.9 3.6 3.6 12.3
8 Mel Hutchins F-C 6-6 200 28 72 2647 5.0 13.0 .387 2.1 2.8 .738 7.8 2.9 2.5 12.1
9 Red Rocha C-F 6-9 185 33 72 1154 4.2 12.2 .349 3.4 4.5 .757 8.5 2.5 5.1 11.9
10 Gene Shue G 6-2 170 25 72 2470 4.0 10.3 .385 3.5 4.6 .763 6.1 3.5 2.0 11.5
11 Dick Rosenthal F-G 6-5 205 27 18 188 4.0 15.1 .266 1.7 3.3 .529 10.0 3.3 4.2 9.8

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 Corky Devlin G 6-5 195 25 71 1242 12.3 .422 .378
2 Bill Thieben F-C 6-7 215 21 58 633 12.1 .403 .352
3 Gene Shue G 6-2 170 25 72 2470 13.8 .463 .385
4 Dick Rosenthal F-G 6-5 205 27 18 188 6.8 .295 .266
5 Red Rocha C-F 6-9 185 33 72 1154 11.1 .420 .349
6 Chuck Noble G 6-4 190 25 54 1260 11.0 .396 .360
7 Billy Kenville G-F 6-2 187 26 71 1701 12.2 .413 .336
8 Mel Hutchins F-C 6-6 200 28 72 2647 13.1 .426 .387
9 Bob Houbregs C-F 6-7 210 24 60 1592 17.7 .489 .432
10 Larry Foust C-F 6-9 215 28 61 1533 19.3 .484 .394
11 George Yardley F-G 6-5 190 28 72 2691 22.0 .498 .410

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt 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 George Yardley F-G 6-5 190 28 2 85 24 53 9 11 19 8 7 57 .453 .818 42.5 28.5 9.5 4.0
2 Larry Foust C-F 6-9 215 28 2 64 13 23 19 23 25 6 10 45 .565 .826 32.0 22.5 12.5 3.0
3 Gene Shue G 6-2 170 25 2 79 14 27 4 4 7 8 3 32 .519 1.000 39.5 16.0 3.5 4.0
4 Mel Hutchins F-C 6-6 200 28 2 68 9 30 5 7 23 10 8 23 .300 .714 34.0 11.5 11.5 5.0
5 Bob Houbregs C-F 6-7 210 24 2 38 7 17 8 11 6 3 3 22 .412 .727 19.0 11.0 3.0 1.5
6 Chuck Noble G 6-4 190 25 2 45 10 26 1 2 3 4 5 21 .385 .500 22.5 10.5 1.5 2.0
7 Bill Thieben F-C 6-7 215 21 2 28 6 7 2 6 6 3 5 14 .857 .333 14.0 7.0 3.0 1.5
8 Corky Devlin G 6-5 195 25 1 25 6 8 1 1 5 5 5 13 .750 1.000 25.0 13.0 5.0 5.0
9 Red Rocha C-F 6-9 185 33 2 18 0 5 4 6 6 0 4 4 .000 .667 9.0 2.0 3.0 0.0
10 Billy Kenville G-F 6-2 187 26 2 30 2 13 0 1 1 5 1 4 .154 .000 15.0 2.0 0.5 2.5