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1952-53 Minneapolis Lakers Roster and Statistics

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48-22, Finished 1st in NBA Western Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: John Kundla (48-22)

1952-53 NBA Champions

Points Per Game: 85.3 (5th of 10) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 79.2 (3rd of 10)
Pythagorean W-L: 52-18 (1st of 10)

Arena: Minneapolis Auditorium ▪ Attendance: NA

SRS: 5.53 (1st of 10)

Playoffs:
Won NBA Finals (4-1) versus New York Knickerbockers
Won NBA Western Division Finals (3-2) versus Fort Wayne Pistons
Won NBA Western Division Semifinals (2-0) versus Indianapolis Olympians

1952-53 Minneapolis Lakers:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
16 Bob Harrison G 6-1 190 August 12, 1927 3 University of Michigan
11 Lew Hitch F-C 6-8 200 July 16, 1929 1 Kansas State University
12-13 Jim Holstein F-G 6-3 180 September 24, 1930 R University of Cincinnati
22 Slater Martin G 5-10 170 October 22, 1925 3 University of Texas at Austin
George Mikan C 6-10 245 June 18, 1924 4 DePaul University
19 Vern Mikkelsen F-C 6-7 230 October 21, 1928 3 Hamline University
17 Jim Pollard F-C 6-4 185 July 9, 1922 4 Stanford University
18 Pep Saul G-F 6-2 185 February 16, 1924 3 Seton Hall University
15 Howie Schultz C-F 6-6 200 July 3, 1922 2 Hamline University
20 Whitey Skoog G 5-11 180 November 2, 1926 1 University of Minnesota

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 70 2166 5559 .390 1641 2221 .739 3406 1351 1917 5973 85.3
Opponent 70 5544 79.2

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 George Mikan 28 70 2651 500 1252 .399 442 567 .780 1007 201 290 1442
2 Vern Mikkelsen 24 70 2465 378 868 .435 291 387 .752 654 148 289 1047
3 Jim Pollard 30 66 2403 333 933 .357 193 251 .769 452 231 194 859
4 Slater Martin 27 70 2556 260 634 .410 224 287 .780 186 250 246 744
5 Pep Saul 28 70 1796 187 471 .397 142 200 .710 141 110 174 516
6 Bob Harrison 25 70 1643 195 518 .376 107 165 .648 153 160 264 497
7 Jim Holstein 22 66 989 98 274 .358 70 105 .667 173 74 128 266
8 Lew Hitch 23 70 1027 89 255 .349 83 136 .610 275 66 122 261
9 Whitey Skoog 26 68 996 102 264 .386 46 61 .754 121 82 137 250
10 Howie Schultz 30 40 474 24 90 .267 43 62 .694 80 29 73 91

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 George Mikan 28 70 37.9 7.1 17.9 .399 6.3 8.1 .780 14.4 2.9 4.1 20.6
2 Vern Mikkelsen 24 70 35.2 5.4 12.4 .435 4.2 5.5 .752 9.3 2.1 4.1 15.0
3 Jim Pollard 30 66 36.4 5.0 14.1 .357 2.9 3.8 .769 6.8 3.5 2.9 13.0
4 Slater Martin 27 70 36.5 3.7 9.1 .410 3.2 4.1 .780 2.7 3.6 3.5 10.6
5 Pep Saul 28 70 25.7 2.7 6.7 .397 2.0 2.9 .710 2.0 1.6 2.5 7.4
6 Bob Harrison 25 70 23.5 2.8 7.4 .376 1.5 2.4 .648 2.2 2.3 3.8 7.1
7 Jim Holstein 22 66 15.0 1.5 4.2 .358 1.1 1.6 .667 2.6 1.1 1.9 4.0
8 Lew Hitch 23 70 14.7 1.3 3.6 .349 1.2 1.9 .610 3.9 0.9 1.7 3.7
9 Whitey Skoog 26 68 14.6 1.5 3.9 .386 0.7 0.9 .754 1.8 1.2 2.0 3.7
10 Howie Schultz 30 40 11.9 0.6 2.3 .267 1.1 1.6 .694 2.0 0.7 1.8 2.3

Per 36 Minutes

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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 George Mikan 28 70 2651 6.8 17.0 .399 6.0 7.7 .780 13.7 2.7 3.9 19.6
2 Vern Mikkelsen 24 70 2465 5.5 12.7 .435 4.2 5.7 .752 9.6 2.2 4.2 15.3
3 Jim Pollard 30 66 2403 5.0 14.0 .357 2.9 3.8 .769 6.8 3.5 2.9 12.9
4 Bob Harrison 25 70 1643 4.3 11.3 .376 2.3 3.6 .648 3.4 3.5 5.8 10.9
5 Slater Martin 27 70 2556 3.7 8.9 .410 3.2 4.0 .780 2.6 3.5 3.5 10.5
6 Pep Saul 28 70 1796 3.7 9.4 .397 2.8 4.0 .710 2.8 2.2 3.5 10.3
7 Jim Holstein 22 66 989 3.6 10.0 .358 2.5 3.8 .667 6.3 2.7 4.7 9.7
8 Lew Hitch 23 70 1027 3.1 8.9 .349 2.9 4.8 .610 9.6 2.3 4.3 9.1
9 Whitey Skoog 26 68 996 3.7 9.5 .386 1.7 2.2 .754 4.4 3.0 5.0 9.0
10 Howie Schultz 30 40 474 1.8 6.8 .267 3.3 4.7 .694 6.1 2.2 5.5 6.9

Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 George Mikan 28 70 2651 28.4 .480 .399 7.7 6.9 14.6
2 Vern Mikkelsen 24 70 2465 21.6 .504 .435 7.2 4.9 12.0
3 Slater Martin 27 70 2556 13.5 .489 .410 4.9 3.2 8.2
4 Jim Pollard 30 66 2403 15.9 .412 .357 0.2 4.3 4.6
5 Pep Saul 28 70 1796 11.0 .462 .397 2.2 2.0 4.2
6 Bob Harrison 25 70 1643 10.5 .421 .376 0.6 2.2 2.9
7 Lew Hitch 23 70 1027 13.5 .414 .349 0.2 2.1 2.2
8 Whitey Skoog 26 68 996 10.3 .430 .386 0.5 1.4 1.9
9 Jim Holstein 22 66 989 11.5 .415 .358 0.2 1.6 1.8
10 Howie Schultz 30 40 474 7.6 .388 .267 -0.1 0.7 0.6

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 George Mikan 28 12 463 78 213 82 112 185 23 56 238 .366 .732 38.6 19.8 15.4 1.9
2 Jim Pollard 30 12 455 62 167 48 62 86 49 37 172 .371 .774 37.9 14.3 7.2 4.1
3 Vern Mikkelsen 24 12 400 44 133 56 66 104 24 59 144 .331 .848 33.3 12.0 8.7 2.0
4 Slater Martin 27 12 453 41 103 39 51 31 43 49 121 .398 .765 37.8 10.1 2.6 3.6
5 Pep Saul 28 12 297 31 74 24 33 28 18 40 86 .419 .727 24.8 7.2 2.3 1.5
6 Whitey Skoog 26 11 198 24 56 16 20 23 13 29 64 .429 .800 18.0 5.8 2.1 1.2
7 Bob Harrison 25 12 204 25 65 10 20 22 14 32 60 .385 .500 17.0 5.0 1.8 1.2
8 Jim Holstein 22 12 192 20 42 12 23 30 11 30 52 .476 .522 16.0 4.3 2.5 0.9
9 Lew Hitch 23 12 189 16 46 17 32 64 11 32 49 .348 .531 15.8 4.1 5.3 0.9
10 Dick Schnittker 24 7 29 1 8 7 11 4 0 8 9 .125 .636 4.1 1.3 0.6 0.0

Playoffs Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 George Mikan 28 12 463 26.3 .454 .366 11.7 0.6 1.4 2.0
2 Slater Martin 27 12 453 12.6 .482 .398 18.9 0.7 0.7 1.4
3 Jim Pollard 30 12 455 19.3 .443 .371 23.5 0.4 1.0 1.4
4 Vern Mikkelsen 24 12 400 17.1 .444 .331 12.4 0.3 0.9 1.2
5 Pep Saul 28 12 297 11.9 .486 .419 12.4 0.4 0.4 0.9
6 Whitey Skoog 26 11 198 13.9 .494 .429 13.9 0.4 0.3 0.7
7 Jim Holstein 22 12 192 12.7 .499 .476 11.7 0.3 0.3 0.6
8 Lew Hitch 23 12 189 14.4 .408 .348 11.4 -0.1 0.5 0.5
9 Bob Harrison 25 12 204 9.4 .407 .385 14.6 -0.1 0.3 0.2
10 Dick Schnittker 24 7 29 1.3 .350 .125 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0