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1953-54 New York Knicks Roster and Stats

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Record: 44-28, Finished 1st in NBA Eastern Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Joe Lapchick (44-28)

PTS/G: 79.0 (5th of 9) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 79.1 (6th of 9)
SRS: -0.17 (6th of 9)
Expected W-L: 36-36 (6th of 9)

Arena: Madison Square Garden (III) ▪ Attendance: 221,079 (1st of 5)

Playoffs:
Eliminated in Eastern Division Round Robin

Eastern Div. Champs

Roster

No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
Don Ackerman PG 6-0 183 September 4, 1930 R Long Island University
10 Jim Baechtold SF 6-4 205 December 9, 1927 1 Eastern Kentucky University
12 Vince Boryla SF 6-5 210 March 11, 1927 4 University of Denver
4 Carl Braun SG 6-5 180 September 25, 1927 4 Colgate University
8 Nathaniel Clifton PF 6-6 220 October 13, 1922 3 Xavier University of Louisiana
11 Harry Gallatin PF 6-6 210 April 26, 1927 5 Truman State University
16 Alfred McGuire PG 6-2 180 September 7, 1928 2 St. John's University
15 Dick McGuire PG 6-0 180 January 25, 1926 4 St. John's University
17 Fred Schaus SF 6-5 205 June 30, 1925 4 West Virginia University
18 Connie Simmons C 6-8 222 March 15, 1925 7
14 Ed Smith SF 6-6 180 July 5, 1929 R Harvard University
Joe Smyth SF 6-3 215 May 22, 1929 R Niagara University
9 Ernie Vandeweghe SG 6-3 195 September 12, 1928 4 Colgate University

Team and Opponent Stats

G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
Team 72 1934 5177 .374 1820 2525 .721 3830 1469 1832 5688 79.0
Lg Rank 8 8 4 3 3 4 2 4 5 5 5
Opponent 72 5697 79.1
Lg Rank 6 6

Team Miscellaneous

Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
PW PL MOV SOS SRS ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA Arena Attendance
Team 36 36 -0.13 -0.03 -0.17 .374 .352 Madison Square Garden (III) 221,079
Lg Rank 6 6 6 4 6 4 1 1

Totals

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 Carl Braun 26 72 2373 354 884 .400 354 429 .825 246 209 259 1062
2 Harry Gallatin 26 72 2690 258 639 .404 433 552 .784 1098 153 208 949
3 Connie Simmons 28 72 2006 255 713 .358 210 305 .689 484 128 234 720
4 Nathaniel Clifton 31 72 2179 257 699 .368 174 277 .628 528 176 215 688
5 Dick McGuire 28 68 2343 201 493 .408 220 345 .638 310 354 199 622
6 Jim Baechtold 26 70 1627 170 465 .366 134 177 .757 183 117 195 474
7 Vince Boryla 26 52 1522 175 525 .333 70 81 .864 130 77 128 420
8 Fred Schaus 28 44 1243 136 352 .386 115 145 .793 217 88 141 387
9 Alfred McGuire 25 64 849 58 177 .328 58 133 .436 121 103 144 174
10 Ernie Vandeweghe 25 15 271 37 103 .359 25 31 .806 20 29 38 99
11 Don Ackerman 23 28 220 14 63 .222 15 28 .536 15 23 43 43
12 Ed Smith 24 12 127 14 49 .286 7 13 .538 32 10 17 35
13 Joe Smyth 24 8 59 5 15 .333 5 9 .556 10 2 8 15

Per Game

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 Carl Braun 26 72 33.0 4.9 12.3 .400 4.9 6.0 .825 3.4 2.9 3.6 14.8
2 Harry Gallatin 26 72 37.4 3.6 8.9 .404 6.0 7.7 .784 15.3 2.1 2.9 13.2
3 Connie Simmons 28 72 27.9 3.5 9.9 .358 2.9 4.2 .689 6.7 1.8 3.3 10.0
4 Nathaniel Clifton 31 72 30.3 3.6 9.7 .368 2.4 3.8 .628 7.3 2.4 3.0 9.6
5 Dick McGuire 28 68 34.5 3.0 7.3 .408 3.2 5.1 .638 4.6 5.2 2.9 9.1
6 Fred Schaus 28 44 28.3 3.1 8.0 .386 2.6 3.3 .793 4.9 2.0 3.2 8.8
7 Vince Boryla 26 52 29.3 3.4 10.1 .333 1.3 1.6 .864 2.5 1.5 2.5 8.1
8 Jim Baechtold 26 70 23.2 2.4 6.6 .366 1.9 2.5 .757 2.6 1.7 2.8 6.8
9 Ernie Vandeweghe 25 15 18.1 2.5 6.9 .359 1.7 2.1 .806 1.3 1.9 2.5 6.6
10 Ed Smith 24 12 10.6 1.2 4.1 .286 0.6 1.1 .538 2.7 0.8 1.4 2.9
11 Alfred McGuire 25 64 13.3 0.9 2.8 .328 0.9 2.1 .436 1.9 1.6 2.3 2.7
12 Joe Smyth 24 8 7.4 0.6 1.9 .333 0.6 1.1 .556 1.3 0.3 1.0 1.9
13 Don Ackerman 23 28 7.9 0.5 2.3 .222 0.5 1.0 .536 0.5 0.8 1.5 1.5

Per 36 Minutes

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 Carl Braun 26 72 2373 5.4 13.4 .400 5.4 6.5 .825 3.7 3.2 3.9 16.1
2 Ernie Vandeweghe 25 15 271 4.9 13.7 .359 3.3 4.1 .806 2.7 3.9 5.0 13.2
3 Connie Simmons 28 72 2006 4.6 12.8 .358 3.8 5.5 .689 8.7 2.3 4.2 12.9
4 Harry Gallatin 26 72 2690 3.5 8.6 .404 5.8 7.4 .784 14.7 2.0 2.8 12.7
5 Nathaniel Clifton 31 72 2179 4.2 11.5 .368 2.9 4.6 .628 8.7 2.9 3.6 11.4
6 Fred Schaus 28 44 1243 3.9 10.2 .386 3.3 4.2 .793 6.3 2.5 4.1 11.2
7 Jim Baechtold 26 70 1627 3.8 10.3 .366 3.0 3.9 .757 4.0 2.6 4.3 10.5
8 Ed Smith 24 12 127 4.0 13.9 .286 2.0 3.7 .538 9.1 2.8 4.8 9.9
9 Vince Boryla 26 52 1522 4.1 12.4 .333 1.7 1.9 .864 3.1 1.8 3.0 9.9
10 Dick McGuire 28 68 2343 3.1 7.6 .408 3.4 5.3 .638 4.8 5.4 3.1 9.6
11 Joe Smyth 24 8 59 3.1 9.2 .333 3.1 5.5 .556 6.1 1.2 4.9 9.2
12 Alfred McGuire 25 64 849 2.5 7.5 .328 2.5 5.6 .436 5.1 4.4 6.1 7.4
13 Don Ackerman 23 28 220 2.3 10.3 .222 2.5 4.6 .536 2.5 3.8 7.0 7.0

Advanced

Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Harry Gallatin 26 72 2690 24.1 .538 .404 9.0 2.8 11.8 .210
2 Carl Braun 26 72 2373 17.8 .495 .400 7.2 1.3 8.6 .173
3 Dick McGuire 28 68 2343 16.0 .482 .408 4.6 1.7 6.3 .129
4 Fred Schaus 28 44 1243 13.8 .465 .386 1.9 0.8 2.7 .103
5 Connie Simmons 28 72 2006 14.8 .425 .358 1.0 1.5 2.5 .059
6 Nathaniel Clifton 31 72 2179 14.8 .419 .368 0.7 1.7 2.4 .054
7 Jim Baechtold 26 70 1627 10.5 .437 .366 1.2 0.9 2.1 .062
8 Ernie Vandeweghe 25 15 271 11.7 .424 .359 0.2 0.1 0.3 .055
9 Alfred McGuire 25 64 849 8.0 .369 .328 -0.5 0.6 0.1 .006
10 Joe Smyth 24 8 59 7.6 .396 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 .008
11 Ed Smith 24 12 127 8.5 .320 .286 -0.4 0.1 -0.3 -0.105
12 Don Ackerman 23 28 220 1.0 .285 .222 -0.7 0.1 -0.6 -0.123
13 Vince Boryla 26 52 1522 6.8 .375 .333 -1.6 0.7 -1.0 -0.031

Playoffs Totals

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 Carl Braun 26 4 125 18 52 .346 35 40 .875 12 9 22 71
2 Harry Gallatin 26 4 151 16 35 .457 22 31 .710 61 6 12 54
3 Connie Simmons 28 4 111 10 31 .323 25 36 .694 33 10 17 45
4 Jim Baechtold 26 4 106 12 29 .414 11 13 .846 10 11 19 35
5 Fred Schaus 28 4 119 7 25 .280 14 15 .933 12 8 18 28
6 Vince Boryla 26 3 66 8 14 .571 11 13 .846 2 1 12 27
7 Nathaniel Clifton 31 4 125 8 27 .296 9 17 .529 39 6 15 25
8 Alfred McGuire 25 4 69 8 18 .444 2 9 .222 4 7 15 18
9 Dick McGuire 28 4 68 4 16 .250 3 5 .600 4 5 12 11
10 Don Ackerman 23 4 20 1 3 .333 0 0 4 1 7 2

Playoffs Per Game

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 Carl Braun 26 4 31.3 4.5 13.0 .346 8.8 10.0 .875 3.0 2.3 5.5 17.8
2 Harry Gallatin 26 4 37.8 4.0 8.8 .457 5.5 7.8 .710 15.3 1.5 3.0 13.5
3 Connie Simmons 28 4 27.8 2.5 7.8 .323 6.3 9.0 .694 8.3 2.5 4.3 11.3
4 Vince Boryla 26 3 22.0 2.7 4.7 .571 3.7 4.3 .846 0.7 0.3 4.0 9.0
5 Jim Baechtold 26 4 26.5 3.0 7.3 .414 2.8 3.3 .846 2.5 2.8 4.8 8.8
6 Fred Schaus 28 4 29.8 1.8 6.3 .280 3.5 3.8 .933 3.0 2.0 4.5 7.0
7 Nathaniel Clifton 31 4 31.3 2.0 6.8 .296 2.3 4.3 .529 9.8 1.5 3.8 6.3
8 Alfred McGuire 25 4 17.3 2.0 4.5 .444 0.5 2.3 .222 1.0 1.8 3.8 4.5
9 Dick McGuire 28 4 17.0 1.0 4.0 .250 0.8 1.3 .600 1.0 1.3 3.0 2.8
10 Don Ackerman 23 4 5.0 0.3 0.8 .333 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.3 1.8 0.5

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

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 Carl Braun 26 4 125 5.2 15.0 .346 10.1 11.5 .875 3.5 2.6 6.3 20.4
2 Vince Boryla 26 3 66 4.4 7.6 .571 6.0 7.1 .846 1.1 0.5 6.5 14.7
3 Connie Simmons 28 4 111 3.2 10.1 .323 8.1 11.7 .694 10.7 3.2 5.5 14.6
4 Harry Gallatin 26 4 151 3.8 8.3 .457 5.2 7.4 .710 14.5 1.4 2.9 12.9
5 Jim Baechtold 26 4 106 4.1 9.8 .414 3.7 4.4 .846 3.4 3.7 6.5 11.9
6 Alfred McGuire 25 4 69 4.2 9.4 .444 1.0 4.7 .222 2.1 3.7 7.8 9.4
7 Fred Schaus 28 4 119 2.1 7.6 .280 4.2 4.5 .933 3.6 2.4 5.4 8.5
8 Nathaniel Clifton 31 4 125 2.3 7.8 .296 2.6 4.9 .529 11.2 1.7 4.3 7.2
9 Dick McGuire 28 4 68 2.1 8.5 .250 1.6 2.6 .600 2.1 2.6 6.4 5.8
10 Don Ackerman 23 4 20 1.8 5.4 .333 0.0 0.0 7.2 1.8 12.6 3.6

Playoffs Advanced

Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Harry Gallatin 26 4 151 22.6 .555 .457 10.6 0.4 -0.1 0.3 .094
2 Vince Boryla 26 3 66 14.5 .685 .571 4.2 0.4 0.0 0.3 .251
3 Carl Braun 26 4 125 19.2 .510 .346 21.5 0.4 -0.1 0.3 .127
4 Jim Baechtold 26 4 106 12.8 .504 .414 28.4 0.2 -0.1 0.1 .060
5 Connie Simmons 28 4 111 19.4 .480 .323 23.2 0.2 -0.1 0.1 .034
6 Don Ackerman 23 4 20 0.4 .333 .333 11.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.080
7 Fred Schaus 28 4 119 7.9 .443 .280 16.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.010
8 Alfred McGuire 25 4 69 5.8 .410 .444 27.9 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.047
9 Dick McGuire 28 4 68 0.8 .302 .250 17.5 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.143
10 Nathaniel Clifton 31 4 125 10.0 .363 .296 11.6 -0.2 -0.1 -0.3 -0.107