Mobile Site You Are Here > BBR > Teams > Philadelphia Warriors > 1951-52 Roster and Stats

News: s-r blog:Updates to NBL, D-League, and WNBA Sections

1951-52 Philadelphia Warriors Roster and Stats

Previous Season ▪ Next Season

Record: 33-33, Finished 4th in NBA Eastern Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Edward Gottlieb (33-33)

PTS/G: 86.5 (3rd of 10) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 87.8 (9th of 10)
SRS: -1.07 (7th of 10)
Expected W-L: 30-36 (7th of 10)

Arena: Philadelphia Arena ▪ Attendance: 96,578 (3rd of 3)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (2-1) versus Syracuse Nationals

Roster

No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
11 Paul Arizin SF 6-4 190 April 9, 1928 1 Villanova University
5 Nelson Bobb PG 6-0 170 February 25, 1924 2 Temple University
14 Stan Brown F 6-3 200 June 27, 1929 1
19 Walt Budko PF 6-5 220 July 30, 1925 3 Columbia University
16 Ed Dahler F 6-5 190 January 31, 1926 R Duquesne University
10 Joe Fulks PF 6-5 190 October 26, 1921 5 Murray State University
12 Vern Gardner SG 6-5 200 May 14, 1925 2 University of Utah
6 Neil Johnston C 6-8 210 February 4, 1929 R Ohio State University
15 Ed Mikan C 6-8 230 October 20, 1925 3 DePaul University
18 Mel Payton SF 6-4 185 July 16, 1926 R Tulane University
7 Andy Phillip SG 6-2 195 March 7, 1922 4 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
8 George Senesky PG 6-2 179 April 4, 1922 5 Saint Joseph's 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 66 2039 5367 .380 1634 2143 .762 3647 1593 1806 5712 86.5
Lg Rank 3 5 4 4 8 2 4 2 3 3 3
Opponent 66 5795 87.8
Lg Rank 9 9

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 30 36 -1.26 0.17 -1.07 .380 .304 Philadelphia Arena 96,578
Lg Rank 7 7 7 4 7 4 5 3

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 Paul Arizin 23 66 2939 548 1222 .448 578 707 .818 745 170 250 1674
2 Joe Fulks 30 61 1904 336 1078 .312 250 303 .825 368 123 255 922
3 Andy Phillip 29 66 2933 279 762 .366 232 308 .753 434 539 218 790
4 Ed Mikan 26 66 1781 202 571 .354 116 148 .784 492 87 252 520
5 George Senesky 29 57 1925 164 454 .361 146 194 .753 232 280 123 474
6 Neil Johnston 22 64 993 141 299 .472 100 151 .662 342 39 154 382
7 Nelson Bobb 27 62 1192 110 306 .359 99 167 .593 147 168 182 319
8 Walt Budko 26 63 1126 97 240 .404 60 89 .674 232 91 196 254
9 Vern Gardner 26 27 507 72 194 .371 15 23 .652 112 37 60 159
10 Mel Payton 25 45 471 54 140 .386 21 28 .750 83 45 68 129
11 Stan Brown 22 15 141 22 63 .349 10 18 .556 17 9 32 54
12 Ed Dahler 26 14 112 14 38 .368 7 7 1.000 22 5 16 35

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 Paul Arizin 23 66 44.5 8.3 18.5 .448 8.8 10.7 .818 11.3 2.6 3.8 25.4
2 Joe Fulks 30 61 31.2 5.5 17.7 .312 4.1 5.0 .825 6.0 2.0 4.2 15.1
3 Andy Phillip 29 66 44.4 4.2 11.5 .366 3.5 4.7 .753 6.6 8.2 3.3 12.0
4 George Senesky 29 57 33.8 2.9 8.0 .361 2.6 3.4 .753 4.1 4.9 2.2 8.3
5 Ed Mikan 26 66 27.0 3.1 8.7 .354 1.8 2.2 .784 7.5 1.3 3.8 7.9
6 Neil Johnston 22 64 15.5 2.2 4.7 .472 1.6 2.4 .662 5.3 0.6 2.4 6.0
7 Vern Gardner 26 27 18.8 2.7 7.2 .371 0.6 0.9 .652 4.1 1.4 2.2 5.9
8 Nelson Bobb 27 62 19.2 1.8 4.9 .359 1.6 2.7 .593 2.4 2.7 2.9 5.1
9 Walt Budko 26 63 17.9 1.5 3.8 .404 1.0 1.4 .674 3.7 1.4 3.1 4.0
10 Stan Brown 22 15 9.4 1.5 4.2 .349 0.7 1.2 .556 1.1 0.6 2.1 3.6
11 Mel Payton 25 45 10.5 1.2 3.1 .386 0.5 0.6 .750 1.8 1.0 1.5 2.9
12 Ed Dahler 26 14 8.0 1.0 2.7 .368 0.5 0.5 1.000 1.6 0.4 1.1 2.5

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 Paul Arizin 23 66 2939 6.7 15.0 .448 7.1 8.7 .818 9.1 2.1 3.1 20.5
2 Joe Fulks 30 61 1904 6.4 20.4 .312 4.7 5.7 .825 7.0 2.3 4.8 17.4
3 Stan Brown 22 15 141 5.6 16.1 .349 2.6 4.6 .556 4.3 2.3 8.2 13.8
4 Neil Johnston 22 64 993 5.1 10.8 .472 3.6 5.5 .662 12.4 1.4 5.6 13.8
5 Ed Dahler 26 14 112 4.5 12.2 .368 2.3 2.3 1.000 7.1 1.6 5.1 11.3
6 Vern Gardner 26 27 507 5.1 13.8 .371 1.1 1.6 .652 8.0 2.6 4.3 11.3
7 Ed Mikan 26 66 1781 4.1 11.5 .354 2.3 3.0 .784 9.9 1.8 5.1 10.5
8 Mel Payton 25 45 471 4.1 10.7 .386 1.6 2.1 .750 6.3 3.4 5.2 9.9
9 Andy Phillip 29 66 2933 3.4 9.4 .366 2.8 3.8 .753 5.3 6.6 2.7 9.7
10 Nelson Bobb 27 62 1192 3.3 9.2 .359 3.0 5.0 .593 4.4 5.1 5.5 9.6
11 George Senesky 29 57 1925 3.1 8.5 .361 2.7 3.6 .753 4.3 5.2 2.3 8.9
12 Walt Budko 26 63 1126 3.1 7.7 .404 1.9 2.8 .674 7.4 2.9 6.3 8.1

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 Paul Arizin 23 66 2939 25.5 .546 .448 14.8 1.2 16.0 .261
2 Andy Phillip 29 66 2933 15.9 .440 .366 3.5 1.3 4.8 .078
3 Neil Johnston 22 64 993 18.8 .523 .472 2.9 0.5 3.4 .163
4 George Senesky 29 57 1925 13.3 .439 .361 1.9 0.7 2.6 .066
5 Walt Budko 26 63 1126 10.2 .455 .404 1.1 0.4 1.5 .065
6 Nelson Bobb 27 62 1192 10.9 .420 .359 0.7 0.4 1.2 .048
7 Ed Mikan 26 66 1781 11.5 .409 .354 0.0 0.8 0.8 .021
8 Mel Payton 25 45 471 10.9 .423 .386 0.2 0.2 0.4 .041
9 Ed Dahler 26 14 112 10.3 .426 .368 0.0 0.0 0.1 .036
10 Vern Gardner 26 27 507 11.1 .389 .371 -0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.006
11 Stan Brown 22 15 141 6.1 .381 .349 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.035
12 Joe Fulks 30 61 1904 11.8 .381 .312 -2.5 0.7 -1.8 -0.045

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 Paul Arizin 23 3 120 24 53 .453 29 33 .879 38 8 17 77
2 George Senesky 29 3 120 18 33 .545 7 11 .636 12 11 9 43
3 Andy Phillip 29 3 122 8 19 .421 19 24 .792 14 22 16 35
4 Vern Gardner 26 3 77 7 19 .368 10 11 .909 14 3 14 24
5 Ed Mikan 26 3 74 7 22 .318 6 7 .857 20 2 15 20
6 Joe Fulks 30 3 70 5 33 .152 7 9 .778 12 2 13 17
7 Neil Johnston 22 3 32 5 10 .500 6 8 .750 10 1 8 16
8 Walt Budko 26 3 58 6 14 .429 4 7 .571 12 5 11 16
9 Mel Payton 25 3 18 1 2 .500 2 2 1.000 3 1 6 4
10 Nelson Bobb 27 3 29 1 3 .333 2 5 .400 2 1 4 4

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 Paul Arizin 23 3 40.0 8.0 17.7 .453 9.7 11.0 .879 12.7 2.7 5.7 25.7
2 George Senesky 29 3 40.0 6.0 11.0 .545 2.3 3.7 .636 4.0 3.7 3.0 14.3
3 Andy Phillip 29 3 40.7 2.7 6.3 .421 6.3 8.0 .792 4.7 7.3 5.3 11.7
4 Vern Gardner 26 3 25.7 2.3 6.3 .368 3.3 3.7 .909 4.7 1.0 4.7 8.0
5 Ed Mikan 26 3 24.7 2.3 7.3 .318 2.0 2.3 .857 6.7 0.7 5.0 6.7
6 Joe Fulks 30 3 23.3 1.7 11.0 .152 2.3 3.0 .778 4.0 0.7 4.3 5.7
7 Neil Johnston 22 3 10.7 1.7 3.3 .500 2.0 2.7 .750 3.3 0.3 2.7 5.3
8 Walt Budko 26 3 19.3 2.0 4.7 .429 1.3 2.3 .571 4.0 1.7 3.7 5.3
9 Mel Payton 25 3 6.0 0.3 0.7 .500 0.7 0.7 1.000 1.0 0.3 2.0 1.3
10 Nelson Bobb 27 3 9.7 0.3 1.0 .333 0.7 1.7 .400 0.7 0.3 1.3 1.3

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 Paul Arizin 23 3 120 7.2 15.9 .453 8.7 9.9 .879 11.4 2.4 5.1 23.1
2 Neil Johnston 22 3 32 5.6 11.3 .500 6.8 9.0 .750 11.3 1.1 9.0 18.0
3 George Senesky 29 3 120 5.4 9.9 .545 2.1 3.3 .636 3.6 3.3 2.7 12.9
4 Vern Gardner 26 3 77 3.3 8.9 .368 4.7 5.1 .909 6.5 1.4 6.5 11.2
5 Andy Phillip 29 3 122 2.4 5.6 .421 5.6 7.1 .792 4.1 6.5 4.7 10.3
6 Walt Budko 26 3 58 3.7 8.7 .429 2.5 4.3 .571 7.4 3.1 6.8 9.9
7 Ed Mikan 26 3 74 3.4 10.7 .318 2.9 3.4 .857 9.7 1.0 7.3 9.7
8 Joe Fulks 30 3 70 2.6 17.0 .152 3.6 4.6 .778 6.2 1.0 6.7 8.7
9 Mel Payton 25 3 18 2.0 4.0 .500 4.0 4.0 1.000 6.0 2.0 12.0 8.0
10 Nelson Bobb 27 3 29 1.2 3.7 .333 2.5 6.2 .400 2.5 1.2 5.0 5.0

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 Paul Arizin 23 3 120 29.5 .570 .453 18.0 0.6 -0.1 0.5 .198
2 George Senesky 29 3 120 16.7 .568 .545 21.9 0.3 -0.1 0.3 .110
3 Andy Phillip 29 3 122 17.4 .592 .421 35.8 0.3 -0.1 0.3 .103
4 Vern Gardner 26 3 77 11.2 .503 .368 8.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 .037
5 Neil Johnston 22 3 32 21.2 .592 .500 7.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 .171
6 Mel Payton 25 3 18 8.1 .694 .500 10.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 .111
7 Nelson Bobb 27 3 29 2.0 .385 .333 6.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.049
8 Walt Budko 26 3 58 11.5 .468 .429 18.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.003
9 Ed Mikan 26 3 74 8.3 .399 .318 5.7 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.083
10 Joe Fulks 30 3 70 -3.7 .230 .152 5.7 -0.5 0.0 -0.6 -0.398