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1946-47 Pittsburgh Ironmen Roster and Statistics

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15-45, Finished 5th in BAA Western Division (Game Results)
BAA Season Summary

Scored 61.2 points per game, Allowed 67.6 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 12-48)
Coached by Paul Birch (15-45)

Arena: Duquesne Gardens ▪ Attendance: NA

SRS: -5.81 (11th of 11)

1946-47 Roster and Statistics ▪ Schedule

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
3 John Abramovic F 6-3 195 February 9, 1919 R Salem International University
5-6 Moe Becker G-F 6-1 185 February 24, 1917 R Duquesne University
4 Michael Bytzura F 6-1 170 June 18, 1922 R Long Island University
15 Joe Fabel F-G 6-1 190 September 4, 1913 R University of Pittsburgh
15 Nat Frankel F-G 6-0 195 November 3, 1913 R Brooklyn College
9 Gorham Getchell C 6-4 205 August 14, 1920 R Temple University
6 Colby Gunther F 6-4 190 February 5, 1923 R Boston College
17 Noble Jorgensen C 6-9 228 May 18, 1925 R University of Iowa
7 Roger Jorgensen C-F 6-5 200 September 2, 1920 R Ohio State University
5 Tony Kappen G 5-10 165 April 13, 1919 R
12 Press Maravich G 6-0 185 August 20, 1920 R Davis & Elkins College
Ed Melvin G 5-9 170 February 13, 1916 R Duquesne University
6 Red Mihalik G 6-0 180 September 22, 1916 R
7 Walt Miller F 6-2 190 July 30, 1915 R Duquesne University
11 John Mills C-F 6-8 203 September 7, 1919 R Western Kentucky University
8 Stan Noszka G 6-1 185 September 9, 1920 R Duquesne University
14-18 Harry Zeller C-F 6-4 210 July 10, 1918 R Washington & Jefferson College

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 1345 4961 .271 984 1507 .653 272 1360 3674 61.2
Opponent 60 4057 67.6

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 Colby Gunther 23 52 254 756 .336 226 351 .644 32 117 734
2 John Abramovic 27 47 202 834 .242 123 178 .691 35 161 527
3 Stan Noszka 26 58 199 693 .287 109 157 .694 39 163 507
4 Harry Zeller 28 48 120 382 .314 122 177 .689 31 177 362
5 Tony Kappen 27 41 103 446 .231 104 123 .846 22 61 310
6 Ed Melvin 30 57 99 376 .263 83 127 .654 37 150 281
7 Press Maravich 26 51 102 375 .272 30 58 .517 6 102 234
8 Michael Bytzura 24 60 87 356 .244 36 72 .500 31 108 210
9 John Mills 27 47 55 187 .294 71 129 .550 9 94 181
10 Moe Becker 29 17 46 229 .201 16 30 .533 14 50 108
11 Noble Jorgensen 21 15 25 112 .223 16 25 .640 4 40 66
12 Joe Fabel 33 30 25 96 .260 13 26 .500 2 64 63
13 Roger Jorgensen 26 28 14 54 .259 13 19 .684 1 36 41
14 Walt Miller 31 12 7 21 .333 9 18 .500 6 16 23
15 Nat Frankel 33 6 4 27 .148 8 12 .667 3 6 16
16 Red Mihalik 30 7 3 9 .333 0 0 0 10 6
17 Gorham Getchell 26 16 0 8 .000 5 5 1.000 0 5 5

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 Colby Gunther 23 52 4.9 14.5 .336 4.3 6.8 .644 0.6 2.3 14.1
2 John Abramovic 27 47 4.3 17.7 .242 2.6 3.8 .691 0.7 3.4 11.2
3 Stan Noszka 26 58 3.4 11.9 .287 1.9 2.7 .694 0.7 2.8 8.7
4 Tony Kappen 27 41 2.5 10.9 .231 2.5 3.0 .846 0.5 1.5 7.6
5 Harry Zeller 28 48 2.5 8.0 .314 2.5 3.7 .689 0.6 3.7 7.5
6 Moe Becker 29 17 2.7 13.5 .201 0.9 1.8 .533 0.8 2.9 6.4
7 Ed Melvin 30 57 1.7 6.6 .263 1.5 2.2 .654 0.6 2.6 4.9
8 Press Maravich 26 51 2.0 7.4 .272 0.6 1.1 .517 0.1 2.0 4.6
9 Noble Jorgensen 21 15 1.7 7.5 .223 1.1 1.7 .640 0.3 2.7 4.4
10 John Mills 27 47 1.2 4.0 .294 1.5 2.7 .550 0.2 2.0 3.9
11 Michael Bytzura 24 60 1.5 5.9 .244 0.6 1.2 .500 0.5 1.8 3.5
12 Nat Frankel 33 6 0.7 4.5 .148 1.3 2.0 .667 0.5 1.0 2.7
13 Joe Fabel 33 30 0.8 3.2 .260 0.4 0.9 .500 0.1 2.1 2.1
14 Walt Miller 31 12 0.6 1.8 .333 0.8 1.5 .500 0.5 1.3 1.9
15 Roger Jorgensen 26 28 0.5 1.9 .259 0.5 0.7 .684 0.0 1.3 1.5
16 Red Mihalik 30 7 0.4 1.3 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.9
17 Gorham Getchell 26 16 0.0 0.5 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.3 0.3

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 Harry Zeller 28 48 .314 .689
2 Moe Becker 29 17 .201 .533
3 Michael Bytzura 24 60 .244 .500
4 Joe Fabel 33 30 .260 .500
5 Nat Frankel 33 6 .148 .667
6 Gorham Getchell 26 16 .000 1.000
7 Colby Gunther 23 52 .336 .644
8 Roger Jorgensen 26 28 .259 .684
9 Noble Jorgensen 21 15 .223 .640
10 Tony Kappen 27 41 .231 .846
11 Press Maravich 26 51 .272 .517
12 Red Mihalik 30 7 .333
13 Ed Melvin 30 57 .263 .654
14 Walt Miller 31 12 .333 .500
15 John Mills 27 47 .294 .550
16 Stan Noszka 26 58 .287 .694
17 John Abramovic 27 47 .242 .691

Advanced

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Harry Zeller 28 48 .394 .314
2 Moe Becker 29 17 .223 .201
3 Michael Bytzura 24 60 .271 .244
4 Joe Fabel 33 30 .293 .260
5 Nat Frankel 33 6 .248 .148
6 Gorham Getchell 26 16 .245 .000
7 Colby Gunther 23 52 .403 .336
8 Roger Jorgensen 26 28 .329 .259
9 Noble Jorgensen 21 15 .268 .223
10 Tony Kappen 27 41 .310 .231
11 Press Maravich 26 51 .292 .272
12 Red Mihalik 30 7 .333 .333
13 Ed Melvin 30 57 .325 .263
14 Walt Miller 31 12 .398 .333
15 John Mills 27 47 .371 .294
16 Stan Noszka 26 58 .333 .287
17 John Abramovic 27 47 .289 .242