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34-38, Finished 1st in NBA Western Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 98.5 points per game, Allowed 98.6 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 36-36)
Coached by Red Holzman (14-19), Slater Martin (5-3) and Alex Hannum (15-16)
Arena: Kiel Auditorium / Attendance: 217,300 (3rd of 8 available)
SRS: -0.26 (4th of 8)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Finals (4-3) versus Boston Celtics
Won NBA Western Division Finals (3-0) versus Minneapolis Lakers
Won NBA Western Division Tiebreaker (1-0) versus Fort Wayne Pistons
Won NBA Western Division Tiebreaker (1-0) versus Minneapolis Lakers
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1956-57 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 72 | 2557 | 6669 | .383 | 1977 | 2710 | .730 | 4566 | 1454 | 1848 | 7091 | 98.5 | |||||||||
| Opponent | 72 | 7097 | 98.6 |
Click on the Player for career statistics and
accomplishments.
Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be
included (1961-62 season and before).
| 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 | Bob Pettit | F-C | 6-9 | 205 | 24 | 71 | 2491 | 613 | 1477 | .415 | 529 | 684 | .773 | 1037 | 133 | 181 | 1755 | |||||||||
| 2 | Ed Macauley | C-F | 6-8 | 185 | 28 | 72 | 2582 | 414 | 987 | .419 | 359 | 479 | .749 | 440 | 202 | 206 | 1187 | |||||||||
| 3 | Jack Coleman | F-C | 6-7 | 195 | 32 | 72 | 2145 | 316 | 775 | .408 | 123 | 161 | .764 | 645 | 159 | 235 | 755 | |||||||||
| 4 | Chuck Share | C | 6-11 | 235 | 29 | 72 | 1673 | 235 | 535 | .439 | 269 | 393 | .684 | 642 | 79 | 269 | 739 | |||||||||
| 5 | Jack McMahon | G | 6-1 | 185 | 28 | 72 | 2344 | 239 | 725 | .330 | 142 | 225 | .631 | 222 | 367 | 213 | 620 | |||||||||
| 6 | Slater Martin | G | 5-10 | 170 | 31 | 53 | 2025 | 211 | 635 | .332 | 186 | 238 | .782 | 246 | 230 | 165 | 608 | |||||||||
| 7 | Cliff Hagan | F-G | 6-4 | 210 | 25 | 67 | 971 | 134 | 371 | .361 | 100 | 145 | .690 | 247 | 86 | 165 | 368 | |||||||||
| 8 | Med Park | G-F | 6-2 | 205 | 23 | 66 | 1130 | 118 | 324 | .364 | 108 | 146 | .740 | 200 | 94 | 137 | 344 | |||||||||
| 9 | Irv Bemoras | F-G | 6-3 | 185 | 26 | 62 | 983 | 124 | 385 | .322 | 70 | 103 | .680 | 127 | 46 | 76 | 318 | |||||||||
| 10 | Willie Naulls | F-C | 6-6 | 225 | 22 | 19 | 438 | 77 | 211 | .365 | 41 | 60 | .683 | 167 | 22 | 57 | 195 | |||||||||
| 11 | Norm Stewart | F | 6-5 | 205 | 22 | 5 | 37 | 4 | 15 | .267 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||
| 12 | John Barber | F | 6-6 | 210 | 29 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 8 | .250 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 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 | Bob Pettit | F-C | 6-9 | 205 | 24 | 71 | 35.1 | 8.6 | 20.8 | .415 | 7.5 | 9.6 | .773 | 14.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 24.7 | |||||||||
| 2 | Ed Macauley | C-F | 6-8 | 185 | 28 | 72 | 35.9 | 5.8 | 13.7 | .419 | 5.0 | 6.7 | .749 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 16.5 | |||||||||
| 3 | Slater Martin | G | 5-10 | 170 | 31 | 53 | 38.2 | 4.0 | 12.0 | .332 | 3.5 | 4.5 | .782 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 11.5 | |||||||||
| 4 | Jack Coleman | F-C | 6-7 | 195 | 32 | 72 | 29.8 | 4.4 | 10.8 | .408 | 1.7 | 2.2 | .764 | 9.0 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 10.5 | |||||||||
| 5 | Chuck Share | C | 6-11 | 235 | 29 | 72 | 23.2 | 3.3 | 7.4 | .439 | 3.7 | 5.5 | .684 | 8.9 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 10.3 | |||||||||
| 6 | Willie Naulls | F-C | 6-6 | 225 | 22 | 19 | 23.1 | 4.1 | 11.1 | .365 | 2.2 | 3.2 | .683 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 10.3 | |||||||||
| 7 | Jack McMahon | G | 6-1 | 185 | 28 | 72 | 32.6 | 3.3 | 10.1 | .330 | 2.0 | 3.1 | .631 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 8.6 | |||||||||
| 8 | Cliff Hagan | F-G | 6-4 | 210 | 25 | 67 | 14.5 | 2.0 | 5.5 | .361 | 1.5 | 2.2 | .690 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 5.5 | |||||||||
| 9 | Med Park | G-F | 6-2 | 205 | 23 | 66 | 17.1 | 1.8 | 4.9 | .364 | 1.6 | 2.2 | .740 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 5.2 | |||||||||
| 10 | Irv Bemoras | F-G | 6-3 | 185 | 26 | 62 | 15.9 | 2.0 | 6.2 | .322 | 1.1 | 1.7 | .680 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 5.1 | |||||||||
| 11 | Norm Stewart | F | 6-5 | 205 | 22 | 5 | 7.4 | 0.8 | 3.0 | .267 | 0.4 | 1.2 | .333 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | |||||||||
| 12 | John Barber | F | 6-6 | 210 | 29 | 5 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 1.6 | .250 | 0.6 | 1.2 | .500 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 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 | Bob Pettit | F-C | 6-9 | 205 | 24 | 71 | 2491 | 8.9 | 21.3 | .415 | 7.6 | 9.9 | .773 | 15.0 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 25.4 | |||||||||
| 2 | Ed Macauley | C-F | 6-8 | 185 | 28 | 72 | 2582 | 5.8 | 13.8 | .419 | 5.0 | 6.7 | .749 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 16.5 | |||||||||
| 3 | Willie Naulls | F-C | 6-6 | 225 | 22 | 19 | 438 | 6.3 | 17.3 | .365 | 3.4 | 4.9 | .683 | 13.7 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 16.0 | |||||||||
| 4 | Chuck Share | C | 6-11 | 235 | 29 | 72 | 1673 | 5.1 | 11.5 | .439 | 5.8 | 8.5 | .684 | 13.8 | 1.7 | 5.8 | 15.9 | |||||||||
| 5 | Cliff Hagan | F-G | 6-4 | 210 | 25 | 67 | 971 | 5.0 | 13.8 | .361 | 3.7 | 5.4 | .690 | 9.2 | 3.2 | 6.1 | 13.6 | |||||||||
| 6 | John Barber | F | 6-6 | 210 | 29 | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 15.2 | .250 | 5.7 | 11.4 | .500 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 13.3 | |||||||||
| 7 | Jack Coleman | F-C | 6-7 | 195 | 32 | 72 | 2145 | 5.3 | 13.0 | .408 | 2.1 | 2.7 | .764 | 10.8 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 12.7 | |||||||||
| 8 | Irv Bemoras | F-G | 6-3 | 185 | 26 | 62 | 983 | 4.5 | 14.1 | .322 | 2.6 | 3.8 | .680 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 11.6 | |||||||||
| 9 | Med Park | G-F | 6-2 | 205 | 23 | 66 | 1130 | 3.8 | 10.3 | .364 | 3.4 | 4.7 | .740 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 11.0 | |||||||||
| 10 | Slater Martin | G | 5-10 | 170 | 31 | 53 | 2025 | 3.8 | 11.3 | .332 | 3.3 | 4.2 | .782 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 10.8 | |||||||||
| 11 | Norm Stewart | F | 6-5 | 205 | 22 | 5 | 37 | 3.9 | 14.6 | .267 | 1.9 | 5.8 | .333 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 8.8 | 9.7 | |||||||||
| 12 | Jack McMahon | G | 6-1 | 185 | 28 | 72 | 2344 | 3.7 | 11.1 | .330 | 2.2 | 3.5 | .631 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 9.5 |
| 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 | John Barber | F | 6-6 | 210 | 29 | 5 | 19 | 4.2 | .329 | .250 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Chuck Share | C | 6-11 | 235 | 29 | 72 | 1673 | 19.0 | .522 | .439 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Bob Pettit | F-C | 6-9 | 205 | 24 | 71 | 2491 | 28.2 | .494 | .415 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Med Park | G-F | 6-2 | 205 | 23 | 66 | 1130 | 10.7 | .443 | .364 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Willie Naulls | F-C | 6-6 | 225 | 22 | 19 | 438 | 15.5 | .411 | .365 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Jack McMahon | G | 6-1 | 185 | 28 | 72 | 2344 | 9.3 | .376 | .330 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Slater Martin | G | 5-10 | 170 | 31 | 53 | 2025 | 10.5 | .411 | .332 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Ed Macauley | C-F | 6-8 | 185 | 28 | 72 | 2582 | 16.9 | .496 | .419 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | Cliff Hagan | F-G | 6-4 | 210 | 25 | 67 | 971 | 12.3 | .423 | .361 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | Jack Coleman | F-C | 6-7 | 195 | 32 | 72 | 2145 | 14.7 | .446 | .408 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Irv Bemoras | F-G | 6-3 | 185 | 26 | 62 | 983 | 7.0 | .369 | .322 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Norm Stewart | F | 6-5 | 205 | 22 | 5 | 37 | -2.0 | .283 | .267 |
| 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 | Bob Pettit | F-C | 6-9 | 205 | 24 | 10 | 430 | 98 | 237 | 102 | 133 | 168 | 25 | 33 | 298 | .414 | .767 | 43.0 | 29.8 | 16.8 | 2.5 | |||||||
| 2 | Cliff Hagan | F-G | 6-4 | 210 | 25 | 10 | 319 | 62 | 143 | 46 | 63 | 112 | 28 | 47 | 170 | .434 | .730 | 31.9 | 17.0 | 11.2 | 2.8 | |||||||
| 3 | Slater Martin | G | 5-10 | 170 | 31 | 10 | 439 | 55 | 155 | 56 | 74 | 42 | 49 | 39 | 166 | .355 | .757 | 43.9 | 16.6 | 4.2 | 4.9 | |||||||
| 4 | Ed Macauley | C-F | 6-8 | 185 | 28 | 10 | 297 | 44 | 109 | 54 | 74 | 62 | 22 | 39 | 142 | .404 | .730 | 29.7 | 14.2 | 6.2 | 2.2 | |||||||
| 5 | Jack McMahon | G | 6-1 | 185 | 28 | 10 | 375 | 52 | 137 | 20 | 36 | 38 | 57 | 48 | 124 | .380 | .556 | 37.5 | 12.4 | 3.8 | 5.7 | |||||||
| 6 | Chuck Share | C | 6-11 | 235 | 29 | 10 | 168 | 31 | 72 | 30 | 50 | 63 | 6 | 39 | 92 | .431 | .600 | 16.8 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 0.6 | |||||||
| 7 | Jack Coleman | F-C | 6-7 | 195 | 32 | 10 | 313 | 36 | 113 | 20 | 34 | 88 | 33 | 32 | 92 | .319 | .588 | 31.3 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 3.3 | |||||||
| 8 | Med Park | G-F | 6-2 | 205 | 23 | 10 | 183 | 14 | 49 | 16 | 22 | 33 | 12 | 18 | 44 | .286 | .727 | 18.3 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 1.2 | |||||||
| 9 | Irv Bemoras | F-G | 6-3 | 185 | 26 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .375 | 1.000 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | |||||||
| 10 | Alex Hannum | F-C | 6-7 | 210 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||