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Richie Guerin

Career (regular season)

GP
848
PTS
17.3
REB
5.0
AST
5.0

Personal details

Position
Guard
Height and weight
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) · 88 kg (194 lb)
Born
May 29, 1932 (age 94)
Birthplace
El Bronx, Estados Unidos
School / club
Iona
Draft
1954: round 2, pick 17
NBA career
1956-1969 · 13 seasons

Stats

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Regular season

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1956-57 NYK 72 695 334 182 1,793 — — — 36.8 — 62.0
1957-58 NYK 63 1,041 489 317 2,368 — — — 35.4 — 69.1
1958-59 NYK 71 1,291 518 364 2,558 — — — 42.4 — 80.2
1959-60 NYK 74 1,615 505 468 2,429 — — — 42.0 — 77.3
1960-61 NYK 79 1,720 628 503 3,023 — — — 39.6 — 79.2
1961-62 NYK 78 2,303 501 539 3,348 — — — 44.2 — 82.0
1962-63 NYK 79 1,701 331 348 2,712 — — — 43.2 — 84.8
1963-64 STL 80 1,049 256 375 2,366 — — — 41.5 — 81.8
1964-65 STL 57 821 149 271 1,678 — — — 44.6 — 76.7
1965-66 STL 80 1,190 314 388 2,363 — — — 41.5 — 81.2
1966-67 STL 80 1,092 192 345 2,275 — — — 43.6 — 73.1
1968-69 ATL 27 151 59 99 472 — — — 42.3 — 77.0
1969-70 ATL 8 7 2 12 64 — — — 27.3 — 100.0
Career 848 14,676 4,278 4,211 27,449 — — — 41.6 — 78.0

Playoffs

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1958-59 NYK 2 30 18 15 77 — — — 25.7 — 85.7
1963-64 STL 12 217 50 49 428 — — — 44.4 — 78.8
1964-65 STL 4 69 8 21 125 — — — 38.5 — 76.0
1965-66 STL 10 206 37 79 399 — — — 45.3 — 81.6
1966-67 STL 9 96 23 39 228 — — — 41.9 — 80.0
1968-69 ATL 3 3 5 7 32 — — — 25.0 — 50.0
1969-70 ATL 2 33 8 4 56 — — — 61.9 — 100.0
Career 42 654 149 214 1,345 — — — 42.9 — 80.3

Awards and titles

  • Hall of Fame: 2013 (as a player)
  • All-NBA Second Team (3): 1958-59, 1959-60, 1961-62
  • All-Star (6): 1958, 1959, 1960 (starter), 1961 (starter), 1962 (starter), 1963

Draft

Transactions

  1. · Trade

    The New York Knicks traded Richie Guerin to the St. Louis Hawks for cash and a 1964 2nd round draft pick (Howard Komives was later selected).

  2. · Signing

    The Seattle SuperSonics drafted Richie Guerin from the St. Louis Hawks in the NBA expansion draft.

  3. · Trade

    The Seattle SuperSonics traded Richie Guerin to the Atlanta Hawks for Dick Smith.

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