Slater Martin
Slater Nelson Martin Jr., "Dugie, Texas Tornado, Dugan"
Born: October 22, 1925
El Mina, TX USA
Position: G
High School: Jefferson Davis
College: Texas
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 170
Career: 1949-50-1959-60
Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982.
Coaching Career
Slater Martin averaged 9.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game in his 745-game career with the Minneapolis Lakers, New York Knicks and St. Louis Hawks. He began playing during the 1949-50 season and last took the court during the 1959-60 campaign. Martin was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982.
Click on column headings to sort.
Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1949-50 | Minneapolis Lakers | 67 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 106 | 93 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 271 | ||
1950-51 | Minneapolis Lakers | 68 | 0 | 0 | 627 | 227 | 177 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 575 | ||
1951-52 | Minneapolis Lakers | 66 | 0 | 2480 | 632 | 237 | 190 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 616 | ||
1952-53 | Minneapolis Lakers | 70 | 0 | 2556 | 634 | 260 | 287 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 744 | ||
1953-54 | Minneapolis Lakers | 69 | 0 | 2472 | 654 | 254 | 243 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 684 | ||
1954-55 | Minneapolis Lakers | 72 | 60 | 2784 | 919 | 350 | 359 | 276 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 976 | ||
1955-56 | Minneapolis Lakers | 72 | 0 | 2838 | 863 | 309 | 395 | 329 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 947 | ||
1956-57 | New York Knicks | 13 | 0 | 426 | 96 | 33 | 53 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 110 | ||
1956-57 | St. Louis Hawks | 53 | 0 | 1975 | 640 | 211 | 238 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 608 | ||
1957-58 | St. Louis Hawks | 60 | 0 | 2098 | 768 | 258 | 276 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 722 | ||
1958-59 | St. Louis Hawks | 71 | 0 | 2504 | 706 | 245 | 254 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 336 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 687 | ||
1959-60 | St. Louis Hawks | 64 | 0 | 1756 | 383 | 142 | 155 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 397 | ||
Totals | 745 | 60 | 21889 | 7224 | 2632 | 0 | 0 | 2720 | 2073 | 0 | 0 | 2302 | 3160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2238 | 7337 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1949-50 | Minneapolis Lakers | 67 | 0 | 0.0 | 35.1 | 63.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 4.0 | |
1950-51 | Minneapolis Lakers | 68 | 0 | 0.0 | 36.2 | 68.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 8.5 | |
1951-52 | Minneapolis Lakers | 66 | 0 | 37.6 | 37.5 | 74.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 9.3 | |
1952-53 | Minneapolis Lakers | 70 | 0 | 36.5 | 41.0 | 78.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 10.6 | |
1953-54 | Minneapolis Lakers | 69 | 0 | 35.8 | 38.8 | 72.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 9.9 | |
1954-55 | Minneapolis Lakers | 72 | 60 | 38.7 | 38.1 | 76.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 13.6 | |
1955-56 | Minneapolis Lakers | 72 | 0 | 39.4 | 35.8 | 83.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 13.2 | |
1956-57 | New York Knicks | 13 | 0 | 32.8 | 34.4 | 83.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 8.5 | |
1956-57 | St. Louis Hawks | 53 | 0 | 37.3 | 33.0 | 78.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 11.5 | |
1957-58 | St. Louis Hawks | 60 | 0 | 35.0 | 33.6 | 74.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 12.0 | |
1958-59 | St. Louis Hawks | 71 | 0 | 35.3 | 34.7 | 77.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 9.7 | |
1959-60 | St. Louis Hawks | 64 | 0 | 27.4 | 37.1 | 72.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 6.2 | |
Averages | 745 | 60 | 29.4 | 36.4 | 76.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 9.8 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1949-50 | Minneapolis Lakers | 12 | 0 | 50 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 56 | ||
1950-51 | Minneapolis Lakers | 7 | 0 | 51 | 18 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 50 | ||
1951-52 | Minneapolis Lakers | 13 | 523 | 110 | 38 | 56 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 117 | ||
1952-53 | Minneapolis Lakers | 12 | 453 | 103 | 41 | 51 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 121 | ||
1953-54 | Minneapolis Lakers | 13 | 533 | 112 | 37 | 70 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 126 | ||
1954-55 | Minneapolis Lakers | 7 | 315 | 94 | 28 | 49 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 96 | ||
1955-56 | Minneapolis Lakers | 3 | 121 | 37 | 17 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 54 | ||
1956-57 | St. Louis Hawks | 10 | 439 | 155 | 55 | 74 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 166 | ||
1957-58 | St. Louis Hawks | 11 | 416 | 137 | 44 | 63 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 127 | ||
1958-59 | St. Louis Hawks | 1 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
1959-60 | St. Louis Hawks | 3 | 58 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | ||
Totals | 92 | 2876 | 867 | 304 | 0 | 0 | 442 | 316 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 354 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 924 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1949-50 | Minneapolis Lakers | 12 | 0.0 | 42.0 | 58.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 4.7 | |
1950-51 | Minneapolis Lakers | 7 | 0.0 | 35.3 | 51.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 7.1 | |
1951-52 | Minneapolis Lakers | 13 | 40.2 | 34.5 | 73.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 9.0 | |
1952-53 | Minneapolis Lakers | 12 | 37.8 | 39.8 | 76.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 10.1 | |
1953-54 | Minneapolis Lakers | 13 | 41.0 | 33.0 | 74.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 9.7 | |
1954-55 | Minneapolis Lakers | 7 | 45.0 | 29.8 | 81.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 13.7 | |
1955-56 | Minneapolis Lakers | 3 | 40.3 | 45.9 | 83.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 18.0 | |
1956-57 | St. Louis Hawks | 10 | 43.9 | 35.5 | 75.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 16.6 | |
1957-58 | St. Louis Hawks | 11 | 37.8 | 32.1 | 61.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 11.5 | |
1958-59 | St. Louis Hawks | 1 | 18.0 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | ||
1959-60 | St. Louis Hawks | 3 | 19.3 | 7.7 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |
Averages | 745 | 31.3 | 35.1 | 71.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 10.0 |
Awards
1954 - NBA All-NBA Second Team
1955 - NBA All-NBA Second Team
1956 - NBA All-NBA Second Team
1957 - NBA All-NBA Second Team
1958 - NBA All-NBA Second Team