Woody Sauldsberry

Woodrow Sauldsberry Jr., "Woody, Slingshot"
Born: July 11, 1935
Winnsboro, LA USA
Deceased: September 3, 2007
Position: F-C
High School: Compton Union
College: Texas Southern
Drafted: 1957, Round 8 Pick 5, #60 Overall
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 220
Career: 1957-58-1965-66
Minor League Statistics

Woody Sauldsberry averaged 9.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game in his 462-game career with the Boston Celtics, Chicago Packers, Chicago Zephyrs, Philadelphia Warriors and St. Louis Hawks. He began playing during the 1957-58 season and last took the court during the 1965-66 campaign.

Philadelphia Warriors

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Player Totals:

Player	Pos	GP	Min	FGA	FGM	3PA	3PM	FTA	FTM	Reb	Ast	PF	Pts
1957-58	Philadelphia Warriors	71	2377	1082	389			218	134	729	58	245	912
1958-59	Philadelphia Warriors	72	2743	1380	501			176	110	826	71	276	1112
1959-60	Philadelphia Warriors	71	1848	974	325			103	55	447	112	203	705
1960-61	St. Louis Hawks	69	1491	768	230			100	56	491	74	197	516
1961-62	Chicago Packers	49	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0
1961-62	St. Louis Hawks	14	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0
1962-63	Chicago Zephyrs	54	1664	792	304			130	89	367	66	171	697
1962-63	St. Louis Hawks	23	370	174	62			33	18	80	12	59	142
1965-66	Boston Celtics	39	530	249	80			22	11	142	15	94	171
Totals		462	11023	5419	1891	0	0	782	473	3082	408	1245	4255

Player Averages:

Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	Reb	Ast	PF	Pts
1957-58	Philadelphia Warriors	71	33.5	36.0	61.5	10.3	0.8	3.5	12.8
1958-59	Philadelphia Warriors	72	38.1	36.3	62.5	11.5	1.0	3.8	15.4
1959-60	Philadelphia Warriors	71	26.0	33.4	53.4	6.3	1.6	2.9	9.9
1960-61	St. Louis Hawks	69	21.6	29.9	56.0	7.1	1.1	2.9	7.5
1961-62	Chicago Packers	49	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1961-62	St. Louis Hawks	14	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1962-63	Chicago Zephyrs	54	30.8	38.4	68.5	6.8	1.2	3.2	12.9
1962-63	St. Louis Hawks	23	16.1	35.6	54.5	3.5	0.5	2.6	6.2
1965-66	Boston Celtics	39	13.6	32.1	50.0	3.6	0.4	2.4	4.4
Averages		462	23.9	34.9	60.5	6.7	0.9	2.7	9.2

Postseason - Player Totals:

Player	Pos	GP	Min	FGA	FGM	3PA	3PM	FTA	FTM	Reb	Ast	PF	Pts
1957-58	Philadelphia Warriors	8	290	131	45			23	13	87	6	27	103
1959-60	Philadelphia Warriors	9	298	159	54			14	8	64	12	40	116
1960-61	St. Louis Hawks	12	407	206	75			25	14	108	34	51	164
Totals		29	995	496	174	0	0	62	35	259	52	118	383

Postseason Player Averages:

Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	Reb	Ast	PF	Pts
1957-58	Philadelphia Warriors	8	36.3	34.4	56.5	10.9	0.8	3.4	12.9
1959-60	Philadelphia Warriors	9	33.1	34.0	57.1	7.1	1.3	4.4	12.9
1960-61	St. Louis Hawks	12	33.9	36.4	56.0	9.0	2.8	4.3	13.7
Averages		462	34.3	35.1	56.5	8.9	1.8	4.1	13.2

Awards

1957 - NBA Rookie of the Year