
1951-52 Fort Wayne Pistons Statistics
Team Record: 29-37
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 0-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Rochester Royals 2-0
Coach: Paul Birch (29-37)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
1951-52 Fort Wayne Pistons Results
The Fort Wayne Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1951-52 season with a record of 29 wins and 37 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.
The Pistons scored 5,151 points and yielded 5,286. Frank Brian scored a team-best 1,051 points for Fort Wayne, while Larry Foust and Fred Schaus netted 12 or more per game also. Larry Foust contributed 880 rebounds. Fred Schaus dished out 247 assists for the squad.
Paul Birch coached the team. The 1951-52 Fort Wayne Pistons lost in the division semifinals.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Brian | G | 66 | 2672 | 972 | 342 | 433 | 367 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 1051 | ||
Larry Foust | C-F | 66 | 2615 | 989 | 390 | 394 | 267 | 0 | 0 | 880 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 1047 | ||
Fred Schaus | F | 62 | 2581 | 778 | 281 | 372 | 310 | 0 | 0 | 434 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 872 | ||
Jack Kerris | F-C | 66 | 2148 | 480 | 186 | 325 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 514 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 589 | ||
Ralph Johnson | G | 66 | 2265 | 592 | 211 | 140 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 523 | ||
Bill Closs | F-C | 57 | 1120 | 389 | 120 | 157 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 347 | ||
Chuck Share | C | 63 | 882 | 236 | 76 | 155 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 331 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 248 | ||
Jake Fendley | G | 58 | 651 | 170 | 54 | 95 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 183 | ||
Jack Kiley | G | 47 | 477 | 193 | 44 | 54 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 118 | ||
Dike Eddleman | F-G | 16 | 288 | 113 | 43 | 39 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 104 | ||
Art Burris | F | 29 | 245 | 75 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 43 | ||
Don Otten | C | 7 | 63 | 20 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | ||
Zeke Sinicola | G | 3 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
Totals | 606 | 16022 | 5011 | 1771 | 0 | 0 | 2194 | 1609 | 0 | 0 | 3053 | 1403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1751 | 5151 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Brian | G | 66 | 40.5 | 35.2 | 84.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 15.9 | |
Larry Foust | C-F | 66 | 39.6 | 39.4 | 67.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 15.9 | |
Fred Schaus | F | 62 | 41.6 | 36.1 | 83.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 14.1 | |
Jack Kerris | F-C | 66 | 32.5 | 38.8 | 66.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 8.9 | |
Ralph Johnson | G | 66 | 34.3 | 35.6 | 72.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 7.9 | |
Bill Closs | F-C | 57 | 19.6 | 30.8 | 68.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 6.1 | |
Chuck Share | C | 63 | 14.0 | 32.2 | 61.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.9 | |
Jake Fendley | G | 58 | 11.2 | 31.8 | 78.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.2 | |
Jack Kiley | G | 47 | 10.1 | 22.8 | 55.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.5 | |
Dike Eddleman | F-G | 16 | 18.0 | 38.1 | 46.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 6.5 | |
Art Burris | F | 29 | 8.4 | 24.0 | 58.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | |
Don Otten | C | 7 | 9.0 | 25.0 | 87.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | |
Zeke Sinicola | G | 3 | 5.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | |
Averages | 606 | 26.4 | 35.3 | 73.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 8.5 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fred Schaus | F | 2 | 90 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 31 | ||
Larry Foust | C-F | 2 | 77 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 30 | ||
Jack Kerris | F-C | 2 | 63 | 20 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 25 | ||
Chuck Share | C | 2 | 35 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 19 | ||
Ralph Johnson | G | 2 | 70 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | ||
Frank Brian | G | 2 | 81 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | ||
Dike Eddleman | F-G | 2 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | ||
Bill Closs | F-C | 1 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
Jake Fendley | G | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
Jack Kiley | G | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
Totals | 17 | 480 | 165 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 164 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fred Schaus | F | 2 | 45.0 | 34.3 | 87.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 15.5 | |
Larry Foust | C-F | 2 | 38.5 | 52.2 | 85.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 15.0 | |
Jack Kerris | F-C | 2 | 31.5 | 35.0 | 55.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 12.5 | |
Chuck Share | C | 2 | 17.5 | 72.7 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 9.5 | |
Ralph Johnson | G | 2 | 35.0 | 34.8 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 8.5 | |
Frank Brian | G | 2 | 40.5 | 25.0 | 83.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 8.5 | |
Dike Eddleman | F-G | 2 | 18.5 | 37.5 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 8.0 | |
Bill Closs | F-C | 1 | 21.0 | 16.7 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | |
Jake Fendley | G | 1 | 4.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
Jack Kiley | G | 1 | 2.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ||
Averages | 606 | 28.2 | 37.6 | 70.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 9.6 |