
1952-53 Fort Wayne Pistons Statistics
Team Record: 36-33
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 4-4 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Rochester Royals 2-1
Division Finals - Lost to Minneapolis Lakers 3-2
Coach: Paul Birch (36-33)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
1952-53 Fort Wayne Pistons Results
The Fort Wayne Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1952-53 season with a record of 36 wins and 33 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-4.
The Pistons scored 5,591 points and gave up 5,599. Larry Foust scored a team-best 958 points for Fort Wayne and contributed 769 rebounds. Andy Phillip dished out 286 assists for the squad.
Paul Birch coached the team. The 1952-53 Fort Wayne Pistons lost in the division finals.
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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Larry Foust | C-F | 67 | 2303 | 865 | 311 | 465 | 336 | 0 | 0 | 769 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 958 | ||
Frank Brian | G | 68 | 1910 | 699 | 245 | 297 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 726 | ||
Don Meineke | F-C | 68 | 2250 | 630 | 240 | 313 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 466 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 334 | 725 | ||
Fred Schaus | F | 69 | 2541 | 719 | 240 | 296 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 413 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 261 | 723 | ||
Dike Eddleman | F-G | 69 | 1571 | 687 | 241 | 237 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 615 | ||
Andy Phillip | G-F | 57 | 2147 | 505 | 202 | 225 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 568 | ||
Chuck Share | C | 67 | 1044 | 254 | 91 | 234 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 373 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 354 | ||
Dick Groat | G | 26 | 663 | 272 | 100 | 138 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 309 | ||
Fred Scolari | G | 16 | 505 | 162 | 61 | 68 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 178 | ||
Don Boven | F-G-C | 17 | 377 | 111 | 36 | 43 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 104 | ||
Jake Fendley | G | 45 | 380 | 80 | 32 | 60 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 104 | ||
Ray Corley | G | 8 | 65 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | ||
Ralph Johnson | G | 3 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | ||
Jack Kiley | G | 6 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | ||
Totals | 586 | 15813 | 5027 | 1807 | 0 | 0 | 2387 | 1775 | 0 | 0 | 2635 | 1326 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1995 | 5389 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Larry Foust | C-F | 67 | 34.4 | 36.0 | 72.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 14.3 | |
Frank Brian | G | 68 | 28.1 | 35.1 | 79.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 10.7 | |
Don Meineke | F-C | 68 | 33.1 | 38.1 | 78.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 10.7 | |
Fred Schaus | F | 69 | 36.8 | 33.4 | 82.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 10.5 | |
Dike Eddleman | F-G | 69 | 22.8 | 35.1 | 56.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 8.9 | |
Andy Phillip | G-F | 57 | 37.7 | 40.0 | 72.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 10.0 | |
Chuck Share | C | 67 | 15.6 | 35.8 | 73.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 5.3 | |
Dick Groat | G | 26 | 25.5 | 36.8 | 79.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 11.9 | |
Fred Scolari | G | 16 | 31.6 | 37.7 | 82.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 11.1 | |
Don Boven | F-G-C | 17 | 22.2 | 32.4 | 74.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 6.1 | |
Jake Fendley | G | 45 | 8.4 | 40.0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | |
Ray Corley | G | 8 | 8.1 | 12.5 | 83.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1.4 | |
Ralph Johnson | G | 3 | 10.0 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | |
Jack Kiley | G | 6 | 4.5 | 20.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | |
Averages | 586 | 27.0 | 35.9 | 74.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 9.2 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Larry Foust | C-F | 8 | 332 | 121 | 48 | 68 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 153 | ||
Fred Scolari | G | 8 | 268 | 90 | 29 | 61 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 107 | ||
Andy Phillip | G-F | 8 | 329 | 71 | 24 | 51 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 82 | ||
Fred Schaus | F | 8 | 244 | 60 | 18 | 46 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 71 | ||
Don Meineke | F-C | 8 | 227 | 40 | 15 | 44 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 60 | ||
Chuck Share | C | 8 | 198 | 27 | 11 | 39 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 48 | ||
Frank Brian | G | 8 | 146 | 42 | 13 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 45 | ||
Don Boven | F-G-C | 8 | 111 | 28 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 23 | ||
Dike Eddleman | F-G | 7 | 63 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 22 | ||
Jake Fendley | G | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Totals | 72 | 1920 | 502 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 263 | 0 | 0 | 319 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 611 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Larry Foust | C-F | 8 | 41.5 | 39.7 | 83.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 19.1 | |
Fred Scolari | G | 8 | 33.5 | 32.2 | 80.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 13.4 | |
Andy Phillip | G-F | 8 | 41.1 | 33.8 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 10.3 | |
Fred Schaus | F | 8 | 30.5 | 30.0 | 76.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 8.9 | |
Don Meineke | F-C | 8 | 28.4 | 37.5 | 68.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 7.5 | |
Chuck Share | C | 8 | 24.8 | 40.7 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 6.0 | |
Frank Brian | G | 8 | 18.3 | 31.0 | 76.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 5.6 | |
Don Boven | F-G-C | 8 | 13.9 | 25.0 | 56.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | |
Dike Eddleman | F-G | 7 | 9.0 | 39.1 | 26.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.1 | |
Jake Fendley | G | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
Averages | 586 | 26.7 | 34.7 | 72.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 8.5 |