
1954-55 Fort Wayne Pistons Statistics
Team Record: 43-29
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 6-5 Lost finals
Division Finals - Defeated Minneapolis Lakers 3-1
Finals - Lost to Syracuse Nationals 4-3
Coach: Charley Eckman (43-29)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Attendance: 96,641, Avg. 3,717 in 26 home dates
1954-55 Fort Wayne Pistons Results
The Fort Wayne Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1954-55 season with a record of 43 wins and 29 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-5.
Fort Wayne scored 6,652 points and allowed 6,480. Larry Foust scored a team-best 1,189 points for the Pistons, and George Yardley contributed 15 or more per game also. Larry Foust accounted for 700 rebounds. Andy Phillip dished out 491 assists for the squad.
Charley Eckman coached the team. The 1954-55 Fort Wayne Pistons lost in the finals.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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Larry Foust | C-F | 70 | 69 | 2264 | 818 | 398 | 513 | 393 | 0 | 0 | 700 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 1189 | ||
George Yardley | F-G | 60 | 49 | 2150 | 869 | 363 | 416 | 310 | 0 | 0 | 594 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 1036 | ||
Mel Hutchins | F-C | 72 | 67 | 2860 | 903 | 341 | 257 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 665 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 864 | ||
Max Zaslofsky | G-F | 70 | 47 | 1862 | 821 | 269 | 352 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 785 | ||
Frank Brian | G | 71 | 27 | 1381 | 623 | 237 | 255 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 691 | ||
Andy Phillip | G-F | 64 | 50 | 2332 | 545 | 202 | 308 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 491 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 617 | ||
Dick Rosenthal | F-G | 67 | 19 | 1406 | 523 | 197 | 181 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 524 | ||
Don Meineke | F-C | 68 | 0 | 1026 | 366 | 136 | 170 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 391 | ||
Paul Walther | G-F | 68 | 8 | 820 | 161 | 56 | 88 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 166 | ||
Jim Fritsche | F-C | 16 | 2 | 151 | 48 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 45 | ||
Totals | 626 | 338 | 16252 | 5677 | 2215 | 0 | 0 | 2556 | 1878 | 0 | 0 | 3300 | 1679 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1605 | 6308 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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Larry Foust | C-F | 70 | 69 | 32.3 | 48.7 | 76.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 17.0 | |
George Yardley | F-G | 60 | 49 | 35.8 | 41.8 | 74.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 17.3 | |
Mel Hutchins | F-C | 72 | 67 | 39.7 | 37.8 | 70.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 12.0 | |
Max Zaslofsky | G-F | 70 | 47 | 26.6 | 32.8 | 70.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 11.2 | |
Frank Brian | G | 71 | 27 | 19.5 | 38.0 | 85.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 9.7 | |
Andy Phillip | G-F | 64 | 50 | 36.4 | 37.1 | 69.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 9.6 | |
Dick Rosenthal | F-G | 67 | 19 | 21.0 | 37.7 | 71.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 7.8 | |
Don Meineke | F-C | 68 | 0 | 15.1 | 37.2 | 70.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 5.8 | |
Paul Walther | G-F | 68 | 8 | 12.1 | 34.8 | 61.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.4 | |
Jim Fritsche | F-C | 16 | 2 | 9.4 | 33.3 | 81.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | |
Averages | 626 | 338 | 26.0 | 39.0 | 73.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 10.1 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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George Yardley | F-G | 11 | 420 | 143 | 57 | 79 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 174 | ||
Larry Foust | C-F | 11 | 331 | 152 | 60 | 73 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 172 | ||
Mel Hutchins | F-C | 11 | 417 | 144 | 60 | 56 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 158 | ||
Frank Brian | G | 11 | 269 | 120 | 48 | 38 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 127 | ||
Andy Phillip | G-F | 11 | 445 | 93 | 30 | 40 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 94 | ||
Dick Rosenthal | F-G | 11 | 209 | 84 | 27 | 39 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 82 | ||
Bob Houbregs | C-F | 11 | 213 | 63 | 24 | 37 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 77 | ||
Don Meineke | F-C | 11 | 162 | 40 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 59 | ||
Max Zaslofsky | G-F | 11 | 129 | 44 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 52 | ||
Paul Walther | G-F | 10 | 95 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 35 | ||
Totals | 109 | 2690 | 905 | 354 | 0 | 0 | 425 | 322 | 0 | 0 | 571 | 278 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 1030 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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George Yardley | F-G | 11 | 38.2 | 39.9 | 75.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 15.8 | |
Larry Foust | C-F | 11 | 30.1 | 39.5 | 71.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 15.6 | |
Mel Hutchins | F-C | 11 | 37.9 | 41.7 | 67.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 14.4 | |
Frank Brian | G | 11 | 24.5 | 40.0 | 81.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 11.5 | |
Andy Phillip | G-F | 11 | 40.5 | 32.3 | 85.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 8.5 | |
Dick Rosenthal | F-G | 11 | 19.0 | 32.1 | 71.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 7.5 | |
Bob Houbregs | C-F | 11 | 19.4 | 38.1 | 78.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 7.0 | |
Don Meineke | F-C | 11 | 14.7 | 45.0 | 92.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.4 | |
Max Zaslofsky | G-F | 11 | 11.7 | 40.9 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 4.7 | |
Paul Walther | G-F | 10 | 9.5 | 54.5 | 61.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | |
Averages | 626 | 24.7 | 39.1 | 75.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 9.4 |