
1956-57 Fort Wayne Pistons Statistics
Team Record: 34-38
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 0-3 Lost division semifinals
Division Tiebreaker - Lost to St. Louis Hawks 1-0
Division Semifinals - Lost to Minneapolis Lakers 2-0
Coach: Charley Eckman (34-38)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Attendance: 108,054, Avg. 3,486 in 31 home dates
1956-57 Fort Wayne Pistons Results
The Fort Wayne Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1956-57 season with a record of 34 wins and 38 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-3.
The Pistons netted 6,938 points and surrendered 7,104. George Yardley scored a team-best 1,547 points for Fort Wayne and accounted for 755 rebounds. Gene Shue dished out 238 assists for the squad.
Charley Eckman coached the team. The 1956-57 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Yardley | F-G | 72 | 2691 | 1273 | 522 | 639 | 503 | 0 | 0 | 755 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 1547 | ||
Mel Hutchins | F-C | 72 | 2647 | 953 | 369 | 206 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 571 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 890 | ||
Gene Shue | G | 72 | 2470 | 710 | 273 | 316 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 421 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 787 | ||
Larry Foust | C-F | 61 | 1533 | 617 | 243 | 380 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 555 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 759 | ||
Bob Houbregs | C-F | 60 | 1592 | 585 | 253 | 234 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 401 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 673 | ||
Billy Kenville | G-F | 71 | 1701 | 608 | 204 | 218 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 582 | ||
Corky Devlin | G | 71 | 1242 | 502 | 190 | 143 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 477 | ||
Chuck Noble | G | 54 | 1260 | 556 | 200 | 102 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 476 | ||
Red Rocha | C-F | 72 | 1154 | 390 | 136 | 144 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 381 | ||
Bill Thieben | F-C | 58 | 633 | 256 | 90 | 87 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 237 | ||
Dick Rosenthal | F-G | 18 | 188 | 79 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 51 | ||
Totals | 681 | 17111 | 6529 | 2501 | 0 | 0 | 2486 | 1858 | 0 | 0 | 3839 | 1387 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1595 | 6860 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Yardley | F-G | 72 | 37.4 | 41.0 | 78.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 21.5 | |
Mel Hutchins | F-C | 72 | 36.8 | 38.7 | 73.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 12.4 | |
Gene Shue | G | 72 | 34.3 | 38.5 | 76.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 10.9 | |
Larry Foust | C-F | 61 | 25.1 | 39.4 | 71.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 12.4 | |
Bob Houbregs | C-F | 60 | 26.5 | 43.2 | 71.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 11.2 | |
Billy Kenville | G-F | 71 | 24.0 | 33.6 | 79.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 8.2 | |
Corky Devlin | G | 71 | 17.5 | 37.8 | 67.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 6.7 | |
Chuck Noble | G | 54 | 23.3 | 36.0 | 74.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 8.8 | |
Red Rocha | C-F | 72 | 16.0 | 34.9 | 75.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 5.3 | |
Bill Thieben | F-C | 58 | 10.9 | 35.2 | 65.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 4.1 | |
Dick Rosenthal | F-G | 18 | 10.4 | 26.6 | 52.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.8 | |
Averages | 681 | 25.1 | 38.3 | 74.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 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 | 2 | 85 | 53 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 57 | ||
Larry Foust | C-F | 2 | 64 | 23 | 13 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 45 | ||
Gene Shue | G | 2 | 79 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | ||
Mel Hutchins | F-C | 2 | 68 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 23 | ||
Bob Houbregs | C-F | 2 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | ||
Chuck Noble | G | 2 | 45 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | ||
Bill Thieben | F-C | 2 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | ||
Corky Devlin | G | 1 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | ||
Red Rocha | C-F | 2 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
Billy Kenville | G-F | 2 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
Totals | 19 | 480 | 209 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 235 |
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 | 2 | 42.5 | 45.3 | 81.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 28.5 | |
Larry Foust | C-F | 2 | 32.0 | 56.5 | 82.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 22.5 | |
Gene Shue | G | 2 | 39.5 | 51.9 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 16.0 | |
Mel Hutchins | F-C | 2 | 34.0 | 30.0 | 71.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 11.5 | |
Bob Houbregs | C-F | 2 | 19.0 | 41.2 | 72.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 11.0 | |
Chuck Noble | G | 2 | 22.5 | 38.5 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 10.5 | |
Bill Thieben | F-C | 2 | 14.0 | 85.7 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 7.0 | |
Corky Devlin | G | 1 | 25.0 | 75.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 13.0 | |
Red Rocha | C-F | 2 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
Billy Kenville | G-F | 2 | 15.0 | 15.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | |
Averages | 681 | 25.3 | 43.5 | 73.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 12.4 |