1938-39 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics
National Basketball League (NBL)
Team Record: 13-14
Finishing 4th in the NBL's East Division
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1938-39 Pittsburgh Pirates RosterTeam Record: 13-14
Finishing 4th in the NBL's East Division
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1938-39 Pittsburgh Pirates Results
The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Basketball League ended the 1938-39 season with a record of 13 wins and 14 losses, finishing fourth in the NBL's East Division.
Pittsburgh tossed in 995 points and allowed 1,061. Paul Birch scored a team-best 221 points for the Pirates, while Walt Miller and William Jesko netted 6 or more per game as well.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Birch | F-G-C | 22 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | ||
| William Jesko | G-F | 24 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | ||
| Walt Miller | F | 19 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | ||
| Hyman Ginsburg | G | 23 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | ||
| Martin Reiter | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | ||
| John Phares | G-F | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Donald Moore | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | ||
| Ernie Fortney | C | 11 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | ||
| Edward Kweller | C | 13 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Gene Rosenthal | F | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Herbert Bonn | F | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||
| Charles Watson | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| Edward Spotovich | F-C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
| George Malackany | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Joe Fabel | F-G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jack Sterling | C | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Joe Kinney | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Totals | 188 | 0 | 0 | 394 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 995 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Birch | F-G-C | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | |||
| William Jesko | G-F | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | |||
| Walt Miller | F | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | |||
| Hyman Ginsburg | G | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | |||
| Martin Reiter | G | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | |||
| John Phares | G-F | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | |||
| Donald Moore | G | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | |||
| Ernie Fortney | C | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | |||
| Edward Kweller | C | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | |||
| Gene Rosenthal | F | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | |||
| Herbert Bonn | F | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | |||
| Charles Watson | C | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | |||
| Edward Spotovich | F-C | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | |||
| George Malackany | G | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | |||
| Joe Fabel | F-G | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | |||
| Jack Sterling | C | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | |||
| Joe Kinney | C | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | |||
| Averages | 188 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 |
