| PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| 7.9 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Al Cervi PG
Height: 5-11 (180cm)
Weight: 170 lbs (77kg)
Born: Feb 12, 1917 (Passed away Nov 9, 2009, aged 92)
Hometown: Buffalo, New York
Nationality: United States

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent
Pre-Draft Team: ()
High School: Buffalo East High School (Buffalo, New York)
Hall of Famer, All-NBA 2nd
Al Cervi Player Profile
NBA Career
4 Years Of Service
NBA Regular Season Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 32 | SYR | 56 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 0.0 | 4.7 | - | - | - | .332 | - | .829 |
| 1950-51 | 33 | SYR | 53 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 2.9 | 3.9 | - | - | - | .382 | - | .819 |
| 1951-52 | 34 | SYR | 55 | 15.5 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | - | - | - | .354 | - | .883 |
| 1952-53 | 35 | SYR | 38 | 7.9 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | - | - | - | .437 | - | .810 |
| CAREER | 202 | 12.4 | 7.9 | 1.8 | 3.2 | - | - | - | .359 | - | .839 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 32 | SYR | 56 | - | 0.0 | 10.2 | 2.6 | 7.7 | .332 | - | - | - | 5.1 | 6.2 | .829 | - | - | 0.0 | 4.7 | - | - | - | 4.0 |
| 1950-51 | 33 | SYR | 53 | - | 0.0 | 8.6 | 2.5 | 6.5 | .382 | - | - | - | 3.7 | 4.5 | .819 | - | - | 2.9 | 3.9 | - | - | - | 3.4 |
| 1951-52 | 34 | SYR | 55 | - | 15.5 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 5.1 | .354 | - | - | - | 4.0 | 4.5 | .883 | - | - | 1.6 | 2.7 | - | - | - | 3.2 |
| 1952-53 | 35 | SYR | 38 | - | 7.9 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 1.9 | .437 | - | - | - | 2.1 | 2.6 | .810 | - | - | 0.6 | 0.7 | - | - | - | 2.4 |
| CAREER | 202 | - | 12.4 | 7.9 | 2.0 | 5.6 | .359 | - | - | - | 3.9 | 4.6 | .839 | - | - | 1.8 | 3.2 | - | - | - | 3.3 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 32 | SYR | 56 | - | 0 | 573 | 143 | 431 | .332 | - | - | - | 287 | 346 | .829 | - | - | 0 | 264 | - | - | - | 223 |
| 1950-51 | 33 | SYR | 53 | - | 0 | 458 | 132 | 346 | .382 | - | - | - | 194 | 237 | .819 | - | - | 152 | 208 | - | - | - | 180 |
| 1951-52 | 34 | SYR | 55 | - | 850 | 417 | 99 | 280 | .354 | - | - | - | 219 | 248 | .883 | - | - | 87 | 148 | - | - | - | 176 |
| 1952-53 | 35 | SYR | 38 | - | 301 | 143 | 31 | 71 | .437 | - | - | - | 81 | 100 | .810 | - | - | 22 | 28 | - | - | - | 90 |
| CAREER | 202 | - | 1,151 | 1,591 | 405 | 1,128 | .359 | - | - | - | 781 | 931 | .839 | - | - | 261 | 648 | - | - | - | 669 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 32 | SYR | 56 | - | .491 | .332 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 116.1 | - | 1.3 | - | - | - |
| 1950-51 | 33 | SYR | 53 | - | .509 | .382 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 120.0 | - | 1.3 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 | 34 | SYR | 55 | - | .536 | .354 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 123.7 | - | 1.5 | - | - | 24.1 |
| 1952-53 | 35 | SYR | 38 | - | .622 | .437 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 124.7 | - | 2.0 | - | - | 23.5 |
| CAREER | 202 | - | .517 | .359 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 119.8 | - | 1.4 | - | - | 23.9 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | Dbl Dbl | Tpl Dbl | 40 Pts | 20 Reb | 20 Ast | Techs | HOB | Ast/TO | Stl/TO | FT/FGA | W's | L's | Win % | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 32 | SYR | 56 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 | - | - | 0.8 | 46 | 10 | .821 | - | - | - |
| 1950-51 | 33 | SYR | 53 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .180 | - | - | 0.7 | 24 | 27 | .471 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 | 34 | SYR | 55 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .130 | - | - | 0.9 | 33 | 22 | .600 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 5.3 |
| 1952-53 | 35 | SYR | 38 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .030 | - | - | 1.4 | 26 | 12 | .684 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| CAREER | 202 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .139 | - | - | 0.8 | 129 | 71 | .645 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 22.0 |
NBA Playoff Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 32 | SYR | 11 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 4.7 | - | - | - | .338 | - | .826 |
| 1950-51 | 33 | SYR | 7 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 4.7 | 5.4 | - | - | - | .304 | - | .880 |
| 1951-52 | 34 | SYR | 7 | 12.6 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 2.1 | - | - | - | .233 | - | .957 |
| 1952-53 | 35 | SYR | 2 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | - | - | - | .600 | - | .800 |
| CAREER | 27 | 12.9 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | - | - | - | .314 | - | .866 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 32 | SYR | 11 | - | 0.0 | 7.6 | 2.1 | 6.2 | .338 | - | - | - | 3.5 | 4.2 | .826 | - | - | 0.0 | 4.7 | - | - | - | 3.3 |
| 1950-51 | 33 | SYR | 7 | - | 0.0 | 11.1 | 2.4 | 8.0 | .304 | - | - | - | 6.3 | 7.1 | .880 | - | - | 4.7 | 5.4 | - | - | - | 4.4 |
| 1951-52 | 34 | SYR | 7 | - | 12.6 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 4.3 | .233 | - | - | - | 3.1 | 3.3 | .957 | - | - | 1.4 | 2.1 | - | - | - | 3.3 |
| 1952-53 | 35 | SYR | 2 | - | 14.0 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | .600 | - | - | - | 6.0 | 7.5 | .800 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.5 | - | - | - | 6.0 |
| CAREER | 27 | - | 12.9 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 5.9 | .314 | - | - | - | 4.3 | 5.0 | .866 | - | - | 2.7 | 3.9 | - | - | - | 3.8 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 32 | SYR | 11 | - | 0 | 84 | 23 | 68 | .338 | - | - | - | 38 | 46 | .826 | - | - | 0 | 52 | - | - | - | 36 |
| 1950-51 | 33 | SYR | 7 | - | 0 | 78 | 17 | 56 | .304 | - | - | - | 44 | 50 | .880 | - | - | 33 | 38 | - | - | - | 31 |
| 1951-52 | 34 | SYR | 7 | - | 88 | 36 | 7 | 30 | .233 | - | - | - | 22 | 23 | .957 | - | - | 10 | 15 | - | - | - | 23 |
| 1952-53 | 35 | SYR | 2 | - | 28 | 18 | 3 | 5 | .600 | - | - | - | 12 | 15 | .800 | - | - | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 12 |
| CAREER | 27 | - | 116 | 216 | 50 | 159 | .314 | - | - | - | 116 | 134 | .866 | - | - | 43 | 106 | - | - | - | 102 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 32 | SYR | 11 | - | .476 | .338 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 116.4 | - | 1.2 | - | - | - |
| 1950-51 | 33 | SYR | 7 | - | .500 | .304 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 118.4 | - | 1.4 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 | 34 | SYR | 7 | - | .449 | .233 | - | - | - | 32.9 | - | - | - | - | 119.0 | - | 1.2 | - | - | 14.7 |
| 1952-53 | 35 | SYR | 2 | - | .776 | .600 | - | - | - | 10.5 | - | - | - | - | 140.0 | - | 3.6 | - | - | 24.9 |
| CAREER | 27 | - | .496 | .314 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 118.0 | - | 1.4 | - | - | 17.2 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | Dbl Dbl | Tpl Dbl | 40 Pts | 20 Reb | 20 Ast | Techs | HOB | Ast/TO | Stl/TO | FT/FGA | W's | L's | Win % | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 32 | SYR | 11 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | - | - | 0.7 | 6 | 5 | .545 | - | - | - |
| 1950-51 | 33 | SYR | 7 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | - | - | 0.9 | 4 | 3 | .571 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 | 34 | SYR | 7 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .109 | - | - | 0.8 | 3 | 4 | .429 | - | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 1952-53 | 35 | SYR | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | - | - | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0.3 | - | 0.3 |
| CAREER | 27 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 | - | - | 0.8 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
NBA Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| Jul 1, 1949 | Al Cervi signed a multi-year contract with the Syracuse Nationals. |
| Jul 1, 1953 | Al Cervi, previously with the Syracuse Nationals, became a free agent. |
| Nov 9, 2009 | Al Cervi passed away. He was 92 years old at the time of his death. |
NBA Awards & Honors
| Award | Date |
|---|---|
| 1x All-NBA Second Team | 1950 |