| PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| 3.8 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Jim Holstein SF
James Holstein
Height: 6-3 (191cm)
Weight: 180 lbs (82kg)
Born: Sep 24, 1930 (Passed away Dec 16, 2007, aged 77)
Hometown: Hamilton, Ohio
Nationality: United States

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent
NBA Draft: 1952 Round 2, Pick 10, Minneapolis Lakers
Pre-Draft Team: Cincinnati (Sr)
High School: Hamilton Catholic High School (Hamilton, Ohio)
2x NBA Champion
Jim Holstein Player Profile
Career NBA Season Stats
Career NBA Shooting Stats
| FG% | 3P% | FT% |
| 32.3% | .0% | 64.7% |
NBA Career
4 Years Of Service
NBA Regular Season Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | 22 | MIN | 66 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 1.1 | - | - | - | .358 | - | .667 |
| 1953-54 | 23 | MIN | 70 | 16.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.1 | - | - | - | .306 | - | .571 |
| 1954-55 | 24 | MIN | 62 | 15.8 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 0.9 | - | - | - | .324 | - | .713 |
| 1955-56 | 25 | MIN | 27 | 13.0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.4 | - | - | - | .270 | - | .649 |
| CAREER | 225 | 15.4 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 1.1 | - | - | - | .323 | - | .647 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | 22 | MIN | 66 | - | 15.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 4.2 | .358 | - | - | - | 1.1 | 1.6 | .667 | - | - | 2.6 | 1.1 | - | - | - | 1.9 |
| 1953-54 | 23 | MIN | 70 | - | 16.5 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 4.1 | .306 | - | - | - | 0.9 | 1.6 | .571 | - | - | 2.9 | 1.1 | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| 1954-55 | 24 | MIN | 62 | - | 15.8 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 5.3 | .324 | - | - | - | 1.1 | 1.5 | .713 | - | - | 3.3 | 0.9 | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| 1955-56 | 25 | MIN | 27 | - | 13.0 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 3.3 | .270 | - | - | - | 0.9 | 1.4 | .649 | - | - | 2.8 | 1.4 | - | - | - | 1.9 |
| CAREER | 225 | - | 15.4 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 4.4 | .323 | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1.5 | .647 | - | - | 2.9 | 1.1 | - | - | - | 1.9 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | 22 | MIN | 66 | - | 989 | 266 | 98 | 274 | .358 | - | - | - | 70 | 105 | .667 | - | - | 173 | 74 | - | - | - | 128 |
| 1953-54 | 23 | MIN | 70 | - | 1,155 | 240 | 88 | 288 | .306 | - | - | - | 64 | 112 | .571 | - | - | 204 | 79 | - | - | - | 140 |
| 1954-55 | 24 | MIN | 62 | - | 980 | 281 | 107 | 330 | .324 | - | - | - | 67 | 94 | .713 | - | - | 206 | 58 | - | - | - | 107 |
| 1955-56 | 25 | MIN | 27 | - | 352 | 72 | 24 | 89 | .270 | - | - | - | 24 | 37 | .649 | - | - | 76 | 38 | - | - | - | 51 |
| CAREER | 225 | - | 3,476 | 859 | 317 | 981 | .323 | - | - | - | 225 | 348 | .647 | - | - | 659 | 249 | - | - | - | 426 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | 22 | MIN | 66 | - | .415 | .358 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 102.4 | - | 1.0 | - | - | 15.0 |
| 1953-54 | 23 | MIN | 70 | - | .356 | .306 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 87.7 | - | 0.8 | - | - | 9.2 |
| 1954-55 | 24 | MIN | 62 | - | .378 | .324 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 103.7 | - | 0.9 | - | - | 10.4 |
| 1955-56 | 25 | MIN | 27 | - | .342 | .270 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 91.8 | - | 0.8 | - | - | 8.9 |
| CAREER | 225 | - | .379 | .323 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 97.0 | - | 0.9 | - | - | 11.1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | 22 | MIN | 66 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .079 | - | - | 0.4 | 46 | 20 | .697 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 1953-54 | 23 | MIN | 70 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .076 | - | - | 0.4 | 44 | 26 | .629 | -1.3 | 1.8 | 0.6 |
| 1954-55 | 24 | MIN | 62 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .066 | - | - | 0.3 | 34 | 29 | .540 | -1.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| 1955-56 | 25 | MIN | 27 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .024 | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| CAREER | 225 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .060 | - | - | 0.4 | 124 | 75 | .623 | -2.1 | 4.6 | 2.6 |
NBA Playoff Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | 22 | MIN | 12 | 16.0 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 0.9 | - | - | - | .476 | - | .522 |
| 1953-54 | 23 | MIN | 13 | 14.5 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 0.8 | - | - | - | .306 | - | .696 |
| 1954-55 | 24 | MIN | 7 | 16.7 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 0.9 | - | - | - | .421 | - | .889 |
| CAREER | 32 | 15.5 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 0.9 | - | - | - | .395 | - | .655 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | 22 | MIN | 12 | - | 16.0 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 3.5 | .476 | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1.9 | .522 | - | - | 2.5 | 0.9 | - | - | - | 2.5 |
| 1953-54 | 23 | MIN | 13 | - | 14.5 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 3.8 | .306 | - | - | - | 1.2 | 1.8 | .696 | - | - | 2.7 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 2.2 |
| 1954-55 | 24 | MIN | 7 | - | 16.7 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 5.4 | .421 | - | - | - | 1.1 | 1.3 | .889 | - | - | 4.3 | 0.9 | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| CAREER | 32 | - | 15.5 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 4.0 | .395 | - | - | - | 1.1 | 1.7 | .655 | - | - | 3.0 | 0.9 | - | - | - | 2.1 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | 22 | MIN | 12 | - | 192 | 52 | 20 | 42 | .476 | - | - | - | 12 | 23 | .522 | - | - | 30 | 11 | - | - | - | 30 |
| 1953-54 | 23 | MIN | 13 | - | 188 | 46 | 15 | 49 | .306 | - | - | - | 16 | 23 | .696 | - | - | 35 | 11 | - | - | - | 28 |
| 1954-55 | 24 | MIN | 7 | - | 117 | 40 | 16 | 38 | .421 | - | - | - | 8 | 9 | .889 | - | - | 30 | 6 | - | - | - | 8 |
| CAREER | 32 | - | 497 | 138 | 51 | 129 | .395 | - | - | - | 36 | 55 | .655 | - | - | 95 | 28 | - | - | - | 66 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | 22 | MIN | 12 | - | .499 | .476 | - | - | - | 11.7 | - | - | - | - | 99.8 | - | 1.2 | - | - | 13.5 |
| 1953-54 | 23 | MIN | 13 | - | .389 | .306 | - | - | - | 11.4 | - | - | - | - | 100.2 | - | 0.9 | - | - | 9.0 |
| 1954-55 | 24 | MIN | 7 | - | .477 | .421 | - | - | - | 10.3 | - | - | - | - | 131.0 | - | 1.1 | - | - | 15.2 |
| CAREER | 32 | - | .450 | .395 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 105.0 | - | 1.1 | - | - | 12.2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | 22 | MIN | 12 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | - | - | 0.5 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| 1953-54 | 23 | MIN | 13 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .070 | - | - | 0.5 | 9 | 4 | .692 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| 1954-55 | 24 | MIN | 7 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | - | - | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| CAREER | 32 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .075 | - | - | 0.4 | 21 | 11 | .656 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
NBA Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| Apr 26, 1952 | The Minneapolis Lakers selected Jim Holstein in Round 2 with Pick 10 in the 1952 NBA Draft. |
| Sep 1, 1952 | Jim Holstein signed a multi-year contract with the Minneapolis Lakers. |
| Nov 28, 1955 | Jim Holstein was acquired by the Fort Wayne Pistons from the Minneapolis Lakers in a trade. |
| Jul 1, 1956 | Jim Holstein, previously with the Fort Wayne Pistons, became a free agent. |
| Dec 16, 2007 | Jim Holstein passed away. He was 77 years old at the time of his death. |
NBA Awards & Honors
| Award | Date |
|---|---|
| 2x NBA Champion | 1953, 1954 |