Slater Martin PG

Current Team: N/A

Born: Oct 22, 1925 (Passed away Oct 18, 2012, aged 86)

Birthplace/Hometown: Houston, Texas

Nationality: United States

Height: 5-10 (178cm)     Weight: 170 (77kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1949 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 3, Pick 11, Minneapolis Lakers

Pre-Draft Team: Texas (Sr)

High School: Jefferson Davis High School [Houston, Texas]

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NBA

11 Years Of Service - Hall of Fame Player, 5x NBA Champion, 7x All-Star

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1949-50 MIN 67 - 0.0 4.04 1.58 4.51 .351 - - - 0.88 1.39 .634 - - 0.00 2.21 - - - 2.42
1950-51 MIN 68 - 0.0 8.46 3.34 9.22 .362 - - - 1.78 2.60 .684 - - 3.62 3.46 - - - 2.93
1951-52 MIN 66 - 37.6 9.33 3.59 9.58 .375 - - - 2.15 2.88 .747 - - 3.45 3.77 - - - 3.42
1952-53 ☆ MIN 70 - 36.5 10.63 3.71 9.06 .410 - - - 3.20 4.10 .780 - - 2.66 3.57 - - - 3.51
1953-54 ☆ MIN 69 - 35.8 9.91 3.68 9.48 .388 - - - 2.55 3.52 .724 - - 2.41 3.67 - - - 2.87
1954-55 ☆ MIN 72 - 38.7 13.56 4.86 12.76 .381 - - - 3.83 4.99 .769 - - 3.61 5.93 - - - 3.07
1955-56 ☆ MIN 72 - 39.4 13.15 4.29 11.99 .358 - - - 4.57 5.49 .833 - - 3.61 6.18 - - - 2.81
1956-57 * ☆ All Teams 66 - 36.4 10.88 3.70 11.15 .332 - - - 3.48 4.41 .790 - - 4.36 4.08 - - - 2.92
1956-57 * ☆ STH 53 - 37.3 11.47 3.98 12.08 .330 - - - 3.51 4.49 .782 - - 4.64 4.34 - - - 3.11
1956-57 * ☆ NYK 13 - 32.8 8.46 2.54 7.38 .344 - - - 3.38 4.08 .830 - - 3.23 3.00 - - - 2.15
1957-58 ☆ STH 60 - 35.0 12.03 4.30 12.80 .336 - - - 3.43 4.60 .746 - - 3.80 3.63 - - - 3.12
1958-59 ☆ STH 71 - 35.3 9.68 3.45 9.94 .347 - - - 2.77 3.58 .776 - - 3.56 4.73 - - - 3.24
1959-60 STH 64 - 27.4 6.20 2.22 5.98 .371 - - - 1.77 2.42 .729 - - 2.92 5.16 - - - 2.72
CAREER   745 - 35.9 9.85 3.53 9.70 .364 - - - 2.78 3.65 .762 - - 3.40 4.24 - - - 3.00

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1949-50 MIN 67 - 0 271 106 302 .351 - - - 59 93 .634 - - 0 148 - - - 162
1950-51 MIN 68 - 0 575 227 627 .362 - - - 121 177 .684 - - 246 235 - - - 199
1951-52 MIN 66 - 2,480 616 237 632 .375 - - - 142 190 .747 - - 228 249 - - - 226
1952-53 ☆ MIN 70 - 2,556 744 260 634 .410 - - - 224 287 .780 - - 186 250 - - - 246
1953-54 ☆ MIN 69 - 2,472 684 254 654 .388 - - - 176 243 .724 - - 166 253 - - - 198
1954-55 ☆ MIN 72 - 2,784 976 350 919 .381 - - - 276 359 .769 - - 260 427 - - - 221
1955-56 ☆ MIN 72 - 2,838 947 309 863 .358 - - - 329 395 .833 - - 260 445 - - - 202
1956-57 * ☆ All Teams 66 - 2,401 718 244 736 .332 - - - 230 291 .790 - - 288 269 - - - 193
1956-57 * ☆ STH 53 - 1,975 608 211 640 .330 - - - 186 238 .782 - - 246 230 - - - 165
1956-57 * ☆ NYK 13 - 426 110 33 96 .344 - - - 44 53 .830 - - 42 39 - - - 28
1957-58 ☆ STH 60 - 2,098 722 258 768 .336 - - - 206 276 .746 - - 228 218 - - - 187
1958-59 ☆ STH 71 - 2,504 687 245 706 .347 - - - 197 254 .776 - - 253 336 - - - 230
1959-60 STH 64 - 1,756 397 142 383 .371 - - - 113 155 .729 - - 187 330 - - - 174
CAREER   745 - 21,889 7,337 2,632 7,224 .364 - - - 2,073 2,720 .762 - - 2,302 3,160 - - - 2,238

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season 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 MIN 67 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119 - - 0.31 49 17 .742 - - -
1950-51 MIN 68 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 - - 0.28 44 24 .647 - - -
1951-52 MIN 66 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 - - 0.30 40 26 .606 1.80 4.50 6.30
1952-53 ☆ MIN 70 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 - - 0.45 49 21 .700 4.90 3.20 8.20
1953-54 ☆ MIN 69 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 - - 0.37 45 24 .652 2.90 3.20 6.10
1954-55 ☆ MIN 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 - - 0.39 40 32 .556 3.00 3.20 6.20
1955-56 ☆ MIN 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 - - 0.46 33 39 .458 2.90 1.80 4.70
1956-57 * ☆ All Teams 66 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 - - 0.40 34 32 .515 0.50 1.90 2.40
1956-57 * ☆ STH 53 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 - - 0.37 26 27 .491 0.10 1.70 1.70
1956-57 * ☆ NYK 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .028 - - 0.55 8 5 .615 0.40 0.20 0.60
1957-58 ☆ STH 60 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 - - 0.36 36 24 .600 -0.20 1.60 1.40
1958-59 ☆ STH 71 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 - - 0.36 48 23 .676 0.40 2.00 2.40
1959-60 STH 64 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 - - 0.40 40 24 .625 0.80 1.40 2.20
CAREER   745 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 - - 0.38 458 286 .616 18.50 26.60 45.20

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1949-50 MIN 67 - .395 .351 - - - - - - - - 98.54 - 0.90 - - -
1950-51 MIN 68 - .408 .362 - - - - - - - - 104.57 - 0.92 - - -
1951-52 MIN 66 - .430 .375 - - - - - - - - 112.24 - 0.97 - - 10.88
1952-53 ☆ MIN 70 - .489 .410 - - - - - - - - 119.06 - 1.17 - - 12.98
1953-54 ☆ MIN 69 - .449 .388 - - - - - - - - 111.27 - 1.05 - - 11.55
1954-55 ☆ MIN 72 - .453 .381 - - - - - - - - 114.97 - 1.06 - - 14.88
1955-56 ☆ MIN 72 - .457 .358 - - - - - - - - 119.10 - 1.10 - - 13.09
1956-57 * ☆ All Teams 66 - .415 .332 - - - - - - - - 112.19 - 0.98 - - 10.57
1956-57 * ☆ STH 53 - .408 .330 - - - - - - - - 111.12 - 0.95 - - 10.96
1956-57 * ☆ NYK 13 - .461 .344 - - - - - - - - 117.39 - 1.15 - - 9.88
1957-58 ☆ STH 60 - .406 .336 - - - - - - - - 108.23 - 0.94 - - 9.73
1958-59 ☆ STH 71 - .420 .347 - - - - - - - - 112.26 - 0.97 - - 9.64
1959-60 STH 64 - .440 .371 - - - - - - - - 109.98 - 1.04 - - 9.66
CAREER   745 - .436 .364 - - - - - - - - 112.65 - 1.02 - - 11.62

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NBA Transactions

Mar 21, 1949 - The Minneapolis Lakers selected Slater Martin in Round 3 with Pick 11 in the 1949 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1949 - Slater Martin signed a multi-year contract with the Minneapolis Lakers.
Oct 26, 1956 - Slater Martin was acquired by the New York Knicks from the Minneapolis Lakers in a trade.
Dec 10, 1956 - Slater Martin was acquired by the St. Louis Hawks from the New York Knicks in a trade.
Jul 1, 1960 - Slater Martin, previously with the St. Louis Hawks, became a free agent.
Oct 18, 2012 - Slater Martin passed away. He was 86 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1958
All-NBA Second Team - 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1949-50 MIN 12 - 0.0 4.67 1.75 4.17 .420 - - - 1.17 2.00 .583 - - 0.00 2.08 - - - 2.92
1950-51 MIN 7 - 0.0 7.14 2.57 7.29 .353 - - - 2.00 3.86 .519 - - 6.00 3.57 - - - 2.86
1951-52 MIN 13 - 40.2 9.00 2.92 8.46 .345 - - - 3.15 4.31 .732 - - 2.85 4.31 - - - 4.92
1952-53 MIN 12 - 37.8 10.08 3.42 8.58 .398 - - - 3.25 4.25 .765 - - 2.58 3.58 - - - 4.08
1953-54 MIN 13 - 41.0 9.69 2.85 8.62 .330 - - - 4.00 5.38 .743 - - 2.23 4.62 - - - 4.00
1954-55 MIN 7 - 45.0 13.71 4.00 13.43 .298 - - - 5.71 7.00 .816 - - 4.00 4.43 - - - 3.29
1955-56 MIN 3 - 40.3 18.00 5.67 12.33 .459 - - - 6.67 8.00 .833 - - 2.33 5.00 - - - 3.00
1956-57 STH 10 - 43.9 16.60 5.50 15.50 .355 - - - 5.60 7.40 .757 - - 4.20 4.90 - - - 3.90
1957-58 STH 11 - 37.8 11.55 4.00 12.45 .321 - - - 3.55 5.73 .619 - - 4.36 3.64 - - - 3.64
1958-59 STH 1 - 18.0 8.00 4.00 5.00 .800 - - - 0.00 0.00 .000 - - 3.00 2.00 - - - 2.00
1959-60 STH 3 - 19.3 1.00 0.33 4.33 .077 - - - 0.33 1.33 .250 - - 1.00 2.67 - - - 3.00
CAREER   92 - 39.4 10.04 3.30 9.42 .351 - - - 3.43 4.80 .715 - - 3.38 3.85 - - - 3.72

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1949-50 MIN 12 - 0 56 21 50 .420 - - - 14 24 .583 - - 0 25 - - - 35
1950-51 MIN 7 - 0 50 18 51 .353 - - - 14 27 .519 - - 42 25 - - - 20
1951-52 MIN 13 - 523 117 38 110 .345 - - - 41 56 .732 - - 37 56 - - - 64
1952-53 MIN 12 - 453 121 41 103 .398 - - - 39 51 .765 - - 31 43 - - - 49
1953-54 MIN 13 - 533 126 37 112 .330 - - - 52 70 .743 - - 29 60 - - - 52
1954-55 MIN 7 - 315 96 28 94 .298 - - - 40 49 .816 - - 28 31 - - - 23
1955-56 MIN 3 - 121 54 17 37 .459 - - - 20 24 .833 - - 7 15 - - - 9
1956-57 STH 10 - 439 166 55 155 .355 - - - 56 74 .757 - - 42 49 - - - 39
1957-58 STH 11 - 416 127 44 137 .321 - - - 39 63 .619 - - 48 40 - - - 40
1958-59 STH 1 - 18 8 4 5 .800 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 3 2 - - - 2
1959-60 STH 3 - 58 3 1 13 .077 - - - 1 4 .250 - - 3 8 - - - 9
CAREER   92 - 2,876 924 304 867 .351 - - - 316 442 .715 - - 270 354 - - - 342

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season 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 MIN 12 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 - - 0.48 10 2 .833 - - -
1950-51 MIN 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 - - 0.53 3 4 .429 - - -
1951-52 MIN 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 - - 0.51 9 4 .692 - 0.70 0.70
1952-53 MIN 12 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 - - 0.50 9 3 .750 0.70 0.70 1.40
1953-54 MIN 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 - - 0.62 9 4 .692 0.20 1.00 1.20
1954-55 MIN 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 - - 0.52 3 4 .429 - 0.50 0.40
1955-56 MIN 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 - - 0.65 1 2 .333 0.40 0.10 0.50
1956-57 STH 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 - - 0.48 6 4 .600 0.40 0.10 0.50
1957-58 STH 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 - - 0.46 8 3 .727 -0.10 0.10 -
1958-59 STH 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .026 - - 0.00 1 0 1.000 0.10 - 0.10
1959-60 STH 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .016 - - 0.31 1 2 .333 -0.30 - -0.20
CAREER   92 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 - - 0.51 60 32 .652 1.40 3.90 5.30

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1949-50 MIN 12 - .462 .420 - - - - - - - - 100.33 - 1.12 - - -
1950-51 MIN 7 - .398 .353 - - - - - - - - 87.15 - 0.98 - - -
1951-52 MIN 13 - .434 .345 - - - 20.51 - - - - 107.76 - 1.06 - - 7.83
1952-53 MIN 12 - .482 .398 - - - 18.86 - - - - 116.28 - 1.17 - - 10.10
1953-54 MIN 13 - .441 .330 - - - 21.44 - - - - 107.32 - 1.12 - - 8.66
1954-55 MIN 7 - .415 .298 - - - 17.99 - - - - 111.42 - 1.02 - - 9.43
1955-56 MIN 3 - .568 .459 - - - 18.64 - - - - 129.28 - 1.46 - - 14.94
1956-57 STH 10 - .443 .355 - - - 17.19 - - - - 111.16 - 1.07 - - 10.86
1957-58 STH 11 - .386 .321 - - - 13.72 - - - - 94.02 - 0.93 - - 6.64
1958-59 STH 1 - .800 .800 - - - 19.16 - - - - 80.00 - 1.60 - - 18.98
1959-60 STH 3 - .102 .077 - - - 17.12 - - - - 32.69 - 0.23 - - -2.70
CAREER   92 - .435 .351 - - - - - - - - 106.56 - 1.07 - - 8.62

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
Western All-Star Coaches Selection - 1953, 1954, 1955

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1953 West 1 - 26 5 2 10 .200 - - - 1 1 1.000 - - 2 1 - - - 2
1954 West 1 - 23 2 1 5 .200 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 0 3 - - - 3
1955 West 1 - 23 5 2 5 .400 - - - 1 2 .500 - - 2 5 - - - 3
1956 West 1 - 29 9 3 7 .429 - - - 3 3 1.000 - - 1 7 - - - 5
1957 West 1 - 31 8 4 11 .364 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 2 3 - - - 1
1958 West 1 - 26 6 2 9 .222 - - - 2 4 .500 - - 2 8 - - - 3
1959 West 1 - 22 5 2 6 .333 - - - 1 2 .500 - - 6 1 - - - 2
TOTAL   7 - 180 40 16 53 .302 - - - 8 12 .667 - - 15 28 - - - 19
AVERAGES   7 - 25.7 5.71 2.29 7.57 .302 - - - 1.14 1.71 .667 - - 2.14 4.00 - - - 2.71

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NCAA

College: Texas (1949)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1943-44 Texas Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1944-45 DNP RS-So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1945-46 DNP RS-So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1946-47 Texas So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1947-48 Texas Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1948-49 Texas Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -