| PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| 11.0 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Don Barksdale F
Height: 6-6 (198cm)
Weight: 200 lbs (91kg)
Born: Mar 31, 1923 (Passed away Mar 8, 1993, aged 69)
Hometown: Oakland, California
Nationality: United States
Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent
Pre-Draft Team: ()
High School: Berkeley High School (Berkeley, California)
All-Star
Don Barksdale Player Profile
Career NBA Season Stats
Career NBA Shooting Stats
| FG% | 3P% | FT% |
| 37.0% | .0% | 66.0% |
NBA Career
5 Years Of Service
NBA Regular Season Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 28 | BAL | 62 | 32.5 | 12.6 | 9.7 | 2.2 | - | - | - | .338 | - | .691 |
| 1952-53 ☆ | 29 | BAL | 65 | 35.4 | 13.8 | 9.2 | 2.6 | - | - | - | .387 | - | .641 |
| 1953-54 | 30 | BOS | 63 | 21.6 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 1.9 | - | - | - | .376 | - | .662 |
| 1954-55 | 31 | BOS | 72 | 24.9 | 10.5 | 7.6 | 1.8 | - | - | - | .382 | - | .651 |
| CAREER | 262 | 28.5 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 2.1 | - | - | - | .370 | - | .660 |
☆ All-Star Season
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 28 | BAL | 62 | - | 32.5 | 12.6 | 4.4 | 13.0 | .338 | - | - | - | 3.8 | 5.5 | .691 | - | - | 9.7 | 2.2 | - | - | - | 3.7 |
| 1952-53 ☆ | 29 | BAL | 65 | - | 35.4 | 13.8 | 4.9 | 12.8 | .387 | - | - | - | 4.0 | 6.2 | .641 | - | - | 9.2 | 2.6 | - | - | - | 4.2 |
| 1953-54 | 30 | BOS | 63 | - | 21.6 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 6.6 | .376 | - | - | - | 2.4 | 3.6 | .662 | - | - | 5.5 | 1.9 | - | - | - | 3.4 |
| 1954-55 | 31 | BOS | 72 | - | 24.9 | 10.5 | 3.7 | 9.7 | .382 | - | - | - | 3.1 | 4.7 | .651 | - | - | 7.6 | 1.8 | - | - | - | 3.1 |
| CAREER | 262 | - | 28.5 | 11.0 | 3.9 | 10.5 | .370 | - | - | - | 3.3 | 5.0 | .660 | - | - | 8.0 | 2.1 | - | - | - | 3.6 |
☆ All-Star Season
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 28 | BAL | 62 | - | 2,014 | 781 | 272 | 804 | .338 | - | - | - | 237 | 343 | .691 | - | - | 601 | 137 | - | - | - | 230 |
| 1952-53 ☆ | 29 | BAL | 65 | - | 2,298 | 899 | 321 | 829 | .387 | - | - | - | 257 | 401 | .641 | - | - | 597 | 166 | - | - | - | 273 |
| 1953-54 | 30 | BOS | 63 | - | 1,358 | 461 | 156 | 415 | .376 | - | - | - | 149 | 225 | .662 | - | - | 345 | 117 | - | - | - | 213 |
| 1954-55 | 31 | BOS | 72 | - | 1,790 | 754 | 267 | 699 | .382 | - | - | - | 220 | 338 | .651 | - | - | 545 | 129 | - | - | - | 225 |
| CAREER | 262 | - | 7,460 | 2,895 | 1,016 | 2,747 | .370 | - | - | - | 863 | 1,307 | .660 | - | - | 2,088 | 549 | - | - | - | 941 |
☆ All-Star Season
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 28 | BAL | 62 | - | .409 | .338 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 102.9 | - | 1.0 | - | - | 16.5 |
| 1952-53 ☆ | 29 | BAL | 65 | - | .447 | .387 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 102.8 | - | 1.1 | - | - | 17.3 |
| 1953-54 | 30 | BOS | 63 | - | .448 | .376 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 103.8 | - | 1.1 | - | - | 18.1 |
| 1954-55 | 31 | BOS | 72 | - | .445 | .382 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 103.3 | - | 1.1 | - | - | 17.6 |
| CAREER | 262 | - | .436 | .370 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 103.0 | - | 1.1 | - | - | 16.5 |
☆ All-Star Season
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 28 | BAL | 62 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | - | - | 0.4 | 19 | 43 | .306 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 1952-53 ☆ | 29 | BAL | 65 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | - | - | 0.5 | 13 | 52 | .200 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| 1953-54 | 30 | BOS | 63 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .122 | - | - | 0.5 | 39 | 24 | .619 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 1954-55 | 31 | BOS | 72 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .152 | - | - | 0.5 | 36 | 36 | .500 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.2 |
| CAREER | 262 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .178 | - | - | 0.5 | 107 | 155 | .408 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 9.1 |
☆ All-Star Season
NBA Playoff Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-54 | 30 | BOS | 6 | 17.7 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 1.2 | - | - | - | .306 | - | .727 |
| 1954-55 | 31 | BOS | 7 | 17.4 | 7.7 | 5.0 | 1.4 | - | - | - | .450 | - | .857 |
| CAREER | 13 | 17.5 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 1.3 | - | - | - | .382 | - | .813 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-54 | 30 | BOS | 6 | - | 17.7 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 6.0 | .306 | - | - | - | 1.3 | 1.8 | .727 | - | - | 4.5 | 1.2 | - | - | - | 3.8 |
| 1954-55 | 31 | BOS | 7 | - | 17.4 | 7.7 | 2.6 | 5.7 | .450 | - | - | - | 2.6 | 3.0 | .857 | - | - | 5.0 | 1.4 | - | - | - | 2.4 |
| CAREER | 13 | - | 17.5 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 5.8 | .382 | - | - | - | 2.0 | 2.5 | .813 | - | - | 4.8 | 1.3 | - | - | - | 3.1 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-54 | 30 | BOS | 6 | - | 106 | 30 | 11 | 36 | .306 | - | - | - | 8 | 11 | .727 | - | - | 27 | 7 | - | - | - | 23 |
| 1954-55 | 31 | BOS | 7 | - | 122 | 54 | 18 | 40 | .450 | - | - | - | 18 | 21 | .857 | - | - | 35 | 10 | - | - | - | 17 |
| CAREER | 13 | - | 228 | 84 | 29 | 76 | .382 | - | - | - | 26 | 32 | .813 | - | - | 62 | 17 | - | - | - | 40 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-54 | 30 | BOS | 6 | - | .367 | .306 | - | - | - | 14.2 | - | - | - | - | 103.3 | - | 0.8 | - | - | 8.4 |
| 1954-55 | 31 | BOS | 7 | - | .548 | .450 | - | - | - | 12.6 | - | - | - | - | 130.7 | - | 1.4 | - | - | 18.2 |
| CAREER | 13 | - | .466 | .382 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 119.4 | - | 1.1 | - | - | 13.7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-54 | 30 | BOS | 6 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .108 | - | - | 0.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 1954-55 | 31 | BOS | 7 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .103 | - | - | 0.5 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0.4 | - | 0.3 |
| CAREER | 13 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .093 | - | - | 0.4 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
NBA Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| Oct 4, 1951 | Don Barksdale signed a contract with the Baltimore Bullets (BAA). |
| Jul 1, 1952 | Don Barksdale, previously with the Baltimore Bullets (BAA), became a free agent. |
| Sep 24, 1952 | Don Barksdale signed a multi-year contract with the Baltimore Bullets (BAA). |
| Aug 28, 1953 | Don Barksdale was acquired by the Boston Celtics from the Baltimore Bullets (BAA) in a trade. |
| Jul 1, 1955 | Don Barksdale, previously with the Boston Celtics, became a free agent. |
| Jul 19, 1955 | Don Barksdale signed a contract with the Boston Celtics. |
| Oct 1, 1955 | The Boston Celtics placed the contract of Don Barksdale on waivers. |
| Oct 3, 1955 | Don Barksdale, previously with the Boston Celtics, became a free agent. |
| Mar 8, 1993 | Don Barksdale passed away. He was 69 years old at the time of his death. |
NBA Awards & Honors
| Award | Date |
|---|---|
| 1x All-Star | 1953 |
| 1x Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection | 1953 |
NBA All-Star Game Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 29 | East | 1 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | .000 | - | .333 |
| CAREER | 1 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | .000 | - | .333 |