| PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| 9.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Leo Barnhorst SF
Height: 6-4 (193cm)
Weight: 190 lbs (86kg)
Born: May 11, 1924 (Passed away Aug 25, 2000, aged 76)
Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana
Nationality: United States

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent
NBA Draft: Round 2, Pick 2, Indianapolis Olympians (1949);
Round 1, Pick 1, Indianapolis Olympians (1950)
Pre-Draft Team: Notre Dame (Sr)
High School: Cathedral High School (Indianapolis, Indiana)
2x All-Star
Leo Barnhorst Player Profile
Career NBA Season Stats
Career NBA Shooting Stats
| FG% | 3P% | FT% |
| 36.8% | .0% | 66.5% |
NBA Career
5 Years Of Service
NBA Regular Season Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 25 | CHI | 67 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 2.1 | - | - | - | .349 | - | .698 |
| 1950-51 | 26 | IND | 68 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 4.4 | 3.2 | - | - | - | .346 | - | .689 |
| 1951-52 ☆ | 27 | IND | 66 | 35.5 | 12.4 | 6.5 | 3.9 | - | - | - | .389 | - | .652 |
| 1952-53 ☆ | 28 | IND | 71 | 40.4 | 13.6 | 6.8 | 3.9 | - | - | - | .389 | - | .629 |
| 1953-54 | 29 | BAL, FWP | 72 | 28.7 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 3.1 | - | - | - | .338 | - | .716 |
| CAREER | 344 | 34.8 | 9.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | - | - | - | .368 | - | .665 |
☆ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 25 | CHI | 67 | - | 0.0 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 7.4 | .349 | - | - | - | 1.3 | 1.9 | .698 | - | - | 0.0 | 2.1 | - | - | - | 2.9 |
| 1950-51 | 26 | IND | 68 | - | 0.0 | 8.0 | 3.4 | 9.9 | .346 | - | - | - | 1.2 | 1.8 | .689 | - | - | 4.4 | 3.2 | - | - | - | 2.9 |
| 1951-52 ☆ | 27 | IND | 66 | - | 35.5 | 12.4 | 5.3 | 13.6 | .389 | - | - | - | 1.8 | 2.8 | .652 | - | - | 6.5 | 3.9 | - | - | - | 3.0 |
| 1952-53 ☆ | 28 | IND | 71 | - | 40.4 | 13.6 | 5.7 | 14.6 | .389 | - | - | - | 2.3 | 3.6 | .629 | - | - | 6.8 | 3.9 | - | - | - | 3.5 |
| 1953-54 * | 29 | All Teams | 72 | - | 28.7 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 8.2 | .338 | - | - | - | 0.9 | 1.2 | .716 | - | - | 4.1 | 3.1 | - | - | - | 2.8 |
| 1953-54 * | 29 | BAL | 55 | - | 34.2 | 7.9 | 3.4 | 9.7 | .352 | - | - | - | 1.1 | 1.5 | .707 | - | - | 0.0 | 3.9 | - | - | - | 3.1 |
| 1953-54 * | 29 | FWP | 17 | - | 10.9 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 3.4 | .211 | - | - | - | 0.3 | 0.4 | .833 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.7 | - | - | - | 1.8 |
| CAREER | 344 | - | 34.8 | 9.4 | 3.9 | 10.7 | .368 | - | - | - | 1.5 | 2.3 | .665 | - | - | 4.4 | 3.2 | - | - | - | 3.0 |
☆ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 25 | CHI | 67 | - | 0 | 438 | 174 | 499 | .349 | - | - | - | 90 | 129 | .698 | - | - | 0 | 140 | - | - | - | 192 |
| 1950-51 | 26 | IND | 68 | - | 0 | 546 | 232 | 671 | .346 | - | - | - | 82 | 119 | .689 | - | - | 296 | 218 | - | - | - | 197 |
| 1951-52 ☆ | 27 | IND | 66 | - | 2,344 | 820 | 349 | 897 | .389 | - | - | - | 122 | 187 | .652 | - | - | 430 | 255 | - | - | - | 196 |
| 1952-53 ☆ | 28 | IND | 71 | - | 2,871 | 967 | 402 | 1,034 | .389 | - | - | - | 163 | 259 | .629 | - | - | 483 | 277 | - | - | - | 245 |
| 1953-54 * | 29 | All Teams | 72 | - | 2,064 | 461 | 199 | 588 | .338 | - | - | - | 63 | 88 | .716 | - | - | 297 | 226 | - | - | - | 203 |
| 1953-54 * | 29 | BAL | 55 | - | 1,879 | 432 | 187 | 531 | .352 | - | - | - | 58 | 82 | .707 | - | - | 0 | 214 | - | - | - | 173 |
| 1953-54 * | 29 | FWP | 17 | - | 185 | 29 | 12 | 57 | .211 | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | .833 | - | - | 0 | 12 | - | - | - | 30 |
| CAREER | 344 | - | 7,279 | 3,232 | 1,356 | 3,689 | .368 | - | - | - | 520 | 782 | .665 | - | - | 1,209 | 1,116 | - | - | - | 1,033 |
☆ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 25 | CHI | 67 | - | .394 | .349 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 104.6 | - | 0.9 | - | - | - |
| 1950-51 | 26 | IND | 68 | - | .377 | .346 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 103.5 | - | 0.8 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 ☆ | 27 | IND | 66 | - | .419 | .389 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 104.1 | - | 0.9 | - | - | 18.2 |
| 1952-53 ☆ | 28 | IND | 71 | - | .421 | .389 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 101.8 | - | 0.9 | - | - | 21.6 |
| 1953-54 * | 29 | All Teams | 72 | - | .368 | .338 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 105.4 | - | 0.8 | - | - | 10.1 |
| 1953-54 * | 29 | BAL | 55 | - | .381 | .352 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 105.9 | - | 0.8 | - | - | 7.6 |
| 1953-54 * | 29 | FWP | 17 | - | .243 | .211 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 104.4 | - | 0.5 | - | - | -2.2 |
| CAREER | 344 | - | .401 | .368 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 103.3 | - | 0.9 | - | - | 14.5 |
☆ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 25 | CHI | 67 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .157 | - | - | 0.3 | 39 | 28 | .582 | - | - | - |
| 1950-51 | 26 | IND | 68 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .215 | - | - | 0.2 | 29 | 37 | .439 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 ☆ | 27 | IND | 66 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 | - | - | 0.2 | 34 | 32 | .515 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
| 1952-53 ☆ | 28 | IND | 71 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .371 | - | - | 0.3 | 28 | 43 | .394 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
| 1953-54 * | 29 | All Teams | 72 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | - | - | 0.1 | 23 | 48 | .324 | - | - | - |
| 1953-54 * | 29 | BAL | 55 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .197 | - | - | 0.2 | 13 | 41 | .241 | - | - | - |
| 1953-54 * | 29 | FWP | 17 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .012 | - | - | 0.1 | 10 | 7 | .588 | - | - | - |
| CAREER | 344 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 | - | - | 0.2 | 153 | 188 | .449 | 2.6 | 11.7 | 14.2 |
☆ All-Star Season
NBA Playoff Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 25 | CHI | 2 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | .320 | - | 1.000 |
| 1950-51 | 26 | IND | 3 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | .371 | - | .800 |
| 1951-52 | 27 | IND | 2 | 42.5 | 15.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | - | - | - | .412 | - | .429 |
| 1952-53 | 28 | IND | 2 | 39.5 | 15.0 | 11.0 | 2.5 | - | - | - | .364 | - | .667 |
| 1953-54 | 29 | FWP | 4 | 15.0 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | - | - | - | .526 | - | .600 |
| CAREER | 13 | 28.0 | 10.8 | 4.1 | 2.7 | - | - | - | .390 | - | .703 |
| 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 | 25 | CHI | 2 | - | 0.0 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 12.5 | .320 | - | - | - | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.000 | - | - | 0.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | 5.0 |
| 1950-51 | 26 | IND | 3 | - | 0.0 | 11.3 | 4.3 | 11.7 | .371 | - | - | - | 2.7 | 3.3 | .800 | - | - | 3.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | 2.3 |
| 1951-52 | 27 | IND | 2 | - | 42.5 | 15.5 | 7.0 | 17.0 | .412 | - | - | - | 1.5 | 3.5 | .429 | - | - | 4.5 | 4.0 | - | - | - | 3.5 |
| 1952-53 | 28 | IND | 2 | - | 39.5 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 16.5 | .364 | - | - | - | 3.0 | 4.5 | .667 | - | - | 11.0 | 2.5 | - | - | - | 5.0 |
| 1953-54 | 29 | FWP | 4 | - | 15.0 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 4.8 | .526 | - | - | - | 0.8 | 1.2 | .600 | - | - | 1.2 | 1.5 | - | - | - | 2.5 |
| CAREER | 13 | - | 28.0 | 10.8 | 4.4 | 11.2 | .390 | - | - | - | 2.0 | 2.8 | .703 | - | - | 4.1 | 2.7 | - | - | - | 3.4 |
| 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 | 25 | CHI | 2 | - | 0 | 22 | 8 | 25 | .320 | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | - | - | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | 10 |
| 1950-51 | 26 | IND | 3 | - | 0 | 34 | 13 | 35 | .371 | - | - | - | 8 | 10 | .800 | - | - | 9 | 12 | - | - | - | 7 |
| 1951-52 | 27 | IND | 2 | - | 85 | 31 | 14 | 34 | .412 | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | .429 | - | - | 9 | 8 | - | - | - | 7 |
| 1952-53 | 28 | IND | 2 | - | 79 | 30 | 12 | 33 | .364 | - | - | - | 6 | 9 | .667 | - | - | 22 | 5 | - | - | - | 10 |
| 1953-54 | 29 | FWP | 4 | - | 60 | 23 | 10 | 19 | .526 | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | .600 | - | - | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | 10 |
| CAREER | 13 | - | 224 | 140 | 57 | 146 | .390 | - | - | - | 26 | 37 | .703 | - | - | 45 | 35 | - | - | - | 44 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 25 | CHI | 2 | - | .398 | .320 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 132.0 | - | 0.9 | - | - | - |
| 1950-51 | 26 | IND | 3 | - | .431 | .371 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 117.1 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 | 27 | IND | 2 | - | .418 | .412 | - | - | - | 21.4 | - | - | - | - | 84.0 | - | 0.9 | - | - | 13.3 |
| 1952-53 | 28 | IND | 2 | - | .406 | .364 | - | - | - | 17.2 | - | - | - | - | 103.0 | - | 0.9 | - | - | 20.9 |
| 1953-54 | 29 | FWP | 4 | - | .542 | .526 | - | - | - | 24.9 | - | - | - | - | 112.6 | - | 1.2 | - | - | 17.5 |
| CAREER | 13 | - | .431 | .390 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 109.3 | - | 1.0 | - | - | 13.8 |
| 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 | 25 | CHI | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | - | - | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | - | - | - |
| 1950-51 | 26 | IND | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | - | - | 0.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 | 27 | IND | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .379 | - | - | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 1952-53 | 28 | IND | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .340 | - | - | 0.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | - | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 1953-54 | 29 | FWP | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .147 | - | - | 0.3 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| CAREER | 13 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | - | - | 0.3 | 1 | 12 | .077 | - | 0.4 | 0.3 |
NBA Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| Mar 21, 1949 | The Indianapolis Olympians selected Leo Barnhorst in Round 2 with Pick 2 in the 1949 NBA Draft. |
| Sep 28, 1949 | Leo Barnhorst signed a contract with the Chicago Stags. |
| Jul 1, 1950 | Leo Barnhorst, previously with the Chicago Stags, became a free agent. |
| Oct 5, 1950 | Leo Barnhorst was selected by the Indianapolis Olympians in the Dispersal Draft from the Chicago Stags. |
| Oct 22, 1950 | Leo Barnhorst signed a multi-year contract with the Indianapolis Olympians. |
| Jul 1, 1952 | Leo Barnhorst, previously with the Indianapolis Olympians, became a free agent. |
| Sep 14, 1952 | Leo Barnhorst signed a multi-year contract with the Indianapolis Olympians. |
| May 25, 1953 | Leo Barnhorst was selected by the Baltimore Bullets (BAA) in the Dispersal Draft from the Indianapolis Olympians. |
| Feb 13, 1954 | Leo Barnhorst was acquired by the Fort Wayne Pistons from the Baltimore Bullets (BAA) in a trade. |
| Jul 1, 1954 | Leo Barnhorst, previously with the Fort Wayne Pistons, became a free agent. |
| Aug 25, 2000 | Leo Barnhorst passed away. He was 76 years old at the time of his death. |
NBA Awards & Honors
| Award | Date |
|---|---|
| 2x All-Star | 1952, 1953 |
| 1x Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection | 1952 |
| 1x Western All-Star Coaches Selection | 1953 |
NBA All-Star Game Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 27 | West | 1 | 23.0 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | .438 | - | .000 |
| 1953 | 28 | West | 1 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | .500 | - | .000 |
| CAREER | 2 | 18.0 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | - | - | - | .444 | - | .000 |