| PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| 7.7 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Paul Walther G
Height: 6-2 (188cm)
Weight: 160 lbs (73kg)
Born: Mar 23, 1927 (99 years old)
Hometown: Covington, Kentucky
Nationality: United States

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent
NBA Draft: 1949 Round 4, Pick 9, Minneapolis Lakers
Pre-Draft Team: Tennessee (Sr)
High School: Covington Catholic High School (Park Hills, Kentucky)
All-Star
Paul Walther Player Profile
Career NBA Season Stats
Career NBA Shooting Stats
| FG% | 3P% | FT% |
| 36.2% | .0% | 70.8% |
NBA Career
6 Years Of Service
NBA Regular Season Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 22 | IND, MIN | 53 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 | - | - | - | .393 | - | .578 |
| 1950-51 | 23 | IND | 63 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | - | - | - | .336 | - | .694 |
| 1951-52 ☆ | 24 | IND | 55 | 34.6 | 12.2 | 4.5 | 2.5 | - | - | - | .401 | - | .750 |
| 1952-53 | 25 | IND | 67 | 36.8 | 10.7 | 4.2 | 3.1 | - | - | - | .352 | - | .746 |
| 1953-54 | 26 | PHI | 64 | 32.3 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | - | - | - | .352 | - | .704 |
| 1954-55 | 27 | FWP | 68 | 12.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 | - | - | - | .348 | - | .614 |
| CAREER | 370 | 28.6 | 7.7 | 3.7 | 2.6 | - | - | - | .362 | - | .708 |
☆ 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 * | 22 | All Teams | 53 | - | 0.0 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 5.5 | .393 | - | - | - | 1.2 | 2.1 | .578 | - | - | 0.0 | 1.1 | - | - | - | 2.3 |
| 1949-50 * | 22 | IND | 31 | - | 0.0 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 6.8 | .390 | - | - | - | 1.7 | 2.8 | .591 | - | - | 0.0 | 1.5 | - | - | - | 2.7 |
| 1949-50 * | 22 | MIN | 22 | - | 0.0 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 3.6 | .400 | - | - | - | 0.5 | 1.0 | .524 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.5 | - | - | - | 1.8 |
| 1950-51 | 23 | IND | 63 | - | 0.0 | 9.1 | 3.4 | 10.1 | .336 | - | - | - | 2.3 | 3.3 | .694 | - | - | 3.6 | 3.6 | - | - | - | 3.2 |
| 1951-52 ☆ | 24 | IND | 55 | - | 34.6 | 12.2 | 4.0 | 10.0 | .401 | - | - | - | 4.2 | 5.6 | .750 | - | - | 4.5 | 2.5 | - | - | - | 3.1 |
| 1952-53 | 25 | IND | 67 | - | 36.8 | 10.7 | 3.4 | 9.6 | .352 | - | - | - | 3.9 | 5.3 | .746 | - | - | 4.2 | 3.1 | - | - | - | 3.9 |
| 1953-54 | 26 | PHI | 64 | - | 32.3 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 6.1 | .352 | - | - | - | 2.3 | 3.2 | .704 | - | - | 4.0 | 3.4 | - | - | - | 3.1 |
| 1954-55 | 27 | FWP | 68 | - | 12.1 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | .348 | - | - | - | 0.8 | 1.3 | .614 | - | - | 2.3 | 1.9 | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| CAREER | 370 | - | 28.6 | 7.7 | 2.6 | 7.2 | .362 | - | - | - | 2.4 | 3.4 | .708 | - | - | 3.7 | 2.6 | - | - | - | 2.9 |
☆ 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 * | 22 | All Teams | 53 | - | 0 | 291 | 114 | 290 | .393 | - | - | - | 63 | 109 | .578 | - | - | 0 | 56 | - | - | - | 123 |
| 1949-50 * | 22 | IND | 31 | - | 0 | 216 | 82 | 210 | .390 | - | - | - | 52 | 88 | .591 | - | - | 0 | 46 | - | - | - | 84 |
| 1949-50 * | 22 | MIN | 22 | - | 0 | 75 | 32 | 80 | .400 | - | - | - | 11 | 21 | .524 | - | - | 0 | 10 | - | - | - | 39 |
| 1950-51 | 23 | IND | 63 | - | 0 | 571 | 213 | 634 | .336 | - | - | - | 145 | 209 | .694 | - | - | 226 | 225 | - | - | - | 201 |
| 1951-52 ☆ | 24 | IND | 55 | - | 1,903 | 671 | 220 | 549 | .401 | - | - | - | 231 | 308 | .750 | - | - | 246 | 137 | - | - | - | 171 |
| 1952-53 | 25 | IND | 67 | - | 2,468 | 718 | 227 | 645 | .352 | - | - | - | 264 | 354 | .746 | - | - | 284 | 205 | - | - | - | 260 |
| 1953-54 | 26 | PHI | 64 | - | 2,067 | 421 | 138 | 392 | .352 | - | - | - | 145 | 206 | .704 | - | - | 257 | 220 | - | - | - | 199 |
| 1954-55 | 27 | FWP | 68 | - | 820 | 166 | 56 | 161 | .348 | - | - | - | 54 | 88 | .614 | - | - | 155 | 131 | - | - | - | 115 |
| CAREER | 370 | - | 7,258 | 2,838 | 968 | 2,671 | .362 | - | - | - | 902 | 1,274 | .708 | - | - | 1,168 | 974 | - | - | - | 1,069 |
☆ 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 * | 22 | All Teams | 53 | - | .431 | .393 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 97.1 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - |
| 1949-50 * | 22 | IND | 31 | - | .434 | .390 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 98.1 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - |
| 1949-50 * | 22 | MIN | 22 | - | .420 | .400 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 92.4 | - | 0.9 | - | - | - |
| 1950-51 | 23 | IND | 63 | - | .393 | .336 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 103.0 | - | 0.9 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 ☆ | 24 | IND | 55 | - | .490 | .401 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 115.1 | - | 1.2 | - | - | 17.1 |
| 1952-53 | 25 | IND | 67 | - | .448 | .352 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 109.8 | - | 1.1 | - | - | 17.1 |
| 1953-54 | 26 | PHI | 64 | - | .436 | .352 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 105.6 | - | 1.1 | - | - | 10.6 |
| 1954-55 | 27 | FWP | 68 | - | .416 | .348 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 96.1 | - | 1.0 | - | - | 12.2 |
| CAREER | 370 | - | .439 | .362 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 107.0 | - | 1.1 | - | - | 12.7 |
☆ 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 * | 22 | All Teams | 53 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .103 | - | - | 0.4 | 34 | 18 | .654 | - | - | - |
| 1949-50 * | 22 | IND | 31 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .065 | - | - | 0.4 | 21 | 10 | .677 | - | - | - |
| 1949-50 * | 22 | MIN | 22 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .020 | - | - | 0.3 | 13 | 8 | .619 | - | - | - |
| 1950-51 | 23 | IND | 63 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 | - | - | 0.3 | 28 | 35 | .444 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 ☆ | 24 | IND | 55 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | - | - | 0.6 | 30 | 25 | .545 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 6.6 |
| 1952-53 | 25 | IND | 67 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | - | - | 0.5 | 26 | 41 | .388 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 5.2 |
| 1953-54 | 26 | PHI | 64 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .177 | - | - | 0.5 | 26 | 38 | .406 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.1 |
| 1954-55 | 27 | FWP | 68 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .080 | - | - | 0.5 | 42 | 25 | .627 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| CAREER | 370 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .135 | - | - | 0.5 | 186 | 182 | .505 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 18.2 |
☆ All-Star Season
NBA Playoff Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 22 | IND | 6 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 | - | - | - | .293 | - | .474 |
| 1950-51 | 23 | IND | 3 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 3.0 | - | - | - | .429 | - | .733 |
| 1951-52 | 24 | IND | 2 | 42.5 | 16.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | - | - | - | .500 | - | .889 |
| 1952-53 | 25 | IND | 2 | 37.5 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | .250 | - | .941 |
| 1954-55 | 27 | FWP | 10 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | .545 | - | .611 |
| CAREER | 23 | 18.2 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 1.5 | - | - | - | .377 | - | .724 |
| 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 | 22 | IND | 6 | - | 0.0 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 6.8 | .293 | - | - | - | 1.5 | 3.2 | .474 | - | - | 0.0 | 1.3 | - | - | - | 2.8 |
| 1950-51 | 23 | IND | 3 | - | 0.0 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 2.3 | .429 | - | - | - | 3.7 | 5.0 | .733 | - | - | 1.7 | 3.0 | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| 1951-52 | 24 | IND | 2 | - | 42.5 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | .500 | - | - | - | 8.0 | 9.0 | .889 | - | - | 3.5 | 3.0 | - | - | - | 4.0 |
| 1952-53 | 25 | IND | 2 | - | 37.5 | 13.0 | 2.5 | 10.0 | .250 | - | - | - | 8.0 | 8.5 | .941 | - | - | 4.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | 4.0 |
| 1954-55 | 27 | FWP | 10 | - | 9.5 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 2.2 | .545 | - | - | - | 1.1 | 1.8 | .611 | - | - | 2.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| CAREER | 23 | - | 18.2 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 4.6 | .377 | - | - | - | 2.7 | 3.8 | .724 | - | - | 2.4 | 1.5 | - | - | - | 2.6 |
| 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 | 22 | IND | 6 | - | 0 | 33 | 12 | 41 | .293 | - | - | - | 9 | 19 | .474 | - | - | 0 | 8 | - | - | - | 17 |
| 1950-51 | 23 | IND | 3 | - | 0 | 17 | 3 | 7 | .429 | - | - | - | 11 | 15 | .733 | - | - | 5 | 9 | - | - | - | 6 |
| 1951-52 | 24 | IND | 2 | - | 85 | 32 | 8 | 16 | .500 | - | - | - | 16 | 18 | .889 | - | - | 7 | 6 | - | - | - | 8 |
| 1952-53 | 25 | IND | 2 | - | 75 | 26 | 5 | 20 | .250 | - | - | - | 16 | 17 | .941 | - | - | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | 8 |
| 1954-55 | 27 | FWP | 10 | - | 95 | 35 | 12 | 22 | .545 | - | - | - | 11 | 18 | .611 | - | - | 20 | 8 | - | - | - | 20 |
| CAREER | 23 | - | 255 | 143 | 40 | 106 | .377 | - | - | - | 63 | 87 | .724 | - | - | 40 | 35 | - | - | - | 59 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 22 | IND | 6 | - | .334 | .293 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 76.6 | - | 0.8 | - | - | - |
| 1950-51 | 23 | IND | 3 | - | .625 | .429 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 116.2 | - | 2.4 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 | 24 | IND | 2 | - | .669 | .500 | - | - | - | 13.8 | - | - | - | - | 138.9 | - | 2.0 | - | - | 19.2 |
| 1952-53 | 25 | IND | 2 | - | .473 | .250 | - | - | - | 11.7 | - | - | - | - | 119.1 | - | 1.3 | - | - | 17.5 |
| 1954-55 | 27 | FWP | 10 | - | .585 | .545 | - | - | - | 15.8 | - | - | - | - | 115.7 | - | 1.6 | - | - | 14.3 |
| CAREER | 23 | - | .496 | .377 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 110.1 | - | 1.3 | - | - | 14.6 |
| 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 | 22 | IND | 6 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .126 | - | - | 0.5 | 3 | 3 | .500 | - | - | - |
| 1950-51 | 23 | IND | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .115 | - | - | 2.1 | 1 | 2 | .333 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 | 24 | IND | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 1952-53 | 25 | IND | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .180 | - | - | 0.8 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 1954-55 | 27 | FWP | 10 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .056 | - | - | 0.8 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| CAREER | 23 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .070 | - | - | 0.8 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
NBA Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| Mar 21, 1949 | The Minneapolis Lakers selected Paul Walther in Round 4 with Pick 9 in the 1949 NBA Draft. |
| Sep 1, 1949 | Paul Walther signed a multi-year contract with the Minneapolis Lakers. |
| Dec 21, 1949 | Paul Walther was acquired by the Indianapolis Olympians from the Minneapolis Lakers in a trade. |
| May 25, 1953 | Paul Walther was selected by the Philadelphia Warriors in the Dispersal Draft from the Indianapolis Olympians. |
| Oct 19, 1954 | Paul Walther was acquired by the Fort Wayne Pistons from the Philadelphia Warriors in a trade. |
| Jul 1, 1955 | Paul Walther, previously with the Fort Wayne Pistons, became a free agent. |
NBA Awards & Honors
| Award | Date |
|---|---|
| 1x All-Star | 1952 |
| 1x Western All-Star Coaches Selection | 1952 |
NBA All-Star Game Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 24 | West | 1 | 17.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | .250 | - | .000 |
| CAREER | 1 | 17.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | .250 | - | .000 |