DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1952-53 Fort Wayne Pistons
36–33 · #6 in the league · Playoff team
Season snapshotFTW
Fort Wayne Pistons went 36–33 in the regular season, good for the #6 record in the league, and finished as playoff team.
League rank
#6
Net rating
-0.1
Home floor
War Memorial Coliseum
Roster
16 players
Record
36–33
52.2% win rate
League rank
#6
Playoff team
Net rating
-0.1
SRS +0.2
Finish
Playoff team
Made the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Schaus | F | 8 | 69 | — | 10.5 | 6.0 | 3.6 |
| Dike Eddleman | F-G | 12 | 69 | — | 8.9 | 3.4 | 1.5 |
| Frankie Brian | G | 7 | 68 | — | 10.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Monk Meineke | F-C | — | 68 | — | 10.7 | 6.9 | 2.2 |
| Larry Foust | C-F | 16 | 67 | — | 14.3 | 11.5 | 2.3 |
| Chuck Share | C | 18 | 67 | — | 5.3 | 5.6 | 1.1 |
| Andy Phillip | G-F | — | 57 | — | 10.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
| Jack Kerris | F-C | 15 | 52 | — | 3.4 | 4.0 | 2.1 |
| Jake Fendley | G | 6 | 45 | — | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Dick Groat | G | 5 | 26 | — | 11.9 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
| Don Boven | F-G | — | 17 | — | 6.1 | 3.4 | 1.2 |
| Fred Scolari | G | — | 16 | — | 11.1 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
| Ray Corley | G | 4 | 8 | — | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Ralph O'Brien | G | — | 7 | — | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Jack Kiley | G | 10 | 6 | — | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Ralph Johnson | G | 5 | 3 | — | 2.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
Team stats
Season profile
87.6
ORtg
87.7
DRtg
91.1
Pace
+0.2
SRS
-0.1
MOV
44.2%
TS%
35.9%
eFG%
26.5
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Paul Birch
head_coach
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Playoff team
Made the playoffs.
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War Memorial Coliseum
227 average attendance
Then and now
Fort Wayne Pistons
FTW · Now: Detroit Pistons
16 players