DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1953-54 Fort Wayne Pistons
40–32 · #6 in the league · Playoff team
Season snapshotFTW
Fort Wayne Pistons went 40–32 in the regular season, good for the #6 record in the league, and finished as playoff team.
League rank
#6
Net rating
+1.8
Home floor
War Memorial Coliseum
Roster
14 players
Record
40–32
55.6% win rate
League rank
#6
Playoff team
Net rating
+1.8
SRS +1.4
Finish
Playoff team
Made the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Foust | C-F | 16 | 72 | — | 15.1 | 13.4 | 2.2 |
| Mel Hutchins | F-C | — | 72 | — | 10.3 | 9.7 | 2.9 |
| Andy Phillip | G-F | 14 | 71 | — | 10.6 | 3.7 | 6.3 |
| Monk Meineke | F-C | 17 | 71 | — | 5.7 | 5.2 | 1.1 |
| Fred Scolari | G | 10 | 64 | — | 7.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Frankie Brian | G | 7 | 64 | — | 6.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| George Yardley | F-G | — | 63 | — | 9.0 | 6.5 | 1.6 |
| Ken Murray | G-F | 15 | 49 | — | 3.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| Max Zaslofsky | G-F | — | 45 | — | 11.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Jack Molinas | F | 6 | 32 | — | 11.6 | 7.1 | 1.6 |
| Fred Schaus | F | 8 | 23 | — | 3.8 | 2.2 | 0.9 |
| Chuck Share | C | 18 | 21 | — | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
| Leo Barnhorst | F-G | — | 17 | — | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.7 |
| Zeke Sinicola | G | 5 | 9 | — | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Team stats
Season profile
89.0
ORtg
87.2
DRtg
86.9
Pace
+1.4
SRS
+1.6
MOV
45.1%
TS%
37.6%
eFG%
26.8
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Paul Birch
head_coach
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Standings
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Playoff team
Made the playoffs.
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War Memorial Coliseum
203 average attendance
Then and now
Fort Wayne Pistons
FTW · Now: Detroit Pistons
14 players