DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1952-53 Baltimore Bullets
16–54 · #9 in the league · Playoff team
Season snapshotBLB
Baltimore Bullets went 16–54 in the regular season, good for the #9 record in the league, and finished as playoff team.
League rank
#9
Net rating
-6.6
Home floor
Baltimore Coliseum
Roster
20 players
Record
16–54
22.9% win rate
League rank
#9
Playoff team
Net rating
-6.6
SRS -5.8
Finish
Playoff team
Made the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hoffman | G-F | — | 69 | — | 10.2 | 4.6 | 3.4 |
| Don Henriksen | F-C | 16 | 68 | — | 8.4 | 7.4 | 1.9 |
| Don Barksdale | F-C | 17 | 65 | — | 13.8 | 9.2 | 2.6 |
| Jim Baechtold | F-G | — | 64 | — | 10.3 | 3.4 | 2.4 |
| Eddie Miller | C-F | — | 60 | — | 11.6 | 10.2 | 1.8 |
| Ray Lumpp | G | — | 49 | — | 10.2 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
| Fred Scolari | G | 20 | 46 | — | 14.2 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| Kevin O'Shea | G | 7 | 46 | — | 4.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| Stan Miasek | C-F | 12 | 25 | — | 11.3 | 8.0 | 2.9 |
| George Kaftan | F | — | 23 | — | 5.8 | 3.3 | 1.3 |
| Don Boven | F-G | — | 23 | — | 4.6 | 2.7 | 1.0 |
| Dave Minor | G-F | 10 | 19 | — | 4.6 | 2.2 | 1.2 |
| Jack Kerris | F-C | — | 17 | — | 5.6 | 5.2 | 2.8 |
| Frank Kudelka | G-F | 8 | 16 | — | 4.9 | 2.7 | 1.8 |
| Bob Priddy | F | 9 / 10 | 16 | — | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.4 |
| Ralph O'Brien | G | — | 14 | — | 5.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Dick Bunt | G | — | 12 | — | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| George Ratkovicz | C-F | — | 10 | — | 5.1 | 5.2 | 1.8 |
| George McLeod | F | 10 | 10 | — | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.4 |
| Blaine Denning | G | 14 | 1 | — | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
86.8
ORtg
93.4
DRtg
95.2
Pace
-5.8
SRS
-6.4
MOV
43.9%
TS%
37.1%
eFG%
26.3
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Chick Reiser
head_coach
Clair Bee
head_coach
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Playoff team
Made the playoffs.
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Baltimore Coliseum
170 average attendance
Then and now
Baltimore Bullets
BLB
20 players