Al Bianchi
PG · Philadelphia 76ers
Seasons 1956-57–1965-66 · 10 on record · Ht 6-3 · b. 1932
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Player info
| Nickname | Blinky |
|---|---|
| Position | PG |
| Number | #24 (also #16) |
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Height | 6-3 |
| Weight | 185 lb |
| Born | 1932-03-26 |
| College | Bowling Green |
| Drafted | 1954 · Round 2, Pick 18 · MNL |
| Seasons | 1956-57–1965-66 (10) |
Career averages
8.1 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 2.2 APG · 687 games · .374 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | SYR | 24 | 68 | 23.2 | .351 | — | .690 | 3.3 | 1.6 | — | — | 8.3 | 9.7 | .419 |
| 1957-58 | SYR | 25 | 69 | 20.6 | .344 | — | .683 | 3.2 | 1.7 | — | — | 8.3 | 9.6 | .398 |
| 1958-59 | SYR | 26 | 72 | 24.7 | .377 | — | .723 | 2.8 | 2.2 | — | — | 10.0 | 9.5 | .425 |
| 1959-60 | SYR | 27 | 69 | 18.2 | .366 | — | .703 | 2.6 | 2.4 | — | — | 7.7 | 9.6 | .412 |
| 1960-61 | SYR | 28 | 52 | 12.8 | .345 | — | .690 | 2.0 | 1.8 | — | — | 5.7 | 8.8 | .389 |
| 1961-62 | SYR | 29 | 80 | 24.1 | .397 | — | .697 | 3.5 | 3.3 | — | — | 10.3 | 11.5 | .437 |
| 1962-63 | SYR | 30 | 61 | 19.0 | .424 | — | .732 | 2.2 | 2.8 | — | — | 8.6 | 12.5 | .478 |
| 1963-64 | PHI | 31 | 78 | 18.4 | .376 | — | .773 | 1.9 | 1.9 | — | — | 8.0 | 8.9 | .418 |
| 1964-65 | PHI | 32 | 60 | 18.6 | .360 | — | .711 | 1.6 | 2.3 | — | — | 6.7 | 7.3 | .389 |
| 1965-66 | PHI | 33 | 78 | 16.8 | .382 | — | .673 | 1.7 | 1.7 | — | — | 6.3 | 7.1 | .410 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | SYR | 68 | — | 1,577 | 199 | 567 | .351 | — | — | 165 | 239 | 227 | 106 | — | — | — | 563 |
| 1957-58 | SYR | 69 | — | 1,421 | 215 | 625 | .344 | — | — | 140 | 205 | 221 | 114 | — | — | — | 570 |
| 1958-59 | SYR | 72 | — | 1,779 | 285 | 756 | .377 | — | — | 149 | 206 | 199 | 159 | — | — | — | 719 |
| 1959-60 | SYR | 69 | — | 1,256 | 211 | 576 | .366 | — | — | 109 | 155 | 179 | 169 | — | — | — | 531 |
| 1960-61 | SYR | 52 | — | 667 | 118 | 342 | .345 | — | — | 60 | 87 | 105 | 93 | — | — | — | 296 |
| 1961-62 | SYR | 80 | — | 1,925 | 336 | 847 | .397 | — | — | 154 | 221 | 281 | 263 | — | — | — | 826 |
| 1962-63 | SYR | 61 | — | 1,159 | 202 | 476 | .424 | — | — | 120 | 164 | 134 | 170 | — | — | — | 524 |
| 1963-64 | PHI | 78 | — | 1,437 | 257 | 684 | .376 | — | — | 109 | 141 | 147 | 149 | — | — | — | 623 |
| 1964-65 | PHI | 60 | — | 1,116 | 175 | 486 | .360 | — | — | 54 | 76 | 95 | 140 | — | — | — | 404 |
| 1965-66 | PHI | 78 | — | 1,312 | 214 | 560 | .382 | — | — | 66 | 98 | 134 | 134 | — | — | — | 494 |
| Career | 687 | — | — | 2,212 | 5,919 | .374 | 0 | 0 | 1126 | 1592 | 1722 | 1497 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,550 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | SYR | 68 | 23.2 | 4.5 | 12.9 | .351 | — | — | 3.8 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 2.4 | — | — | — | 12.9 |
| 1957-58 | SYR | 69 | 20.6 | 5.4 | 15.8 | .344 | — | — | 3.5 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 2.9 | — | — | — | 14.4 |
| 1958-59 | SYR | 72 | 24.7 | 5.8 | 15.3 | .377 | — | — | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 14.5 |
| 1959-60 | SYR | 69 | 18.2 | 6.0 | 16.5 | .366 | — | — | 3.1 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.8 | — | — | — | 15.2 |
| 1960-61 | SYR | 52 | 12.8 | 6.4 | 18.5 | .345 | — | — | 3.2 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.0 | — | — | — | 16.0 |
| 1961-62 | SYR | 80 | 24.1 | 6.3 | 15.8 | .397 | — | — | 2.9 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.9 | — | — | — | 15.4 |
| 1962-63 | SYR | 61 | 19.0 | 6.3 | 14.8 | .424 | — | — | 3.7 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 5.3 | — | — | — | 16.3 |
| 1963-64 | PHI | 78 | 18.4 | 6.4 | 17.1 | .376 | — | — | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | — | — | — | 15.6 |
| 1964-65 | PHI | 60 | 18.6 | 5.6 | 15.7 | .360 | — | — | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 4.5 | — | — | — | 13.0 |
| 1965-66 | PHI | 78 | 16.8 | 5.9 | 15.4 | .382 | — | — | 1.8 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | — | — | — | 13.6 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | SYR | 68 | 1,577 | 9.7 | .419 | — | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | .046 | — | — | — | — |
| 1957-58 | SYR | 69 | 1,421 | 9.6 | .398 | — | -0.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | .026 | — | — | — | — |
| 1958-59 | SYR | 72 | 1,779 | 9.5 | .425 | — | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | .048 | — | — | — | — |
| 1959-60 | SYR | 69 | 1,256 | 9.6 | .412 | — | -0.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | .030 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960-61 | SYR | 52 | 667 | 8.8 | .389 | — | -0.8 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -.010 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | SYR | 80 | 1,925 | 11.5 | .437 | — | 0.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | .059 | — | — | — | — |
| 1962-63 | SYR | 61 | 1,159 | 12.5 | .478 | — | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | .079 | — | — | — | — |
| 1963-64 | PHI | 78 | 1,437 | 8.9 | .418 | — | -1.1 | 0.8 | -0.4 | -.012 | — | — | — | — |
| 1964-65 | PHI | 60 | 1,116 | 7.3 | .389 | — | -1.4 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -.025 | — | — | — | — |
| 1965-66 | PHI | 78 | 1,312 | 7.1 | .410 | — | -1.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | .006 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 687 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | +0.0 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | 5 | 12.6 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .316 | — | .370 |
| 1957-58 | 2 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | — | .354 |
| 1958-59 | 9 | 18.7 | 9.1 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .567 | — | .588 |
| 1959-60 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.000 | — | 0.000 |
| 1960-61 | 7 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .370 | — | .420 |
| 1961-62 | 5 | 0.0 | 14.2 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .391 | — | .456 |
| 1962-63 | 5 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .441 | — | .458 |
| 1963-64 | 5 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .414 | — | .439 |
| 1964-65 | 11 | 15.2 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .381 | — | .409 |
| 1965-66 | 5 | 6.6 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .419 | — | .478 |
| Career | 56 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .403 | — | .442 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 345 | 8.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 260–85 |
| Away | 342 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 106–236 |
| In wins | 366 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 366–0 |
| In losses | 321 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0–321 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 84 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 34–50 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 105 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 40–65 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 84 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 48–36 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 92 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 55–37 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 84 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 46–38 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 104 | 8.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 65–39 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Al Bianchi play for?
Al Bianchi plays PG for the Philadelphia 76ers.
What are Al Bianchi's career stats?
Al Bianchi has averaged 8.1 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 2.2 APG over 10 seasons (1956-57–1965-66).
How tall is Al Bianchi?
Al Bianchi is 6-3 (185 lb).
When was Al Bianchi drafted?
Al Bianchi was drafted in 1954, round 2, pick 18.