Barney Cable
SF · BAL
Seasons 1958-59–1963-64 · 6 on record · Ht 6-7 · b. 1935
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Player info
| Nickname | Big Barney |
|---|---|
| Position | SF |
| Number | #35 (also #10, #23, #21) |
| Height | 6-7 |
| Weight | 175 lb |
| Born | 1935-07-29 |
| College | Bradley |
| Drafted | 1958 · Round 2, Pick 11 · Detroit Pistons |
| Seasons | 1958-59–1963-64 (6) |
Career averages
6.6 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 1.1 APG · 362 games · .420 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-59 | DET | 23 | 31 | 8.7 | .341 | — | .793 | 2.8 | 0.4 | — | — | 3.5 | 12.3 | .393 |
| 1959-60 | 2TM | 24 | 57 | 12.5 | .376 | — | .657 | 3.9 | 0.7 | — | — | 4.6 | 10.5 | .410 |
| DET | 24 | 7 | 16.6 | .367 | — | .400 | 6.9 | 0.9 | — | — | 6.9 | 11.2 | .373 | |
| SYR | 24 | 50 | 12.0 | .378 | — | .702 | 3.5 | 0.7 | — | — | 4.3 | 10.4 | .419 | |
| 1960-61 | SYR | 25 | 75 | 21.9 | .463 | — | .676 | 6.3 | 1.1 | — | — | 8.1 | 11.4 | .487 |
| 1961-62 | 2TM | 26 | 67 | 27.8 | .407 | — | .652 | 8.4 | 1.7 | — | — | 10.9 | 11.5 | .439 |
| CHP | 26 | 15 | 33.2 | .378 | — | .712 | 5.5 | 2.1 | — | — | 13.7 | 9.5 | .424 | |
| STL | 26 | 52 | 26.2 | .419 | — | .623 | 9.2 | 1.6 | — | — | 10.0 | 12.2 | .446 | |
| 1962-63 | 2TM | 27 | 61 | 19.7 | .455 | — | .646 | 3.9 | 1.4 | — | — | 6.7 | 10.7 | .483 |
| STL | 27 | 42 | 15.8 | .495 | — | .651 | 3.1 | 1.0 | — | — | 6.1 | 12.2 | .523 | |
| CHZ | 27 | 19 | 28.5 | .402 | — | .636 | 5.7 | 2.2 | — | — | 8.1 | 9.0 | .429 | |
| 1963-64 | BAL | 28 | 71 | 15.8 | .400 | — | .667 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — | — | 3.7 | 7.7 | .421 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-59 | DET | 31 | — | 271 | 43 | 126 | .341 | — | — | 23 | 29 | 88 | 12 | — | — | — | 109 |
| 1959-60 | 2TM | 57 | — | 715 | 109 | 290 | .376 | — | — | 44 | 67 | 225 | 39 | — | — | — | 262 |
| DET | 7 | — | 116 | 22 | 60 | .367 | — | — | 4 | 10 | 48 | 6 | — | — | — | 48 | |
| SYR | 50 | — | 599 | 87 | 230 | .378 | — | — | 40 | 57 | 177 | 33 | — | — | — | 214 | |
| 1960-61 | SYR | 75 | — | 1,642 | 266 | 574 | .463 | — | — | 73 | 108 | 469 | 85 | — | — | — | 605 |
| 1961-62 | 2TM | 67 | — | 1,861 | 305 | 749 | .407 | — | — | 118 | 181 | 563 | 115 | — | — | — | 728 |
| CHP | 15 | — | 498 | 82 | 217 | .378 | — | — | 42 | 59 | 83 | 31 | — | — | — | 206 | |
| STL | 52 | — | 1,363 | 223 | 532 | .419 | — | — | 76 | 122 | 480 | 84 | — | — | — | 522 | |
| 1962-63 | 2TM | 61 | — | 1,203 | 173 | 380 | .455 | — | — | 62 | 96 | 238 | 83 | — | — | — | 408 |
| STL | 42 | — | 662 | 107 | 216 | .495 | — | — | 41 | 63 | 129 | 42 | — | — | — | 255 | |
| CHZ | 19 | — | 541 | 66 | 164 | .402 | — | — | 21 | 33 | 109 | 41 | — | — | — | 153 | |
| 1963-64 | BAL | 71 | — | 1,125 | 116 | 290 | .400 | — | — | 28 | 42 | 301 | 47 | — | — | — | 260 |
| Career | 362 | — | — | 1,012 | 2,409 | .420 | 0 | 0 | 348 | 523 | 1884 | 381 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,372 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-59 | DET | 31 | 8.7 | 5.7 | 16.7 | .341 | — | — | 3.1 | 3.9 | 11.7 | 1.6 | — | — | — | 14.5 |
| 1959-60 | 2TM | 57 | 12.5 | 5.5 | 14.6 | .376 | — | — | 2.2 | 3.4 | 11.3 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 13.2 |
| DET | 7 | 16.6 | 6.8 | 18.6 | .367 | — | — | 1.2 | 3.1 | 14.9 | 1.9 | — | — | — | 14.9 | |
| SYR | 50 | 12.0 | 5.2 | 13.8 | .378 | — | — | 2.4 | 3.4 | 10.6 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 12.9 | |
| 1960-61 | SYR | 75 | 21.9 | 5.8 | 12.6 | .463 | — | — | 1.6 | 2.4 | 10.3 | 1.9 | — | — | — | 13.3 |
| 1961-62 | 2TM | 67 | 27.8 | 5.9 | 14.5 | .407 | — | — | 2.3 | 3.5 | 10.9 | 2.2 | — | — | — | 14.1 |
| CHP | 15 | 33.2 | 5.9 | 15.7 | .378 | — | — | 3.0 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 2.2 | — | — | — | 14.9 | |
| STL | 52 | 26.2 | 5.9 | 14.1 | .419 | — | — | 2.0 | 3.2 | 12.7 | 2.2 | — | — | — | 13.8 | |
| 1962-63 | 2TM | 61 | 19.7 | 5.2 | 11.4 | .455 | — | — | 1.9 | 2.9 | 7.1 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 12.2 |
| STL | 42 | 15.8 | 5.8 | 11.7 | .495 | — | — | 2.2 | 3.4 | 7.0 | 2.3 | — | — | — | 13.9 | |
| CHZ | 19 | 28.5 | 4.4 | 10.9 | .402 | — | — | 1.4 | 2.2 | 7.3 | 2.7 | — | — | — | 10.2 | |
| 1963-64 | BAL | 71 | 15.8 | 3.7 | 9.3 | .400 | — | — | 0.9 | 1.3 | 9.6 | 1.5 | — | — | — | 8.3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-59 | DET | 31 | 271 | 12.3 | .393 | — | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .017 | — | — | — | — |
| 1959-60 | 2TM | 57 | 715 | 10.5 | .410 | — | -0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | .026 | — | — | — | — |
| DET | 7 | 116 | 11.2 | .373 | — | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -.034 | — | — | — | — | |
| SYR | 50 | 599 | 10.4 | .419 | — | -0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | .038 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1960-61 | SYR | 75 | 1,642 | 11.4 | .487 | — | 1.7 | 1.6 | 3.3 | .096 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | 2TM | 67 | 1,861 | 11.5 | .439 | — | -0.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | .019 | — | — | — | — |
| CHP | 15 | 498 | 9.5 | .424 | — | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | |
| STL | 52 | 1,363 | 12.2 | .446 | — | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | .026 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1962-63 | 2TM | 61 | 1,203 | 10.7 | .483 | — | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | .066 | — | — | — | — |
| STL | 42 | 662 | 12.2 | .523 | — | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | .127 | — | — | — | — | |
| CHZ | 19 | 541 | 9.0 | .429 | — | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -.010 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1963-64 | BAL | 71 | 1,125 | 7.7 | .421 | — | -0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | .014 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 362 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.4 | — | — | — | — | +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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | 3 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 9.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .357 | — | .400 |
| 1960-61 | 8 | 14.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .400 | — | .428 |
| Career | 11 | 10.7 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .392 | — | .422 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 181 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 123–58 |
| Away | 180 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 39–141 |
| In wins | 162 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 162–0 |
| In losses | 199 | 6.7 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0–199 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 13–23 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 47 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 12–35 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 43 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 25–18 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 51 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 22–29 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 51 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 19–32 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 49 | 7.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 31–18 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 9 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 5–4 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Barney Cable's career stats?
Barney Cable has averaged 6.6 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 1.1 APG over 6 seasons (1958-59–1963-64).
How tall is Barney Cable?
Barney Cable is 6-7 (175 lb).
When was Barney Cable drafted?
Barney Cable was drafted in 1958, round 2, pick 11, by the Detroit Pistons.