Larry Costello
PG · Philadelphia 76ers
Seasons 1954-55–1967-68 · 12 on record · Ht 6-1 · b. 1931
★ Hall of Fame6× All-StarAll-NBA
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Player info
| Nickname | Costy |
|---|---|
| Position | PG |
| Number | #21 (also #5, #18, #15, #6) |
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Height | 6-1 |
| Weight | 186 lb |
| Born | 1931-07-02 |
| College | Niagara |
| Drafted | 1954 · Round 2, Pick 12 · PHW |
| Seasons | 1954-55–1967-68 (12) |
Career averages
12.2 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 4.6 APG · 706 games · .438 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | PHW | 23 | 19 | 24.4 | .331 | — | .813 | 2.6 | 4.1 | — | — | 6.2 | 10.7 | .385 |
| 1956-57 | PHW | 25 | 72 | 29.3 | .374 | — | .788 | 4.5 | 3.3 | — | — | 7.6 | 11.4 | .460 |
| 1957-58 | SYR | 26 | 72 | 38.1 | .426 | — | .847 | 5.3 | 4.4 | — | — | 14.9 | 15.1 | .510 |
| 1958-59 | SYR | 27 | 70 | 39.3 | .437 | — | .802 | 5.2 | 5.4 | — | — | 15.8 | 15.0 | .503 |
| 1959-60 | SYR | 28 | 71 | 34.8 | .453 | — | .862 | 5.5 | 6.3 | — | — | 14.0 | 15.6 | .523 |
| 1960-61 | SYR | 29 | 75 | 28.9 | .482 | — | .799 | 3.9 | 5.5 | — | — | 14.5 | 17.2 | .546 |
| 1961-62 | SYR | 30 | 63 | 29.4 | .427 | — | .837 | 3.9 | 5.7 | — | — | 13.8 | 15.7 | .507 |
| 1962-63 | SYR | 31 | 78 | 26.5 | .432 | — | .881 | 3.0 | 4.3 | — | — | 11.0 | 13.8 | .534 |
| 1963-64 | PHI | 32 | 45 | 25.3 | .468 | — | .865 | 2.3 | 3.7 | — | — | 11.8 | 15.1 | .548 |
| 1964-65 | PHI | 33 | 64 | 30.7 | .445 | — | .877 | 2.6 | 4.3 | — | — | 13.5 | 14.0 | .527 |
| 1966-67 | PHI | 35 | 49 | 19.9 | .444 | — | .902 | 2.1 | 2.9 | — | — | 7.8 | 11.9 | .541 |
| 1967-68 | PHI | 36 | 28 | 17.6 | .453 | — | .827 | 1.8 | 2.4 | — | — | 7.2 | 12.8 | .547 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | PHW | 19 | — | 463 | 46 | 139 | .331 | — | — | 26 | 32 | 49 | 78 | — | — | — | 118 |
| 1956-57 | PHW | 72 | — | 2,111 | 186 | 497 | .374 | — | — | 175 | 222 | 323 | 236 | — | — | — | 547 |
| 1957-58 | SYR | 72 | — | 2,746 | 378 | 888 | .426 | — | — | 320 | 378 | 378 | 317 | — | — | — | 1,076 |
| 1958-59 | SYR | 70 | — | 2,750 | 414 | 948 | .437 | — | — | 280 | 349 | 365 | 379 | — | — | — | 1,108 |
| 1959-60 | SYR | 71 | — | 2,469 | 372 | 822 | .453 | — | — | 249 | 289 | 388 | 449 | — | — | — | 993 |
| 1960-61 | SYR | 75 | — | 2,167 | 407 | 844 | .482 | — | — | 270 | 338 | 292 | 413 | — | — | — | 1,084 |
| 1961-62 | SYR | 63 | — | 1,854 | 310 | 726 | .427 | — | — | 247 | 295 | 245 | 359 | — | — | — | 867 |
| 1962-63 | SYR | 78 | — | 2,066 | 285 | 660 | .432 | — | — | 288 | 327 | 237 | 334 | — | — | — | 858 |
| 1963-64 | PHI | 45 | — | 1,137 | 191 | 408 | .468 | — | — | 147 | 170 | 105 | 167 | — | — | — | 529 |
| 1964-65 | PHI | 64 | — | 1,967 | 309 | 695 | .445 | — | — | 243 | 277 | 169 | 275 | — | — | — | 861 |
| 1966-67 | PHI | 49 | — | 976 | 130 | 293 | .444 | — | — | 120 | 133 | 103 | 140 | — | — | — | 380 |
| 1967-68 | PHI | 28 | — | 492 | 67 | 148 | .453 | — | — | 67 | 81 | 51 | 68 | — | — | — | 201 |
| Career | 706 | — | — | 3,095 | 7,068 | .438 | 0 | 0 | 2432 | 2891 | 2705 | 3215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,622 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | PHW | 19 | 24.4 | 3.6 | 10.8 | .331 | — | — | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 6.1 | — | — | — | 9.2 |
| 1956-57 | PHW | 72 | 29.3 | 3.2 | 8.5 | .374 | — | — | 3.0 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 4.0 | — | — | — | 9.3 |
| 1957-58 | SYR | 72 | 38.1 | 5.0 | 11.6 | .426 | — | — | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.2 | — | — | — | 14.1 |
| 1958-59 | SYR | 70 | 39.3 | 5.4 | 12.4 | .437 | — | — | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | — | — | — | 14.5 |
| 1959-60 | SYR | 71 | 34.8 | 5.4 | 12.0 | .453 | — | — | 3.6 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 6.5 | — | — | — | 14.5 |
| 1960-61 | SYR | 75 | 28.9 | 6.8 | 14.0 | .482 | — | — | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 6.9 | — | — | — | 18.0 |
| 1961-62 | SYR | 63 | 29.4 | 6.0 | 14.1 | .427 | — | — | 4.8 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 7.0 | — | — | — | 16.8 |
| 1962-63 | SYR | 78 | 26.5 | 5.0 | 11.5 | .432 | — | — | 5.0 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 5.8 | — | — | — | 15.0 |
| 1963-64 | PHI | 45 | 25.3 | 6.0 | 12.9 | .468 | — | — | 4.7 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 5.3 | — | — | — | 16.7 |
| 1964-65 | PHI | 64 | 30.7 | 5.7 | 12.7 | .445 | — | — | 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 5.0 | — | — | — | 15.8 |
| 1966-67 | PHI | 49 | 19.9 | 4.8 | 10.8 | .444 | — | — | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 5.2 | — | — | — | 14.0 |
| 1967-68 | PHI | 28 | 17.6 | 4.9 | 10.8 | .453 | — | — | 4.9 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 5.0 | — | — | — | 14.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | PHW | 19 | 463 | 10.7 | .385 | — | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .022 | — | — | — | — |
| 1956-57 | PHW | 72 | 2,111 | 11.4 | .460 | — | 2.1 | 1.3 | 3.4 | .077 | — | — | — | — |
| 1957-58 | SYR | 72 | 2,746 | 15.1 | .510 | — | 6.4 | 2.9 | 9.2 | .162 | — | — | — | — |
| 1958-59 | SYR | 70 | 2,750 | 15.0 | .503 | — | 5.5 | 3.0 | 8.5 | .149 | — | — | — | — |
| 1959-60 | SYR | 71 | 2,469 | 15.6 | .523 | — | 5.4 | 2.6 | 8.0 | .156 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960-61 | SYR | 75 | 2,167 | 17.2 | .546 | — | 6.3 | 2.3 | 8.6 | .190 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | SYR | 63 | 1,854 | 15.7 | .507 | — | 3.3 | 2.6 | 5.9 | .153 | — | — | — | — |
| 1962-63 | SYR | 78 | 2,066 | 13.8 | .534 | — | 3.6 | 2.1 | 5.7 | .132 | — | — | — | — |
| 1963-64 | PHI | 45 | 1,137 | 15.1 | .548 | — | 2.8 | 0.7 | 3.5 | .147 | — | — | — | — |
| 1964-65 | PHI | 64 | 1,967 | 14.0 | .527 | — | 4.1 | 1.5 | 5.7 | .138 | — | — | — | — |
| 1966-67 | PHI | 49 | 976 | 11.9 | .541 | — | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 | .125 | — | — | — | — |
| 1967-68 | PHI | 28 | 492 | 12.8 | .547 | — | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | .150 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 706 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62.7 | — | — | — | — | +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 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .375 | — | .355 |
| 1957-58 | 3 | 14.3 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .294 | — | .423 |
| 1958-59 | 9 | 36.8 | 17.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .545 | — | .632 |
| 1959-60 | 3 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .426 | — | .478 |
| 1960-61 | 8 | 21.0 | 16.2 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .408 | — | .513 |
| 1961-62 | 5 | 0.0 | 14.6 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .431 | — | .557 |
| 1962-63 | 5 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .432 | — | .541 |
| 1963-64 | 5 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .214 | — | .435 |
| 1964-65 | 10 | 17.6 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .415 | — | .458 |
| 1966-67 | 2 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .750 | — | .833 |
| Career | 52 | 13.8 | 11.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .436 | — | .533 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 371 | 12.9 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 284–87 |
| Away | 334 | 11.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 110–224 |
| In wins | 394 | 12.9 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 394–0 |
| In losses | 311 | 11.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0–311 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 83 | 12.4 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 40–43 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 99 | 11.9 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 35–64 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 8 | 8.6 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 7–1 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 84 | 12.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 52–32 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 89 | 14.0 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 52–37 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 3 | 11.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3–0 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 83 | 11.7 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 44–39 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 111 | 11.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 73–38 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Larry Costello play for?
Larry Costello plays PG for the Philadelphia 76ers.
What are Larry Costello's career stats?
Larry Costello has averaged 12.2 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 4.6 APG over 12 seasons (1954-55–1967-68).
How tall is Larry Costello?
Larry Costello is 6-1 (186 lb).
When was Larry Costello drafted?
Larry Costello was drafted in 1954, round 2, pick 12.