Wayne Embry
C · Milwaukee Bucks
Seasons 1958-59–1968-69 · 11 on record · Ht 6-8 · b. 1937
★ Hall of Fame5× All-Star
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Player info
| Nickname | Goose, The Wall |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #15 (also #34, #32, #28) |
| Team | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Height | 6-8 |
| Weight | 240 lb |
| Born | 1937-03-26 |
| College | Miami |
| Drafted | 1958 · Round 3, Pick 23 · STL |
| Seasons | 1958-59–1968-69 (11) |
Career averages
12.5 PPG, 9.1 RPG, 1.4 APG · 831 games · .440 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-59 | CIN | 21 | 66 | 24.1 | .387 | — | .656 | 9.0 | 1.5 | — | — | 11.4 | 16.3 | .446 |
| 1959-60 | CIN | 22 | 73 | 21.8 | .439 | — | .514 | 9.5 | 1.1 | — | — | 10.6 | 16.2 | .464 |
| 1960-61 | CIN | 23 | 79 | 28.3 | .451 | — | .668 | 10.9 | 1.6 | — | — | 14.4 | 16.2 | .490 |
| 1961-62 | CIN | 24 | 75 | 35.0 | .466 | — | .690 | 13.0 | 2.4 | — | — | 19.8 | 18.1 | .516 |
| 1962-63 | CIN | 25 | 76 | 33.0 | .458 | — | .667 | 12.3 | 2.3 | — | — | 18.6 | 18.2 | .507 |
| 1963-64 | CIN | 26 | 80 | 36.4 | .458 | — | .650 | 11.6 | 1.4 | — | — | 17.3 | 15.1 | .495 |
| 1964-65 | CIN | 27 | 74 | 30.3 | .456 | — | .644 | 10.0 | 1.2 | — | — | 12.7 | 14.2 | .504 |
| 1965-66 | CIN | 28 | 80 | 23.5 | .411 | — | .603 | 6.6 | 1.0 | — | — | 7.6 | 9.2 | .454 |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 29 | 72 | 10.1 | .409 | — | .569 | 4.1 | 0.6 | — | — | 5.2 | 14.4 | .445 |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 30 | 78 | 13.9 | .400 | — | .589 | 4.1 | 0.7 | — | — | 6.3 | 11.7 | .439 |
| 1968-69 | MIL | 31 | 78 | 30.2 | .427 | — | .664 | 8.6 | 1.9 | — | — | 13.1 | 13.5 | .480 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-59 | CIN | 66 | — | 1,590 | 272 | 702 | .387 | — | — | 206 | 314 | 597 | 96 | — | — | — | 750 |
| 1959-60 | CIN | 73 | — | 1,594 | 303 | 690 | .439 | — | — | 167 | 325 | 692 | 83 | — | — | — | 773 |
| 1960-61 | CIN | 79 | — | 2,233 | 458 | 1,015 | .451 | — | — | 221 | 331 | 864 | 127 | — | — | — | 1,137 |
| 1961-62 | CIN | 75 | — | 2,623 | 564 | 1,210 | .466 | — | — | 356 | 516 | 977 | 182 | — | — | — | 1,484 |
| 1962-63 | CIN | 76 | — | 2,511 | 534 | 1,165 | .458 | — | — | 343 | 514 | 936 | 177 | — | — | — | 1,411 |
| 1963-64 | CIN | 80 | — | 2,915 | 556 | 1,213 | .458 | — | — | 271 | 417 | 925 | 113 | — | — | — | 1,383 |
| 1964-65 | CIN | 74 | — | 2,243 | 352 | 772 | .456 | — | — | 239 | 371 | 741 | 92 | — | — | — | 943 |
| 1965-66 | CIN | 80 | — | 1,882 | 232 | 564 | .411 | — | — | 141 | 234 | 525 | 81 | — | — | — | 605 |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 72 | — | 729 | 147 | 359 | .409 | — | — | 82 | 144 | 294 | 42 | — | — | — | 376 |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 78 | — | 1,088 | 193 | 483 | .400 | — | — | 109 | 185 | 321 | 52 | — | — | — | 495 |
| 1968-69 | MIL | 78 | — | 2,355 | 382 | 894 | .427 | — | — | 259 | 390 | 672 | 149 | — | — | — | 1,023 |
| Career | 831 | — | — | 3,993 | 9,067 | .440 | 0 | 0 | 2394 | 3741 | 7544 | 1194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,380 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-59 | CIN | 66 | 24.1 | 6.2 | 15.9 | .387 | — | — | 4.7 | 7.1 | 13.5 | 2.2 | — | — | — | 17.0 |
| 1959-60 | CIN | 73 | 21.8 | 6.8 | 15.6 | .439 | — | — | 3.8 | 7.3 | 15.6 | 1.9 | — | — | — | 17.5 |
| 1960-61 | CIN | 79 | 28.3 | 7.4 | 16.4 | .451 | — | — | 3.6 | 5.3 | 13.9 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 18.3 |
| 1961-62 | CIN | 75 | 35.0 | 7.7 | 16.6 | .466 | — | — | 4.9 | 7.1 | 13.4 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 20.4 |
| 1962-63 | CIN | 76 | 33.0 | 7.7 | 16.7 | .458 | — | — | 4.9 | 7.4 | 13.4 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 20.2 |
| 1963-64 | CIN | 80 | 36.4 | 6.9 | 15.0 | .458 | — | — | 3.3 | 5.1 | 11.4 | 1.4 | — | — | — | 17.1 |
| 1964-65 | CIN | 74 | 30.3 | 5.6 | 12.4 | .456 | — | — | 3.8 | 6.0 | 11.9 | 1.5 | — | — | — | 15.1 |
| 1965-66 | CIN | 80 | 23.5 | 4.4 | 10.8 | .411 | — | — | 2.7 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 1.5 | — | — | — | 11.6 |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 72 | 10.1 | 7.3 | 17.7 | .409 | — | — | 4.0 | 7.1 | 14.5 | 2.1 | — | — | — | 18.6 |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 78 | 13.9 | 6.4 | 16.0 | .400 | — | — | 3.6 | 6.1 | 10.6 | 1.7 | — | — | — | 16.4 |
| 1968-69 | MIL | 78 | 30.2 | 5.8 | 13.7 | .427 | — | — | 4.0 | 6.0 | 10.3 | 2.3 | — | — | — | 15.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-59 | CIN | 66 | 1,590 | 16.3 | .446 | — | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.9 | .057 | — | — | — | — |
| 1959-60 | CIN | 73 | 1,594 | 16.2 | .464 | — | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.0 | .061 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960-61 | CIN | 79 | 2,233 | 16.2 | .490 | — | 3.3 | 0.1 | 3.4 | .073 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | CIN | 75 | 2,623 | 18.1 | .516 | — | 5.4 | 1.4 | 6.7 | .123 | — | — | — | — |
| 1962-63 | CIN | 76 | 2,511 | 18.2 | .507 | — | 3.8 | 1.8 | 5.6 | .108 | — | — | — | — |
| 1963-64 | CIN | 80 | 2,915 | 15.1 | .495 | — | 3.5 | 2.8 | 6.3 | .104 | — | — | — | — |
| 1964-65 | CIN | 74 | 2,243 | 14.2 | .504 | — | 3.1 | 1.4 | 4.5 | .097 | — | — | — | — |
| 1965-66 | CIN | 80 | 1,882 | 9.2 | .454 | — | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | .038 | — | — | — | — |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 72 | 729 | 14.4 | .445 | — | -0.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | .082 | — | — | — | — |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 78 | 1,088 | 11.7 | .439 | — | -0.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | .050 | — | — | — | — |
| 1968-69 | MIL | 78 | 2,355 | 13.5 | .480 | — | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.4 | .069 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 831 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37.6 | — | — | — | — | +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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-62 | 4 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 11.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .467 | — | .611 |
| 1962-63 | 12 | 20.0 | 16.8 | 13.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .450 | — | .496 |
| 1963-64 | 10 | 16.9 | 13.4 | 12.4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .381 | — | .416 |
| 1964-65 | 4 | 0.0 | 12.8 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .438 | — | .483 |
| 1965-66 | 5 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .395 | — | .427 |
| 1966-67 | 5 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .387 | — | .397 |
| 1967-68 | 16 | 10.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .390 | — | .411 |
| Career | 56 | 10.9 | 10.1 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .416 | — | .462 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 409 | 12.6 | 9.1 | 0.6 | 280–129 |
| Away | 422 | 12.4 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 145–277 |
| In wins | 425 | 12.8 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 425–0 |
| In losses | 406 | 12.2 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 0–406 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 100 | 12.6 | 8.9 | 0.4 | 48–52 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 82 | 13.3 | 10.3 | 0.9 | 22–60 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 22 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 14–8 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 103 | 13.3 | 7.4 | 0.1 | 54–49 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 94 | 11.0 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 43–51 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 13 | 7.1 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 11–2 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 103 | 13.5 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 49–54 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 99 | 12.5 | 8.5 | 0.4 | 64–35 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 52 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 27–25 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 8 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 6–2 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Wayne Embry play for?
Wayne Embry plays C for the Milwaukee Bucks.
What are Wayne Embry's career stats?
Wayne Embry has averaged 12.5 PPG, 9.1 RPG, 1.4 APG over 11 seasons (1958-59–1968-69).
How tall is Wayne Embry?
Wayne Embry is 6-8 (240 lb).
When was Wayne Embry drafted?
Wayne Embry was drafted in 1958, round 3, pick 23.