Bob Ferry
C · BAL
Seasons 1959-60–1968-69 · 10 on record · Ht 6-8 · b. 1937
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Player info
| Nickname | Big Flipper |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #16 (also #20, #12) |
| Height | 6-8 |
| Weight | 230 lb |
| Born | 1937-05-31 |
| College | Saint Louis |
| Drafted | 1959 · Round 1, Pick 7 · STL |
| Seasons | 1959-60–1968-69 (10) |
Career averages
9.1 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 1.4 APG · 634 games · .433 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | STL | 22 | 62 | 14.1 | .426 | — | .639 | 3.8 | 0.6 | — | — | 5.9 | 11.5 | .466 |
| 1960-61 | DET | 23 | 79 | 21.0 | .451 | — | .741 | 6.3 | 1.6 | — | — | 11.3 | 16.5 | .500 |
| 1961-62 | DET | 24 | 80 | 24.0 | .438 | — | .678 | 6.3 | 1.8 | — | — | 13.9 | 17.2 | .493 |
| 1962-63 | DET | 25 | 79 | 31.4 | .433 | — | .649 | 6.8 | 2.2 | — | — | 13.6 | 12.6 | .473 |
| 1963-64 | DET | 26 | 74 | 20.6 | .445 | — | .667 | 5.8 | 1.3 | — | — | 10.6 | 16.2 | .493 |
| 1964-65 | BAL | 27 | 77 | 16.6 | .423 | — | .613 | 4.6 | 0.8 | — | — | 5.3 | 10.8 | .479 |
| 1965-66 | BAL | 28 | 66 | 18.6 | .411 | — | .669 | 5.1 | 1.7 | — | — | 7.3 | 12.3 | .457 |
| 1966-67 | BAL | 29 | 51 | 19.4 | .419 | — | .636 | 5.1 | 1.8 | — | — | 6.5 | 11.6 | .460 |
| 1967-68 | BAL | 30 | 59 | 14.3 | .412 | — | .624 | 3.2 | 1.0 | — | — | 5.6 | 11.3 | .454 |
| 1968-69 | BAL | 31 | 7 | 5.1 | .357 | — | .500 | 1.3 | 0.6 | — | — | 1.9 | 11.1 | .391 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | STL | 62 | — | 875 | 144 | 338 | .426 | — | — | 76 | 119 | 233 | 40 | — | — | — | 364 |
| 1960-61 | DET | 79 | — | 1,657 | 350 | 776 | .451 | — | — | 189 | 255 | 500 | 129 | — | — | — | 889 |
| 1961-62 | DET | 80 | — | 1,918 | 411 | 939 | .438 | — | — | 286 | 422 | 503 | 145 | — | — | — | 1,108 |
| 1962-63 | DET | 79 | — | 2,479 | 426 | 984 | .433 | — | — | 220 | 339 | 537 | 170 | — | — | — | 1,072 |
| 1963-64 | DET | 74 | — | 1,522 | 298 | 670 | .445 | — | — | 186 | 279 | 428 | 94 | — | — | — | 782 |
| 1964-65 | BAL | 77 | — | 1,280 | 143 | 338 | .423 | — | — | 122 | 199 | 355 | 60 | — | — | — | 408 |
| 1965-66 | BAL | 66 | — | 1,229 | 188 | 457 | .411 | — | — | 105 | 157 | 334 | 111 | — | — | — | 481 |
| 1966-67 | BAL | 51 | — | 991 | 132 | 315 | .419 | — | — | 70 | 110 | 258 | 92 | — | — | — | 334 |
| 1967-68 | BAL | 59 | — | 841 | 128 | 311 | .412 | — | — | 73 | 117 | 186 | 61 | — | — | — | 329 |
| 1968-69 | BAL | 7 | — | 36 | 5 | 14 | .357 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | 13 |
| Career | 634 | — | — | 2,225 | 5,142 | .433 | 0 | 0 | 1330 | 2003 | 3343 | 906 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,780 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | STL | 62 | 14.1 | 5.9 | 13.9 | .426 | — | — | 3.1 | 4.9 | 9.6 | 1.6 | — | — | — | 15.0 |
| 1960-61 | DET | 79 | 21.0 | 7.6 | 16.9 | .451 | — | — | 4.1 | 5.5 | 10.9 | 2.8 | — | — | — | 19.3 |
| 1961-62 | DET | 80 | 24.0 | 7.7 | 17.6 | .438 | — | — | 5.4 | 7.9 | 9.4 | 2.7 | — | — | — | 20.8 |
| 1962-63 | DET | 79 | 31.4 | 6.2 | 14.3 | .433 | — | — | 3.2 | 4.9 | 7.8 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 15.6 |
| 1963-64 | DET | 74 | 20.6 | 7.0 | 15.8 | .445 | — | — | 4.4 | 6.6 | 10.1 | 2.2 | — | — | — | 18.5 |
| 1964-65 | BAL | 77 | 16.6 | 4.0 | 9.5 | .423 | — | — | 3.4 | 5.6 | 10.0 | 1.7 | — | — | — | 11.5 |
| 1965-66 | BAL | 66 | 18.6 | 5.5 | 13.4 | .411 | — | — | 3.1 | 4.6 | 9.8 | 3.3 | — | — | — | 14.1 |
| 1966-67 | BAL | 51 | 19.4 | 4.8 | 11.4 | .419 | — | — | 2.5 | 4.0 | 9.4 | 3.3 | — | — | — | 12.1 |
| 1967-68 | BAL | 59 | 14.3 | 5.5 | 13.3 | .412 | — | — | 3.1 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 14.1 |
| 1968-69 | BAL | 7 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 14.0 | .357 | — | — | 3.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | — | — | — | 13.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | STL | 62 | 875 | 11.5 | .466 | — | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.4 | .078 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960-61 | DET | 79 | 1,657 | 16.5 | .500 | — | 3.1 | 0.8 | 3.9 | .113 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | DET | 80 | 1,918 | 17.2 | .493 | — | 3.1 | 1.8 | 4.9 | .122 | — | — | — | — |
| 1962-63 | DET | 79 | 2,479 | 12.6 | .473 | — | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.1 | .061 | — | — | — | — |
| 1963-64 | DET | 74 | 1,522 | 16.2 | .493 | — | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | .086 | — | — | — | — |
| 1964-65 | BAL | 77 | 1,280 | 10.8 | .479 | — | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.2 | .044 | — | — | — | — |
| 1965-66 | BAL | 66 | 1,229 | 12.3 | .457 | — | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .047 | — | — | — | — |
| 1966-67 | BAL | 51 | 991 | 11.6 | .460 | — | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | .046 | — | — | — | — |
| 1967-68 | BAL | 59 | 841 | 11.3 | .454 | — | -0.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | .046 | — | — | — | — |
| 1968-69 | BAL | 7 | 36 | 11.1 | .391 | — | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .012 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 634 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.1 | — | — | — | — | +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 | 11 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .526 | — | .521 |
| 1960-61 | 5 | 0.0 | 20.2 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .938 | — | .943 |
| 1961-62 | 9 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .500 | — | .538 |
| 1962-63 | 4 | 35.8 | 12.0 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .444 | — | .432 |
| 1964-65 | 10 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .438 | — | .401 |
| 1965-66 | 3 | 27.3 | 10.3 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .550 | — | .603 |
| Career | 42 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .558 | — | .591 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 312 | 9.0 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 201–111 |
| Away | 322 | 9.2 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 72–250 |
| In wins | 273 | 9.0 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 273–0 |
| In losses | 361 | 9.1 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0–361 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 79 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 32–47 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 68 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 15–53 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 12 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5–7 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 40 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 22–18 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 83 | 10.3 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 36–47 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 6 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 6–0 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 86 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 30–56 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 72 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 38–34 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 37 | 8.6 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 12–25 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Bob Ferry's career stats?
Bob Ferry has averaged 9.1 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 1.4 APG over 10 seasons (1959-60–1968-69).
How tall is Bob Ferry?
Bob Ferry is 6-8 (230 lb).
When was Bob Ferry drafted?
Bob Ferry was drafted in 1959, round 1, pick 7.