Hank Finkel
C · Boston Celtics
Seasons 1966-67–1974-75 · 9 on record · Ht 7-0 · b. 1942
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Player info
| Position | C |
|---|---|
| Number | #29 (also #15, #17) |
| Team | Boston Celtics |
| Height | 7-0 |
| Weight | 240 lb |
| Born | 1942-04-20 |
| College | Dayton |
| Drafted | 1966 · Round 2, Pick 17 · Los Angeles Lakers |
| Seasons | 1966-67–1974-75 (9) |
Career averages
5.1 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 0.8 APG · 551 games · .449 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-67 | LAL | 24 | 27 | 5.2 | .362 | — | .583 | 2.4 | 0.2 | — | — | 1.5 | 7.7 | .392 |
| 1967-68 | SDR | 25 | 53 | 21.1 | .492 | — | .686 | 7.1 | 1.4 | — | — | 11.6 | 17.5 | .534 |
| 1968-69 | SDR | 26 | 35 | 9.5 | .441 | — | .756 | 3.1 | 0.6 | — | — | 3.7 | 13.1 | .500 |
| 1969-70 | BOS | 27 | 80 | 23.3 | .454 | — | .670 | 7.7 | 1.3 | — | — | 9.7 | 13.1 | .494 |
| 1970-71 | BOS | 28 | 80 | 15.4 | .438 | — | .732 | 4.3 | 1.0 | — | — | 6.5 | 12.1 | .478 |
| 1971-72 | BOS | 29 | 78 | 9.4 | .406 | — | .581 | 3.2 | 0.8 | — | — | 3.2 | 11.1 | .434 |
| 1972-73 | BOS | 30 | 76 | 6.5 | .451 | — | .538 | 2.0 | 0.3 | — | — | 2.4 | 11.4 | .470 |
| 1973-74 | BOS | 31 | 60 | 7.1 | .462 | — | .651 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 11.6 | .497 |
| 1974-75 | BOS | 32 | 62 | 8.4 | .403 | — | .535 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 7.5 | .429 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-67 | LAL | 27 | — | 141 | 17 | 47 | .362 | — | — | 7 | 12 | 64 | 5 | — | — | — | 41 |
| 1967-68 | SDR | 53 | — | 1,116 | 242 | 492 | .492 | — | — | 131 | 191 | 375 | 72 | — | — | — | 615 |
| 1968-69 | SDR | 35 | — | 332 | 49 | 111 | .441 | — | — | 31 | 41 | 107 | 21 | — | — | — | 129 |
| 1969-70 | BOS | 80 | — | 1,866 | 310 | 683 | .454 | — | — | 156 | 233 | 613 | 103 | — | — | — | 776 |
| 1970-71 | BOS | 80 | — | 1,234 | 214 | 489 | .438 | — | — | 93 | 127 | 343 | 79 | — | — | — | 521 |
| 1971-72 | BOS | 78 | — | 736 | 103 | 254 | .406 | — | — | 43 | 74 | 251 | 61 | — | — | — | 249 |
| 1972-73 | BOS | 76 | — | 496 | 78 | 173 | .451 | — | — | 28 | 52 | 151 | 26 | — | — | — | 184 |
| 1973-74 | BOS | 60 | — | 427 | 60 | 130 | .462 | — | — | 28 | 43 | 135 | 27 | 3 | 7 | — | 148 |
| 1974-75 | BOS | 62 | — | 518 | 52 | 129 | .403 | — | — | 23 | 43 | 112 | 32 | 7 | 3 | — | 127 |
| Career | 551 | — | — | 1,125 | 2,508 | .449 | 0 | 0 | 540 | 816 | 2151 | 426 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2,790 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-67 | LAL | 27 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 12.0 | .362 | — | — | 1.8 | 3.1 | 16.3 | 1.3 | — | — | — | 10.5 |
| 1967-68 | SDR | 53 | 21.1 | 7.8 | 15.9 | .492 | — | — | 4.2 | 6.2 | 12.1 | 2.3 | — | — | — | 19.8 |
| 1968-69 | SDR | 35 | 9.5 | 5.3 | 12.0 | .441 | — | — | 3.4 | 4.4 | 11.6 | 2.3 | — | — | — | 14.0 |
| 1969-70 | BOS | 80 | 23.3 | 6.0 | 13.2 | .454 | — | — | 3.0 | 4.5 | 11.8 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 15.0 |
| 1970-71 | BOS | 80 | 15.4 | 6.2 | 14.3 | .438 | — | — | 2.7 | 3.7 | 10.0 | 2.3 | — | — | — | 15.2 |
| 1971-72 | BOS | 78 | 9.4 | 5.0 | 12.4 | .406 | — | — | 2.1 | 3.6 | 12.3 | 3.0 | — | — | — | 12.2 |
| 1972-73 | BOS | 76 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 12.6 | .451 | — | — | 2.0 | 3.8 | 11.0 | 1.9 | — | — | — | 13.4 |
| 1973-74 | BOS | 60 | 7.1 | 5.1 | 11.0 | .462 | — | — | 2.4 | 3.6 | 11.4 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | — | 12.5 |
| 1974-75 | BOS | 62 | 8.4 | 3.6 | 9.0 | .403 | — | — | 1.6 | 3.0 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | — | 8.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-67 | LAL | 27 | 141 | 7.7 | .392 | — | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -.005 | — | — | — | — |
| 1967-68 | SDR | 53 | 1,116 | 17.5 | .534 | — | 2.3 | 1.1 | 3.4 | .146 | — | — | — | — |
| 1968-69 | SDR | 35 | 332 | 13.1 | .500 | — | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | .123 | — | — | — | — |
| 1969-70 | BOS | 80 | 1,866 | 13.1 | .494 | — | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | .087 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970-71 | BOS | 80 | 1,234 | 12.1 | .478 | — | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | .091 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | BOS | 78 | 736 | 11.1 | .434 | — | -0.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .068 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | BOS | 76 | 496 | 11.4 | .470 | — | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | .119 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | BOS | 60 | 427 | 11.6 | .497 | — | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | .096 | -2.1 | +0.0 | -2.1 | +0.0 |
| 1974-75 | BOS | 62 | 518 | 7.5 | .429 | — | -0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | .038 | -3.7 | -0.1 | -3.8 | -0.2 |
| Career | 551 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.5 | — | — | — | — | -0.2 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-67 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1968-69 | 2 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.000 | — | 0.000 |
| 1971-72 | 8 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .455 | — | .455 |
| 1972-73 | 7 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .667 | — | .667 |
| 1973-74 | 8 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .444 | — | .461 |
| 1974-75 | 7 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .429 | — | .489 |
| Career | 33 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .458 | — | .470 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 281 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 184–97 |
| Away | 269 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 129–140 |
| In wins | 313 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 313–0 |
| In losses | 237 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 0–237 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 39 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 22–17 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 9 | 7.2 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0–9 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 36 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 21–15 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 24 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 18–6 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 39 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 23–16 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 42 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 17–25 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 29 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 23–6 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 38 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 15–23 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 26 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 8–18 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 43 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 22–21 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 47 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 30–17 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 26 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 15–11 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 19 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 17–2 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 7 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 6–1 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 4–0 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Hank Finkel play for?
Hank Finkel plays C for the Boston Celtics.
What are Hank Finkel's career stats?
Hank Finkel has averaged 5.1 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 0.8 APG over 9 seasons (1966-67–1974-75).
How tall is Hank Finkel?
Hank Finkel is 7-0 (240 lb).
When was Hank Finkel drafted?
Hank Finkel was drafted in 1966, round 2, pick 17, by the Los Angeles Lakers.