Cliff Hagan
SF · DLC
Seasons 1956-57–1969-70 · 13 on record · Ht 6-4 · b. 1931
★ Hall of Fame6× All-Star2× All-NBA
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Player info
| Nickname | Li'l Abner |
|---|---|
| Position | SF |
| Number | #16 (also #17, #6) |
| Height | 6-4 |
| Weight | 210 lb |
| Born | 1931-12-09 |
| College | Kentucky |
| Drafted | 1953 · Round 3, Pick None · Boston Celtics |
| Seasons | 1956-57–1969-70 (13) |
Career averages
17.7 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 3.2 APG · 839 games · .454 FG% · 0.000 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | STL | 25 | 67 | 14.5 | .361 | — | .690 | 3.7 | 1.3 | — | — | 5.5 | 12.3 | .423 |
| 1957-58 | STL | 26 | 70 | 31.3 | .443 | — | .768 | 10.1 | 2.5 | — | — | 19.9 | 22.6 | .513 |
| 1958-59 | STL | 27 | 72 | 37.5 | .456 | — | .774 | 10.9 | 3.4 | — | — | 23.7 | 22.7 | .516 |
| 1959-60 | STL | 28 | 75 | 37.3 | .464 | — | .803 | 10.7 | 4.0 | — | — | 24.8 | 22.1 | .522 |
| 1960-61 | STL | 29 | 77 | 35.1 | .444 | — | .820 | 9.3 | 4.9 | — | — | 22.1 | 20.1 | .503 |
| 1961-62 | STL | 30 | 77 | 36.2 | .470 | — | .825 | 8.2 | 4.8 | — | — | 22.9 | 19.6 | .524 |
| 1962-63 | STL | 31 | 79 | 21.7 | .465 | — | .800 | 4.3 | 2.4 | — | — | 15.5 | 21.2 | .515 |
| 1963-64 | STL | 32 | 77 | 29.6 | .447 | — | .813 | 4.9 | 2.5 | — | — | 18.4 | 16.9 | .496 |
| 1964-65 | STL | 33 | 77 | 22.6 | .436 | — | .799 | 3.6 | 1.8 | — | — | 13.0 | 16.5 | .491 |
| 1965-66 | STL | 34 | 74 | 25.0 | .445 | — | .854 | 3.2 | 2.2 | — | — | 13.7 | 14.8 | .491 |
| 1967-68 | DLC | 36 | 56 | 31.0 | .489 | 0.000 | .789 | 6.0 | 4.9 | — | — | 18.2 | 21.5 | .558 |
| 1968-69 | DLC | 37 | 35 | 16.5 | .510 | 0.000 | .854 | 2.9 | 3.5 | — | — | 11.1 | 26.1 | .600 |
| 1969-70 | DLC | 38 | 3 | 9.0 | .615 | 0.000 | .500 | 1.0 | 2.0 | — | — | 5.7 | 21.9 | .612 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | STL | 67 | — | 971 | 134 | 371 | .361 | — | — | 100 | 145 | 247 | 86 | — | — | — | 368 |
| 1957-58 | STL | 70 | — | 2,190 | 503 | 1,135 | .443 | — | — | 385 | 501 | 707 | 175 | — | — | — | 1,391 |
| 1958-59 | STL | 72 | — | 2,702 | 646 | 1,417 | .456 | — | — | 415 | 536 | 783 | 245 | — | — | — | 1,707 |
| 1959-60 | STL | 75 | — | 2,798 | 719 | 1,549 | .464 | — | — | 421 | 524 | 803 | 299 | — | — | — | 1,859 |
| 1960-61 | STL | 77 | — | 2,701 | 661 | 1,490 | .444 | — | — | 383 | 467 | 715 | 381 | — | — | — | 1,705 |
| 1961-62 | STL | 77 | — | 2,784 | 701 | 1,490 | .470 | — | — | 362 | 439 | 633 | 370 | — | — | — | 1,764 |
| 1962-63 | STL | 79 | — | 1,716 | 491 | 1,055 | .465 | — | — | 244 | 305 | 341 | 193 | — | — | — | 1,226 |
| 1963-64 | STL | 77 | — | 2,279 | 572 | 1,280 | .447 | — | — | 269 | 331 | 377 | 193 | — | — | — | 1,413 |
| 1964-65 | STL | 77 | — | 1,739 | 393 | 901 | .436 | — | — | 214 | 268 | 276 | 136 | — | — | — | 1,000 |
| 1965-66 | STL | 74 | — | 1,851 | 419 | 942 | .445 | — | — | 176 | 206 | 234 | 164 | — | — | — | 1,014 |
| 1967-68 | DLC | 56 | — | 1,737 | 371 | 759 | .489 | 0 | 3 | 277 | 351 | 334 | 276 | — | — | 216 | 1,019 |
| 1968-69 | DLC | 35 | — | 579 | 132 | 259 | .510 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 144 | 102 | 122 | — | — | 74 | 387 |
| 1969-70 | DLC | 3 | — | 27 | 8 | 13 | .615 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 17 |
| Career | 839 | — | — | 5,750 | 12,661 | .454 | 0 | 5 | 3370 | 4219 | 5555 | 2646 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 14,870 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | STL | 67 | 14.5 | 5.0 | 13.8 | .361 | — | — | 3.7 | 5.4 | 9.2 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 13.6 |
| 1957-58 | STL | 70 | 31.3 | 8.3 | 18.7 | .443 | — | — | 6.3 | 8.2 | 11.6 | 2.9 | — | — | — | 22.9 |
| 1958-59 | STL | 72 | 37.5 | 8.6 | 18.9 | .456 | — | — | 5.5 | 7.1 | 10.4 | 3.3 | — | — | — | 22.7 |
| 1959-60 | STL | 75 | 37.3 | 9.3 | 19.9 | .464 | — | — | 5.4 | 6.7 | 10.3 | 3.8 | — | — | — | 23.9 |
| 1960-61 | STL | 77 | 35.1 | 8.8 | 19.9 | .444 | — | — | 5.1 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 5.1 | — | — | — | 22.7 |
| 1961-62 | STL | 77 | 36.2 | 9.1 | 19.3 | .470 | — | — | 4.7 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 4.8 | — | — | — | 22.8 |
| 1962-63 | STL | 79 | 21.7 | 10.3 | 22.1 | .465 | — | — | 5.1 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 4.0 | — | — | — | 25.7 |
| 1963-64 | STL | 77 | 29.6 | 9.0 | 20.2 | .447 | — | — | 4.2 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | 22.3 |
| 1964-65 | STL | 77 | 22.6 | 8.1 | 18.7 | .436 | — | — | 4.4 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 2.8 | — | — | — | 20.7 |
| 1965-66 | STL | 74 | 25.0 | 8.1 | 18.3 | .445 | — | — | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 19.7 |
| 1967-68 | DLC | 56 | 31.0 | 7.7 | 15.7 | .489 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 5.7 | — | — | 4.5 | 21.1 |
| 1968-69 | DLC | 35 | 16.5 | 8.2 | 16.1 | .510 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 6.3 | 7.6 | — | — | 4.6 | 24.1 |
| 1969-70 | DLC | 3 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 17.3 | .615 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 8.0 | — | — | 5.3 | 22.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | STL | 67 | 971 | 12.3 | .423 | — | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .065 | — | — | — | — |
| 1957-58 | STL | 70 | 2,190 | 22.6 | .513 | — | 7.7 | 2.4 | 10.0 | .220 | — | — | — | — |
| 1958-59 | STL | 72 | 2,702 | 22.7 | .516 | — | 9.0 | 2.8 | 11.7 | .209 | — | — | — | — |
| 1959-60 | STL | 75 | 2,798 | 22.1 | .522 | — | 9.3 | 2.5 | 11.8 | .203 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960-61 | STL | 77 | 2,701 | 20.1 | .503 | — | 6.4 | 4.4 | 10.8 | .193 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | STL | 77 | 2,784 | 19.6 | .524 | — | 7.3 | 1.2 | 8.5 | .146 | — | — | — | — |
| 1962-63 | STL | 79 | 1,716 | 21.2 | .515 | — | 4.1 | 2.4 | 6.5 | .183 | — | — | — | — |
| 1963-64 | STL | 77 | 2,279 | 16.9 | .496 | — | 3.8 | 2.1 | 6.0 | .126 | — | — | — | — |
| 1964-65 | STL | 77 | 1,739 | 16.5 | .491 | — | 2.9 | 1.8 | 4.7 | .129 | — | — | — | — |
| 1965-66 | STL | 74 | 1,851 | 14.8 | .491 | — | 2.4 | 1.2 | 3.7 | .095 | — | — | — | — |
| 1967-68 | DLC | 56 | 1,737 | 21.5 | .558 | 25.0 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 7.1 | .196 | — | — | — | — |
| 1968-69 | DLC | 35 | 579 | 26.1 | .600 | 26.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | .247 | — | — | — | — |
| 1969-70 | DLC | 3 | 27 | 21.9 | .612 | 23.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .226 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 839 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85.2 | — | — | — | — | +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 | 10 | 24.9 | 17.2 | 10.2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .441 | — | .504 |
| 1957-58 | 11 | 21.3 | 27.7 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .502 | — | .576 |
| 1958-59 | 6 | 6.2 | 28.5 | 10.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .512 | — | .583 |
| 1959-60 | 14 | 18.9 | 24.2 | 9.9 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .422 | — | .493 |
| 1960-61 | 12 | 37.9 | 22.0 | 9.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .443 | — | .497 |
| 1962-63 | 11 | 23.2 | 18.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .464 | — | .502 |
| 1963-64 | 12 | 32.7 | 16.2 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .429 | — | .490 |
| 1964-65 | 4 | 30.5 | 18.5 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .453 | — | .461 |
| 1965-66 | 10 | 20.0 | 11.3 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .454 | — | .519 |
| Career | 90 | 24.5 | 20.4 | 7.4 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .455 | — | .515 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 384 | 19.2 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 294–90 |
| Away | 363 | 16.8 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 116–247 |
| In wins | 410 | 19.4 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 410–0 |
| In losses | 337 | 16.4 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0–337 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS Boston Celtics | 90 | 17.4 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 28–62 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 116 | 18.4 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 76–40 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 95 | 18.1 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 53–42 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 117 | 18.6 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 64–53 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 88 | 18.4 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 55–33 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 24 | 13.6 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 12–12 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Cliff Hagan's career stats?
Cliff Hagan has averaged 17.7 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 3.2 APG over 13 seasons (1956-57–1969-70).
How tall is Cliff Hagan?
Cliff Hagan is 6-4 (210 lb).
When was Cliff Hagan drafted?
Cliff Hagan was drafted in 1953, round 3, pick None, by the Boston Celtics.