Clyde Lovellette
C · Boston Celtics
Seasons 1953-54–1963-64 · 11 on record · Ht 6-9 · b. 1929
★ Hall of Fame4× All-StarAll-NBA
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Player info
| Position | C |
|---|---|
| Number | #34 (also #89, #4) |
| Team | Boston Celtics |
| Height | 6-9 |
| Weight | 234 lb |
| Born | 1929-09-07 |
| College | Kansas |
| Drafted | 1952 · Round 1, Pick 10 · MNL |
| Seasons | 1953-54–1963-64 (11) |
Career averages
17.0 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 1.6 APG · 704 games · .443 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-54 | MNL | 24 | 72 | 17.4 | .423 | — | .695 | 5.8 | 0.7 | — | — | 8.2 | 20.9 | .465 |
| 1954-55 | MNL | 25 | 70 | 33.7 | .435 | — | .686 | 11.5 | 1.4 | — | — | 18.7 | 21.5 | .479 |
| 1955-56 | MNL | 26 | 71 | 35.5 | .434 | — | .721 | 14.0 | 2.3 | — | — | 21.5 | 23.5 | .484 |
| 1956-57 | MNL | 27 | 69 | 36.1 | .426 | — | .717 | 13.5 | 2.0 | — | — | 20.8 | 22.1 | .471 |
| 1957-58 | CIN | 28 | 71 | 36.5 | .441 | — | .743 | 12.1 | 1.9 | — | — | 23.4 | 22.2 | .483 |
| 1958-59 | STL | 29 | 70 | 22.8 | .454 | — | .820 | 8.6 | 1.3 | — | — | 14.4 | 22.3 | .507 |
| 1959-60 | STL | 30 | 68 | 28.7 | .468 | — | .821 | 10.6 | 1.9 | — | — | 20.8 | 23.4 | .527 |
| 1960-61 | STL | 31 | 67 | 31.5 | .453 | — | .830 | 10.1 | 2.6 | — | — | 22.0 | 20.5 | .502 |
| 1961-62 | STL | 32 | 40 | 29.8 | .471 | — | .829 | 8.8 | 1.7 | — | — | 20.9 | 19.7 | .519 |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 33 | 61 | 9.3 | .428 | — | .745 | 2.9 | 0.4 | — | — | 6.5 | 16.2 | .471 |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 34 | 45 | 9.7 | .420 | — | .789 | 2.8 | 0.5 | — | — | 6.7 | 16.8 | .456 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-54 | MNL | 72 | — | 1,255 | 237 | 560 | .423 | — | — | 114 | 164 | 419 | 51 | — | — | — | 588 |
| 1954-55 | MNL | 70 | — | 2,361 | 519 | 1,192 | .435 | — | — | 273 | 398 | 802 | 100 | — | — | — | 1,311 |
| 1955-56 | MNL | 71 | — | 2,518 | 594 | 1,370 | .434 | — | — | 338 | 469 | 992 | 164 | — | — | — | 1,526 |
| 1956-57 | MNL | 69 | — | 2,492 | 574 | 1,348 | .426 | — | — | 286 | 399 | 932 | 139 | — | — | — | 1,434 |
| 1957-58 | CIN | 71 | — | 2,589 | 679 | 1,540 | .441 | — | — | 301 | 405 | 862 | 134 | — | — | — | 1,659 |
| 1958-59 | STL | 70 | — | 1,599 | 402 | 885 | .454 | — | — | 205 | 250 | 605 | 91 | — | — | — | 1,009 |
| 1959-60 | STL | 68 | — | 1,953 | 550 | 1,174 | .468 | — | — | 316 | 385 | 721 | 127 | — | — | — | 1,416 |
| 1960-61 | STL | 67 | — | 2,111 | 599 | 1,321 | .453 | — | — | 273 | 329 | 677 | 172 | — | — | — | 1,471 |
| 1961-62 | STL | 40 | — | 1,192 | 341 | 724 | .471 | — | — | 155 | 187 | 350 | 68 | — | — | — | 837 |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 61 | — | 568 | 161 | 376 | .428 | — | — | 73 | 98 | 177 | 27 | — | — | — | 395 |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 45 | — | 437 | 128 | 305 | .420 | — | — | 45 | 57 | 126 | 24 | — | — | — | 301 |
| Career | 704 | — | — | 4,784 | 10,795 | .443 | 0 | 0 | 2379 | 3141 | 6663 | 1097 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,947 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-54 | MNL | 72 | 17.4 | 6.8 | 16.1 | .423 | — | — | 3.3 | 4.7 | 12.0 | 1.5 | — | — | — | 16.9 |
| 1954-55 | MNL | 70 | 33.7 | 7.9 | 18.2 | .435 | — | — | 4.2 | 6.1 | 12.2 | 1.5 | — | — | — | 20.0 |
| 1955-56 | MNL | 71 | 35.5 | 8.5 | 19.6 | .434 | — | — | 4.8 | 6.7 | 14.2 | 2.3 | — | — | — | 21.8 |
| 1956-57 | MNL | 69 | 36.1 | 8.3 | 19.5 | .426 | — | — | 4.1 | 5.8 | 13.5 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 20.7 |
| 1957-58 | CIN | 71 | 36.5 | 9.4 | 21.4 | .441 | — | — | 4.2 | 5.6 | 12.0 | 1.9 | — | — | — | 23.1 |
| 1958-59 | STL | 70 | 22.8 | 9.1 | 19.9 | .454 | — | — | 4.6 | 5.6 | 13.6 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 22.7 |
| 1959-60 | STL | 68 | 28.7 | 10.1 | 21.6 | .468 | — | — | 5.8 | 7.1 | 13.3 | 2.3 | — | — | — | 26.1 |
| 1960-61 | STL | 67 | 31.5 | 10.2 | 22.5 | .453 | — | — | 4.7 | 5.6 | 11.5 | 2.9 | — | — | — | 25.1 |
| 1961-62 | STL | 40 | 29.8 | 10.3 | 21.9 | .471 | — | — | 4.7 | 5.6 | 10.6 | 2.1 | — | — | — | 25.3 |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 61 | 9.3 | 10.2 | 23.8 | .428 | — | — | 4.6 | 6.2 | 11.2 | 1.7 | — | — | — | 25.0 |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 45 | 9.7 | 10.5 | 25.1 | .420 | — | — | 3.7 | 4.7 | 10.4 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 24.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-54 | MNL | 72 | 1,255 | 20.9 | .465 | — | 2.5 | 2.7 | 5.2 | .200 | — | — | — | — |
| 1954-55 | MNL | 70 | 2,361 | 21.5 | .479 | — | 4.9 | 3.6 | 8.5 | .173 | — | — | — | — |
| 1955-56 | MNL | 71 | 2,518 | 23.5 | .484 | — | 5.6 | 2.5 | 8.1 | .155 | — | — | — | — |
| 1956-57 | MNL | 69 | 2,492 | 22.1 | .471 | — | 5.0 | 3.2 | 8.2 | .157 | — | — | — | — |
| 1957-58 | CIN | 71 | 2,589 | 22.2 | .483 | — | 6.6 | 3.4 | 10.1 | .187 | — | — | — | — |
| 1958-59 | STL | 70 | 1,599 | 22.3 | .507 | — | 4.7 | 1.8 | 6.5 | .194 | — | — | — | — |
| 1959-60 | STL | 68 | 1,953 | 23.4 | .527 | — | 7.1 | 1.9 | 9.0 | .221 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960-61 | STL | 67 | 2,111 | 20.5 | .502 | — | 5.1 | 3.4 | 8.5 | .193 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | STL | 40 | 1,192 | 19.7 | .519 | — | 3.1 | 0.5 | 3.6 | .145 | — | — | — | — |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 61 | 568 | 16.2 | .471 | — | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .139 | — | — | — | — |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 45 | 437 | 16.8 | .456 | — | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | .145 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 704 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70.6 | — | — | — | — | +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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-54 | 13 | 9.7 | 10.5 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .474 | — | .494 |
| 1954-55 | 7 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .759 | — | .769 |
| 1955-56 | 3 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .487 | — | .537 |
| 1956-57 | 5 | 7.6 | 24.2 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .526 | — | .560 |
| 1957-58 | 2 | 0.0 | 16.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 2.679 |
| 1958-59 | 6 | 3.7 | 15.3 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .500 | — | .559 |
| 1959-60 | 14 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 10.8 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .393 | — | .452 |
| 1960-61 | 8 | 23.9 | 15.4 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .404 | — | .457 |
| 1962-63 | 6 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .269 | — | .314 |
| 1963-64 | 5 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .235 | — | .280 |
| Career | 69 | 10.1 | 14.0 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .467 | — | .515 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 361 | 17.3 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 289–72 |
| Away | 337 | 16.9 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 113–224 |
| In wins | 402 | 17.0 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 402–0 |
| In losses | 296 | 17.2 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0–296 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 71 | 16.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 35–36 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 76 | 17.9 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 30–46 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 105 | 17.1 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 61–44 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 88 | 17.3 | 8.4 | 1.1 | 55–33 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 64 | 17.0 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 37–27 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 91 | 17.4 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 57–34 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 9 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 7–2 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Clyde Lovellette play for?
Clyde Lovellette plays C for the Boston Celtics.
What are Clyde Lovellette's career stats?
Clyde Lovellette has averaged 17.0 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 1.6 APG over 11 seasons (1953-54–1963-64).
How tall is Clyde Lovellette?
Clyde Lovellette is 6-9 (234 lb).
When was Clyde Lovellette drafted?
Clyde Lovellette was drafted in 1952, round 1, pick 10.