Ed Macauley
C · STL
Seasons 1949-50–1958-59 · 10 on record · Ht 6-8 · b. 1928
★ Hall of Fame7× All-Star4× All-NBA
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Player info
| Nickname | Easy Ed, Big Ed |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #22 (also #50, #20) |
| Height | 6-8 |
| Weight | 185 lb |
| Born | 1928-03-22 |
| College | Saint Louis |
| Drafted | 1949 · Round 1, Pick 5 · STB |
| Seasons | 1949-50–1958-59 (10) |
Career averages
17.5 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 3.2 APG · 641 games · .436 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | STB | 21 | 67 | — | .398 | — | .718 | — | 3.0 | — | — | 16.1 | — | .485 |
| 1950-51 | BOS | 22 | 68 | — | .466 | — | .759 | 9.1 | 3.7 | — | — | 20.4 | — | .551 |
| 1951-52 | BOS | 23 | 66 | 39.9 | .432 | — | .799 | 8.0 | 3.5 | — | — | 19.2 | 22.7 | .544 |
| 1952-53 | BOS | 24 | 69 | 42.1 | .452 | — | .750 | 9.1 | 4.1 | — | — | 20.3 | 24.2 | .543 |
| 1953-54 | BOS | 25 | 71 | 39.3 | .486 | — | .758 | 8.0 | 3.8 | — | — | 18.9 | 23.6 | .563 |
| 1954-55 | BOS | 26 | 71 | 38.1 | .424 | — | .792 | 8.5 | 3.9 | — | — | 17.6 | 19.0 | .522 |
| 1955-56 | BOS | 27 | 71 | 33.2 | .422 | — | .794 | 5.9 | 3.0 | — | — | 17.5 | 18.3 | .510 |
| 1956-57 | STL | 28 | 72 | 35.9 | .419 | — | .749 | 6.1 | 2.8 | — | — | 16.5 | 17.0 | .496 |
| 1957-58 | STL | 29 | 72 | 26.5 | .428 | — | .724 | 6.6 | 2.0 | — | — | 14.2 | 18.4 | .489 |
| 1958-59 | STL | 30 | 14 | 14.0 | .293 | — | .600 | 2.9 | 0.9 | — | — | 4.6 | 7.6 | .360 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | STB | 67 | — | — | 351 | 882 | .398 | — | — | 379 | 528 | — | 200 | — | — | — | 1,081 |
| 1950-51 | BOS | 68 | — | — | 459 | 985 | .466 | — | — | 466 | 614 | 616 | 252 | — | — | — | 1,384 |
| 1951-52 | BOS | 66 | — | 2,631 | 384 | 888 | .432 | — | — | 496 | 621 | 529 | 232 | — | — | — | 1,264 |
| 1952-53 | BOS | 69 | — | 2,902 | 451 | 997 | .452 | — | — | 500 | 667 | 629 | 280 | — | — | — | 1,402 |
| 1953-54 | BOS | 71 | — | 2,792 | 462 | 950 | .486 | — | — | 420 | 554 | 571 | 271 | — | — | — | 1,344 |
| 1954-55 | BOS | 71 | — | 2,706 | 403 | 951 | .424 | — | — | 442 | 558 | 600 | 275 | — | — | — | 1,248 |
| 1955-56 | BOS | 71 | — | 2,354 | 420 | 995 | .422 | — | — | 400 | 504 | 422 | 211 | — | — | — | 1,240 |
| 1956-57 | STL | 72 | — | 2,582 | 414 | 987 | .419 | — | — | 359 | 479 | 440 | 202 | — | — | — | 1,187 |
| 1957-58 | STL | 72 | — | 1,908 | 376 | 879 | .428 | — | — | 267 | 369 | 478 | 143 | — | — | — | 1,019 |
| 1958-59 | STL | 14 | — | 196 | 22 | 75 | .293 | — | — | 21 | 35 | 40 | 13 | — | — | — | 65 |
| Career | 641 | — | — | 3,742 | 8,589 | .436 | 0 | 0 | 3750 | 4929 | 4325 | 2079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,234 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | STB | 67 | — | — | — | .398 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950-51 | BOS | 68 | — | — | — | .466 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | BOS | 66 | 39.9 | 5.3 | 12.2 | .432 | — | — | 6.8 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 17.3 |
| 1952-53 | BOS | 69 | 42.1 | 5.6 | 12.4 | .452 | — | — | 6.2 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 3.5 | — | — | — | 17.4 |
| 1953-54 | BOS | 71 | 39.3 | 6.0 | 12.2 | .486 | — | — | 5.4 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 3.5 | — | — | — | 17.3 |
| 1954-55 | BOS | 71 | 38.1 | 5.4 | 12.7 | .424 | — | — | 5.9 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 3.7 | — | — | — | 16.6 |
| 1955-56 | BOS | 71 | 33.2 | 6.4 | 15.2 | .422 | — | — | 6.1 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 19.0 |
| 1956-57 | STL | 72 | 35.9 | 5.8 | 13.8 | .419 | — | — | 5.0 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 2.8 | — | — | — | 16.5 |
| 1957-58 | STL | 72 | 26.5 | 7.1 | 16.6 | .428 | — | — | 5.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 2.7 | — | — | — | 19.2 |
| 1958-59 | STL | 14 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 13.8 | .293 | — | — | 3.9 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 2.4 | — | — | — | 11.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | STB | 67 | — | — | .485 | — | 9.7 | 0.9 | 10.6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950-51 | BOS | 68 | — | — | .551 | — | 14.1 | 1.8 | 15.9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | BOS | 66 | 2,631 | 22.7 | .544 | — | 11.3 | 2.6 | 13.8 | .252 | — | — | — | — |
| 1952-53 | BOS | 69 | 2,902 | 24.2 | .543 | — | 12.2 | 2.3 | 14.5 | .239 | — | — | — | — |
| 1953-54 | BOS | 71 | 2,792 | 23.6 | .563 | — | 13.1 | 1.5 | 14.6 | .252 | — | — | — | — |
| 1954-55 | BOS | 71 | 2,706 | 19.0 | .522 | — | 7.5 | 1.4 | 8.9 | .157 | — | — | — | — |
| 1955-56 | BOS | 71 | 2,354 | 18.3 | .510 | — | 6.2 | 1.6 | 7.8 | .158 | — | — | — | — |
| 1956-57 | STL | 72 | 2,582 | 17.0 | .496 | — | 6.1 | 2.2 | 8.3 | .154 | — | — | — | — |
| 1957-58 | STL | 72 | 1,908 | 18.4 | .489 | — | 4.5 | 1.8 | 6.3 | .157 | — | — | — | — |
| 1958-59 | STL | 14 | 196 | 7.6 | .360 | — | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -.041 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 641 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100.5 | — | — | — | — | +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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 2 | 0.0 | 22.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | — | .915 |
| 1951-52 | 3 | 43.0 | 23.3 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .551 | — | .610 |
| 1952-53 | 6 | 46.3 | 16.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .508 | — | .593 |
| 1953-54 | 5 | 25.4 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .364 | — | .451 |
| 1954-55 | 7 | 34.1 | 18.1 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .652 | — | .729 |
| 1955-56 | 3 | 24.3 | 10.3 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .400 | — | .445 |
| 1956-57 | 10 | 23.2 | 14.2 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .404 | — | .502 |
| 1957-58 | 11 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .404 | — | .486 |
| Career | 47 | 25.3 | 13.8 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .492 | — | .570 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 259 | 18.4 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 207–52 |
| Away | 255 | 16.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 71–184 |
| In wins | 278 | 18.8 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 278–0 |
| In losses | 236 | 16.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0–236 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 38 | 17.9 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 27–11 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 19 | 13.4 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 7–12 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 71 | 16.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 40–31 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 81 | 18.0 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 42–39 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 71 | 20.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 39–32 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 80 | 17.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 39–41 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Ed Macauley's career stats?
Ed Macauley has averaged 17.5 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 3.2 APG over 10 seasons (1949-50–1958-59).
How tall is Ed Macauley?
Ed Macauley is 6-8 (185 lb).
When was Ed Macauley drafted?
Ed Macauley was drafted in 1949, round 1, pick 5.