Dick McGuire
PG · Detroit Pistons
Seasons 1949-50–1959-60 · 11 on record · Ht 6-0 · b. 1926
★ Hall of Fame7× All-StarAll-NBA
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Player info
| Position | PG |
|---|---|
| Number | #15 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons |
| Height | 6-0 |
| Weight | 180 lb |
| Born | 1926-01-25 |
| College | St. John's → Dartmouth |
| Drafted | 1949 · Round 1, Pick 8 · New York Knicks |
| Seasons | 1949-50–1959-60 (11) |
Career averages
8.0 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 5.7 APG · 738 games · .389 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | NYK | 24 | 68 | — | .337 | — | .652 | — | 5.7 | — | — | 8.6 | — | .417 |
| 1950-51 | NYK | 25 | 64 | — | .371 | — | .649 | 5.2 | 6.3 | — | — | 8.4 | — | .445 |
| 1951-52 | NYK | 26 | 64 | 31.5 | .430 | — | .631 | 5.2 | 6.1 | — | — | 9.2 | 19.0 | .491 |
| 1952-53 | NYK | 27 | 61 | 29.2 | .381 | — | .569 | 4.6 | 4.9 | — | — | 7.2 | 15.5 | .445 |
| 1953-54 | NYK | 28 | 68 | 34.5 | .408 | — | .638 | 4.6 | 5.2 | — | — | 9.1 | 16.1 | .482 |
| 1954-55 | NYK | 29 | 71 | 32.5 | .389 | — | .644 | 4.5 | 7.6 | — | — | 9.1 | 17.1 | .453 |
| 1955-56 | NYK | 30 | 62 | 27.2 | .347 | — | .627 | 3.5 | 5.8 | — | — | 6.9 | 12.7 | .406 |
| 1956-57 | NYK | 31 | 72 | 16.5 | .383 | — | .644 | 2.0 | 3.1 | — | — | 5.3 | 14.3 | .440 |
| 1957-58 | DET | 32 | 69 | 33.5 | .373 | — | .667 | 4.2 | 6.6 | — | — | 8.1 | 12.2 | .432 |
| 1958-59 | DET | 33 | 71 | 29.1 | .427 | — | .740 | 4.0 | 6.2 | — | — | 9.2 | 16.5 | .499 |
| 1959-60 | DET | 34 | 68 | 21.6 | .445 | — | .617 | 3.9 | 5.3 | — | — | 7.1 | 16.4 | .491 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | NYK | 68 | — | — | 190 | 563 | .337 | — | — | 204 | 313 | — | 386 | — | — | — | 584 |
| 1950-51 | NYK | 64 | — | — | 179 | 482 | .371 | — | — | 179 | 276 | 334 | 400 | — | — | — | 537 |
| 1951-52 | NYK | 64 | — | 2,018 | 204 | 474 | .430 | — | — | 183 | 290 | 332 | 388 | — | — | — | 591 |
| 1952-53 | NYK | 61 | — | 1,783 | 142 | 373 | .381 | — | — | 153 | 269 | 280 | 296 | — | — | — | 437 |
| 1953-54 | NYK | 68 | — | 2,343 | 201 | 493 | .408 | — | — | 220 | 345 | 310 | 354 | — | — | — | 622 |
| 1954-55 | NYK | 71 | — | 2,310 | 226 | 581 | .389 | — | — | 195 | 303 | 322 | 542 | — | — | — | 647 |
| 1955-56 | NYK | 62 | — | 1,685 | 152 | 438 | .347 | — | — | 121 | 193 | 220 | 362 | — | — | — | 425 |
| 1956-57 | NYK | 72 | — | 1,191 | 140 | 366 | .383 | — | — | 105 | 163 | 146 | 222 | — | — | — | 385 |
| 1957-58 | DET | 69 | — | 2,311 | 203 | 544 | .373 | — | — | 150 | 225 | 291 | 454 | — | — | — | 556 |
| 1958-59 | DET | 71 | — | 2,063 | 232 | 543 | .427 | — | — | 191 | 258 | 285 | 443 | — | — | — | 655 |
| 1959-60 | DET | 68 | — | 1,466 | 179 | 402 | .445 | — | — | 124 | 201 | 264 | 358 | — | — | — | 482 |
| Career | 738 | — | — | 2,048 | 5,259 | .389 | 0 | 0 | 1825 | 2836 | 2784 | 4205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,921 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | NYK | 68 | — | — | — | .337 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950-51 | NYK | 64 | — | — | — | .371 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | NYK | 64 | 31.5 | 3.6 | 8.5 | .430 | — | — | 3.3 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.9 | — | — | — | 10.5 |
| 1952-53 | NYK | 61 | 29.2 | 2.9 | 7.5 | .381 | — | — | 3.1 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.0 | — | — | — | 8.8 |
| 1953-54 | NYK | 68 | 34.5 | 3.1 | 7.6 | .408 | — | — | 3.4 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.4 | — | — | — | 9.6 |
| 1954-55 | NYK | 71 | 32.5 | 3.5 | 9.1 | .389 | — | — | 3.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 8.4 | — | — | — | 10.1 |
| 1955-56 | NYK | 62 | 27.2 | 3.2 | 9.4 | .347 | — | — | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 7.7 | — | — | — | 9.1 |
| 1956-57 | NYK | 72 | 16.5 | 4.2 | 11.1 | .383 | — | — | 3.2 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 6.7 | — | — | — | 11.6 |
| 1957-58 | DET | 69 | 33.5 | 3.2 | 8.5 | .373 | — | — | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 7.1 | — | — | — | 8.7 |
| 1958-59 | DET | 71 | 29.1 | 4.0 | 9.5 | .427 | — | — | 3.3 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 7.7 | — | — | — | 11.4 |
| 1959-60 | DET | 68 | 21.6 | 4.4 | 9.9 | .445 | — | — | 3.0 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 8.8 | — | — | — | 11.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | NYK | 68 | — | — | .417 | — | 3.4 | 1.9 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950-51 | NYK | 64 | — | — | .445 | — | 3.3 | 1.2 | 4.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | NYK | 64 | 2,018 | 19.0 | .491 | — | 4.7 | 1.9 | 6.6 | .157 | — | — | — | — |
| 1952-53 | NYK | 61 | 1,783 | 15.5 | .445 | — | 1.9 | 2.7 | 4.7 | .125 | — | — | — | — |
| 1953-54 | NYK | 68 | 2,343 | 16.1 | .482 | — | 4.6 | 1.7 | 6.3 | .129 | — | — | — | — |
| 1954-55 | NYK | 71 | 2,310 | 17.1 | .453 | — | 2.7 | 2.6 | 5.3 | .110 | — | — | — | — |
| 1955-56 | NYK | 62 | 1,685 | 12.7 | .406 | — | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | .038 | — | — | — | — |
| 1956-57 | NYK | 72 | 1,191 | 14.3 | .440 | — | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | .084 | — | — | — | — |
| 1957-58 | DET | 69 | 2,311 | 12.2 | .432 | — | 1.6 | 2.3 | 4.0 | .082 | — | — | — | — |
| 1958-59 | DET | 71 | 2,063 | 16.5 | .499 | — | 3.8 | 3.1 | 6.9 | .160 | — | — | — | — |
| 1959-60 | DET | 68 | 1,466 | 16.4 | .491 | — | 2.3 | 1.7 | 4.0 | .131 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 738 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51.0 | — | — | — | — | +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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 3 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .516 | — | .558 |
| 1950-51 | 14 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .373 | — | .410 |
| 1951-52 | 14 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .578 | — | .602 |
| 1952-53 | 9 | 15.8 | 8.1 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .423 | — | .508 |
| 1953-54 | 4 | 17.0 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .250 | — | .295 |
| 1954-55 | 3 | 13.7 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.000 | — | 2.451 |
| 1957-58 | 7 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .658 | — | .690 |
| 1958-59 | 3 | 0.0 | 15.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .625 | — | .638 |
| 1959-60 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 4.167 |
| Career | 59 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .534 | — | .570 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 325 | 8.8 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 224–101 |
| Away | 329 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 103–226 |
| In wins | 327 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 327–0 |
| In losses | 327 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0–327 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 83 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 44–39 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 97 | 8.4 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 40–57 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 58 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 31–27 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 101 | 8.2 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 58–43 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 94 | 7.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 43–51 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 25 | 8.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 9–16 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Dick McGuire play for?
Dick McGuire plays PG for the Detroit Pistons.
What are Dick McGuire's career stats?
Dick McGuire has averaged 8.0 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 5.7 APG over 11 seasons (1949-50–1959-60).
How tall is Dick McGuire?
Dick McGuire is 6-0 (180 lb).
When was Dick McGuire drafted?
Dick McGuire was drafted in 1949, round 1, pick 8, by the New York Knicks.