Andy Phillip
PG · Boston Celtics
Seasons 1947-48–1957-58 · 11 on record · Ht 6-2 · b. 1922
★ Hall of Fame5× All-Star2× All-NBA
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Player info
| Nickname | Handy Andy, The Whizzer |
|---|---|
| Position | PG |
| Number | #14 (also #19, #7, #4, #17) |
| Team | Boston Celtics |
| Height | 6-2 |
| Weight | 195 lb |
| Born | 1922-03-07 |
| College | Illinois |
| Drafted | 1947 · Round 5, Pick None · CHS |
| Seasons | 1947-48–1957-58 (11) |
Career averages
9.1 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 5.4 APG · 701 games · .368 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-48 | CHS | 25 | 32 | — | .336 | — | .583 | — | 2.3 | — | — | 10.8 | — | .368 |
| 1948-49 | CHS | 26 | 60 | — | .348 | — | .676 | — | 5.3 | — | — | 12.0 | — | .393 |
| 1949-50 | CHS | 27 | 65 | — | .349 | — | .704 | — | 5.8 | — | — | 11.7 | — | .406 |
| 1950-51 | PHW | 28 | 66 | — | .399 | — | .751 | 6.8 | 6.3 | — | — | 11.2 | — | .462 |
| 1951-52 | PHW | 29 | 66 | 44.4 | .366 | — | .753 | 6.6 | 8.2 | — | — | 12.0 | 16.0 | .440 |
| 1952-53 | 2TM | 30 | 70 | 38.4 | .397 | — | .738 | 5.2 | 5.7 | — | — | 10.3 | 16.1 | .474 |
| PHW | 30 | 13 | 41.8 | .387 | — | .763 | 6.6 | 8.5 | — | — | 11.8 | 19.7 | .489 | |
| FTW | 30 | 57 | 37.7 | .400 | — | .729 | 4.9 | 5.0 | — | — | 10.0 | 15.2 | .470 | |
| 1953-54 | FTW | 31 | 71 | 38.1 | .375 | — | .730 | 3.7 | 6.3 | — | — | 10.6 | 16.1 | .455 |
| 1954-55 | FTW | 32 | 64 | 36.4 | .371 | — | .692 | 4.5 | 7.7 | — | — | 9.6 | 15.5 | .453 |
| 1955-56 | FTW | 33 | 70 | 29.7 | .365 | — | .563 | 3.7 | 5.9 | — | — | 5.8 | 12.0 | .414 |
| 1956-57 | BOS | 34 | 67 | 22.0 | .379 | — | .642 | 2.7 | 2.5 | — | — | 4.4 | 9.0 | .442 |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 35 | 70 | 16.6 | .355 | — | .592 | 2.3 | 1.7 | — | — | 3.4 | 6.9 | .388 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-48 | CHS | 32 | — | — | 143 | 425 | .336 | — | — | 60 | 103 | — | 74 | — | — | — | 346 |
| 1948-49 | CHS | 60 | — | — | 285 | 818 | .348 | — | — | 148 | 219 | — | 319 | — | — | — | 718 |
| 1949-50 | CHS | 65 | — | — | 284 | 814 | .349 | — | — | 190 | 270 | — | 377 | — | — | — | 758 |
| 1950-51 | PHW | 66 | — | — | 275 | 690 | .399 | — | — | 190 | 253 | 446 | 414 | — | — | — | 740 |
| 1951-52 | PHW | 66 | — | 2,933 | 279 | 762 | .366 | — | — | 232 | 308 | 434 | 539 | — | — | — | 790 |
| 1952-53 | 2TM | 70 | — | 2,690 | 250 | 629 | .397 | — | — | 222 | 301 | 364 | 397 | — | — | — | 722 |
| PHW | 13 | — | 543 | 48 | 124 | .387 | — | — | 58 | 76 | 86 | 111 | — | — | — | 154 | |
| FTW | 57 | — | 2,147 | 202 | 505 | .400 | — | — | 164 | 225 | 278 | 286 | — | — | — | 568 | |
| 1953-54 | FTW | 71 | — | 2,705 | 255 | 680 | .375 | — | — | 241 | 330 | 265 | 449 | — | — | — | 751 |
| 1954-55 | FTW | 64 | — | 2,332 | 202 | 545 | .371 | — | — | 213 | 308 | 290 | 491 | — | — | — | 617 |
| 1955-56 | FTW | 70 | — | 2,078 | 148 | 405 | .365 | — | — | 112 | 199 | 257 | 410 | — | — | — | 408 |
| 1956-57 | BOS | 67 | — | 1,476 | 105 | 277 | .379 | — | — | 88 | 137 | 181 | 168 | — | — | — | 298 |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 70 | — | 1,164 | 97 | 273 | .355 | — | — | 42 | 71 | 158 | 121 | — | — | — | 236 |
| Career | 701 | — | — | 2,323 | 6,318 | .368 | 0 | 0 | 1738 | 2499 | 2395 | 3759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,384 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-48 | CHS | 32 | — | — | — | .336 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1948-49 | CHS | 60 | — | — | — | .348 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949-50 | CHS | 65 | — | — | — | .349 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950-51 | PHW | 66 | — | — | — | .399 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | PHW | 66 | 44.4 | 3.4 | 9.4 | .366 | — | — | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 6.6 | — | — | — | 9.7 |
| 1952-53 | 2TM | 70 | 38.4 | 3.3 | 8.4 | .397 | — | — | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 5.3 | — | — | — | 9.7 |
| PHW | 13 | 41.8 | 3.2 | 8.2 | .387 | — | — | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 7.4 | — | — | — | 10.2 | |
| FTW | 57 | 37.7 | 3.4 | 8.5 | .400 | — | — | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | — | — | — | 9.5 | |
| 1953-54 | FTW | 71 | 38.1 | 3.4 | 9.0 | .375 | — | — | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 6.0 | — | — | — | 10.0 |
| 1954-55 | FTW | 64 | 36.4 | 3.1 | 8.4 | .371 | — | — | 3.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 7.6 | — | — | — | 9.5 |
| 1955-56 | FTW | 70 | 29.7 | 2.6 | 7.0 | .365 | — | — | 1.9 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 7.1 | — | — | — | 7.1 |
| 1956-57 | BOS | 67 | 22.0 | 2.6 | 6.8 | .379 | — | — | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | — | — | — | 7.3 |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 70 | 16.6 | 3.0 | 8.4 | .355 | — | — | 1.3 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 3.7 | — | — | — | 7.3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-48 | CHS | 32 | — | — | .368 | — | 2.5 | 1.3 | 3.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1948-49 | CHS | 60 | — | — | .393 | — | 3.1 | 4.3 | 7.4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949-50 | CHS | 65 | — | — | .406 | — | 3.1 | 4.6 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950-51 | PHW | 66 | — | — | .462 | — | 4.9 | 4.8 | 9.7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | PHW | 66 | 2,933 | 16.0 | .440 | — | 3.5 | 1.3 | 4.8 | .078 | — | — | — | — |
| 1952-53 | 2TM | 70 | 2,690 | 16.1 | .474 | — | 4.5 | 2.8 | 7.2 | .129 | — | — | — | — |
| PHW | 13 | 543 | 19.7 | .489 | — | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | .140 | — | — | — | — | |
| FTW | 57 | 2,147 | 15.2 | .470 | — | 3.3 | 2.4 | 5.6 | .126 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1953-54 | FTW | 71 | 2,705 | 16.1 | .455 | — | 4.2 | 2.9 | 7.1 | .125 | — | — | — | — |
| 1954-55 | FTW | 64 | 2,332 | 15.5 | .453 | — | 2.6 | 2.9 | 5.5 | .112 | — | — | — | — |
| 1955-56 | FTW | 70 | 2,078 | 12.0 | .414 | — | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .066 | — | — | — | — |
| 1956-57 | BOS | 67 | 1,476 | 9.0 | .442 | — | 0.9 | 2.2 | 3.1 | .100 | — | — | — | — |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 70 | 1,164 | 6.9 | .388 | — | -0.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | .060 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 701 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60.7 | — | — | — | — | +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 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .400 | — | .425 |
| 1951-52 | 3 | 14.0 | 11.7 | 4.7 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .421 | — | .583 |
| 1952-53 | 8 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .962 | — | .867 |
| 1953-54 | 4 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.444 | — | 1.225 |
| 1954-55 | 11 | 4.1 | 8.6 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | — | .971 |
| 1955-56 | 10 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .450 | — | .468 |
| 1956-57 | 10 | 12.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .364 | — | .385 |
| 1957-58 | 10 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .238 | — | .341 |
| Career | 58 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .642 | — | .681 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 251 | 8.4 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 200–51 |
| Away | 234 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 68–166 |
| In wins | 268 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 268–0 |
| In losses | 217 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0–217 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 65 | 8.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 48–17 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 50 | 9.4 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 22–28 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 30 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 21–9 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 51 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 31–20 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 69 | 7.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 40–29 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 71 | 7.9 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 33–38 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Andy Phillip play for?
Andy Phillip plays PG for the Boston Celtics.
What are Andy Phillip's career stats?
Andy Phillip has averaged 9.1 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 5.4 APG over 11 seasons (1947-48–1957-58).
How tall is Andy Phillip?
Andy Phillip is 6-2 (195 lb).
When was Andy Phillip drafted?
Andy Phillip was drafted in 1947, round 5, pick None.