Frank Ramsey
SG · Boston Celtics
Seasons 1954-55–1963-64 · 9 on record · Ht 6-3 · b. 1931
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Player info
| Nickname | The Kentucky Colonel |
|---|---|
| Position | SG |
| Number | #23 |
| Team | Boston Celtics |
| Height | 6-3 |
| Weight | 190 lb |
| Born | 1931-07-13 |
| College | Kentucky |
| Drafted | 1953 · Round 1, Pick 6 · Boston Celtics |
| Seasons | 1954-55–1963-64 (9) |
Career averages
13.4 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 1.8 APG · 623 games · .399 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | BOS | 23 | 64 | 27.4 | .399 | — | .755 | 6.3 | 2.9 | — | — | 11.2 | 15.1 | .487 |
| 1956-57 | BOS | 25 | 35 | 23.1 | .393 | — | .791 | 5.1 | 1.9 | — | — | 11.9 | 17.6 | .487 |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 26 | 69 | 29.7 | .419 | — | .811 | 7.3 | 2.4 | — | — | 16.5 | 19.5 | .513 |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 27 | 72 | 28.0 | .378 | — | .782 | 6.8 | 2.0 | — | — | 15.4 | 15.7 | .459 |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 28 | 73 | 27.5 | .397 | — | .787 | 6.9 | 1.9 | — | — | 15.3 | 14.5 | .460 |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 29 | 79 | 25.6 | .407 | — | .833 | 5.5 | 1.8 | — | — | 15.1 | 15.2 | .474 |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 30 | 79 | 24.2 | .428 | — | .825 | 4.9 | 1.4 | — | — | 15.3 | 16.5 | .504 |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 31 | 77 | 20.0 | .382 | — | .816 | 3.7 | 1.2 | — | — | 10.9 | 12.8 | .472 |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 32 | 75 | 16.4 | .374 | — | .841 | 3.0 | 1.1 | — | — | 8.6 | 12.6 | .459 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | BOS | 64 | — | 1,754 | 236 | 592 | .399 | — | — | 243 | 322 | 402 | 185 | — | — | — | 715 |
| 1956-57 | BOS | 35 | — | 807 | 137 | 349 | .393 | — | — | 144 | 182 | 178 | 67 | — | — | — | 418 |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 69 | — | 2,047 | 377 | 900 | .419 | — | — | 383 | 472 | 504 | 167 | — | — | — | 1,137 |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 72 | — | 2,013 | 383 | 1,013 | .378 | — | — | 341 | 436 | 491 | 147 | — | — | — | 1,107 |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 73 | — | 2,009 | 422 | 1,062 | .397 | — | — | 273 | 347 | 506 | 137 | — | — | — | 1,117 |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 79 | — | 2,019 | 448 | 1,100 | .407 | — | — | 295 | 354 | 431 | 146 | — | — | — | 1,191 |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 79 | — | 1,913 | 436 | 1,019 | .428 | — | — | 334 | 405 | 387 | 109 | — | — | — | 1,206 |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 77 | — | 1,541 | 284 | 743 | .382 | — | — | 271 | 332 | 288 | 95 | — | — | — | 839 |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 75 | — | 1,227 | 226 | 604 | .374 | — | — | 196 | 233 | 223 | 81 | — | — | — | 648 |
| Career | 623 | — | — | 2,949 | 7,382 | .399 | 0 | 0 | 2480 | 3083 | 3410 | 1134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,378 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | BOS | 64 | 27.4 | 4.8 | 12.2 | .399 | — | — | 5.0 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 3.8 | — | — | — | 14.7 |
| 1956-57 | BOS | 35 | 23.1 | 6.1 | 15.6 | .393 | — | — | 6.4 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 3.0 | — | — | — | 18.6 |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 69 | 29.7 | 6.6 | 15.8 | .419 | — | — | 6.7 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 2.9 | — | — | — | 20.0 |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 72 | 28.0 | 6.8 | 18.1 | .378 | — | — | 6.1 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 19.8 |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 73 | 27.5 | 7.6 | 19.0 | .397 | — | — | 4.9 | 6.2 | 9.1 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 20.0 |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 79 | 25.6 | 8.0 | 19.6 | .407 | — | — | 5.3 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 21.2 |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 79 | 24.2 | 8.2 | 19.2 | .428 | — | — | 6.3 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 2.1 | — | — | — | 22.7 |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 77 | 20.0 | 6.6 | 17.4 | .382 | — | — | 6.3 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 2.2 | — | — | — | 19.6 |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 75 | 16.4 | 6.6 | 17.7 | .374 | — | — | 5.8 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 2.4 | — | — | — | 19.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | BOS | 64 | 1,754 | 15.1 | .487 | — | 3.1 | 0.9 | 4.0 | .110 | — | — | — | — |
| 1956-57 | BOS | 35 | 807 | 17.6 | .487 | — | 1.9 | 1.4 | 3.3 | .194 | — | — | — | — |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 69 | 2,047 | 19.5 | .513 | — | 6.4 | 3.6 | 10.0 | .234 | — | — | — | — |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 72 | 2,013 | 15.7 | .459 | — | 2.5 | 3.5 | 5.9 | .142 | — | — | — | — |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 73 | 2,009 | 14.5 | .460 | — | 2.0 | 3.4 | 5.3 | .128 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 79 | 2,019 | 15.2 | .474 | — | 2.7 | 3.8 | 6.5 | .155 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 79 | 1,913 | 16.5 | .504 | — | 3.9 | 3.4 | 7.3 | .183 | — | — | — | — |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 77 | 1,541 | 12.8 | .472 | — | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | .113 | — | — | — | — |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 75 | 1,227 | 12.6 | .459 | — | 0.5 | 2.7 | 3.2 | .125 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 623 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49.1 | — | — | — | — | +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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | 7 | 17.4 | 10.4 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .692 | — | .743 |
| 1956-57 | 10 | 22.9 | 12.2 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .463 | — | .565 |
| 1957-58 | 11 | 32.0 | 18.4 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .425 | — | .505 |
| 1958-59 | 11 | 27.5 | 23.2 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .495 | — | .561 |
| 1959-60 | 13 | 35.3 | 16.7 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .413 | — | .485 |
| 1960-61 | 10 | 30.0 | 17.1 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .404 | — | .506 |
| 1961-62 | 13 | 16.2 | 9.2 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .375 | — | .481 |
| 1962-63 | 13 | 19.3 | 8.3 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .356 | — | .433 |
| 1963-64 | 10 | 13.8 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .349 | — | .429 |
| Career | 98 | 24.1 | 13.6 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .429 | — | .512 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 312 | 13.7 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 275–37 |
| Away | 311 | 13.2 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 164–147 |
| In wins | 439 | 13.6 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 439–0 |
| In losses | 184 | 13.1 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0–184 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 76 | 12.6 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 49–27 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 74 | 13.8 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 60–14 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 90 | 13.0 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 61–29 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 77 | 14.3 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 55–22 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 100 | 13.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 73–27 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 9 | 10.2 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 8–1 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Frank Ramsey play for?
Frank Ramsey plays SG for the Boston Celtics.
What are Frank Ramsey's career stats?
Frank Ramsey has averaged 13.4 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 1.8 APG over 9 seasons (1954-55–1963-64).
How tall is Frank Ramsey?
Frank Ramsey is 6-3 (190 lb).
When was Frank Ramsey drafted?
Frank Ramsey was drafted in 1953, round 1, pick 6, by the Boston Celtics.