Woody Sauldsberry
PF · Boston Celtics
Seasons 1957-58–1965-66 · 7 on record · Ht 6-7 · b. 1934
★ Rookie of the YearAll-Star
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Player info
| Nickname | Sauldy, Sling Shot, Longshot Woody |
|---|---|
| Position | PF |
| Number | #21 (also #14, #35, #18) |
| Team | Boston Celtics |
| Height | 6-7 |
| Weight | 220 lb |
| Born | 1934-07-11 |
| College | Texas Southern |
| Drafted | 1957 · Round 8, Pick 60 · PHW |
| Seasons | 1957-58–1965-66 (7) |
Career averages
10.7 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 1.1 APG · 462 games · .348 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-58 | PHW | 23 | 71 | 33.5 | .360 | — | .615 | 10.3 | 0.8 | — | — | 12.8 | 10.7 | .387 |
| 1958-59 | PHW | 24 | 72 | 38.1 | .363 | — | .625 | 11.5 | 1.0 | — | — | 15.4 | 10.8 | .381 |
| 1959-60 | PHW | 25 | 71 | 26.0 | .334 | — | .534 | 6.3 | 1.6 | — | — | 9.9 | 7.2 | .346 |
| 1960-61 | STL | 26 | 69 | 21.6 | .299 | — | .560 | 7.1 | 1.1 | — | — | 7.5 | 6.1 | .318 |
| 1961-62 | 2TM | 27 | 63 | 28.0 | .343 | — | .642 | 8.5 | 1.4 | — | — | 10.7 | 9.0 | .366 |
| STL | 27 | 14 | 20.8 | .336 | — | .655 | 5.1 | 0.9 | — | — | 7.2 | 7.8 | .375 | |
| CHP | 27 | 49 | 30.1 | .344 | — | .638 | 9.5 | 1.6 | — | — | 11.7 | 9.3 | .364 | |
| 1962-63 | 2TM | 28 | 77 | 26.4 | .379 | — | .656 | 5.8 | 1.0 | — | — | 10.9 | 9.1 | .404 |
| CHZ | 28 | 54 | 30.8 | .384 | — | .685 | 6.8 | 1.2 | — | — | 12.9 | 9.7 | .410 | |
| STL | 28 | 23 | 16.1 | .356 | — | .545 | 3.5 | 0.5 | — | — | 6.2 | 6.5 | .377 | |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 31 | 39 | 13.6 | .321 | — | .500 | 3.6 | 0.4 | — | — | 4.4 | 4.6 | .331 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-58 | PHW | 71 | — | 2,377 | 389 | 1,082 | .360 | — | — | 134 | 218 | 729 | 58 | — | — | — | 912 |
| 1958-59 | PHW | 72 | — | 2,743 | 501 | 1,380 | .363 | — | — | 110 | 176 | 826 | 71 | — | — | — | 1,112 |
| 1959-60 | PHW | 71 | — | 1,848 | 325 | 974 | .334 | — | — | 55 | 103 | 447 | 112 | — | — | — | 705 |
| 1960-61 | STL | 69 | — | 1,491 | 230 | 768 | .299 | — | — | 56 | 100 | 491 | 74 | — | — | — | 516 |
| 1961-62 | 2TM | 63 | — | 1,765 | 298 | 869 | .343 | — | — | 79 | 123 | 536 | 90 | — | — | — | 675 |
| STL | 14 | — | 291 | 41 | 122 | .336 | — | — | 19 | 29 | 72 | 12 | — | — | — | 101 | |
| CHP | 49 | — | 1,474 | 257 | 747 | .344 | — | — | 60 | 94 | 464 | 78 | — | — | — | 574 | |
| 1962-63 | 2TM | 77 | — | 2,034 | 366 | 966 | .379 | — | — | 107 | 163 | 447 | 78 | — | — | — | 839 |
| CHZ | 54 | — | 1,664 | 304 | 792 | .384 | — | — | 89 | 130 | 367 | 66 | — | — | — | 697 | |
| STL | 23 | — | 370 | 62 | 174 | .356 | — | — | 18 | 33 | 80 | 12 | — | — | — | 142 | |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 39 | — | 530 | 80 | 249 | .321 | — | — | 11 | 22 | 142 | 15 | — | — | — | 171 |
| Career | 462 | — | — | 2,189 | 6,288 | .348 | 0 | 0 | 552 | 905 | 3618 | 498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,930 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-58 | PHW | 71 | 33.5 | 5.9 | 16.4 | .360 | — | — | 2.0 | 3.3 | 11.0 | 0.9 | — | — | — | 13.8 |
| 1958-59 | PHW | 72 | 38.1 | 6.6 | 18.1 | .363 | — | — | 1.4 | 2.3 | 10.8 | 0.9 | — | — | — | 14.6 |
| 1959-60 | PHW | 71 | 26.0 | 6.3 | 19.0 | .334 | — | — | 1.1 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 2.2 | — | — | — | 13.7 |
| 1960-61 | STL | 69 | 21.6 | 5.6 | 18.5 | .299 | — | — | 1.4 | 2.4 | 11.9 | 1.8 | — | — | — | 12.5 |
| 1961-62 | 2TM | 63 | 28.0 | 6.1 | 17.7 | .343 | — | — | 1.6 | 2.5 | 10.9 | 1.8 | — | — | — | 13.8 |
| STL | 14 | 20.8 | 5.1 | 15.1 | .336 | — | — | 2.4 | 3.6 | 8.9 | 1.5 | — | — | — | 12.5 | |
| CHP | 49 | 30.1 | 6.3 | 18.2 | .344 | — | — | 1.5 | 2.3 | 11.3 | 1.9 | — | — | — | 14.0 | |
| 1962-63 | 2TM | 77 | 26.4 | 6.5 | 17.1 | .379 | — | — | 1.9 | 2.9 | 7.9 | 1.4 | — | — | — | 14.8 |
| CHZ | 54 | 30.8 | 6.6 | 17.1 | .384 | — | — | 1.9 | 2.8 | 7.9 | 1.4 | — | — | — | 15.1 | |
| STL | 23 | 16.1 | 6.0 | 16.9 | .356 | — | — | 1.8 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 1.2 | — | — | — | 13.8 | |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 39 | 13.6 | 5.4 | 16.9 | .321 | — | — | 0.7 | 1.5 | 9.6 | 1.0 | — | — | — | 11.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-58 | PHW | 71 | 2,377 | 10.7 | .387 | — | -2.2 | 2.5 | 0.3 | .007 | — | — | — | — |
| 1958-59 | PHW | 72 | 2,743 | 10.8 | .381 | — | -3.8 | 3.3 | -0.6 | -.010 | — | — | — | — |
| 1959-60 | PHW | 71 | 1,848 | 7.2 | .346 | — | -4.5 | 2.6 | -1.8 | -.048 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960-61 | STL | 69 | 1,491 | 6.1 | .318 | — | -5.1 | 2.2 | -2.8 | -.091 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | 2TM | 63 | 1,765 | 9.0 | .366 | — | -3.8 | 1.1 | -2.8 | -.075 | — | — | — | — |
| STL | 14 | 291 | 7.8 | .375 | — | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -.061 | — | — | — | — | |
| CHP | 49 | 1,474 | 9.3 | .364 | — | -3.4 | 1.0 | -2.4 | -.078 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1962-63 | 2TM | 77 | 2,034 | 9.1 | .404 | — | -3.0 | 0.8 | -2.2 | -.052 | — | — | — | — |
| CHZ | 54 | 1,664 | 9.7 | .410 | — | -2.1 | 0.4 | -1.8 | -.052 | — | — | — | — | |
| STL | 23 | 370 | 6.5 | .377 | — | -0.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -.056 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 39 | 530 | 4.6 | .331 | — | -1.8 | 1.0 | -0.8 | -.072 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 462 | — | — | — | — | — | — | -10.7 | — | — | — | — | +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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-58 | 8 | 28.6 | 12.9 | 10.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .344 | — | .365 |
| 1959-60 | 9 | 22.6 | 12.9 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .340 | — | .351 |
| 1960-61 | 12 | 33.9 | 13.7 | 9.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .364 | — | .378 |
| Career | 29 | 28.9 | 13.2 | 8.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .351 | — | .366 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 238 | 11.1 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 174–64 |
| Away | 225 | 10.2 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 59–166 |
| In wins | 233 | 10.3 | 6.9 | 0.8 | 233–0 |
| In losses | 230 | 11.1 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0–230 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 13.0 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 21–22 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 61 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 19–42 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 63 | 11.2 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 33–30 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 29 | 9.9 | 8.1 | 1.1 | 14–15 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 10.4 | 6.1 | 0.5 | 33–29 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 65 | 9.0 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 46–19 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 3–2 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Woody Sauldsberry play for?
Woody Sauldsberry plays PF for the Boston Celtics.
What are Woody Sauldsberry's career stats?
Woody Sauldsberry has averaged 10.7 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 1.1 APG over 7 seasons (1957-58–1965-66).
How tall is Woody Sauldsberry?
Woody Sauldsberry is 6-7 (220 lb).
When was Woody Sauldsberry drafted?
Woody Sauldsberry was drafted in 1957, round 8, pick 60.