Gene Shue
PG · BAL
Seasons 1954-55–1963-64 · 10 on record · Ht 6-2 · b. 1931
5× All-Star2× All-NBA
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Player info
| Nickname | Gentleman Gene, Gino, Shifty |
|---|---|
| Position | PG |
| Number | #21 (also #4, #6, #7, #12) |
| Height | 6-2 |
| Weight | 170 lb |
| Born | 1931-12-18 |
| College | Maryland |
| Drafted | 1954 · Round 1, Pick 3 · PHW |
| Seasons | 1954-55–1963-64 (10) |
Career averages
14.4 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 3.7 APG · 699 games · .396 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | 2TM | 23 | 62 | 15.3 | .346 | — | .756 | 2.5 | 1.4 | — | — | 4.2 | 10.4 | .401 |
| PHW | 23 | 6 | 10.8 | .200 | — | .833 | 1.7 | 1.8 | — | — | 1.8 | 9.1 | .312 | |
| NYK | 23 | 56 | 15.8 | .354 | — | .750 | 2.6 | 1.4 | — | — | 4.4 | 10.5 | .406 | |
| 1955-56 | NYK | 24 | 72 | 24.3 | .384 | — | .764 | 2.9 | 2.5 | — | — | 9.2 | 13.0 | .453 |
| 1956-57 | FTW | 25 | 72 | 34.3 | .385 | — | .763 | 5.8 | 3.3 | — | — | 10.9 | 13.9 | .463 |
| 1957-58 | DET | 26 | 63 | 37.0 | .384 | — | .844 | 5.3 | 2.7 | — | — | 15.6 | 13.6 | .462 |
| 1958-59 | DET | 27 | 72 | 38.1 | .388 | — | .803 | 4.7 | 3.2 | — | — | 17.6 | 14.6 | .458 |
| 1959-60 | DET | 28 | 75 | 44.5 | .413 | — | .872 | 5.5 | 3.9 | — | — | 22.8 | 15.6 | .492 |
| 1960-61 | DET | 29 | 78 | 43.1 | .421 | — | .856 | 4.3 | 6.8 | — | — | 22.6 | 15.9 | .495 |
| 1961-62 | DET | 30 | 80 | 39.3 | .408 | — | .810 | 4.7 | 5.8 | — | — | 19.0 | 14.8 | .470 |
| 1962-63 | NYK | 31 | 78 | 29.3 | .396 | — | .689 | 2.4 | 3.3 | — | — | 11.7 | 10.7 | .446 |
| 1963-64 | BAL | 32 | 47 | 20.5 | .293 | — | .590 | 2.0 | 3.2 | — | — | 4.2 | 6.0 | .327 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | 2TM | 62 | — | 947 | 100 | 289 | .346 | — | — | 59 | 78 | 154 | 89 | — | — | — | 259 |
| PHW | 6 | — | 65 | 3 | 15 | .200 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | 11 | |
| NYK | 56 | — | 882 | 97 | 274 | .354 | — | — | 54 | 72 | 144 | 78 | — | — | — | 248 | |
| 1955-56 | NYK | 72 | — | 1,750 | 240 | 625 | .384 | — | — | 181 | 237 | 212 | 179 | — | — | — | 661 |
| 1956-57 | FTW | 72 | — | 2,470 | 273 | 710 | .385 | — | — | 241 | 316 | 421 | 238 | — | — | — | 787 |
| 1957-58 | DET | 63 | — | 2,333 | 353 | 919 | .384 | — | — | 276 | 327 | 333 | 172 | — | — | — | 982 |
| 1958-59 | DET | 72 | — | 2,745 | 464 | 1,197 | .388 | — | — | 338 | 421 | 335 | 231 | — | — | — | 1,266 |
| 1959-60 | DET | 75 | — | 3,338 | 620 | 1,501 | .413 | — | — | 472 | 541 | 409 | 295 | — | — | — | 1,712 |
| 1960-61 | DET | 78 | — | 3,361 | 650 | 1,545 | .421 | — | — | 465 | 543 | 334 | 530 | — | — | — | 1,765 |
| 1961-62 | DET | 80 | — | 3,143 | 580 | 1,422 | .408 | — | — | 362 | 447 | 372 | 465 | — | — | — | 1,522 |
| 1962-63 | NYK | 78 | — | 2,288 | 354 | 894 | .396 | — | — | 208 | 302 | 191 | 259 | — | — | — | 916 |
| 1963-64 | BAL | 47 | — | 963 | 81 | 276 | .293 | — | — | 36 | 61 | 94 | 150 | — | — | — | 198 |
| Career | 699 | — | — | 3,715 | 9,378 | .396 | 0 | 0 | 2638 | 3273 | 2855 | 2608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,068 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | 2TM | 62 | 15.3 | 3.8 | 11.0 | .346 | — | — | 2.2 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 3.4 | — | — | — | 9.8 |
| PHW | 6 | 10.8 | 1.7 | 8.3 | .200 | — | — | 2.8 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 6.1 | — | — | — | 6.1 | |
| NYK | 56 | 15.8 | 4.0 | 11.2 | .354 | — | — | 2.2 | 2.9 | 5.9 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 10.1 | |
| 1955-56 | NYK | 72 | 24.3 | 4.9 | 12.9 | .384 | — | — | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | — | — | — | 13.6 |
| 1956-57 | FTW | 72 | 34.3 | 4.0 | 10.3 | .385 | — | — | 3.5 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 3.5 | — | — | — | 11.5 |
| 1957-58 | DET | 63 | 37.0 | 5.4 | 14.2 | .384 | — | — | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 2.7 | — | — | — | 15.2 |
| 1958-59 | DET | 72 | 38.1 | 6.1 | 15.7 | .388 | — | — | 4.4 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.0 | — | — | — | 16.6 |
| 1959-60 | DET | 75 | 44.5 | 6.7 | 16.2 | .413 | — | — | 5.1 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 18.5 |
| 1960-61 | DET | 78 | 43.1 | 7.0 | 16.5 | .421 | — | — | 5.0 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 5.7 | — | — | — | 18.9 |
| 1961-62 | DET | 80 | 39.3 | 6.6 | 16.3 | .408 | — | — | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 5.3 | — | — | — | 17.4 |
| 1962-63 | NYK | 78 | 29.3 | 5.6 | 14.1 | .396 | — | — | 3.3 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 4.1 | — | — | — | 14.4 |
| 1963-64 | BAL | 47 | 20.5 | 3.0 | 10.3 | .293 | — | — | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 5.6 | — | — | — | 7.4 |
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 | 2TM | 62 | 947 | 10.4 | .401 | — | -0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | .022 | — | — | — | — |
| PHW | 6 | 65 | 9.1 | .312 | — | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -.025 | — | — | — | — | |
| NYK | 56 | 882 | 10.5 | .406 | — | -0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | .026 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1955-56 | NYK | 72 | 1,750 | 13.0 | .453 | — | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.4 | .065 | — | — | — | — |
| 1956-57 | FTW | 72 | 2,470 | 13.9 | .463 | — | 3.0 | 1.7 | 4.6 | .090 | — | — | — | — |
| 1957-58 | DET | 63 | 2,333 | 13.6 | .462 | — | 3.1 | 1.6 | 4.6 | .095 | — | — | — | — |
| 1958-59 | DET | 72 | 2,745 | 14.6 | .458 | — | 3.1 | 2.6 | 5.6 | .098 | — | — | — | — |
| 1959-60 | DET | 75 | 3,338 | 15.6 | .492 | — | 6.3 | 2.1 | 8.5 | .122 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960-61 | DET | 78 | 3,361 | 15.9 | .495 | — | 6.2 | 1.4 | 7.6 | .108 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | DET | 80 | 3,143 | 14.8 | .470 | — | 2.9 | 2.8 | 5.6 | .086 | — | — | — | — |
| 1962-63 | NYK | 78 | 2,288 | 10.7 | .446 | — | -0.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | .015 | — | — | — | — |
| 1963-64 | BAL | 47 | 963 | 6.0 | .327 | — | -1.8 | 0.7 | -1.1 | -.057 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 699 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38.9 | — | — | — | — | +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 | 3 | 14.0 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .800 | — | .902 |
| 1956-57 | 2 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | — | 1.015 |
| 1957-58 | 7 | 0.0 | 18.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .409 | — | .504 |
| 1958-59 | 3 | 0.0 | 27.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .467 | — | .557 |
| 1959-60 | 2 | 0.0 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 2.727 |
| 1960-61 | 5 | 0.0 | 18.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .745 | — | .778 |
| 1961-62 | 10 | 0.0 | 16.1 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .431 | — | .488 |
| Career | 32 | 1.3 | 17.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .538 | — | .612 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 352 | 14.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 222–130 |
| Away | 349 | 14.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 79–270 |
| In wins | 301 | 15.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 301–0 |
| In losses | 400 | 13.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0–400 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 104 | 14.4 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 42–62 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 93 | 14.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 26–67 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 31 | 7.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 18–13 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 89 | 13.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 36–53 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 103 | 15.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 43–60 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 62 | 16.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 30–32 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 2–3 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Gene Shue's career stats?
Gene Shue has averaged 14.4 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 3.7 APG over 10 seasons (1954-55–1963-64).
How tall is Gene Shue?
Gene Shue is 6-2 (170 lb).
When was Gene Shue drafted?
Gene Shue was drafted in 1954, round 1, pick 3.