Connie Simmons
PF · ROC
Seasons 1946-47–1955-56 · 10 on record · Ht 6-8 · b. 1925
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Player info
| Nickname | Corny |
|---|---|
| Position | PF |
| Number | #18 (also #10, #33, #11, #6, #19, #4) |
| Height | 6-8 |
| Weight | 222 lb |
| Born | 1925-03-15 |
| Seasons | 1946-47–1955-56 (10) |
Career averages
9.8 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 1.6 APG · 598 games · .351 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | BOS | 21 | 60 | — | .320 | — | .677 | — | 1.0 | — | — | 10.3 | — | .364 |
| 1947-48 | 2TM | 22 | 45 | — | .297 | — | .574 | — | 0.5 | — | — | 8.6 | — | .326 |
| BOS | 22 | 32 | — | .295 | — | .593 | — | 0.5 | — | — | 7.8 | — | .318 | |
| BLB | 22 | 13 | — | .302 | — | .556 | — | 0.5 | — | — | 10.6 | — | .340 | |
| 1948-49 | BLB | 23 | 60 | — | .377 | — | .683 | — | 1.9 | — | — | 13.0 | — | .428 |
| 1949-50 | NYK | 24 | 60 | — | .331 | — | .662 | — | 1.7 | — | — | 11.3 | — | .395 |
| 1950-51 | NYK | 25 | 66 | — | .374 | — | .702 | 6.5 | 1.8 | — | — | 9.2 | — | .429 |
| 1951-52 | NYK | 26 | 66 | 23.6 | .378 | — | .689 | 7.1 | 1.8 | — | — | 9.5 | 17.8 | .442 |
| 1952-53 | NYK | 27 | 65 | 26.3 | .377 | — | .732 | 7.0 | 2.0 | — | — | 11.2 | 18.9 | .463 |
| 1953-54 | NYK | 28 | 72 | 27.9 | .358 | — | .689 | 6.7 | 1.8 | — | — | 10.0 | 14.9 | .425 |
| 1954-55 | 2TM | 29 | 36 | 23.9 | .357 | — | .632 | 6.1 | 1.7 | — | — | 9.6 | 12.1 | .398 |
| BLB | 29 | 11 | 32.3 | .369 | — | .688 | 7.4 | 1.8 | — | — | 13.7 | — | .417 | |
| SYR | 29 | 25 | 20.3 | .348 | — | .591 | 5.6 | 1.6 | — | — | 7.8 | 12.1 | .385 | |
| 1955-56 | ROC | 30 | 68 | 13.3 | .336 | — | .605 | 3.5 | 1.2 | — | — | 5.4 | 10.8 | .378 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | BOS | 60 | — | — | 246 | 768 | .320 | — | — | 128 | 189 | — | 62 | — | — | — | 620 |
| 1947-48 | 2TM | 45 | — | — | 162 | 545 | .297 | — | — | 62 | 108 | — | 24 | — | — | — | 386 |
| BOS | 32 | — | — | 108 | 366 | .295 | — | — | 32 | 54 | — | 17 | — | — | — | 248 | |
| BLB | 13 | — | — | 54 | 179 | .302 | — | — | 30 | 54 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 138 | |
| 1948-49 | BLB | 60 | — | — | 299 | 794 | .377 | — | — | 181 | 265 | — | 116 | — | — | — | 779 |
| 1949-50 | NYK | 60 | — | — | 241 | 729 | .331 | — | — | 198 | 299 | — | 102 | — | — | — | 680 |
| 1950-51 | NYK | 66 | — | — | 229 | 613 | .374 | — | — | 146 | 208 | 426 | 117 | — | — | — | 604 |
| 1951-52 | NYK | 66 | — | 1,558 | 227 | 600 | .378 | — | — | 175 | 254 | 471 | 121 | — | — | — | 629 |
| 1952-53 | NYK | 65 | — | 1,707 | 240 | 637 | .377 | — | — | 249 | 340 | 458 | 127 | — | — | — | 729 |
| 1953-54 | NYK | 72 | — | 2,006 | 255 | 713 | .358 | — | — | 210 | 305 | 484 | 128 | — | — | — | 720 |
| 1954-55 | 2TM | 36 | — | 862 | 137 | 384 | .357 | — | — | 72 | 114 | 220 | 61 | — | — | — | 346 |
| BLB | 11 | — | 355 | 59 | 160 | .369 | — | — | 33 | 48 | 81 | 20 | — | — | — | 151 | |
| SYR | 25 | — | 507 | 78 | 224 | .348 | — | — | 39 | 66 | 139 | 41 | — | — | — | 195 | |
| 1955-56 | ROC | 68 | — | 903 | 144 | 428 | .336 | — | — | 78 | 129 | 235 | 82 | — | — | — | 366 |
| Career | 598 | — | — | 2,180 | 6,211 | .351 | 0 | 0 | 1499 | 2211 | 2294 | 940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,859 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | BOS | 60 | — | — | — | .320 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1947-48 | 2TM | 45 | — | — | — | .297 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BOS | 32 | — | — | — | .295 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| BLB | 13 | — | — | — | .302 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1948-49 | BLB | 60 | — | — | — | .377 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949-50 | NYK | 60 | — | — | — | .331 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950-51 | NYK | 66 | — | — | — | .374 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | NYK | 66 | 23.6 | 5.2 | 13.9 | .378 | — | — | 4.0 | 5.9 | 10.9 | 2.8 | — | — | — | 14.5 |
| 1952-53 | NYK | 65 | 26.3 | 5.1 | 13.4 | .377 | — | — | 5.3 | 7.2 | 9.7 | 2.7 | — | — | — | 15.4 |
| 1953-54 | NYK | 72 | 27.9 | 4.6 | 12.8 | .358 | — | — | 3.8 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 2.3 | — | — | — | 12.9 |
| 1954-55 | 2TM | 36 | 23.9 | 5.7 | 16.0 | .357 | — | — | 3.0 | 4.8 | 9.2 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 14.5 |
| BLB | 11 | 32.3 | 6.0 | 16.2 | .369 | — | — | 3.3 | 4.9 | 8.2 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 15.3 | |
| SYR | 25 | 20.3 | 5.5 | 15.9 | .348 | — | — | 2.8 | 4.7 | 9.9 | 2.9 | — | — | — | 13.8 | |
| 1955-56 | ROC | 68 | 13.3 | 5.7 | 17.1 | .336 | — | — | 3.1 | 5.1 | 9.4 | 3.3 | — | — | — | 14.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | BOS | 60 | — | — | .364 | — | 5.2 | 0.9 | 6.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1947-48 | 2TM | 45 | — | — | .326 | — | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BOS | 32 | — | — | .318 | — | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| BLB | 13 | — | — | .340 | — | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1948-49 | BLB | 60 | — | — | .428 | — | 4.4 | 0.9 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949-50 | NYK | 60 | — | — | .395 | — | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950-51 | NYK | 66 | — | — | .429 | — | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | NYK | 66 | 1,558 | 17.8 | .442 | — | 1.8 | 1.5 | 3.3 | .102 | — | — | — | — |
| 1952-53 | NYK | 65 | 1,707 | 18.9 | .463 | — | 3.0 | 2.7 | 5.7 | .159 | — | — | — | — |
| 1953-54 | NYK | 72 | 2,006 | 14.9 | .425 | — | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | .059 | — | — | — | — |
| 1954-55 | 2TM | 36 | 862 | 12.1 | .398 | — | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | .018 | — | — | — | — |
| BLB | 11 | 355 | — | .417 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| SYR | 25 | 507 | 12.1 | .385 | — | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | .031 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1955-56 | ROC | 68 | 903 | 10.8 | .378 | — | -1.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | .003 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 598 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29.4 | — | — | — | — | +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 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .214 | — | .366 |
| 1950-51 | 14 | 0.0 | 10.9 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .377 | — | .432 |
| 1951-52 | 14 | 9.0 | 15.9 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .636 | — | .693 |
| 1952-53 | 9 | 17.4 | 12.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .350 | — | .443 |
| 1953-54 | 4 | 27.8 | 11.2 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .323 | — | .476 |
| Career | 44 | 9.0 | 12.6 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .429 | — | .511 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 176 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 125–51 |
| Away | 185 | 9.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 59–126 |
| In wins | 184 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 184–0 |
| In losses | 177 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0–177 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 33 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 19–14 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 51 | 8.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 25–26 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 43 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 21–22 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 69 | 9.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 43–26 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 46 | 9.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 16–30 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 28 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 11–17 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Connie Simmons's career stats?
Connie Simmons has averaged 9.8 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 1.6 APG over 10 seasons (1946-47–1955-56).
How tall is Connie Simmons?
Connie Simmons is 6-8 (222 lb).