Bobby Wanzer
SG · ROC
Seasons 1948-49–1956-57 · 9 on record · Ht 6-0 · b. 1921
★ Hall of Fame5× All-Star3× All-NBA
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Player info
| Nickname | Hooks, Cover Boy |
|---|---|
| Position | SG |
| Number | #09 (also #9) |
| Height | 6-0 |
| Weight | 170 lb |
| Born | 1921-06-04 |
| College | Seton Hall |
| Drafted | 1948 · Round 1, Pick 10 · ROC |
| Seasons | 1948-49–1956-57 (9) |
Career averages
12.2 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 3.2 APG · 569 games · .393 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | ROC | 27 | 60 | — | .379 | — | .823 | — | 3.1 | — | — | 10.2 | — | .475 |
| 1949-50 | ROC | 28 | 68 | — | .414 | — | .806 | — | 3.1 | — | — | 11.6 | — | .515 |
| 1950-51 | ROC | 29 | 68 | — | .401 | — | .850 | 3.4 | 2.7 | — | — | 10.8 | — | .492 |
| 1951-52 | ROC | 30 | 66 | 37.8 | .425 | — | .904 | 5.0 | 4.0 | — | — | 15.7 | 20.0 | .541 |
| 1952-53 | ROC | 31 | 70 | 36.8 | .367 | — | .812 | 5.0 | 3.6 | — | — | 14.6 | 17.2 | .475 |
| 1953-54 | ROC | 32 | 72 | 35.3 | .386 | — | .734 | 5.4 | 3.5 | — | — | 13.3 | 18.0 | .468 |
| 1954-55 | ROC | 33 | 72 | 33.0 | .395 | — | .786 | 5.2 | 3.4 | — | — | 13.1 | 16.3 | .478 |
| 1955-56 | ROC | 34 | 72 | 27.5 | .376 | — | .719 | 3.8 | 3.1 | — | — | 10.4 | 14.0 | .463 |
| 1956-57 | ROC | 35 | 21 | 7.6 | .469 | — | .783 | 1.2 | 0.4 | — | — | 3.9 | 20.7 | .592 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | ROC | 60 | — | — | 202 | 533 | .379 | — | — | 209 | 254 | — | 186 | — | — | — | 613 |
| 1949-50 | ROC | 68 | — | — | 254 | 614 | .414 | — | — | 283 | 351 | — | 214 | — | — | — | 791 |
| 1950-51 | ROC | 68 | — | — | 252 | 628 | .401 | — | — | 232 | 273 | 232 | 181 | — | — | — | 736 |
| 1951-52 | ROC | 66 | — | 2,498 | 328 | 772 | .425 | — | — | 377 | 417 | 333 | 262 | — | — | — | 1,033 |
| 1952-53 | ROC | 70 | — | 2,577 | 318 | 866 | .367 | — | — | 384 | 473 | 351 | 252 | — | — | — | 1,020 |
| 1953-54 | ROC | 72 | — | 2,538 | 322 | 835 | .386 | — | — | 314 | 428 | 392 | 254 | — | — | — | 958 |
| 1954-55 | ROC | 72 | — | 2,376 | 324 | 820 | .395 | — | — | 294 | 374 | 374 | 247 | — | — | — | 942 |
| 1955-56 | ROC | 72 | — | 1,980 | 245 | 651 | .376 | — | — | 259 | 360 | 272 | 225 | — | — | — | 749 |
| 1956-57 | ROC | 21 | — | 159 | 23 | 49 | .469 | — | — | 36 | 46 | 25 | 9 | — | — | — | 82 |
| Career | 569 | — | — | 2,268 | 5,768 | .393 | 0 | 0 | 2388 | 2976 | 1979 | 1830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,924 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | ROC | 60 | — | — | — | .379 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949-50 | ROC | 68 | — | — | — | .414 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950-51 | ROC | 68 | — | — | — | .401 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | ROC | 66 | 37.8 | 4.7 | 11.1 | .425 | — | — | 5.4 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 3.8 | — | — | — | 14.9 |
| 1952-53 | ROC | 70 | 36.8 | 4.4 | 12.1 | .367 | — | — | 5.4 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 3.5 | — | — | — | 14.2 |
| 1953-54 | ROC | 72 | 35.2 | 4.6 | 11.8 | .386 | — | — | 4.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 3.6 | — | — | — | 13.6 |
| 1954-55 | ROC | 72 | 33.0 | 4.9 | 12.4 | .395 | — | — | 4.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.7 | — | — | — | 14.3 |
| 1955-56 | ROC | 72 | 27.5 | 4.5 | 11.8 | .376 | — | — | 4.7 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.1 | — | — | — | 13.6 |
| 1956-57 | ROC | 21 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 11.1 | .469 | — | — | 8.2 | 10.4 | 5.7 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 18.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | ROC | 60 | — | — | .475 | — | 6.0 | 0.9 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949-50 | ROC | 68 | — | — | .515 | — | 8.6 | 1.9 | 10.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950-51 | ROC | 68 | — | — | .492 | — | 5.6 | 1.3 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | ROC | 66 | 2,498 | 20.0 | .541 | — | 9.7 | 1.6 | 11.4 | .218 | — | — | — | — |
| 1952-53 | ROC | 70 | 2,577 | 17.2 | .475 | — | 5.2 | 2.7 | 7.9 | .147 | — | — | — | — |
| 1953-54 | ROC | 72 | 2,538 | 18.0 | .468 | — | 5.1 | 4.0 | 9.1 | .172 | — | — | — | — |
| 1954-55 | ROC | 72 | 2,376 | 16.3 | .478 | — | 4.0 | 1.4 | 5.4 | .109 | — | — | — | — |
| 1955-56 | ROC | 72 | 1,980 | 14.0 | .463 | — | 2.3 | 2.5 | 4.8 | .117 | — | — | — | — |
| 1956-57 | ROC | 21 | 159 | 20.7 | .592 | — | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | .300 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 569 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64.0 | — | — | — | — | +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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 2.273 |
| 1949-50 | 2 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .889 | — | .917 |
| 1950-51 | 14 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .467 | — | .576 |
| 1951-52 | 6 | 0.0 | 18.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .416 | — | .563 |
| 1952-53 | 3 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 1.998 |
| 1953-54 | 6 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .811 | — | .858 |
| 1954-55 | 3 | 0.0 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .516 | — | .650 |
| Career | 36 | 0.0 | 14.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .583 | — | .694 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 243 | 13.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 180–63 |
| Away | 202 | 10.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 62–140 |
| In wins | 242 | 13.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 242–0 |
| In losses | 203 | 10.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0–203 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 55 | 12.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37–18 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 57 | 14.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 32–25 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 75 | 13.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 44–31 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 59 | 10.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 37–22 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 81 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33–48 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 60 | 11.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 30–30 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Bobby Wanzer's career stats?
Bobby Wanzer has averaged 12.2 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 3.2 APG over 9 seasons (1948-49–1956-57).
How tall is Bobby Wanzer?
Bobby Wanzer is 6-0 (170 lb).
When was Bobby Wanzer drafted?
Bobby Wanzer was drafted in 1948, round 1, pick 10.