Jim Baechtold

James Edward Baechtold
Born: December 9, 1927
McKeesport, PA USA
Deceased: August 29, 2011
Position: F-G
High School: Moon
College: Eastern Kentucky
Drafted: 1952, Round 1 Pick 2, #2 Overall
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 205
Career: 1952-53-1956-57

Jim Baechtold averaged 9.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game in his 323-game career with the Baltimore Bullets, Elmira Colonels and New York Knicks. He began playing during the 1952-53 season and last took the court during the 1956-57 campaign.

Baltimore Bullets

New York Knicks

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Player Totals:

Player	Pos	GP	GS	Min	FGA	FGM	3PA	3PM	FTA	FTM	Reb	Ast	PF	Pts
1952-53	Elmira Colonels	2	0	0	0	18			0	7	0	0	0	43
1952-53	Baltimore Bullets	64	0	1893	621	242			240	177	219	154	203	661
1953-54	New York Knicks	70	0	1627	465	170			177	134	183	117	195	474
1954-55	New York Knicks	72	56	2536	898	362			339	279	307	218	202	1003
1955-56	New York Knicks	70	0	1738	695	268			291	233	220	163	156	769
1956-57	New York Knicks	45	0	462	197	75			88	66	80	33	39	216
Totals		323	56	8256	2876	1135	0	0	1135	896	1009	685	795	3166

Player Averages:

Player	Pos	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	FT%	Reb	Ast	PF	Pts
1952-53	Elmira Colonels	2	0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	21.5
1952-53	Baltimore Bullets	64	0	29.6	39.0	73.8	3.4	2.4	3.2	10.3
1953-54	New York Knicks	70	0	23.2	36.6	75.7	2.6	1.7	2.8	6.8
1954-55	New York Knicks	72	56	35.2	40.3	82.3	4.3	3.0	2.8	13.9
1955-56	New York Knicks	70	0	24.8	38.6	80.1	3.1	2.3	2.2	11.0
1956-57	New York Knicks	45	0	10.3	38.1	75.0	1.8	0.7	0.9	4.8
Averages		323	56	25.6	39.5	78.9	3.1	2.1	2.5	9.8

Postseason - Player Totals:

Player	Pos	GP	Min	FGA	FGM	3PA	3PM	FTA	FTM	Reb	Ast	PF	Pts
1952-53	Baltimore Bullets	2	86	30	16			11	6	8	11	9	38
1953-54	New York Knicks	4	106	29	12			13	11	10	11	19	35
1954-55	New York Knicks	3	115	45	17			15	14	14	14	13	48
Totals		9	307	104	45	0	0	39	31	32	36	41	121

Postseason Player Averages:

Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	Reb	Ast	PF	Pts
1952-53	Baltimore Bullets	2	43.0	53.3	54.5	4.0	5.5	4.5	19.0
1953-54	New York Knicks	4	26.5	41.4	84.6	2.5	2.8	4.8	8.8
1954-55	New York Knicks	3	38.3	37.8	93.3	4.7	4.7	4.3	16.0
Averages		323	34.1	43.3	79.5	3.6	4.0	4.6	13.4

Jim Baechtold

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