1950-51 Fort Wayne Pistons Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 32-36
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 1-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Rochester Royals 2-1
Coach: Murray Mendenhall (32-36)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Attendance: 107,019, Avg. 3,148 in 34 home dates
1950-51 Fort Wayne Pistons RosterTeam Record: 32-36
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 1-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Rochester Royals 2-1
Coach: Murray Mendenhall (32-36)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Attendance: 107,019, Avg. 3,148 in 34 home dates
1950-51 Fort Wayne Pistons Results
The Fort Wayne Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1950-51 season with a record of 32 wins and 36 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
The Pistons scored 5,722 points and gave up 5,849.
Murray Mendenhall coached the team. The 1950-51 Fort Wayne Pistons lost in the division semifinals.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Schaus | F | 68 | 0 | 918 | 312 | 484 | 404 | 0 | 0 | 495 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 1028 | ||
| Larry Foust | C-F | 68 | 0 | 944 | 327 | 396 | 261 | 0 | 0 | 681 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 915 | ||
| Jack Kerris | F-C | 68 | 0 | 689 | 255 | 295 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 477 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 711 | ||
| Ralph Johnson | G | 68 | 0 | 737 | 235 | 162 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 584 | ||
| John Oldham | G | 68 | 0 | 597 | 199 | 292 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 569 | ||
| Duane Klueh | G | 61 | 0 | 458 | 157 | 184 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 449 | ||
| Don Otten | C | 49 | 0 | 337 | 122 | 206 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 411 | ||
| Dick Mehen | F-C-G | 43 | 0 | 310 | 118 | 57 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 279 | ||
| Curly Armstrong | G-F | 38 | 0 | 232 | 72 | 90 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 202 | ||
| Jim Riffey | F | 35 | 0 | 185 | 65 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 150 | ||
| Ken Murray | G-F | 14 | 0 | 152 | 46 | 51 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 134 | ||
| Bob Carpenter | F-C | 21 | 0 | 124 | 27 | 58 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 101 | ||
| Art Burris | F | 33 | 0 | 113 | 28 | 36 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 77 | ||
| John Hargis | G-F | 14 | 0 | 66 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 67 | ||
| Bob Harris | F-C | 12 | 0 | 57 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 41 | ||
| Totals | 660 | 0 | 5919 | 2001 | 0 | 0 | 2381 | 1716 | 0 | 0 | 3226 | 1141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1961 | 5718 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Schaus | F | 68 | 0.0 | 34.0 | 83.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 15.1 | |
| Larry Foust | C-F | 68 | 0.0 | 34.6 | 65.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 13.5 | |
| Jack Kerris | F-C | 68 | 0.0 | 37.0 | 68.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 10.5 | |
| Ralph Johnson | G | 68 | 0.0 | 31.9 | 70.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 8.6 | |
| John Oldham | G | 68 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 58.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 8.4 | |
| Duane Klueh | G | 61 | 0.0 | 34.3 | 73.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 7.4 | |
| Don Otten | C | 49 | 0.0 | 36.2 | 81.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 8.4 | |
| Dick Mehen | F-C-G | 43 | 0.0 | 38.1 | 75.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 6.5 | |
| Curly Armstrong | G-F | 38 | 0.0 | 31.0 | 64.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 5.3 | |
| Jim Riffey | F | 35 | 0.0 | 35.1 | 76.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 4.3 | |
| Ken Murray | G-F | 14 | 0.0 | 30.3 | 82.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 9.6 | |
| Bob Carpenter | F-C | 21 | 0.0 | 21.8 | 81.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 4.8 | |
| Art Burris | F | 33 | 0.0 | 24.8 | 58.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | |
| John Hargis | G-F | 14 | 0.0 | 37.9 | 70.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 4.8 | |
| Bob Harris | F-C | 12 | 0.0 | 22.8 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 3.4 | |
| Averages | 660 | 0.0 | 33.8 | 72.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 8.7 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Schaus | F | 3 | 0 | 44 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 43 | ||
| Larry Foust | C-F | 3 | 0 | 45 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36 | ||
| Don Otten | C | 3 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 29 | ||
| Ken Murray | G-F | 3 | 0 | 48 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 26 | ||
| Dick Mehen | F-C-G | 3 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 26 | ||
| Ralph Johnson | G | 3 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 25 | ||
| Jack Kerris | F-C | 3 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 23 | ||
| John Oldham | G | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | ||
| Curly Armstrong | G-F | 3 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | ||
| Duane Klueh | G | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 291 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 242 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Schaus | F | 3 | 0.0 | 38.6 | 81.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 14.3 | |
| Larry Foust | C-F | 3 | 0.0 | 31.1 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 12.0 | |
| Don Otten | C | 3 | 0.0 | 30.8 | 81.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 9.7 | |
| Ken Murray | G-F | 3 | 0.0 | 22.9 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 8.7 | |
| Dick Mehen | F-C-G | 3 | 0.0 | 41.4 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 8.7 | |
| Ralph Johnson | G | 3 | 0.0 | 37.5 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 8.3 | |
| Jack Kerris | F-C | 3 | 0.0 | 34.6 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 7.7 | |
| John Oldham | G | 3 | 0.0 | 37.5 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 5.7 | |
| Curly Armstrong | G-F | 3 | 0.0 | 36.8 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 5.0 | |
| Duane Klueh | G | 2 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Averages | 660 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 69.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 8.3 |
