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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 6:37 pm EDTNBA legend. Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Biography, honors and career statistics below.
Slater Martin
Career at a glance
Slater Martin played 11 NBA regular seasons between 1949 and 1960, appearing in 745 games and averaging 9.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game. He played for 3 teams: Minneapolis (1949–56, 484 games), New York (1956–57, 13 games), St. Louis (1956–60, 248 games). His best scoring season was 1954–55 with Minneapolis: 13.6 points per game over 72 games.
Championship seasons: 1949–50 (Minneapolis), 1951–52 (Minneapolis), 1952–53 (Minneapolis), 1953–54 (Minneapolis), 1957–58 (St. Louis). In the playoffs he appeared in 11 postseason runs (92 games, 10.0 points per game). Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 7,300 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).
whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.
About Slater Martin
Slater Nelson "Dugie" Martin Jr. (October 22, 1925– October 18, 2012) was an American professionalbasketball player and coach who was a playmaking guard for 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A seven-time NBA All-Star, he won five championships. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
- Born
- October 22, 1925 Elmina, Texas, U.S.
- Listed height
- 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
- Listed weight
- 170 lb (77 kg)
- Position
- Point guard
- High school
- Jefferson Davis (Houston, Texas)
- College
- Texas (1943–1944, 1946–1949)
- Playing career
- 1949–1960
Career highlights and awards
- 5× NBA champion (1950, 1952–1954, 1958)
- 7× NBA All-Star (1953–1959)
- 5× All-NBA Second Team (1955–1959)
- No. 22 honored by Los Angeles Lakers
- Second-team All-American – Look (1949)
- Third-team All-American – Helms (1948)
- No. 15 retired by Texas Longhorns
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949–50† | Minneapolis | 67 | – | .351 | .634 | – | 2.2 | 4.0 |
| 1950–51 | Minneapolis | 68 | – | .362 | .684 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 8.5 |
| 1951–52† | Minneapolis | 66 | 37.6 | .375 | .747 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 9.3 |
| 1952–53† | Minneapolis | 70 | 36.5 | .410 | .780 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 10.6 |
| 1953–54† | Minneapolis | 69 | 35.8 | .388 | .724 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 9.9 |
| 1954–55 | Minneapolis | 72 | 38.7 | .381 | .769 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 13.6 |
| 1955–56 | Minneapolis | 72 | 39.4 | .358 | .833 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 13.2 |
| 1956–57 | New York | 13 | 32.8 | .344 | .830 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 8.5 |
| 1956–57 | St. Louis | 53 | 37.3 | .330 | .782 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 11.5 |
| 1957–58† | St. Louis | 60 | 35.0 | .336 | .746 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 12.0 |
| 1958–59 | St. Louis | 71 | 35.3 | .347 | .776 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 9.7 |
| 1959–60 | St. Louis | 64 | 27.4 | .371 | .726 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 6.2 |
| Career | 745 | 35.9 | .364 | .762 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 9.8 |
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950† | Minneapolis | 12 | – | .420 | .583 | – | 2.1 | 4.7 |
| 1951 | Minneapolis | 7 | – | .353 | .519 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 7.1 |
| 1952† | Minneapolis | 13 | 40.2 | .345 | .732 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 9.0 |
| 1953† | Minneapolis | 12 | 37.8 | .398 | .765 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 10.1 |
| 1954† | Minneapolis | 13 | 41.0 | .330 | .743 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 9.7 |
| 1955 | Minneapolis | 7 | 45.0 | .298 | .816 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 13.7 |
| 1956 | Minneapolis | 3 | 40.3 | .459 | .833 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 18.0 |
| 1957 | St. Louis | 10 | 43.9 | .355 | .757 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 16.6 |
| 1958† | St. Louis | 11 | 37.8 | .321 | .619 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 11.5 |
| 1959 | St. Louis | 1 | 18.0 | .800 | – | 3.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 1960 | St. Louis | 3 | 19.3 | .077 | .250 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 |
| Career | 92 | 39.4 | .351 | .715 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 10.0 |
Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).
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- Height
- 5′ 10″
- Weight
- 170 lb
- Position
- Point guard
- Jersey
- Not listed
- Country
- USA
- School / last affiliation
- Not listed
- Draft year
- Not listed
- Draft pick
- Undrafted / not listed
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