Larry Costello stats

Last played for the Philadelphia 76ers, 1967-68

Point guard

1931–2001

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Larry Costello played 12 NBA seasons, 1954-55 to 1967-68.

Stats

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Per game

Career regular season

PTS
12.2
REB
3.8
AST
4.6
TS%
51.7
MIN
30.0
GP
706
Per game by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1954-55GS6.22.64.138.524.419
1956-57GS7.64.53.346.029.372
1957-58PHI14.95.34.451.038.172
1958-59PHI15.85.25.450.339.370
1959-60PHI14.05.56.352.334.871
1960-61PHI14.53.95.554.628.975
1961-62PHI13.83.95.750.729.463
1962-63PHI11.03.04.353.426.578
1963-64PHI11.82.33.754.825.345
1964-65PHI13.52.64.352.730.764
1966-67PHI7.82.12.954.119.949
1967-68PHI7.21.82.454.717.628

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · TS% · MIN · GP

Career Postseason

PTS
11.4
REB
3.3
AST
4.2
TS%
51.3
MIN
28.3
GP
52

Totals

Career regular season

PTS
8,622
REB
2,705
AST
3,215
FGM
3,095
Totals by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws.
1954-55GS118497846
1956-57GS547323236186
1957-58PHI1,076378317378
1958-59PHI1,108365379414
1959-60PHI993388449372
1960-61PHI1,084292413407
1961-62PHI867245359310
1962-63PHI858237334285
1963-64PHI529105167191
1964-65PHI861169275309
1966-67PHI380103140130
1967-68PHI201516867

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · FGM

Per 36 min

Career regular season

PTS
14.6
REB
4.6
AST
5.5
TS%
51.7
MIN
30.0
GP
706

Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.

Per 36 min by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1954-55GS9.13.86.038.524.419
1956-57GS9.35.54.146.029.372
1957-58PHI14.15.04.251.038.172
1958-59PHI14.54.84.950.339.370
1959-60PHI14.55.76.552.334.871
1960-61PHI18.14.96.954.628.975
1961-62PHI16.94.87.050.729.463
1962-63PHI14.94.15.853.426.578
1963-64PHI16.83.35.354.825.345
1964-65PHI15.83.05.052.730.764
1966-67PHI14.13.85.254.119.949
1967-68PHI14.73.74.954.717.628

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · TS% · MIN · GP

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
706
ESPN
16,420.0
YAHOO
16,690.5
ESPN/G
23.3
YAHOO/G
23.6

Fantasy points in ESPN’s and Yahoo’s default points leagues, worked out here from the season totals.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.ESPN: Fantasy points in ESPN’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.YAHOO: Fantasy points in Yahoo’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.ESPN/G: ESPN fantasy points per game played.YAHOO/G: Yahoo fantasy points per game played.
1954-55GS19270.0293.814.215.5
1956-57GS721,170.01,288.616.317.9
1957-58PHI721,898.02,005.126.427.8
1958-59PHI702,042.02,114.529.230.2
1959-60PHI712,161.02,132.130.430.0
1960-61PHI752,104.02,053.928.127.4
1961-62PHI631,676.01,699.526.627.0
1962-63PHI781,634.01,643.420.921.1
1963-64PHI45919.0905.520.420.1
1964-65PHI641,469.01,476.323.023.1
1966-67PHI49717.0713.614.614.6
1967-68PHI28360.0364.212.913.0

What the columns mean: GP · ESPN/G

Bio

Died
Dec 11, 2001Aged 70, born Jul 2, 1931
Experience
15 yearsDebut 1954
Birthplace
Minoa, NY
All-NBA Second Team
1960-61

Latest performance

Larry Costello

Dec 09 · @ WSH · W 123-109

MIN
18
PTS
5
REB
2
AST
2
FG%
33.3
Most recent games
DateOpponentPTSREBASTMIN
Sat, Dec 09atWSHW 123-10952218
Fri, Dec 08vsNYW 117-109104216
Wed, Dec 06atSACW 108-10720218
Tue, Dec 05vsLALL 128-12240312
Sat, Dec 02vsWSHW 130-121102221
Fri, Dec 01vsOKCW 133-10922312

What were Larry Costello's career stats?

Larry Costello played 12 seasons for the Warriors and the 76ers. His best season was 1958-59: 1,108 points, 365 rebounds and 379 assists.

League leaderboards and awards

12 seasons, 10 postseasons, 1954-55 to 1967-68

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 192nd in assists (3,215)

Among the 2,810 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

More on Larry Costello

Playoff series

Larry Costello played 52 games across 10 NBA postseasons in 13 series — 3 won, 10 lost.

Larry Costello's line in each playoff series
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1966-67SACLost 1-128.52.01.5
1964-65SACWon 2-133.00.30.7
1964-65BOSLost 3-476.61.62.6
1963-64SACLost 2-353.20.61.0
1962-63SACLost 2-3510.20.8—
1961-62GSLost 2-3514.63.25.6
1960-61GSWon 3-0324.04.78.3
1960-61BOSLost 1-4511.64.25.4
1959-60GSLost 1-2316.74.76.7
1958-59NYWon 2-0216.5—7.0
1958-59BOSLost 3-4718.06.37.2
1957-58GSLost 1-2311.38.34.0
1956-57PHILost 0-223.02.51.0

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST

Larry Costello’s playoff series, round by round

Per game, from NBA game logs since the 1946-47 postseason — earlier series are not counted.