1952-53 Los Angeles Lakers roster

48-22

Coach: John Kundla

Won the 1953 NBA Finals, 4-1

10 players appeared for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1952-53 NBA season, and the club went 48-22 in the games on file. They won the 1953 NBA Finals, 4-1.

1952-53 Lakers roster and player stats

1952-53 Los Angeles Lakers per game
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.MIN: Minutes on the floor.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.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.FG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%.3P%: Share of three-point attempts that went in. League average sits near 36%.FT%: Share of free throws that went in. League average sits near 78%.
George Mikan—287037.920.62.22.90039.90.078.0
Vern MikkelsenPF247035.215.09.32.1——43.5—75.2
Jim PollardF306636.413.06.83.5——35.7—76.9
Slater MartinPG277036.510.62.73.6——41.0—78.0
Frank SaulG287025.77.42.01.6——39.7—71.0
Bob HarrisonG257023.57.12.22.3——37.6—64.8
Jim HolsteinF226615.04.02.61.1——35.8—66.7
Lew Hitch——7014.73.73.90.9——34.9—61.0
Whitey SkoogG266814.63.71.81.2——38.6—75.4
Howie SchultzF304011.92.32.00.7——26.7—69.4

What the columns mean: GP · MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT%

Results

  1. Nov 1, 1952vs BOSW 94-91
  2. Nov 2, 1952@ DETW 81-69
  3. Nov 5, 1952@ BULW 97-75
  4. Nov 8, 1952@ GSW 93-71
  5. Nov 9, 1952@ PHIL 89-96
  6. Nov 11, 1952@ BOSW 101-92
  7. Nov 13, 1952@ NYL 91-100
  8. Nov 15, 1952@ SACL 89-97
  9. Nov 16, 1952vs HAWW 87-51
  10. Nov 20, 1952@ DETW 89-81
  11. Nov 22, 1952vs DETW 96-89
  12. Nov 23, 1952@ HAWW 62-46
  13. Nov 27, 1952vs OLYW 90-69
  14. Nov 28, 1952@ OLYW 97-82
  15. Nov 29, 1952@ SACL 71-83
  16. Nov 30, 1952vs GSW 91-66
  17. Dec 1, 1952vs BULW 89-67
  18. Dec 3, 1952@ BOSW 106-102
  19. Dec 4, 1952@ NYW 81-71
  20. Dec 6, 1952vs NYW 85-78
  21. Dec 8, 1952@ OLYL 76-81
  22. Dec 11, 1952vs PHIW 82-79
  23. Dec 14, 1952vs SACW 95-77
  24. Dec 19, 1952@ OLYW 87-69
  25. Dec 20, 1952@ HAWL 75-86
  26. Dec 25, 1952vs OLYW 90-73
  27. Dec 27, 1952vs BOSW 94-71
  28. Dec 28, 1952vs HAWW 86-77
  29. Dec 30, 1952@ OLYL 69-74
  30. Dec 31, 1952vs BULW 82-56
  31. Jan 2, 1953vs HAWW 74-66
  32. Jan 3, 1953vs HAWW 79-75
  33. Jan 4, 1953vs SACW 83-80
  34. Jan 6, 1953@ SACL 69-85
  35. Jan 8, 1953@ PHIL 67-75
  36. Jan 10, 1953vs DETW 84-79
  37. Jan 11, 1953vs NYW 85-79
  38. Jan 14, 1953@ BULW 112-104
  39. Jan 17, 1953@ SACL 101-109
  40. Jan 18, 1953vs HAWL 70-83
  41. Jan 23, 1953@ HAWL 65-67
  42. Jan 25, 1953vs BOSW 87-82
  43. Jan 27, 1953vs DETW 96-76
  44. Jan 29, 1953vs PHIL 65-83
  45. Jan 31, 1953vs DETW 87-80
  46. Feb 1, 1953@ DETW 92-76
  47. Feb 3, 1953@ OLYL 93-96
  48. Feb 5, 1953vs NYW 81-73
  49. Feb 7, 1953@ SACL 72-87
  50. Feb 8, 1953vs OLYW 71-67
  51. Feb 12, 1953vs PHIW 91-81
  52. Feb 14, 1953vs GSW 92-84
  53. Feb 15, 1953@ HAWW 80-71
  54. Feb 17, 1953vs BULL 70-74
  55. Feb 19, 1953vs SACW 107-87
  56. Feb 21, 1953vs DETW 85-75
  57. Feb 22, 1953@ DETL 78-90
  58. Feb 24, 1953@ NYL 63-79
  59. Feb 25, 1953@ BULW 85-72
  60. Feb 26, 1953@ GSW 85-73
  61. Feb 27, 1953vs GSW 98-75
  62. Mar 1, 1953vs GSW 102-80
  63. Mar 3, 1953vs DETW 86-68
  64. Mar 5, 1953@ PHIL 91-94
  65. Mar 6, 1953@ BOSL 85-100
  66. Mar 7, 1953@ SACL 82-84
  67. Mar 8, 1953vs HAWW 100-73
  68. Mar 9, 1953@ OLYL 83-95
  69. Mar 12, 1953vs SACW 89-77
  70. Mar 17, 1953@ OLYW 73-71
  71. Mar 22, 1953vs OLYW 85-69playoffs
  72. Mar 23, 1953@ OLYW 81-79playoffs
  73. Mar 26, 1953vs DETW 83-73playoffs
  74. Mar 28, 1953vs DETW 82-75playoffs
  75. Mar 30, 1953@ DETL 95-98playoffs
  76. Apr 1, 1953@ DETL 82-85playoffs
  77. Apr 2, 1953vs DETW 74-58playoffs
  78. Apr 4, 1953vs NYL 88-96playoffs
  79. Apr 5, 1953vs NYW 73-71playoffs
  80. Apr 7, 1953@ NYW 90-75playoffs
  81. Apr 8, 1953@ NYW 71-69playoffs
  82. Apr 10, 1953@ NYW 91-84playoffs

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on February 1 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.