1956-57 St. Louis Hawks Statistics
Team Record: 34-38
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 8-4 Lost finals
Division Tiebreaker - Defeated Minneapolis Lakers 1-0
Division Tiebreaker - Defeated Fort Wayne Pistons 1-0
Division Finals - Defeated Minneapolis Lakers 3-0
Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-3
Coach: Red Holzman (14-19)
Coach: Slater Martin (5-3)
Coach: Alex Hannum (15-16)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 217,300, Avg. 7,010 in 31 home dates
1956-57 St. Louis Hawks Results
The St. Louis Hawks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1956-57 season with a record of 34 wins and 38 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 8-4.
The Hawks scored 7,091 points and conceded 7,097. Bob Pettit tossed in a team-leading 1,755 points for St. Louis, and Ed Macauley averaged 16 or more per game, too. Bob Pettit contributed 1,037 boards. Jack McMahon dished out 367 assists for the squad.
Red Holzman, Slater Martin and Alex Hannum coached the team. The 1956-57 St. Louis Hawks lost in the finals.
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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Pettit | F-C | 71 | 2491 | 1477 | 613 | 684 | 529 | 0 | 0 | 1037 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 1755 | ||
Ed Macauley | C-F | 72 | 2582 | 987 | 414 | 479 | 359 | 0 | 0 | 440 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 1187 | ||
Jack Coleman | F-C | 72 | 2145 | 775 | 316 | 161 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 645 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 755 | ||
Chuck Share | C | 72 | 1673 | 535 | 235 | 393 | 269 | 0 | 0 | 642 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 739 | ||
Jack McMahon | G | 72 | 2344 | 725 | 239 | 225 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 620 | ||
Slater Martin | G | 53 | 1975 | 640 | 211 | 238 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 608 | ||
Cliff Hagan | F-G | 67 | 971 | 371 | 134 | 145 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 368 | ||
Med Park | G-F | 66 | 1130 | 324 | 118 | 146 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 344 | ||
Irv Bemoras | F-G | 62 | 983 | 385 | 124 | 103 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 318 | ||
Willie Naulls | F-C | 19 | 438 | 211 | 77 | 60 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 195 | ||
Norm Stewart | F | 5 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | ||
John Barber | F | 5 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | ||
Totals | 636 | 16788 | 6453 | 2487 | 0 | 0 | 2646 | 1932 | 0 | 0 | 3984 | 1420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1717 | 6906 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Pettit | F-C | 71 | 35.1 | 41.5 | 77.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.6 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 24.7 | |
Ed Macauley | C-F | 72 | 35.9 | 41.9 | 74.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 16.5 | |
Jack Coleman | F-C | 72 | 29.8 | 40.8 | 76.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 10.5 | |
Chuck Share | C | 72 | 23.2 | 43.9 | 68.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 10.3 | |
Jack McMahon | G | 72 | 32.6 | 33.0 | 63.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 8.6 | |
Slater Martin | G | 53 | 37.3 | 33.0 | 78.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 11.5 | |
Cliff Hagan | F-G | 67 | 14.5 | 36.1 | 69.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 5.5 | |
Med Park | G-F | 66 | 17.1 | 36.4 | 74.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 5.2 | |
Irv Bemoras | F-G | 62 | 15.9 | 32.2 | 68.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 5.1 | |
Willie Naulls | F-C | 19 | 23.1 | 36.5 | 68.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 10.3 | |
Norm Stewart | F | 5 | 7.4 | 26.7 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | |
John Barber | F | 5 | 3.8 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | |
Averages | 636 | 26.4 | 38.5 | 73.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 10.9 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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Bob Pettit | F-C | 10 | 430 | 237 | 98 | 133 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 298 | ||
Cliff Hagan | F-G | 10 | 319 | 143 | 62 | 63 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 170 | ||
Slater Martin | G | 10 | 439 | 155 | 55 | 74 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 166 | ||
Ed Macauley | C-F | 10 | 297 | 109 | 44 | 74 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 142 | ||
Jack McMahon | G | 10 | 375 | 137 | 52 | 36 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 124 | ||
Jack Coleman | F-C | 10 | 313 | 113 | 36 | 34 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 92 | ||
Chuck Share | C | 10 | 168 | 72 | 31 | 50 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 92 | ||
Med Park | G-F | 10 | 183 | 49 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 44 | ||
Irv Bemoras | F-G | 3 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | ||
Alex Hannum | F-C | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Totals | 85 | 2550 | 1025 | 395 | 0 | 0 | 489 | 347 | 0 | 0 | 612 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 1137 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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Bob Pettit | F-C | 10 | 43.0 | 41.4 | 76.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.8 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 29.8 | |
Cliff Hagan | F-G | 10 | 31.9 | 43.4 | 73.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 17.0 | |
Slater Martin | G | 10 | 43.9 | 35.5 | 75.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 16.6 | |
Ed Macauley | C-F | 10 | 29.7 | 40.4 | 73.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 14.2 | |
Jack McMahon | G | 10 | 37.5 | 38.0 | 55.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 12.4 | |
Jack Coleman | F-C | 10 | 31.3 | 31.9 | 58.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 9.2 | |
Chuck Share | C | 10 | 16.8 | 43.1 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 9.2 | |
Med Park | G-F | 10 | 18.3 | 28.6 | 72.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 4.4 | |
Irv Bemoras | F-G | 3 | 6.7 | 37.5 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | |
Alex Hannum | F-C | 2 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
Averages | 636 | 30.0 | 38.5 | 71.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 13.4 |