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Forward · Detroit Pistons

Bill Thieben

Age 91 · USA · 198 cm (6'6") · 98 kg · Born Mar 28, 1935 · Hofstra

4.0 PPG 3.2 RPG 0.3 APG 85 games 2 seasons

Career snapshot

2seasons
85games
337career pts
5.0PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Detroit Pistons · 85 games · 1956-57–1957-58

Position rank · 1956-57

#22PPG rank
#22PER rank
#22WS rank
Among 23 Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 4.1 1956-57 · DET
RPG 3.6 1956-57 · DET
APG 0.3 1956-57 · DET
PER 5.0 1957-58 · DET
WS -0.7 1957-58 · DET

Draft

1956
Round 0 · Pick 0
from Hofstra

Career by team

Detroit Pistons
1956-57 – 1957-58 · 2 seasons
4.0 PPG 3.2 RPG 0.3 APG
85 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1956-57 DET 58 0 10.9 4.1 3.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 35.2 0.0 65.5 — —
1957-58 DET 27 0 9.0 3.7 2.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 29.4 0.0 59.3 5.0 -0.7

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Born on March 28

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