Career snapshot
7seasons
424games
3,458career pts
14.4PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Washington Wizards
· 209 games · 1964-65–1968-69
Position rank · 1967-68
#18PPG rank
#20PER rank
#20WS rank
Among 23 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
13.6
1962-63 · DET
RPG
6.8
1962-63 · DET
APG
2.2
1962-63 · DET
PER
16.2
1963-64 · DET
WS
3.1
1962-63 · DET
Draft
1959
Round 0 ·
Pick 0
from St. Louis
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | ATL | 62 | 0 | 14.1 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42.6 | 0.0 | 63.9 | — | — |
| 1962-63 | DET | 79 | 0 | 31.4 | 13.6 | 6.8 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.3 | 0.0 | 64.9 | 12.6 | 3.1 |
| 1963-64 | DET | 74 | 0 | 20.6 | 10.6 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.5 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 16.2 | 2.7 |
| 1964-65 | WAS | 77 | 0 | 16.6 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42.3 | 0.0 | 61.3 | — | — |
| 1965-66 | WAS | 66 | 0 | 18.6 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.1 | 0.0 | 66.9 | — | — |
| 1967-68 | WAS | 59 | 0 | 14.3 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.2 | 0.0 | 62.4 | — | — |
| 1968-69 | WAS | 7 | 0 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 35.7 | 0.0 | 50.0 | — | — |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1964 | Detroit Pistons | Washington Wizards | season change | ||
| Oct 1962 | Atlanta Hawks | Detroit Pistons | offseason | From 1959-60 to 1962-63 | |
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About Bob Ferry
Robert Dean Ferry was an American professional basketball player, assistant coach, and general manager (GM) in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the St. Louis Hawks, Detroit Pistons, and Baltimore Bullets from 1959 to 1969. He then served as GM of the Bullets from 1973 to 1990, overseeing the franchise's only NBA championship in 1978. He played college basketball for Saint Louis.