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Bob Harrison
Guard ·Los Angeles Lakers ·NBA ·#3

Bob Harrison

Age99 BornAug 12, 1927 FromUSA Height185 cm (6'1") Weight86 kg CollegeMichigan Draft1949
Career averages
7.2PPG
2.2RPG
2.6APG
745 games · 9 seasons

At a glance

LAL hub
Career snapshot
9Seasons
745Games
5,391Career points
0.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Los Angeles Lakers · 309 games · 1949-50 to 1953-54
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-Star Selection1955
All awards
Career highsSingle season
10.1PPG · 1954-55 · ATL
3.1RPG · 1954-55 · ATL
3.8APG · 1955-56 · ATL
Draft1949
-Round
-Overall pick
From Michigan
Position rank1957-58
#13PPG rank
#16PER rank
#14Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 18 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Philadelphia 76ers
1956-57 - 1957-58 · 2 seasons
8.4 PPG 2.5 RPG 2.5 APG
128 games
Atlanta Hawks
1953-54 - 1956-57 · 4 seasons
9.0 PPG 2.8 RPG 3.5 APG
178 games
Los Angeles Lakers
1949-50 - 1953-54 · 5 seasons
5.7 PPG 1.8 RPG 2.4 APG
309 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1949-50 LAL 66 0 0.0 4.5 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 35.9 0.0 67.6 - -
1950-51 LAL 68 0 0.0 5.9 2.5 2.9 0.0 0.0 34.7 0.0 78.9 - -
1951-52 LAL 65 0 26.3 6.2 2.5 2.9 0.0 0.0 32.0 0.0 71.8 - -
1952-53 LAL 70 0 23.5 7.1 2.2 2.3 0.0 0.0 37.6 0.0 64.8 - -
1953-54 NBA 64 0 22.5 6.0 2.0 2.2 0.0 0.0 32.1 0.0 59.5 - -
1953-54 ATL 24 0 34.3 9.5 3.0 3.5 0.0 0.0 33.6 0.0 54.0 - -
1953-54 LAL 40 0 15.5 3.9 1.5 1.4 0.0 0.0 29.8 0.0 66.2 - -
1954-55 ATL 72 0 31.9 10.1 3.1 3.5 0.0 0.0 34.2 0.0 68.1 - -
1955-56 ATL 72 0 30.8 8.6 2.7 3.8 0.0 0.0 35.9 0.0 66.4 - -
1956-57 NBA 66 0 27.4 8.8 2.4 2.4 0.0 0.0 38.6 0.0 71.5 - -
1956-57 ATL 10 0 4.8 2.5 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.0 35.5 0.0 37.5 - -
1956-57 PHI 56 0 31.5 9.9 2.7 2.7 0.0 0.0 38.8 0.0 73.8 - -
1957-58 PHI 72 0 25.0 7.2 2.3 2.3 0.0 0.0 34.8 0.0 79.5 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1956 Atlanta Hawks Philadelphia 76ers season change
Oct 1953 Atlanta Hawks Los Angeles Lakers mid season trade From 1953-54 to 1953-54
Jul 1953 Los Angeles Lakers Atlanta Hawks season change

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About Bob Harrison

Robert William Harrison was an American professional basketball player. A 6'1" guard from the University of Michigan, Harrison played nine seasons from 1949 to 1958 in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Minneapolis Lakers, Milwaukee Hawks, St. Louis Hawks, and Syracuse Nationals. He averaged 7.2 points per game in his professional career and appeared in the 1956 NBA All-Star Game. Harrison coached the Syracuse Centennials during the 1976–77 Eastern Basketball Association season.