Guard · Sacramento Kings
Bobby Wanzer
Age 105 · USA · 183 cm (6'0") · 77 kg · Born Jun 4, 1921 · Seton Hall
12.2 PPG
3.5 RPG
3.2 APG
569 games
9 seasons
Career snapshot
9seasons
569games
6,924career pts
0.0PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Sacramento Kings
· 569 games · 1948-49–1956-57
Position rank · 1955-56
#6PPG rank
#8PER rank
#8WS rank
Among 20 Guard players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
15.7
1951-52 · SAC
RPG
5.4
1953-54 · SAC
APG
4.0
1951-52 · SAC
Draft
1948
Round 1 ·
Pick 10
from Seton Hall
Honors & awards
5×
All-Star Selection
1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951
3×
All-NBA Team
1953, 1952, 1951
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | SAC | 60 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37.9 | 0.0 | 82.3 | — | — |
| 1949-50 | SAC | 68 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.6 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.4 | 0.0 | 80.6 | — | — |
| 1950-51 | SAC | 68 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.1 | 0.0 | 85.0 | — | — |
| 1951-52 | SAC | 66 | 0 | 37.8 | 15.7 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42.5 | 0.0 | 90.4 | — | — |
| 1952-53 | SAC | 70 | 0 | 36.8 | 14.6 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36.7 | 0.0 | 81.2 | — | — |
| 1953-54 | SAC | 72 | 0 | 35.3 | 13.3 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38.6 | 0.0 | 73.4 | — | — |
| 1954-55 | SAC | 72 | 0 | 33.0 | 13.1 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.5 | 0.0 | 78.6 | — | — |
| 1955-56 | SAC | 72 | 0 | 27.5 | 10.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37.6 | 0.0 | 71.9 | — | — |
| 1956-57 | SAC | 21 | 0 | 7.6 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.9 | 0.0 | 78.3 | — | — |
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About Bobby Wanzer
Robert Francis Wanzer was an American professional basketball player and coach. A five time NBA All-Star and three time All-NBA Second Team selection, Wanzer played his entire professional career for the Rochester Royals of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). He won an NBA championship with the Royals in 1951. During his final two years as a player, he served as the team's player-coach. After he retired from playing in 1957, he remained as a coach with the Royals for one season, before he became the head coach of the St. John Fisher Cardinals