Career snapshot
9seasons
597games
9,642career pts
16.5PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Los Angeles Lakers
· 282 games · 1953-54–1956-57
Position rank · 1963-64
#9PPG rank
#2PER rank
#5WS rank
Among 17 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
23.4
1957-58 · SAC
RPG
14.0
1955-56 · LAL
APG
2.3
1955-56 · LAL
PER
16.8
1963-64 · BOS
WS
1.6
1962-63 · BOS
Draft
1952
Round 1 ·
Pick 9
from Kansas
Honors & awards
4×
All-Star Selection
1960, 1959, 1956, 1955
1×
All-NBA Team
1955
Career by team
Boston Celtics
1962-63 – 1963-64 · 2 seasons
6.6 PPG
2.9 RPG
0.4 APG
106 games
Atlanta Hawks
1958-59 – 1959-60 · 2 seasons
17.6 PPG
9.6 RPG
1.6 APG
138 games
Sacramento Kings
1957-58 – 1957-58 · 1 seasons
23.4 PPG
12.1 RPG
1.9 APG
71 games
Los Angeles Lakers
1953-54 – 1956-57 · 4 seasons
17.2 PPG
11.2 RPG
1.6 APG
282 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-54 | LAL | 72 | 0 | 17.4 | 8.2 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42.3 | 0.0 | 69.5 | — | — |
| 1954-55 | LAL | 70 | 0 | 33.7 | 18.7 | 11.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.5 | 0.0 | 68.6 | — | — |
| 1955-56 | LAL | 71 | 0 | 35.5 | 21.5 | 14.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.4 | 0.0 | 72.1 | — | — |
| 1956-57 | LAL | 69 | 0 | 36.1 | 20.8 | 13.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42.6 | 0.0 | 71.7 | — | — |
| 1957-58 | SAC | 71 | 0 | 36.5 | 23.4 | 12.1 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.1 | 0.0 | 74.3 | — | — |
| 1958-59 | ATL | 70 | 0 | 22.8 | 14.4 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.4 | 0.0 | 82.0 | — | — |
| 1959-60 | ATL | 68 | 0 | 28.7 | 20.8 | 10.6 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.8 | 0.0 | 82.1 | — | — |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 61 | 0 | 9.3 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42.8 | 0.0 | 74.5 | 16.2 | 1.6 |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 45 | 0 | 9.7 | 6.7 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42.0 | 0.0 | 78.9 | 16.8 | 1.3 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1962 | Atlanta Hawks | Boston Celtics | offseason | From 1959-60 to 1962-63 | |
| Jul 1958 | Sacramento Kings | Atlanta Hawks | season change | ||
| Jul 1957 | Los Angeles Lakers | Sacramento Kings | season change | ||
Ed Macauley
Center · Boston Celtics
17.5 career PPG
Bill Russell
Center · Boston Celtics
14.7 career PPG
Larry Foust
Center · Detroit Pistons
14.4 career PPG
Willie Naulls
Center · Boston Celtics
13.1 career PPG
Neil Johnston
Center · Golden State Warriors
19.4 career PPG
About Clyde Lovellette
Clyde Edward Lovellette was an American professional basketball player. Lovellette was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988. He was the first basketball player in history to achieve the Triple Crown – playing on an NCAA championship team, Olympics gold medal basketball team, and NBA championship squad.