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Dick Garmaker
Shooting Guard ·Los Angeles Lakers ·NBA ·#17

Dick Garmaker

Age93 BornOct 29, 1932 FromUSA Height191 cm (6'3") Weight91 kg CollegeHibbing Community College, Minnesota Draft1955 · #6
Career averages
12.7PPG
4.3RPG
2.6APG
420 games · 5 seasons

At a glance

LAL hub
Career snapshot
5Seasons
420Games
5,339Career points
14.2PER average
Most-played franchise: Los Angeles Lakers · 324 games · 1955-56 to 1959-60
Honors and awards5 total
4×
All-Star Selection1959, 1958, 1957, 1956
1×
All-NBA Team1956
All awards
Career highsSingle season
16.3PPG · 1956-57 · LAL
5.4RPG · 1957-58 · LAL
3.0APG · 1959-60 · LAL
14.2PER · 1959-60 · NYK
1.7Win shares · 1959-60 · NYK
Draft1955
1Round
6Overall pick
Selected by Los Angeles Lakers · from Hibbing Community College, Minnesota
Position rank1959-60
#4PPG rank
#7PER rank
#7Win shares rank
Shooting GuardPosition
Among 12 Shooting Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Los Angeles Lakers
1955-56 - 1959-60 · 5 seasons
12.8 PPG 4.2 RPG 2.5 APG
324 games
New York Knicks
1959-60 - 1959-60 · 1 seasons
12.9 PPG 4.8 RPG 2.8 APG
26 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1955-56 LAL 68 0 12.8 5.7 1.9 1.5 0.0 0.0 37.0 0.0 80.6 - -
1956-57 LAL 72 0 33.4 16.3 4.7 2.6 0.0 0.0 40.0 0.0 83.9 - -
1957-58 LAL 68 0 32.6 16.1 5.4 2.7 0.0 0.0 39.5 0.0 76.4 - -
1958-59 LAL 72 0 34.6 13.7 4.5 2.9 0.0 0.0 39.5 0.0 77.2 - -
1959-60 NBA 70 0 27.6 12.1 4.5 2.9 0.0 0.0 39.6 0.0 77.2 - -
1959-60 LAL 44 0 27.0 11.7 4.3 3.0 0.0 0.0 37.7 0.0 71.8 - -
1959-60 NYK 26 0 28.7 12.9 4.8 2.8 0.0 0.0 43.1 0.0 86.0 14.2 1.7

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1959 Los Angeles Lakers New York Knicks

All entries are season change.

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Born on October 29

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About Dick Garmaker

Richard Eugene Garmaker was an American basketball player who played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1955 to 1961.