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Earl Lloyd
Small Forward ·Detroit Pistons ·NBA ·#17

Earl Lloyd

Age98 BornApr 3, 1928 FromUSA Height196 cm (6'5") Weight91 kg CollegeWest Virginia State University Draft1950 · #101
Career averages
8.4PPG
6.4RPG
1.5APG
560 games · 9 seasons

At a glance

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Career snapshot
9Seasons
560Games
4,693Career points
9.2PER average
Most-played franchise: Philadelphia 76ers · 413 games · 1952-53 to 1957-58
Draft1950
9Round
101Overall pick
From West Virginia State University
Career highsSingle season
10.2PPG · 1954-55 · PHI
7.7RPG · 1954-55 · PHI
2.1APG · 1954-55 · PHI
9.7PER · 1958-59 · DET
1.3Win shares · 1958-59 · DET
Position rank1959-60
#7PPG rank
#4PER rank
#5Win shares rank
Small ForwardPosition
Among 12 Small Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Detroit Pistons
1958-59 - 1959-60 · 2 seasons
8.6 PPG 5.8 RPG 1.3 APG
140 games
Philadelphia 76ers
1952-53 - 1957-58 · 6 seasons
8.3 PPG 6.6 RPG 1.5 APG
413 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1950-51 NBA 7 0 0.0 6.1 6.7 1.6 0.0 0.0 45.7 0.0 84.6 - -
1952-53 PHI 64 0 28.2 7.4 6.9 1.0 0.0 0.0 34.4 0.0 69.3 - -
1953-54 PHI 72 0 30.6 9.1 7.3 1.6 0.0 0.0 37.4 0.0 74.6 - -
1954-55 PHI 72 0 30.7 10.2 7.7 2.1 0.0 0.0 36.5 0.0 75.0 - -
1955-56 PHI 72 0 25.5 8.5 6.8 1.6 0.0 0.0 33.5 0.0 77.2 - -
1956-57 PHI 72 0 27.3 9.0 6.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 37.3 0.0 74.9 - -
1957-58 PHI 61 0 17.1 5.2 4.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 33.1 0.0 74.5 - -
1958-59 DET 72 0 24.9 8.4 6.9 1.3 0.0 0.0 34.9 0.0 75.3 9.7 1.3
1959-60 DET 68 0 23.7 8.9 4.7 1.3 0.0 0.0 35.6 0.0 80.0 8.7 0.4

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1958 Philadelphia 76ers Detroit Pistons

All entries are season change.

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About Earl Lloyd

Earl Francis Lloyd was an American professional basketball player and coach. He was the first African American player to play a game in the National Basketball Association (NBA).