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Frank Ramsey

Age 94 · USA · 191 cm (6'3") · 86 kg · Born Jul 13, 1931 · Kentucky

12.9 PPG 5.6 RPG 1.9 APG 465 games 7 seasons
Frank Ramsey

Career snapshot

7seasons
465games
5,981career pts
15.4PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Boston Celtics · 465 games · 1954-55–1963-64

Position rank · 1963-64

#17PPG rank
#11PER rank
#9WS rank
Among 33 Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 16.5 1957-58 · BOS
RPG 7.3 1957-58 · BOS
APG 2.9 1954-55 · BOS
PER 19.5 1957-58 · BOS
WS 10.0 1957-58 · BOS

Draft

1953
Round 1 · Pick 5
from Kentucky

Career by team

Boston Celtics
1954-55 – 1963-64 · 7 seasons
12.9 PPG 5.6 RPG 1.9 APG
465 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1954-55 BOS 64 0 27.4 11.2 6.3 2.9 0.0 0.0 39.9 0.0 75.5 15.1 4.0
1956-57 BOS 35 0 23.1 11.9 5.1 1.9 0.0 0.0 39.3 0.0 79.1 17.6 3.3
1957-58 BOS 69 0 29.7 16.5 7.3 2.4 0.0 0.0 41.9 0.0 81.1 19.5 10.0
1958-59 BOS 72 0 28.0 15.4 6.8 2.0 0.0 0.0 37.8 0.0 78.2 15.7 5.9
1959-60 BOS 73 0 27.5 15.3 6.9 1.9 0.0 0.0 39.7 0.0 78.7 14.5 5.3
1962-63 BOS 77 0 20.0 10.9 3.7 1.2 0.0 0.0 38.2 0.0 81.6 12.8 3.6
1963-64 BOS 75 0 16.4 8.6 3.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 37.4 0.0 84.1 12.6 3.2

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Born on July 13

Dick Bunt 1930 · New York Knicks Cal Ramsey 1937 · New York Knicks Bob Kauffman 1946 · Atlanta Hawks Stu Lantz 1946 · Los Angeles Lakers David Thompson 1954 · Denver Nuggets Spud Webb 1963 · Orlando Magic Michael Jackson 1964 · Sacramento Kings Shaun Fein 1978

About Frank Ramsey

Frank Vernon Ramsey Jr. was an American professional basketball player and coach. A 6-3 swingman, he played his entire nine-year (1954–1964) National Basketball Association (NBA) career with the Boston Celtics and played a major role in the early part of their dynasty, winning seven championships as part of the team. Ramsey was also a head coach for the Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association (ABA) during the 1970–71 season. Ramsey was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982.