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Harry Gallatin

Age 99 · USA · 198 cm (6'6") · 95 kg · Born Apr 26, 1927 · Truman State University

13.0 PPG 9.8 RPG 1.8 APG 682 games 10 seasons
Harry Gallatin

Career snapshot

10seasons
682games
8,841career pts
15.1PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: New York Knicks · 610 games · 1948-49–1956-57

Career highs (single season)

PPG 15.0 1956-57 · NYK
RPG 15.3 1953-54 · NYK
APG 2.7 1950-51 · NYK
PER 24.4 1953-54 · NYK
WS 11.8 1953-54 · NYK

Draft

1948
Round 0 · Pick 0
from Truman State University

Honors & awards

1×
NBA Coach of the Year
1963
7×
All-Star Selection
1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951, 1950
2×
All-NBA Team
1954, 1953

Career by team

Detroit Pistons
1957-58 – 1957-58 · 1 seasons
14.9 PPG 10.4 RPG 1.2 APG
72 games
New York Knicks
1948-49 – 1956-57 · 9 seasons
12.7 PPG 9.7 RPG 1.8 APG
610 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1948-49 NYK 52 0 0.0 8.3 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 32.8 0.0 71.0 0.0 2.8
1949-50 NYK 68 0 0.0 11.8 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 39.6 0.0 75.7 0.0 7.8
1950-51 NYK 66 0 0.0 12.8 12.1 2.7 0.0 0.0 41.6 0.0 73.2 0.0 7.6
1951-52 NYK 66 0 29.3 11.2 10.0 1.7 0.0 0.0 44.2 0.0 80.6 22.1 8.9
1952-53 NYK 70 0 33.3 12.4 13.1 1.8 0.0 0.0 44.4 0.0 70.0 23.3 11.3
1953-54 NYK 72 0 37.4 13.2 15.3 2.1 0.0 0.0 40.4 0.0 78.4 24.4 11.8
1954-55 NYK 72 0 35.4 14.6 13.8 2.4 0.0 0.0 38.4 0.0 81.4 21.0 8.3
1955-56 NYK 72 0 33.0 13.9 10.3 2.3 0.0 0.0 38.6 0.0 78.7 17.6 5.6
1956-57 NYK 72 0 27.0 15.0 10.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 40.6 0.0 80.0 23.1 8.1
1957-58 DET 72 0 27.6 14.9 10.4 1.2 0.0 0.0 37.9 0.0 78.7 19.8 6.1

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1957 New York Knicks Detroit Pistons

All entries are season change.

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Born on April 26

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About Harry Gallatin

Harry Junior "The Horse" Gallatin was an American professional basketball player and coach. Gallatin played nine seasons for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1948 to 1957, as well as one season with the Detroit Pistons in the 1957–58 season. Gallatin led the NBA in rebounding and was named to the All-NBA First Team in 1954. The following year, he was named to the All-NBA Second Team. For his career, Gallatin played in seven NBA All-Star Games. A member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, he is also a member of the National Collegiate Basketbal