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Harry Gallatin
Power Forward ·Detroit Pistons ·NBA ·#10

Harry Gallatin

Age99 BornApr 26, 1927 FromUSA Height198 cm (6'6") Weight95 kg CollegeTruman State University Draft1948
Career averages
13.0PPG
9.8RPG
1.8APG
682 games · 10 seasons

At a glance

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Career snapshot
10Seasons
682Games
8,841Career points
15.1PER average
Most-played franchise: New York Knicks · 610 games · 1948-49 to 1956-57
Draft1948
-Round
-Overall pick
From Truman State University
Career highsSingle season
15.0PPG · 1956-57 · NYK
15.3RPG · 1953-54 · NYK
2.7APG · 1950-51 · NYK
24.4PER · 1953-54 · NYK
11.8Win shares · 1953-54 · NYK
Honors and awards10 total
1×
NBA Coach of the Year1963
7×
All-Star Selection1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951, 1950
2×
All-NBA Team1954, 1953
All awards

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