Jim Baechtold
Career averages
9.7PPG
3.1RPG
2.1APG
321 games · 5 seasons
At a glance
NYK hubCareer snapshot
5Seasons
321Games
3,122Career points
13.6PER average
Most-played franchise: New York Knicks · 257 games · 1953-54 to 1956-57
Draft1952
1Round
2Overall pick
From Eastern Kentucky
Career highsSingle season
13.9PPG · 1954-55 · NYK
4.3RPG · 1954-55 · NYK
3.0APG · 1954-55 · NYK
15.4PER · 1956-57 · NYK
6.0Win shares · 1954-55 · NYK
Position rank1956-57
#19PPG rank
#1PER rank
#3Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 23 Forward players with 41+ games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | NBA | 64 | 0 | 29.6 | 10.3 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.0 | 0.0 | 73.8 | - | - |
| 1953-54 | NYK | 70 | 0 | 23.2 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36.6 | 0.0 | 75.7 | 10.5 | 2.1 |
| 1954-55 | NYK | 72 | 0 | 35.2 | 13.9 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.3 | 0.0 | 82.3 | 14.2 | 6.0 |
| 1955-56 | NYK | 70 | 0 | 24.8 | 11.0 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38.6 | 0.0 | 80.1 | 14.2 | 3.2 |
| 1956-57 | NYK | 45 | 0 | 10.3 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38.1 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 15.4 | 0.9 |
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About Jim Baechtold
James Edward Baechtold was an American basketball player and professor at Eastern Kentucky University.