Career snapshot
5seasons
321games
3,122career pts
13.6PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
New York Knicks
· 257 games · 1953-54–1956-57
Position rank · 1956-57
#19PPG rank
#1PER rank
#3WS rank
Among 23 Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
13.9
1954-55 · NYK
RPG
4.3
1954-55 · NYK
APG
3.0
1954-55 · NYK
PER
15.4
1956-57 · NYK
WS
6.0
1954-55 · NYK
Draft
1952
Round 1 ·
Pick 2
from Eastern Kentucky
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.