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Mel Hutchins
Center ·New York Knicks ·NBA ·#10

Mel Hutchins

Age97 BornNov 22, 1928 FromUSA Height198 cm (6'6") Weight91 kg CollegeBYU Draft1951 · #2
Career averages
11.1PPG
9.6RPG
3.0APG
437 games · 7 seasons

At a glance

NYK hub
Career snapshot
7Seasons
437Games
4,854Career points
11.3PER average
Most-played franchise: Detroit Pistons · 282 games · 1953-54 to 1956-57
Honors and awards5 total
4×
All-Star Selection1956, 1955, 1953, 1952
1×
NBA Rookie of the Year1951
All awards
Career highsSingle season
12.4PPG · 1956-57 · DET
13.3RPG · 1951-52 · ATL
3.4APG · 1954-55 · DET
Draft1951
1Round
2Overall pick
Selected by Atlanta Hawks · from BYU
Position rank1956-57
#5PPG rank
#10PER rank
#10Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 20 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

New York Knicks
1957-58 - 1957-58 · 1 seasons
7.0 PPG 4.8 RPG 1.9 APG
18 games
Detroit Pistons
1953-54 - 1956-57 · 4 seasons
11.7 PPG 8.6 RPG 3.0 APG
282 games
Atlanta Hawks
1951-52 - 1952-53 · 2 seasons
10.5 PPG 12.2 RPG 3.1 APG
137 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1951-52 ATL 66 0 39.7 9.2 13.3 2.9 0.0 0.0 36.5 0.0 64.4 - -
1952-53 ATL 71 0 40.7 11.7 11.2 3.2 0.0 0.0 37.9 0.0 65.4 - -
1953-54 DET 72 0 40.8 10.3 9.7 2.9 0.0 0.0 40.1 0.0 67.7 - -
1954-55 DET 72 0 39.7 12.0 9.2 3.4 0.0 0.0 37.8 0.0 70.8 - -
1955-56 DET 66 0 33.9 12.0 7.5 2.7 0.0 0.0 42.5 0.0 64.3 - -
1956-57 DET 72 0 36.8 12.4 7.9 2.9 0.0 0.0 38.7 0.0 73.8 - -
1957-58 NYK 18 0 21.3 7.0 4.8 1.9 0.0 0.0 38.9 0.0 55.8 11.3 0.3

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1957 Detroit Pistons New York Knicks
Jul 1953 Atlanta Hawks Detroit Pistons

All entries are season change.

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About Mel Hutchins

Melvin Ray Hutchins was an American basketball player. He played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1951 to 1958. Hutchins was selected by the Tri-Cities Blackhawks with the second pick in the 1951 NBA draft and was a four-time NBA All-Star.