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Forward ·Golden State Warriors ·NBA ·#15

Ralph Polson

Age96 BornOct 26, 1929 FromUSA Height201 cm (6'7") Weight91 kg CollegeWhitworth Draft1952 · #5
Career averages
3.9PPG
4.3RPG
0.5APG
98 games · 1 season

At a glance

GSW hub
Career snapshot
1Seasons
98Games
380Career points
9.6PER average
Most-played franchise: Golden State Warriors · 46 games · 1952-53 to 1952-53
Draft1952
1Round
5Overall pick
From Whitworth
Career highsSingle season
3.9PPG · 1952-53 · -
4.4RPG · 1952-53 · GSW
0.5APG · 1952-53 · -
Position rank1952-53
#27PPG rank
#27PER rank
#27Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 31 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Golden State Warriors
1952-53 - 1952-53 · 1 seasons
3.9 PPG 4.4 RPG 0.5 APG
46 games
New York Knicks
1952-53 - 1952-53 · 1 seasons
3.3 PPG 2.7 RPG 0.7 APG
3 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1952-53 NBA 49 0 16.5 3.9 4.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 36.3 0.0 63.5 - -
1952-53 GSW 46 0 16.8 3.9 4.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 36.5 0.0 63.3 - -
1952-53 NYK 3 0 12.3 3.3 2.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 66.7 9.6 0.1

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Notes
Oct 1952 Golden State Warriors New York Knicks From 1952-53 to 1952-53

All entries are mid season trade.

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Born on October 26

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About Ralph Polson

Ralph Mathewson Polson was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Polson was drafted with the fifth pick in the first round of the 1952 NBA draft. On December 11, 1952, Polson was sold from the Knicks to the Philadelphia Warriors. In Polson's one NBA season, he averaged 3.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. Polson died in Spokane Valley, Washington on May 6, 2022, at the age of 92.