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Slater Martin

Age 100 · USA · 178 cm (5'10") · 77 kg · Born Oct 22, 1925 · Texas-Austin

9.9 PPG 3.2 RPG 4.2 APG 811 games 11 seasons
Slater Martin

Career snapshot

11seasons
811games
8,059career pts
10.1PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Los Angeles Lakers · 484 games · 1949-50–1955-56

Position rank · 1959-60

#17PPG rank
#17PER rank
#17WS rank
Among 20 Guard players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 13.6 1954-55 · LAL
RPG 4.6 1956-57 · ATL
APG 6.2 1955-56 · LAL

Honors & awards

5×
All-NBA Team
1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954
7×
All-Star Selection
1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952

Career by team

Atlanta Hawks
1956-57 – 1959-60 · 4 seasons
9.7 PPG 3.7 RPG 4.5 APG
248 games
New York Knicks
1956-57 – 1956-57 · 1 seasons
8.5 PPG 3.2 RPG 3.0 APG
13 games
Los Angeles Lakers
1949-50 – 1955-56 · 7 seasons
9.9 PPG 2.8 RPG 4.2 APG
484 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1949-50 LAL 67 0 0.0 4.0 0.0 2.2 0.0 0.0 35.1 0.0 63.4 — —
1950-51 LAL 68 0 0.0 8.5 3.6 3.5 0.0 0.0 36.2 0.0 68.4 — —
1951-52 LAL 66 0 37.6 9.3 3.5 3.8 0.0 0.0 37.5 0.0 74.7 — —
1952-53 LAL 70 0 36.5 10.6 2.7 3.6 0.0 0.0 41.0 0.0 78.0 — —
1953-54 LAL 69 0 35.8 9.9 2.4 3.7 0.0 0.0 38.8 0.0 72.4 — —
1954-55 LAL 72 0 38.7 13.6 3.6 5.9 0.0 0.0 38.1 0.0 76.9 — —
1955-56 LAL 72 0 39.4 13.2 3.6 6.2 0.0 0.0 35.8 0.0 83.3 — —
1956-57 NBA 66 0 36.4 10.9 4.4 4.1 0.0 0.0 33.2 0.0 79.0 — —
1956-57 ATL 53 0 37.3 11.5 4.6 4.3 0.0 0.0 33.0 0.0 78.2 — —
1956-57 NYK 13 0 32.8 8.5 3.2 3.0 0.0 0.0 34.4 0.0 83.0 10.1 0.6
1957-58 ATL 60 0 35.0 12.0 3.8 3.6 0.0 0.0 33.6 0.0 74.6 — —
1958-59 ATL 71 0 35.3 9.7 3.6 4.7 0.0 0.0 34.7 0.0 77.6 — —
1959-60 ATL 64 0 27.4 6.2 2.9 5.2 0.0 0.0 37.1 0.0 72.9 — —

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1957 New York Knicks Atlanta Hawks season change
Oct 1956 Atlanta Hawks New York Knicks mid season trade From 1956-57 to 1956-57
Jul 1956 Los Angeles Lakers New York Knicks season change
Jul 1956 Los Angeles Lakers Atlanta Hawks season change

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About Slater Martin

Slater Nelson "Dugie" Martin Jr. was an American professional basketball player and coach who was a playmaking guard for 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A seven-time NBA All-Star, he won five championships. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.