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Woody Sauldsberry

Forward  at Golden State Warriors
Age91
NationalityUSA
Height201 cm (6'7")
Weight100 kg
BornJul 11, 1934
CollegeTexas Southern
Career
11.2PPG
7.5RPG
1.0APG
407 games · 5 seasons

Career snapshot

5seasons
407games
4,570career pts
4.6PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Golden State Warriors · 214 games · 1957-58–1959-60

Position rank · 1962-63

#9PPG rank
#16PER rank
#15WS rank
Among 29 Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 15.4 1958-59 · GSW
RPG 11.5 1958-59 · GSW
APG 1.6 1959-60 · GSW
PER 4.6 1965-66 · BOS
WS -0.8 1965-66 · BOS

Draft

1957
Round 8 · Pick 60
from Texas Southern

Honors & awards

1×
All-Star Selection
1958
1×
NBA Rookie of the Year
1957

Career by team

Boston Celtics
1965-66 – 1965-66 · 1 seasons
4.4 PPG 3.6 RPG 0.4 APG
39 games
Atlanta Hawks
1962-63 – 1962-63 · 1 seasons
6.2 PPG 3.5 RPG 0.5 APG
23 games
Golden State Warriors
1957-58 – 1959-60 · 3 seasons
12.7 PPG 9.4 RPG 1.1 APG
214 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1957-58 GSW 71 0 33.5 12.8 10.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 36.0 0.0 61.5 — —
1958-59 GSW 72 0 38.1 15.4 11.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 36.3 0.0 62.5 — —
1959-60 GSW 71 0 26.0 9.9 6.3 1.6 0.0 0.0 33.4 0.0 53.4 — —
1962-63 NBA 54 0 30.8 12.9 6.8 1.2 0.0 0.0 38.4 0.0 68.5 — —
1962-63 NBA 77 0 26.4 10.9 5.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 37.9 0.0 65.6 — —
1962-63 ATL 23 0 16.1 6.2 3.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 35.6 0.0 54.5 — —
1965-66 BOS 39 0 13.6 4.4 3.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 32.1 0.0 50.0 4.6 -0.8

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Notes
Oct 1965 Atlanta Hawks Boston Celtics From 1962-63 to 1965-66
Oct 1962 Golden State Warriors Atlanta Hawks From 1959-60 to 1962-63

All entries are offseason.

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Born on July 11

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About Woody Sauldsberry

Woodrow Sauldsberry Jr. was an American basketball player. He was the NBA's Rookie of the Year in 1958 and in 1966 he won the NBA championship as a member of the Boston Celtics.