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1956-57 Minneapolis Lakers Roster and Stats

Record: 34-38, Finished 2nd in NBA Western Division

Coach: John Kundla (34-38)

Executive: George Mikan

PTS/G: 102.3 (2nd of 8) Opp PTS/G: 103.1 (8th of 8)

SRS: -0.89 (5th of 8) Pace: 114.8 (2nd of 8)

Off Rtg: 88.5 (6th of 8) Def Rtg: 89.2 (4th of 8) Net Rtg: -0.7 (5th of 8)

Expected W-L: 34-38 (5th of 8)

Arena: Minneapolis Auditorium

NBA 1957 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Division Tiebreaker (0-1) versus St. Louis Hawks  (Series Stats)
Won NBA Western Division Semifinals (2-0) versus Fort Wayne Pistons  (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Western Division Finals (0-3) versus St. Louis Hawks  (Series Stats)

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Roster

Roster Table
No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Birth Exp College
24Walter DukesC7-0220June 23, 1930us US1Seton Hall
16Dick GarmakerSG6-3200October 29, 1932us US1Hibbing Community College, Minnesota
23Ed KalafatSF6-6245October 13, 1932us US2Minnesota
21Slick LeonardPG6-3185July 17, 1932us USRIndiana
34Clyde LovelletteC6-9234September 7, 1929us US3Kansas
18Chuck MencelPG6-0168April 21, 1933us US1Minnesota
19Vern MikkelsenPF6-7230October 21, 1928us US7Hamline University
11Jim PaxsonSF6-6200December 19, 1932us USRDayton
15Dick SchnittkerSF6-5200May 27, 1928us US5Ohio State
20Whitey SkoogSG5-11180November 2, 1926us US5Minnesota
33Bob WilliamsF6-6230May 12, 1931us US1Florida A&M

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Team and Opponent Stats

  • Ranks are per game (except for MP, which are total) and sorted descending (except for TOV and PF); opponents ranked are flipped; year/year calculations are also per game
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Per Game

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Per Game Table
Rk Player Age Pos G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST PF PTS Awards
1 Clyde Lovellette 27 C 69 36.1 8.3 19.5 .426 4.1 5.8 .717 13.5 2.0 3.6 20.8 AS
2 Dick Garmaker 24 SG 72 33.4 5.6 14.1 .400 5.1 6.0 .839 4.7 2.6 2.8 16.3 AS,NBA2
3 Vern Mikkelsen 28 PF 72 30.5 4.5 11.9 .377 4.8 5.9 .807 8.8 1.7 4.3 13.7 AS
4 Whitey Skoog 30 SG 23 28.5 3.4 9.6 .355 1.9 2.0 .936 3.1 3.3 2.8 8.7
5 Slick Leonard 24 PG 72 27.0 4.2 12.0 .349 2.6 3.3 .772 3.1 2.3 1.9 11.0
6 Walter Dukes 26 C 71 26.3 3.2 8.8 .364 3.7 5.4 .689 11.2 0.8 3.8 10.1
7 Chuck Mencel 23 PG 72 25.7 3.4 9.6 .353 2.5 3.3 .746 3.3 2.8 1.3 9.2
8 Ed Kalafat 24 SF 65 24.9 2.7 7.8 .351 3.0 4.6 .661 6.5 1.6 3.7 8.5
9 Jim Paxson 24 SF 71 17.9 1.9 6.8 .285 2.4 3.3 .720 3.7 1.2 2.3 6.3
10 Dick Schnittker 28 SF 70 14.2 1.6 5.0 .322 2.3 2.8 .829 2.6 0.7 2.1 5.5
11 Bob Williams 25 4 5.0 0.3 1.0 .250 0.5 0.8 .667 1.3 0.0 0.5 1.0
Team Totals 72 26.2 35.9 96.7 .371 30.5 40.3 .757 63.6 16.6 26.2 102.3
Per Game Table
Rk Player Age Pos G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST PF PTS Awards
1 Slick Leonard 24 PG 5 40.8 8.4 20.0 .420 4.6 5.2 .885 6.0 7.6 3.0 21.4
2 Dick Garmaker 24 SG 5 37.4 3.8 13.8 .275 5.4 6.4 .844 7.0 3.4 3.8 13.0
3 Clyde Lovellette 27 C 5 36.2 10.2 23.6 .432 3.8 5.2 .731 9.4 2.2 4.2 24.2
4 Walter Dukes 26 C 5 35.4 4.8 11.4 .421 4.0 5.4 .741 14.8 1.0 5.2 13.6
5 Vern Mikkelsen 28 PF 5 32.4 6.6 16.6 .398 4.4 6.8 .647 8.6 3.4 5.8 17.6
6 Ed Kalafat 24 SF 5 20.8 4.2 7.2 .583 4.2 6.2 .677 4.8 1.8 4.0 12.6
7 Chuck Mencel 23 PG 5 19.6 1.8 7.2 .250 1.4 1.8 .778 2.6 1.2 1.4 5.0
8 Dick Schnittker 28 SF 5 16.6 1.2 4.2 .286 3.0 3.4 .882 2.4 1.6 1.2 5.4
9 Jim Paxson 24 SF 5 10.8 1.8 5.4 .333 1.4 2.8 .500 2.8 0.6 0.8 5.0
Team Totals 5 250.0 42.8 109.4 .391 32.2 43.2 .745 66.8 22.8 29.4 117.8

Per 36 Minutes

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Per 36 Minutes Table
Rk Player Age Pos G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST PF PTS Awards
1 Clyde Lovellette 27 C 69 2492 8.3 19.5 .426 4.1 5.8 .717 13.5 2.0 3.6 20.7 AS
2 Dick Garmaker 24 SG 72 2406 6.1 15.2 .400 5.5 6.5 .839 5.0 2.8 3.0 17.6 AS,NBA2
3 Vern Mikkelsen 28 PF 72 2198 5.3 14.0 .377 5.6 6.9 .807 10.3 2.0 5.1 16.1 AS
4 Slick Leonard 24 PG 72 1943 5.6 16.1 .349 3.4 4.5 .772 4.1 3.1 2.6 14.7
5 Walter Dukes 26 C 71 1866 4.4 12.1 .364 5.1 7.4 .689 15.3 1.0 5.3 13.9
6 Chuck Mencel 23 PG 72 1848 4.7 13.4 .353 3.5 4.7 .746 4.6 3.9 1.9 13.0
7 Ed Kalafat 24 SF 65 1617 4.0 11.3 .351 4.4 6.6 .661 9.5 2.3 5.4 12.3
8 Jim Paxson 24 SF 71 1274 3.9 13.7 .285 4.8 6.7 .720 7.5 2.4 4.6 12.6
9 Dick Schnittker 28 SF 70 997 4.1 12.7 .322 5.8 7.0 .829 6.7 1.9 5.2 13.9
10 Whitey Skoog 30 SG 23 656 4.3 12.1 .355 2.4 2.6 .936 4.0 4.2 3.6 11.0
11 Bob Williams 25 4 20 1.8 7.2 .250 3.6 5.4 .667 9.0 0.0 3.6 7.2
Per 36 Minutes Table
Rk Player Age Pos G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST PF PTS Awards
1 Slick Leonard 24 PG 5 204 7.4 17.6 .420 4.1 4.6 .885 5.3 6.7 2.6 18.9
2 Dick Garmaker 24 SG 5 187 3.7 13.3 .275 5.2 6.2 .844 6.7 3.3 3.7 12.5
3 Clyde Lovellette 27 C 5 181 10.1 23.5 .432 3.8 5.2 .731 9.3 2.2 4.2 24.1
4 Walter Dukes 26 C 5 177 4.9 11.6 .421 4.1 5.5 .741 15.1 1.0 5.3 13.8
5 Vern Mikkelsen 28 PF 5 162 7.3 18.4 .398 4.9 7.6 .647 9.6 3.8 6.4 19.6
6 Ed Kalafat 24 SF 5 104 7.3 12.5 .583 7.3 10.7 .677 8.3 3.1 6.9 21.8
7 Chuck Mencel 23 PG 5 98 3.3 13.2 .250 2.6 3.3 .778 4.8 2.2 2.6 9.2
8 Dick Schnittker 28 SF 5 83 2.6 9.1 .286 6.5 7.4 .882 5.2 3.5 2.6 11.7
9 Jim Paxson 24 SF 5 54 6.0 18.0 .333 4.7 9.3 .500 9.3 2.0 2.7 16.7

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