Hal Greer G

Current Team: N/A

Born: Jun 26, 1936 (Passed away Apr 14, 2018, aged 81)

Birthplace/Hometown: Huntington, West Virginia

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-2 (188cm)     Weight: 175 (79kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1958 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 2, Pick 6, Syracuse Nationals

Pre-Draft Team: Marshall (Sr)

High School: Douglass High School [Huntington, West Virginia]

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Hal Greer Player Profile

NBA Career

15 Years Of Service - NBA's Top 50, NBA's Top 75, Hall of Fame Player, NBA Champion, 10x All-Star, #15 retired by PHL

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1958-59 SYR 68 - 23.9 11.07 4.53 9.99 .454 - - - 2.01 2.59 .778 - - 2.88 1.49 - - - 2.78
1959-60 SYR 70 - 28.3 13.20 5.54 11.64 .476 - - - 2.11 2.70 .783 - - 4.33 2.69 - - - 2.97
1960-61 SYR 79 - 35.0 19.63 7.89 17.48 .451 - - - 3.86 4.99 .774 - - 5.76 3.82 - - - 3.06
1961-62 SYR 71 - 38.1 22.80 9.07 20.31 .447 - - - 4.66 5.69 .819 - - 7.38 4.41 - - - 3.55
1962-63 SYR 80 - 32.9 19.52 7.50 16.16 .464 - - - 4.53 5.42 .834 - - 5.71 3.44 - - - 3.58
1963-64 PHL 80 - 39.5 23.31 8.94 20.14 .444 - - - 5.44 6.56 .829 - - 6.05 4.67 - - - 3.64
1964-65 PHL 70 - 37.1 20.19 7.70 17.79 .433 - - - 4.79 5.90 .811 - - 5.07 4.47 - - - 3.63
1965-66 PHL 80 - 41.6 22.74 8.79 19.75 .445 - - - 5.16 6.42 .804 - - 5.91 4.80 - - - 3.94
1966-67 PHL 80 - 38.6 22.06 8.74 19.05 .459 - - - 4.59 5.83 .788 - - 5.28 3.79 - - - 3.77
1967-68 PHL 82 - 39.8 24.10 9.48 19.83 .478 - - - 5.15 6.70 .769 - - 5.41 4.54 - - - 3.52
1968-69 PHL 82 - 40.4 23.12 8.93 19.45 .459 - - - 5.27 6.62 .796 - - 5.30 5.05 - - - 3.59
1969-70 PHL 80 - 37.8 22.02 8.81 19.39 .455 - - - 4.40 5.40 .815 - - 4.70 5.06 - - - 3.75
1970-71 PHL 81 - 37.8 18.62 7.30 16.93 .431 - - - 4.02 5.00 .805 - - 4.49 4.56 - - - 3.57
1971-72 PHL 81 - 29.8 11.84 4.80 10.69 .449 - - - 2.23 2.89 .774 - - 3.35 3.90 - - - 3.31
1972-73 PHL 38 - 22.3 5.63 2.39 6.11 .392 - - - 0.84 1.03 .821 - - 2.79 2.92 - - - 2.00
CAREER   1122 - 35.5 19.24 7.58 16.77 .452 - - - 4.08 5.10 .801 - - 5.05 4.05 - - - 3.44

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1958-59 SYR 68 - 1,625 753 308 679 .454 - - - 137 176 .778 - - 196 101 - - - 189
1959-60 SYR 70 - 1,979 924 388 815 .476 - - - 148 189 .783 - - 303 188 - - - 208
1960-61 SYR 79 - 2,763 1,551 623 1,381 .451 - - - 305 394 .774 - - 455 302 - - - 242
1961-62 SYR 71 - 2,705 1,619 644 1,442 .447 - - - 331 404 .819 - - 524 313 - - - 252
1962-63 SYR 80 - 2,631 1,562 600 1,293 .464 - - - 362 434 .834 - - 457 275 - - - 286
1963-64 PHL 80 - 3,157 1,865 715 1,611 .444 - - - 435 525 .829 - - 484 374 - - - 291
1964-65 PHL 70 - 2,600 1,413 539 1,245 .433 - - - 335 413 .811 - - 355 313 - - - 254
1965-66 PHL 80 - 3,326 1,819 703 1,580 .445 - - - 413 514 .804 - - 473 384 - - - 315
1966-67 PHL 80 - 3,086 1,765 699 1,524 .459 - - - 367 466 .788 - - 422 303 - - - 302
1967-68 PHL 82 - 3,263 1,976 777 1,626 .478 - - - 422 549 .769 - - 444 372 - - - 289
1968-69 PHL 82 - 3,311 1,896 732 1,595 .459 - - - 432 543 .796 - - 435 414 - - - 294
1969-70 PHL 80 - 3,024 1,762 705 1,551 .455 - - - 352 432 .815 - - 376 405 - - - 300
1970-71 PHL 81 - 3,060 1,508 591 1,371 .431 - - - 326 405 .805 - - 364 369 - - - 289
1971-72 PHL 81 - 2,410 959 389 866 .449 - - - 181 234 .774 - - 271 316 - - - 268
1972-73 PHL 38 - 848 214 91 232 .392 - - - 32 39 .821 - - 106 111 - - - 76
CAREER   1122 - 39,788 21,586 8,504 18,811 .452 - - - 4,578 5,717 .801 - - 5,665 4,540 - - - 3,855

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1958-59 SYR 68 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .134 - - 0.26 32 36 .471 3.20 1.30 4.50
1959-60 SYR 70 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 - - 0.23 42 28 .600 4.20 1.60 5.80
1960-61 SYR 79 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 - - 0.29 38 41 .481 5.40 2.50 7.90
1961-62 SYR 71 - 0 0 2 0 0 0 .258 - - 0.28 35 36 .493 5.00 3.50 8.50
1962-63 SYR 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 - - 0.34 48 32 .600 5.70 2.50 8.20
1963-64 PHL 80 - 0 0 5 0 0 0 .321 - - 0.33 34 46 .425 6.10 2.00 8.10
1964-65 PHL 70 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 - - 0.33 36 34 .514 4.40 2.20 6.60
1965-66 PHL 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 - - 0.33 55 25 .688 5.50 4.00 9.50
1966-67 PHL 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 - - 0.31 67 13 .838 5.00 2.60 7.60
1967-68 PHL 82 - 0 0 2 0 0 0 .290 - - 0.34 62 20 .756 6.90 4.30 11.20
1968-69 PHL 82 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .305 - - 0.34 55 27 .671 6.50 3.40 9.90
1969-70 PHL 80 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .284 - - 0.28 41 39 .513 3.30 3.00 6.20
1970-71 PHL 81 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 - - 0.30 46 35 .568 2.30 2.70 5.10
1971-72 PHL 81 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 - - 0.27 30 51 .370 1.70 1.80 3.50
1972-73 PHL 38 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .058 - - 0.17 3 35 .079 -0.30 0.40 0.10
CAREER   1122 - 0 0 12 0 0 0 .241 - - 0.30 624 498 .556 64.90 37.80 102.70

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1958-59 SYR 68 - .498 .454 - - - - - - - - 123.20 - 1.11 - - 13.70
1959-60 SYR 70 - .514 .476 - - - - - - - - 125.91 - 1.13 - - 14.43
1960-61 SYR 79 - .499 .451 - - - - - - - - 122.52 - 1.12 - - 16.42
1961-62 SYR 71 - .500 .447 - - - - - - - - 126.59 - 1.12 - - 17.24
1962-63 SYR 80 - .526 .464 - - - - - - - - 129.81 - 1.21 - - 17.36
1963-64 PHL 80 - .506 .444 - - - - - - - - 127.24 - 1.16 - - 18.16
1964-65 PHL 70 - .495 .433 - - - 17.91 - - - - 124.41 - 1.13 - - 16.27
1965-66 PHL 80 - .504 .445 - - - 15.67 - - - - 124.84 - 1.15 - - 15.74
1966-67 PHL 80 - .510 .459 - - - 12.66 - - - - 124.62 - 1.16 - - 15.27
1967-68 PHL 82 - .529 .478 - - - 14.92 - - - - 124.65 - 1.22 - - 16.57
1968-69 PHL 82 - .517 .459 - - - 17.21 - - - - 125.45 - 1.19 - - 16.99
1969-70 PHL 80 - .506 .455 - - - 17.67 - - - - 126.94 - 1.14 - - 15.68
1970-71 PHL 81 - .487 .431 - - - 16.75 - - - - 123.60 - 1.10 - - 13.96
1971-72 PHL 81 - .495 .449 - - - 17.65 - - - - 122.27 - 1.11 - - 12.04
1972-73 PHL 38 - .429 .392 - - - 16.95 - - - - 121.28 - 0.92 - - 8.83
CAREER   1122 - .506 .452 - - - 16.38 - - - - 125.28 - 1.15 - - 17.81

☆ All-Star Season

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NBA Transactions

Apr 22, 1958 - The Syracuse Nationals selected Hal Greer in Round 2 with Pick 6 in the 1958 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1958 - Hal Greer signed a multi-year contract with the Syracuse Nationals.
Jul 1, 1971 - Hal Greer, previously with the Philadelphia Sixers, became a free agent.
Sep 23, 1971 - Hal Greer signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers.
Jul 1, 1973 - Hal Greer, previously with the Philadelphia Sixers, became a free agent.
Apr 14, 2018 - Hal Greer passed away. He was 81 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Awards & Honors

Top 50 Greatest Player
Top 75 Greatest Player
NBA Champion - 1967
All-NBA Second Team - 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1958-59 SYR 9 - 30.8 11.56 4.33 10.33 .419 - - - 2.89 3.56 .813 - - 5.22 2.22 - - - 3.89
1959-60 SYR 3 - 28.0 15.67 7.33 14.33 .512 - - - 1.00 1.33 .750 - - 4.67 3.33 - - - 1.67
1960-61 SYR 8 - 29.0 14.38 5.12 13.25 .387 - - - 4.12 5.00 .825 - - 4.12 2.38 - - - 4.00
1961-62 SYR 1 - 5.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 .000 - - - 0.00 0.00 .000 - - 0.00 0.00 - - - 1.00
1962-63 SYR 5 - 42.8 23.40 8.80 17.40 .506 - - - 5.80 7.00 .829 - - 5.40 4.20 - - - 4.20
1963-64 PHL 5 - 42.2 21.40 7.40 19.00 .389 - - - 6.60 7.80 .846 - - 5.60 6.00 - - - 3.80
1964-65 PHL 11 - 45.9 24.64 9.18 20.18 .455 - - - 6.27 7.91 .793 - - 7.36 5.00 - - - 4.09
1965-66 PHL 5 - 45.2 16.40 6.40 18.20 .352 - - - 3.60 4.60 .783 - - 7.20 4.20 - - - 4.20
1966-67 PHL 15 - 45.9 27.73 10.73 25.00 .429 - - - 6.27 7.87 .797 - - 5.87 5.27 - - - 3.67
1967-68 PHL 13 - 42.5 25.77 9.23 21.38 .432 - - - 7.31 8.54 .856 - - 6.08 4.23 - - - 3.77
1968-69 PHL 5 - 40.8 16.00 5.20 16.20 .321 - - - 5.60 7.20 .778 - - 6.00 4.60 - - - 4.60
1969-70 PHL 5 - 35.6 15.40 6.60 14.80 .446 - - - 2.20 2.60 .846 - - 3.40 5.40 - - - 3.20
1970-71 PHL 7 - 37.9 17.86 7.00 16.00 .438 - - - 3.86 5.14 .750 - - 3.57 4.71 - - - 5.00
CAREER   92 - 39.6 20.39 7.66 18.01 .425 - - - 5.07 6.24 .812 - - 5.49 4.27 - - - 3.88

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1958-59 SYR 9 - 277 104 39 93 .419 - - - 26 32 .813 - - 47 20 - - - 35
1959-60 SYR 3 - 84 47 22 43 .512 - - - 3 4 .750 - - 14 10 - - - 5
1960-61 SYR 8 - 232 115 41 106 .387 - - - 33 40 .825 - - 33 19 - - - 32
1961-62 SYR 1 - 5 0 0 0 .000 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 0 0 - - - 1
1962-63 SYR 5 - 214 117 44 87 .506 - - - 29 35 .829 - - 27 21 - - - 21
1963-64 PHL 5 - 211 107 37 95 .389 - - - 33 39 .846 - - 28 30 - - - 19
1964-65 PHL 11 - 505 271 101 222 .455 - - - 69 87 .793 - - 81 55 - - - 45
1965-66 PHL 5 - 226 82 32 91 .352 - - - 18 23 .783 - - 36 21 - - - 21
1966-67 PHL 15 - 688 416 161 375 .429 - - - 94 118 .797 - - 88 79 - - - 55
1967-68 PHL 13 - 553 335 120 278 .432 - - - 95 111 .856 - - 79 55 - - - 49
1968-69 PHL 5 - 204 80 26 81 .321 - - - 28 36 .778 - - 30 23 - - - 23
1969-70 PHL 5 - 178 77 33 74 .446 - - - 11 13 .846 - - 17 27 - - - 16
1970-71 PHL 7 - 265 125 49 112 .438 - - - 27 36 .750 - - 25 33 - - - 35
CAREER   92 - 3,642 1,876 705 1,657 .425 - - - 466 574 .812 - - 505 393 - - - 357

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1958-59 SYR 9 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 - - 0.34 5 4 .556 0.30 - 0.40
1959-60 SYR 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 - - 0.09 1 2 .333 0.30 - 0.30
1960-61 SYR 8 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 - - 0.38 4 4 .500 0.30 0.20 0.40
1961-62 SYR 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 - - 0.00 1 0 1.000 - - -
1962-63 SYR 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 - - 0.40 2 3 .400 0.60 - 0.60
1963-64 PHL 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 - - 0.41 2 3 .400 0.30 - 0.30
1964-65 PHL 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337 - - 0.39 6 5 .545 1.10 0.40 1.50
1965-66 PHL 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 - - 0.25 1 4 .200 -0.30 0.30 -
1966-67 PHL 15 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341 - - 0.31 11 4 .733 1.10 0.80 1.90
1967-68 PHL 13 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .312 - - 0.40 7 6 .538 1.00 0.70 1.70
1968-69 PHL 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 - - 0.44 1 4 .200 -0.10 - -0.20
1969-70 PHL 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 - - 0.18 1 4 .200 0.10 -0.10 0.10
1970-71 PHL 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 - - 0.32 3 4 .429 0.30 0.10 0.30
CAREER   92 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .268 - - 0.35 45 47 .489 5.00 2.40 7.30

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1958-59 SYR 9 - .486 .419 - - - 9.80 - - - - 123.19 - 1.12 - - 9.95
1959-60 SYR 3 - .525 .512 - - - 19.20 - - - - 126.16 - 1.09 - - 16.23
1960-61 SYR 8 - .465 .387 - - - 12.62 - - - - 121.18 - 1.08 - - 10.23
1961-62 SYR 1 - .000 .000 - - - - - - - - 0.00 - 0.00 - - -2.96
1962-63 SYR 5 - .571 .506 - - - 13.69 - - - - 133.43 - 1.34 - - 14.81
1963-64 PHL 5 - .477 .389 - - - 21.07 - - - - 123.56 - 1.13 - - 13.40
1964-65 PHL 11 - .521 .455 - - - 16.49 - - - - 124.81 - 1.22 - - 17.09
1965-66 PHL 5 - .405 .352 - - - 14.29 - - - - 113.43 - 0.90 - - 9.02
1966-67 PHL 15 - .487 .429 - - - 15.58 - - - - 122.59 - 1.11 - - 15.68
1967-68 PHL 13 - .512 .432 - - - 14.89 - - - - 128.75 - 1.21 - - 16.35
1968-69 PHL 5 - .413 .321 - - - 15.60 - - - - 109.88 - 0.99 - - 10.01
1969-70 PHL 5 - .483 .446 - - - 18.81 - - - - 129.21 - 1.04 - - 12.52
1970-71 PHL 7 - .489 .438 - - - 18.05 - - - - 118.75 - 1.12 - - 12.99
CAREER   92 - .491 .425 - - - 16.00 - - - - 123.73 - 1.13 - - 15.31

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1964, 1967
Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970
Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP - 1968

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1961 East 1 - 18 14 7 11 .636 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 6 2 - - - 2
1962 East 1 - 24 8 3 14 .214 - - - 2 7 .286 - - 10 9 - - - 3
1963 East 1 - 15 6 3 7 .429 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 3 2 - - - 4
1964 East 1 - 20 13 5 10 .500 - - - 3 4 .750 - - 3 4 - - - 1
1965 East 1 - 21 13 5 11 .455 - - - 3 4 .750 - - 4 1 - - - 2
1966 East 1 - 23 9 4 13 .308 - - - 1 1 1.000 - - 5 1 - - - 4
1967 East 1 - 31 17 5 16 .313 - - - 7 8 .875 - - 4 1 - - - 5
1968 East 1 - 17 21 8 8 1.000 - - - 5 7 .714 - - 3 3 - - - 2
1969 East 1 - 17 4 0 1 .000 - - - 4 5 .800 - - 3 2 - - - 2
1970 East 1 - 21 15 7 11 .636 - - - 1 1 1.000 - - 4 3 - - - 4
TOTAL   10 - 207 120 47 102 .461 - - - 26 37 .703 - - 45 28 - - - 29
AVERAGES   10 - 20.7 12.00 4.70 10.20 .461 - - - 2.60 3.70 .703 - - 4.50 2.80 - - - 2.90

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NCAA Career

College: Marshall (1958)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1954-55 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1955-56 Marshall So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1956-57 Marshall Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1957-58 Marshall Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Hal Greer?

Hal Greer is 87 years old.

What is the height of Hal Greer?

Hal Greer is 6-2 (188cm) tall.

What is the weight of Hal Greer?

Hal Greer is 175 lbs (79kg).

What is the birthday of Hal Greer?

Hal Greer was born on Jun 26, 1936.

What position does Hal Greer play?

Hal Greer plays the G position.

What was the pre-draft team of Hal Greer?

Hal Greer was drafted out of Marshall.

What high school did Hal Greer attend?

Hal Greer attended Douglass High School in Huntington, West Virginia.

What nationality is Hal Greer?

Hal Greer has a United States nationality.

Where was Hal Greer born?

Hal Greer was born in Huntington, West Virginia.

How many NBA seasons has Hal Greer played?

Hal Greer played 15 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Hal Greer?

Hal Greer had career averages 19.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists in 1,122 games.

What are the career totals of Hal Greer?

Hal Greer had career totals of 21,586 points, 5,665 rebounds, 4,540 assists, 0 blocks, 0 steals in 1,122 games.

How many teams has Hal Greer been on?

Hal Greer played for 2 NBA teams in his career - Philadelphia Sixers, Syracuse Nationals.

When was Hal Greer drafted?

Hal Greer was drafted in the 2nd round (#14 overall) of the 1958 NBA Draft by the Syracuse Nationals.

What is Hal Greer's career high in points?

Hal Greer averaged a career high 24.1 points per game in 1967-1968.

What is Hal Greer's career high in rebounds?

Hal Greer averaged a career high 7.4 rebounds per game in 1961-1962.

What is Hal Greer's career high in assists?

Hal Greer averaged a career high 5.1 assists per game in 1969-1970.

What is the career PER of Hal Greer's?

Hal Greer had a career PER of 17.8.

Is Hal Greer in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Hal Greer was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982.

How many championships has Hal Greer won?

Hal Greer has won 1 NBA championships.

How many All-Star teams has Hal Greer been on?

Hal Greer is a 10x All-Star.

Is Hal Greer's jersey retired?

Hal Greer's #15 jersey was retired by the Philadelphia Sixers.