Slater Martin PG

Current Team: N/A

Born: Oct 22, 1925 (Passed away Oct 18, 2012, aged 86)

Birthplace/Hometown: Houston, Texas

Nationality: United States

Height: 5-10 (178cm)     Weight: 170 (77kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1949 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 3, Pick 11, Minneapolis Lakers

Pre-Draft Team: Texas (Sr)

High School: Jefferson Davis High School [Houston, Texas]

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NBA Career

11 Years Of Service - Hall of Fame Player, 5x NBA Champion, 7x All-Star

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
1949-50 MIN 67 - 0.0 4.04 1.58 4.51 .351 - - - 0.88 1.39 .634 - - 0.00 2.21 - - - 2.42
1950-51 MIN 68 - 0.0 8.46 3.34 9.22 .362 - - - 1.78 2.60 .684 - - 3.62 3.46 - - - 2.93
1951-52 MIN 66 - 37.6 9.33 3.59 9.58 .375 - - - 2.15 2.88 .747 - - 3.45 3.77 - - - 3.42
1952-53 ☆ MIN 70 - 36.5 10.63 3.71 9.06 .410 - - - 3.20 4.10 .780 - - 2.66 3.57 - - - 3.51
1953-54 ☆ MIN 69 - 35.8 9.91 3.68 9.48 .388 - - - 2.55 3.52 .724 - - 2.41 3.67 - - - 2.87
1954-55 ☆ MIN 72 - 38.7 13.56 4.86 12.76 .381 - - - 3.83 4.99 .769 - - 3.61 5.93 - - - 3.07
1955-56 ☆ MIN 72 - 39.4 13.15 4.29 11.99 .358 - - - 4.57 5.49 .833 - - 3.61 6.18 - - - 2.81
1956-57 * ☆ All Teams 66 - 36.4 10.88 3.70 11.15 .332 - - - 3.48 4.41 .790 - - 4.36 4.08 - - - 2.92
1956-57 * ☆ STH 53 - 37.3 11.47 3.98 12.08 .330 - - - 3.51 4.49 .782 - - 4.64 4.34 - - - 3.11
1956-57 * ☆ NYK 13 - 32.8 8.46 2.54 7.38 .344 - - - 3.38 4.08 .830 - - 3.23 3.00 - - - 2.15
1957-58 ☆ STH 60 - 35.0 12.03 4.30 12.80 .336 - - - 3.43 4.60 .746 - - 3.80 3.63 - - - 3.12
1958-59 ☆ STH 71 - 35.3 9.68 3.45 9.94 .347 - - - 2.77 3.58 .776 - - 3.56 4.73 - - - 3.24
1959-60 STH 64 - 27.4 6.20 2.22 5.98 .371 - - - 1.77 2.42 .729 - - 2.92 5.16 - - - 2.72
CAREER   745 - 35.9 9.85 3.53 9.70 .364 - - - 2.78 3.65 .762 - - 3.40 4.24 - - - 3.00

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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
1949-50 MIN 67 - 0 271 106 302 .351 - - - 59 93 .634 - - 0 148 - - - 162
1950-51 MIN 68 - 0 575 227 627 .362 - - - 121 177 .684 - - 246 235 - - - 199
1951-52 MIN 66 - 2,480 616 237 632 .375 - - - 142 190 .747 - - 228 249 - - - 226
1952-53 ☆ MIN 70 - 2,556 744 260 634 .410 - - - 224 287 .780 - - 186 250 - - - 246
1953-54 ☆ MIN 69 - 2,472 684 254 654 .388 - - - 176 243 .724 - - 166 253 - - - 198
1954-55 ☆ MIN 72 - 2,784 976 350 919 .381 - - - 276 359 .769 - - 260 427 - - - 221
1955-56 ☆ MIN 72 - 2,838 947 309 863 .358 - - - 329 395 .833 - - 260 445 - - - 202
1956-57 * ☆ All Teams 66 - 2,401 718 244 736 .332 - - - 230 291 .790 - - 288 269 - - - 193
1956-57 * ☆ STH 53 - 1,975 608 211 640 .330 - - - 186 238 .782 - - 246 230 - - - 165
1956-57 * ☆ NYK 13 - 426 110 33 96 .344 - - - 44 53 .830 - - 42 39 - - - 28
1957-58 ☆ STH 60 - 2,098 722 258 768 .336 - - - 206 276 .746 - - 228 218 - - - 187
1958-59 ☆ STH 71 - 2,504 687 245 706 .347 - - - 197 254 .776 - - 253 336 - - - 230
1959-60 STH 64 - 1,756 397 142 383 .371 - - - 113 155 .729 - - 187 330 - - - 174
CAREER   745 - 21,889 7,337 2,632 7,224 .364 - - - 2,073 2,720 .762 - - 2,302 3,160 - - - 2,238

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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
1949-50 MIN 67 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119 - - 0.31 49 17 .742 - - -
1950-51 MIN 68 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 - - 0.28 44 24 .647 - - -
1951-52 MIN 66 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 - - 0.30 40 26 .606 1.80 4.50 6.30
1952-53 ☆ MIN 70 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 - - 0.45 49 21 .700 4.90 3.20 8.20
1953-54 ☆ MIN 69 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 - - 0.37 45 24 .652 2.90 3.20 6.10
1954-55 ☆ MIN 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 - - 0.39 40 32 .556 3.00 3.20 6.20
1955-56 ☆ MIN 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 - - 0.46 33 39 .458 2.90 1.80 4.70
1956-57 * ☆ All Teams 66 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 - - 0.40 34 32 .515 0.50 1.90 2.40
1956-57 * ☆ STH 53 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 - - 0.37 26 27 .491 0.10 1.70 1.70
1956-57 * ☆ NYK 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .028 - - 0.55 8 5 .615 0.40 0.20 0.60
1957-58 ☆ STH 60 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 - - 0.36 36 24 .600 -0.20 1.60 1.40
1958-59 ☆ STH 71 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 - - 0.36 48 23 .676 0.40 2.00 2.40
1959-60 STH 64 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 - - 0.40 40 24 .625 0.80 1.40 2.20
CAREER   745 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 - - 0.38 458 286 .616 18.50 26.60 45.20

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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
1949-50 MIN 67 - .395 .351 - - - - - - - - 98.54 - 0.90 - - -
1950-51 MIN 68 - .408 .362 - - - - - - - - 104.57 - 0.92 - - -
1951-52 MIN 66 - .430 .375 - - - - - - - - 112.24 - 0.97 - - 10.88
1952-53 ☆ MIN 70 - .489 .410 - - - - - - - - 119.06 - 1.17 - - 12.98
1953-54 ☆ MIN 69 - .449 .388 - - - - - - - - 111.27 - 1.05 - - 11.55
1954-55 ☆ MIN 72 - .453 .381 - - - - - - - - 114.97 - 1.06 - - 14.88
1955-56 ☆ MIN 72 - .457 .358 - - - - - - - - 119.10 - 1.10 - - 13.09
1956-57 * ☆ All Teams 66 - .415 .332 - - - - - - - - 112.19 - 0.98 - - 10.57
1956-57 * ☆ STH 53 - .408 .330 - - - - - - - - 111.12 - 0.95 - - 10.96
1956-57 * ☆ NYK 13 - .461 .344 - - - - - - - - 117.39 - 1.15 - - 9.88
1957-58 ☆ STH 60 - .406 .336 - - - - - - - - 108.23 - 0.94 - - 9.73
1958-59 ☆ STH 71 - .420 .347 - - - - - - - - 112.26 - 0.97 - - 9.64
1959-60 STH 64 - .440 .371 - - - - - - - - 109.98 - 1.04 - - 9.66
CAREER   745 - .436 .364 - - - - - - - - 112.65 - 1.02 - - 11.62

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NBA Transactions

Mar 21, 1949 - The Minneapolis Lakers selected Slater Martin in Round 3 with Pick 11 in the 1949 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1949 - Slater Martin signed a multi-year contract with the Minneapolis Lakers.
Oct 26, 1956 - Slater Martin was acquired by the New York Knicks from the Minneapolis Lakers in a trade.
Dec 10, 1956 - Slater Martin was acquired by the St. Louis Hawks from the New York Knicks in a trade.
Jul 1, 1960 - Slater Martin, previously with the St. Louis Hawks, became a free agent.
Oct 18, 2012 - Slater Martin passed away. He was 86 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1958
All-NBA Second Team - 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959

* 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
1949-50 MIN 12 - 0.0 4.67 1.75 4.17 .420 - - - 1.17 2.00 .583 - - 0.00 2.08 - - - 2.92
1950-51 MIN 7 - 0.0 7.14 2.57 7.29 .353 - - - 2.00 3.86 .519 - - 6.00 3.57 - - - 2.86
1951-52 MIN 13 - 40.2 9.00 2.92 8.46 .345 - - - 3.15 4.31 .732 - - 2.85 4.31 - - - 4.92
1952-53 MIN 12 - 37.8 10.08 3.42 8.58 .398 - - - 3.25 4.25 .765 - - 2.58 3.58 - - - 4.08
1953-54 MIN 13 - 41.0 9.69 2.85 8.62 .330 - - - 4.00 5.38 .743 - - 2.23 4.62 - - - 4.00
1954-55 MIN 7 - 45.0 13.71 4.00 13.43 .298 - - - 5.71 7.00 .816 - - 4.00 4.43 - - - 3.29
1955-56 MIN 3 - 40.3 18.00 5.67 12.33 .459 - - - 6.67 8.00 .833 - - 2.33 5.00 - - - 3.00
1956-57 STH 10 - 43.9 16.60 5.50 15.50 .355 - - - 5.60 7.40 .757 - - 4.20 4.90 - - - 3.90
1957-58 STH 11 - 37.8 11.55 4.00 12.45 .321 - - - 3.55 5.73 .619 - - 4.36 3.64 - - - 3.64
1958-59 STH 1 - 18.0 8.00 4.00 5.00 .800 - - - 0.00 0.00 .000 - - 3.00 2.00 - - - 2.00
1959-60 STH 3 - 19.3 1.00 0.33 4.33 .077 - - - 0.33 1.33 .250 - - 1.00 2.67 - - - 3.00
CAREER   92 - 39.4 10.04 3.30 9.42 .351 - - - 3.43 4.80 .715 - - 3.38 3.85 - - - 3.72

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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
1949-50 MIN 12 - 0 56 21 50 .420 - - - 14 24 .583 - - 0 25 - - - 35
1950-51 MIN 7 - 0 50 18 51 .353 - - - 14 27 .519 - - 42 25 - - - 20
1951-52 MIN 13 - 523 117 38 110 .345 - - - 41 56 .732 - - 37 56 - - - 64
1952-53 MIN 12 - 453 121 41 103 .398 - - - 39 51 .765 - - 31 43 - - - 49
1953-54 MIN 13 - 533 126 37 112 .330 - - - 52 70 .743 - - 29 60 - - - 52
1954-55 MIN 7 - 315 96 28 94 .298 - - - 40 49 .816 - - 28 31 - - - 23
1955-56 MIN 3 - 121 54 17 37 .459 - - - 20 24 .833 - - 7 15 - - - 9
1956-57 STH 10 - 439 166 55 155 .355 - - - 56 74 .757 - - 42 49 - - - 39
1957-58 STH 11 - 416 127 44 137 .321 - - - 39 63 .619 - - 48 40 - - - 40
1958-59 STH 1 - 18 8 4 5 .800 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 3 2 - - - 2
1959-60 STH 3 - 58 3 1 13 .077 - - - 1 4 .250 - - 3 8 - - - 9
CAREER   92 - 2,876 924 304 867 .351 - - - 316 442 .715 - - 270 354 - - - 342

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
1949-50 MIN 12 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 - - 0.48 10 2 .833 - - -
1950-51 MIN 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 - - 0.53 3 4 .429 - - -
1951-52 MIN 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 - - 0.51 9 4 .692 - 0.70 0.70
1952-53 MIN 12 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 - - 0.50 9 3 .750 0.70 0.70 1.40
1953-54 MIN 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 - - 0.62 9 4 .692 0.20 1.00 1.20
1954-55 MIN 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 - - 0.52 3 4 .429 - 0.50 0.40
1955-56 MIN 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 - - 0.65 1 2 .333 0.40 0.10 0.50
1956-57 STH 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 - - 0.48 6 4 .600 0.40 0.10 0.50
1957-58 STH 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 - - 0.46 8 3 .727 -0.10 0.10 -
1958-59 STH 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .026 - - 0.00 1 0 1.000 0.10 - 0.10
1959-60 STH 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .016 - - 0.31 1 2 .333 -0.30 - -0.20
CAREER   92 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 - - 0.51 60 32 .652 1.40 3.90 5.30

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
1949-50 MIN 12 - .462 .420 - - - - - - - - 100.33 - 1.12 - - -
1950-51 MIN 7 - .398 .353 - - - - - - - - 87.15 - 0.98 - - -
1951-52 MIN 13 - .434 .345 - - - 20.51 - - - - 107.76 - 1.06 - - 7.83
1952-53 MIN 12 - .482 .398 - - - 18.86 - - - - 116.28 - 1.17 - - 10.10
1953-54 MIN 13 - .441 .330 - - - 21.44 - - - - 107.32 - 1.12 - - 8.66
1954-55 MIN 7 - .415 .298 - - - 17.99 - - - - 111.42 - 1.02 - - 9.43
1955-56 MIN 3 - .568 .459 - - - 18.64 - - - - 129.28 - 1.46 - - 14.94
1956-57 STH 10 - .443 .355 - - - 17.19 - - - - 111.16 - 1.07 - - 10.86
1957-58 STH 11 - .386 .321 - - - 13.72 - - - - 94.02 - 0.93 - - 6.64
1958-59 STH 1 - .800 .800 - - - 19.16 - - - - 80.00 - 1.60 - - 18.98
1959-60 STH 3 - .102 .077 - - - 17.12 - - - - 32.69 - 0.23 - - -2.70
CAREER   92 - .435 .351 - - - - - - - - 106.56 - 1.07 - - 8.62

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
Western All-Star Coaches Selection - 1953, 1954, 1955

* 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
1953 West 1 - 26 5 2 10 .200 - - - 1 1 1.000 - - 2 1 - - - 2
1954 West 1 - 23 2 1 5 .200 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 0 3 - - - 3
1955 West 1 - 23 5 2 5 .400 - - - 1 2 .500 - - 2 5 - - - 3
1956 West 1 - 29 9 3 7 .429 - - - 3 3 1.000 - - 1 7 - - - 5
1957 West 1 - 31 8 4 11 .364 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 2 3 - - - 1
1958 West 1 - 26 6 2 9 .222 - - - 2 4 .500 - - 2 8 - - - 3
1959 West 1 - 22 5 2 6 .333 - - - 1 2 .500 - - 6 1 - - - 2
TOTAL   7 - 180 40 16 53 .302 - - - 8 12 .667 - - 15 28 - - - 19
AVERAGES   7 - 25.7 5.71 2.29 7.57 .302 - - - 1.14 1.71 .667 - - 2.14 4.00 - - - 2.71

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NCAA Career

College: Texas (1949)

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
1943-44 Texas Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1944-45 DNP RS-So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1945-46 DNP RS-So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1946-47 Texas So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1947-48 Texas Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1948-49 Texas Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Slater Martin?

Slater Martin is 98 years old.

What is the height of Slater Martin?

Slater Martin is 5-10 (178cm) tall.

What is the weight of Slater Martin?

Slater Martin is 170 lbs (77kg).

What is the birthday of Slater Martin?

Slater Martin was born on Oct 22, 1925.

What position does Slater Martin play?

Slater Martin plays the PG position.

What was the pre-draft team of Slater Martin?

Slater Martin was drafted out of Texas.

What high school did Slater Martin attend?

Slater Martin attended Jefferson Davis High School in Houston, Texas.

What nationality is Slater Martin?

Slater Martin has a United States nationality.

Where was Slater Martin born?

Slater Martin was born in Houston, Texas.

How many NBA seasons has Slater Martin played?

Slater Martin played 11 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Slater Martin?

Slater Martin had career averages 9.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 4.2 assists in 745 games.

What are the career totals of Slater Martin?

Slater Martin had career totals of 7,337 points, 2,302 rebounds, 3,160 assists, 0 blocks, 0 steals in 745 games.

How many teams has Slater Martin been on?

Slater Martin played for 3 NBA teams in his career - Minneapolis Lakers, New York Knicks, St. Louis Hawks.

When was Slater Martin drafted?

Slater Martin was drafted in the 3rd round (#35 overall) of the 1949 NBA Draft by the Minneapolis Lakers.

What is Slater Martin's career high in points?

Slater Martin averaged a career high 13.6 points per game in 1954-1955.

What is Slater Martin's career high in rebounds?

Slater Martin averaged a career high 4.4 rebounds per game in 1956-1957.

What is Slater Martin's career high in assists?

Slater Martin averaged a career high 6.2 assists per game in 1955-1956.

What is the career PER of Slater Martin's?

Slater Martin had a career PER of 11.6.

Is Slater Martin in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Slater Martin was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982.

How many championships has Slater Martin won?

Slater Martin has won 5 NBA championships.

How many All-Star teams has Slater Martin been on?

Slater Martin is a 7x All-Star.