Bobby Wanzer G

Full Name: Robert Wanzer

Current Team: N/A

Born: Jun 4, 1921 (Passed away Jan 23, 2016, aged 94)

Birthplace/Hometown: Brooklyn, New York

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-0 (183cm)     Weight: 170 (77kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1948 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 10, Rochester Royals

Pre-Draft Team: Seton Hall (Sr)

High School: Benjamin Franklin High School [New York, New York]

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Bobby Wanzer Player Profile

NBA Career

9 Years Of Service - Hall of Fame Player, NBA Champion, 5x 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
1948-49 ROR 60 - 0.0 10.22 3.37 8.88 .379 - - - 3.48 4.23 .823 - - 0.00 3.10 - - - 2.20
1949-50 ROR 67 - 0.0 11.81 3.79 9.16 .414 - - - 4.22 5.24 .806 - - 0.00 3.19 - - - 1.52
1950-51 ROR 68 - 0.0 10.82 3.71 9.24 .401 - - - 3.41 4.01 .850 - - 3.41 2.66 - - - 1.90
1951-52 ROR 66 - 37.8 15.65 4.97 11.70 .425 - - - 5.71 6.32 .904 - - 5.05 3.97 - - - 3.05
1952-53 ROR 70 - 36.8 14.57 4.54 12.37 .367 - - - 5.49 6.76 .812 - - 5.01 3.60 - - - 2.94
1953-54 ROR 72 - 35.3 13.31 4.47 11.60 .386 - - - 4.36 5.94 .734 - - 5.44 3.53 - - - 2.38
1954-55 ROR 72 - 33.0 13.08 4.50 11.39 .395 - - - 4.08 5.19 .786 - - 5.19 3.43 - - - 2.26
1955-56 ROR 72 - 27.5 10.40 3.40 9.04 .376 - - - 3.60 5.00 .719 - - 3.78 3.12 - - - 2.10
1956-57 ROR 21 - 7.6 3.90 1.10 2.33 .469 - - - 1.71 2.19 .783 - - 1.19 0.43 - - - 0.95
CAREER   568 - 32.5 12.19 3.99 10.15 .393 - - - 4.20 5.24 .802 - - 4.49 3.22 - - - 2.24

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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
1948-49 ROR 60 - 0 613 202 533 .379 - - - 209 254 .823 - - 0 186 - - - 132
1949-50 ROR 67 - 0 791 254 614 .414 - - - 283 351 .806 - - 0 214 - - - 102
1950-51 ROR 68 - 0 736 252 628 .401 - - - 232 273 .850 - - 232 181 - - - 129
1951-52 ROR 66 - 2,498 1,033 328 772 .425 - - - 377 417 .904 - - 333 262 - - - 201
1952-53 ROR 70 - 2,577 1,020 318 866 .367 - - - 384 473 .812 - - 351 252 - - - 206
1953-54 ROR 72 - 2,538 958 322 835 .386 - - - 314 428 .734 - - 392 254 - - - 171
1954-55 ROR 72 - 2,376 942 324 820 .395 - - - 294 374 .786 - - 374 247 - - - 163
1955-56 ROR 72 - 1,980 749 245 651 .376 - - - 259 360 .719 - - 272 225 - - - 151
1956-57 ROR 21 - 159 82 23 49 .469 - - - 36 46 .783 - - 25 9 - - - 20
CAREER   568 - 12,128 6,924 2,268 5,768 .393 - - - 2,388 2,976 .802 - - 1,979 1,830 - - - 1,275

☆ 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
1948-49 ROR 60 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 - - 0.48 45 15 .750 - - -
1949-50 ROR 67 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 - - 0.57 51 17 .750 - - -
1950-51 ROR 68 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 - - 0.43 41 27 .603 - - -
1951-52 ROR 66 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 - - 0.54 41 25 .621 9.70 1.60 11.40
1952-53 ROR 70 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 - - 0.55 44 26 .629 5.20 2.70 7.90
1953-54 ROR 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 - - 0.51 44 28 .611 5.10 4.00 9.10
1954-55 ROR 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 - - 0.46 29 43 .403 4.00 1.40 5.40
1955-56 ROR 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 - - 0.55 31 41 .431 2.30 2.50 4.80
1956-57 ROR 21 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .013 - - 0.94 10 12 .455 0.80 0.20 1.00
CAREER   568 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 - - 0.52 336 234 .589 47.30 16.50 64.00

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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
1948-49 ROR 60 - .475 .379 - - - - - - - - 120.18 - 1.15 - - -
1949-50 ROR 67 - .515 .414 - - - - - - - - 121.99 - 1.29 - - -
1950-51 ROR 68 - .492 .401 - - - - - - - - 125.11 - 1.17 - - -
1951-52 ROR 66 - .541 .425 - - - - - - - - 132.89 - 1.34 - - 21.09
1952-53 ROR 70 - .475 .367 - - - - - - - - 117.90 - 1.18 - - 17.21
1953-54 ROR 72 - .468 .386 - - - - - - - - 111.93 - 1.15 - - 17.30
1954-55 ROR 72 - .478 .395 - - - - - - - - 118.12 - 1.15 - - 17.66
1955-56 ROR 72 - .463 .376 - - - - - - - - 109.58 - 1.15 - - 13.25
1956-57 ROR 21 - .592 .469 - - - - - - - - 125.20 - 1.67 - - 19.14
CAREER   568 - .489 .393 - - - - - - - - 119.56 - 1.20 - - 20.16

☆ All-Star Season

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NBA Transactions

May 10, 1948 - The Rochester Royals selected Bobby Wanzer in Round 1 with Pick 10 in the 1948 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1948 - Bobby Wanzer signed a multi-year contract with the Rochester Royals.
Jul 1, 1957 - Bobby Wanzer, previously with the Rochester Royals, became a free agent.
Jan 23, 2016 - Bobby Wanzer passed away. He was 94 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1951
All-NBA Second Team - 1952, 1953, 1954

* 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
1948-49 ROR 4 - 0.0 9.50 3.25 10.25 .317 - - - 3.00 4.25 .706 - - 0.00 2.25 - - - 2.25
1949-50 ROR 2 - 0.0 13.50 4.00 8.50 .471 - - - 5.50 6.50 .846 - - 0.00 2.00 - - - 3.50
1950-51 ROR 14 - 0.0 12.50 4.07 8.64 .471 - - - 4.36 4.79 .910 - - 5.07 4.21 - - - 3.21
1951-52 ROR 6 - 41.5 18.83 5.50 12.83 .429 - - - 7.83 8.17 .959 - - 6.33 3.17 - - - 3.83
1952-53 ROR 3 - 38.7 17.00 4.67 12.33 .378 - - - 7.67 9.00 .852 - - 7.00 3.00 - - - 4.33
1953-54 ROR 6 - 40.8 16.00 5.00 12.33 .405 - - - 6.00 7.33 .818 - - 5.83 4.33 - - - 3.00
1954-55 ROR 3 - 33.3 18.00 5.33 11.67 .457 - - - 7.33 8.00 .917 - - 7.00 2.67 - - - 2.67
CAREER   38 - 39.4 14.58 4.50 10.58 .425 - - - 5.58 6.34 .880 - - 5.81 3.53 - - - 3.24

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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
1948-49 ROR 4 - 0 38 13 41 .317 - - - 12 17 .706 - - 0 9 - - - 9
1949-50 ROR 2 - 0 27 8 17 .471 - - - 11 13 .846 - - 0 4 - - - 7
1950-51 ROR 14 - 0 175 57 121 .471 - - - 61 67 .910 - - 71 59 - - - 45
1951-52 ROR 6 - 249 113 33 77 .429 - - - 47 49 .959 - - 38 19 - - - 23
1952-53 ROR 3 - 116 51 14 37 .378 - - - 23 27 .852 - - 21 9 - - - 13
1953-54 ROR 6 - 245 96 30 74 .405 - - - 36 44 .818 - - 35 26 - - - 18
1954-55 ROR 3 - 100 54 16 35 .457 - - - 22 24 .917 - - 21 8 - - - 8
CAREER   38 - 710 554 171 402 .425 - - - 212 241 .880 - - 186 134 - - - 123

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
1948-49 ROR 4 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 - - 0.41 2 2 .500 - - -
1949-50 ROR 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 - - 0.76 0 2 .000 - - -
1950-51 ROR 14 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 - - 0.55 9 5 .643 - - -
1951-52 ROR 6 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 - - 0.64 3 3 .500 1.00 0.40 1.30
1952-53 ROR 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .365 - - 0.73 1 2 .333 0.40 0.20 0.60
1953-54 ROR 6 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346 - - 0.59 3 3 .500 0.60 0.10 0.70
1954-55 ROR 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 - - 0.69 1 2 .333 0.50 0.20 0.70
CAREER   38 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 - - 0.60 19 19 .500 4.90 1.60 6.50

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
1948-49 ROR 4 - .392 .317 - - - - - - - - 102.30 - 0.93 - - -
1949-50 ROR 2 - .594 .471 - - - - - - - - 131.67 - 1.59 - - -
1950-51 ROR 14 - .581 .471 - - - - - - - - 138.15 - 1.45 - - -
1951-52 ROR 6 - .573 .429 - - - 17.86 - - - - 138.78 - 1.47 - - 19.18
1952-53 ROR 3 - .522 .378 - - - 24.49 - - - - 123.02 - 1.38 - - 17.08
1953-54 ROR 6 - .514 .405 - - - 24.12 - - - - 122.36 - 1.30 - - 16.69
1954-55 ROR 3 - .593 .457 - - - 15.17 - - - - 137.38 - 1.54 - - 23.26
CAREER   38 - .545 .425 - - - - - - - - 130.50 - 1.38 - - 21.62

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956

* 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
1952 West 1 - 22 4 1 8 .125 - - - 2 2 1.000 - - 5 5 - - - 2
1953 West 1 - 22 9 4 7 .571 - - - 1 1 1.000 - - 2 2 - - - 1
1954 West 1 - 36 12 5 13 .385 - - - 2 3 .667 - - 2 6 - - - 6
1955 West 1 - 26 8 3 7 .429 - - - 2 2 1.000 - - 3 2 - - - 4
1956 West 1 - 25 13 4 8 .500 - - - 5 6 .833 - - 5 2 - - - 4
TOTAL   5 - 131 46 17 43 .395 - - - 12 14 .857 - - 17 17 - - - 17
AVERAGES   5 - 26.2 9.20 3.40 8.60 .395 - - - 2.40 2.80 .857 - - 3.40 3.40 - - - 3.40

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NCAA Career

College: Seton Hall (1947)

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
1942-43 Seton Hall Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1943-44 DNP RS-So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1944-45 DNP RS-So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1945-46 DNP RS-So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1946-47 Seton Hall So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Bobby Wanzer?

Bobby Wanzer is 103 years old.

What is the height of Bobby Wanzer?

Bobby Wanzer is 6-0 (183cm) tall.

What is the weight of Bobby Wanzer?

Bobby Wanzer is 170 lbs (77kg).

What is the birthday of Bobby Wanzer?

Bobby Wanzer was born on Jun 4, 1921.

What position does Bobby Wanzer play?

Bobby Wanzer plays the G position.

What was the pre-draft team of Bobby Wanzer?

Bobby Wanzer was drafted out of Seton Hall.

What high school did Bobby Wanzer attend?

Bobby Wanzer attended Benjamin Franklin High School in New York, New York.

What nationality is Bobby Wanzer?

Bobby Wanzer has a United States nationality.

Where was Bobby Wanzer born?

Bobby Wanzer was born in Brooklyn, New York.

How many NBA seasons has Bobby Wanzer played?

Bobby Wanzer played 9 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Bobby Wanzer?

Bobby Wanzer had career averages 12.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists in 568 games.

What are the career totals of Bobby Wanzer?

Bobby Wanzer had career totals of 6,924 points, 1,979 rebounds, 1,830 assists, 0 blocks, 0 steals in 568 games.

How many teams has Bobby Wanzer been on?

Bobby Wanzer played their entire career for the Rochester Royals.

When was Bobby Wanzer drafted?

Bobby Wanzer was drafted in the 1st round (#10 overall) of the 1948 NBA Draft by the Rochester Royals.

What is Bobby Wanzer's career high in points?

Bobby Wanzer averaged a career high 15.7 points per game in 1951-1952.

What is Bobby Wanzer's career high in rebounds?

Bobby Wanzer averaged a career high 5.4 rebounds per game in 1953-1954.

What is Bobby Wanzer's career high in assists?

Bobby Wanzer averaged a career high 4.0 assists per game in 1951-1952.

What is the career PER of Bobby Wanzer's?

Bobby Wanzer had a career PER of 20.2.

Is Bobby Wanzer in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Bobby Wanzer was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987.

How many championships has Bobby Wanzer won?

Bobby Wanzer has won 1 NBA championships.

How many All-Star teams has Bobby Wanzer been on?

Bobby Wanzer is a 5x All-Star.