Wayne Embry C

Born: Mar 26, 1937 (87 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Springfield, Ohio

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-8 (203cm)     Weight: 240 (109kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1958 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 3, Pick 7, St. Louis Hawks

Draft Rights Trade: STH to CIN, Aug 16, 1958

Pre-Draft Team: Miami (OH) (Sr)

High School: Tecumseh High School [New Carlisle, Ohio]

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Wayne Embry Player Profile

NBA Career

11 Years Of Service - 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
1958-59 CIN 66 - 24.1 11.36 4.12 10.64 .387 - - - 3.12 4.76 .656 - - 9.05 1.45 - - - 3.52
1959-60 CIN 73 - 21.8 10.59 4.15 9.45 .439 - - - 2.29 4.45 .514 - - 9.48 1.14 - - - 3.10
1960-61 ☆ CIN 79 - 28.3 14.39 5.80 12.85 .451 - - - 2.80 4.19 .668 - - 10.94 1.61 - - - 3.62
1961-62 ☆ CIN 75 - 35.0 19.79 7.52 16.13 .466 - - - 4.75 6.88 .690 - - 13.03 2.43 - - - 3.81
1962-63 ☆ CIN 76 - 33.0 18.57 7.03 15.33 .458 - - - 4.51 6.76 .667 - - 12.32 2.33 - - - 3.76
1963-64 ☆ CIN 80 - 36.4 17.29 6.95 15.16 .458 - - - 3.39 5.21 .650 - - 11.56 1.41 - - - 4.06
1964-65 ☆ CIN 74 - 30.3 12.74 4.76 10.43 .456 - - - 3.23 5.01 .644 - - 10.01 1.24 - - - 4.01
1965-66 CIN 80 - 23.5 7.56 2.90 7.05 .411 - - - 1.76 2.92 .603 - - 6.56 1.01 - - - 3.59
1966-67 BOS 72 - 10.1 5.22 2.04 4.99 .409 - - - 1.14 2.00 .569 - - 4.08 0.58 - - - 1.90
1967-68 BOS 78 - 13.9 6.35 2.47 6.19 .400 - - - 1.40 2.37 .589 - - 4.12 0.67 - - - 2.23
1968-69 MIL 78 - 30.2 13.12 4.90 11.46 .427 - - - 3.32 5.00 .664 - - 8.62 1.91 - - - 3.87
CAREER   831 - 26.2 12.49 4.81 10.91 .440 - - - 2.88 4.50 .640 - - 9.08 1.44 - - - 3.42

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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
1958-59 CIN 66 - 1,590 750 272 702 .387 - - - 206 314 .656 - - 597 96 - - - 232
1959-60 CIN 73 - 1,594 773 303 690 .439 - - - 167 325 .514 - - 692 83 - - - 226
1960-61 ☆ CIN 79 - 2,233 1,137 458 1,015 .451 - - - 221 331 .668 - - 864 127 - - - 286
1961-62 ☆ CIN 75 - 2,623 1,484 564 1,210 .466 - - - 356 516 .690 - - 977 182 - - - 286
1962-63 ☆ CIN 76 - 2,511 1,411 534 1,165 .458 - - - 343 514 .667 - - 936 177 - - - 286
1963-64 ☆ CIN 80 - 2,915 1,383 556 1,213 .458 - - - 271 417 .650 - - 925 113 - - - 325
1964-65 ☆ CIN 74 - 2,243 943 352 772 .456 - - - 239 371 .644 - - 741 92 - - - 297
1965-66 CIN 80 - 1,882 605 232 564 .411 - - - 141 234 .603 - - 525 81 - - - 287
1966-67 BOS 72 - 729 376 147 359 .409 - - - 82 144 .569 - - 294 42 - - - 137
1967-68 BOS 78 - 1,088 495 193 483 .400 - - - 109 185 .589 - - 321 52 - - - 174
1968-69 MIL 78 - 2,355 1,023 382 894 .427 - - - 259 390 .664 - - 672 149 - - - 302
CAREER   831 - 21,763 10,380 3,993 9,067 .440 - - - 2,394 3,741 .640 - - 7,544 1,194 - - - 2,838

☆ 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 CIN 66 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129 - - 0.45 17 49 .258 1.20 0.70 1.90
1959-60 CIN 73 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120 - - 0.47 19 54 .260 1.60 0.50 2.00
1960-61 ☆ CIN 79 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 - - 0.33 33 46 .418 3.30 0.10 3.40
1961-62 ☆ CIN 75 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 - - 0.43 41 34 .547 5.40 1.40 6.70
1962-63 ☆ CIN 76 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 - - 0.44 41 34 .547 3.80 1.80 5.60
1963-64 ☆ CIN 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 - - 0.34 55 25 .688 3.50 2.80 6.30
1964-65 ☆ CIN 74 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128 - - 0.48 42 32 .568 3.10 1.40 4.50
1965-66 CIN 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087 - - 0.41 45 35 .563 0.20 1.30 1.50
1966-67 BOS 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .051 - - 0.40 54 18 .750 -0.20 1.50 1.20
1967-68 BOS 78 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .066 - - 0.38 52 26 .667 -0.70 1.80 1.10
1968-69 MIL 78 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 - - 0.44 26 52 .333 1.60 1.80 3.40
CAREER   831 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .134 - - 0.41 425 405 .512 22.80 15.10 37.60

☆ 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 CIN 66 - .446 .387 - - - - - - - - 104.35 - 1.07 - - 16.46
1959-60 CIN 73 - .464 .439 - - - - - - - - 95.30 - 1.12 - - 16.71
1960-61 ☆ CIN 79 - .490 .451 - - - - - - - - 111.89 - 1.12 - - 17.28
1961-62 ☆ CIN 75 - .516 .466 - - - - - - - - 115.60 - 1.23 - - 18.64
1962-63 ☆ CIN 76 - .507 .458 - - - - - - - - 112.57 - 1.21 - - 18.71
1963-64 ☆ CIN 80 - .495 .458 - - - - - - - - 110.82 - 1.14 - - 15.90
1964-65 ☆ CIN 74 - .504 .456 - - - 5.51 - - - - 110.02 - 1.22 - - 14.66
1965-66 CIN 80 - .454 .411 - - - 5.29 - - - - 101.39 - 1.07 - - 9.50
1966-67 BOS 72 - .445 .409 - - - 7.71 - - - - 97.89 - 1.05 - - 14.15
1967-68 BOS 78 - .439 .400 - - - 6.31 - - - - 98.88 - 1.02 - - 11.26
1968-69 MIL 78 - .480 .427 - - - 8.59 - - - - 109.14 - 1.14 - - 13.52
CAREER   831 - .484 .440 - - - 6.54 - - - - 108.03 - 1.14 - - 15.57

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NBA Transactions

Apr 22, 1958 - The St. Louis Hawks selected Wayne Embry in Round 3 with Pick 7 in the 1958 NBA Draft.
Aug 16, 1958 - The Cincinnati Royals acquired the Draft Rights to Wayne Embry from the St. Louis Hawks in a trade.
Sep 1, 1958 - Wayne Embry signed a multi-year contract with the Cincinnati Royals.
Sep 15, 1966 - Wayne Embry was acquired by the Boston Celtics from the Cincinnati Royals in a trade.
May 6, 1968 - Wayne Embry was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the Expansion Draft from the Boston Celtics.
Jul 1, 1969 - Wayne Embry, previously with the Milwaukee Bucks, became a free agent.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1968

* 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
1961-62 CIN 4 - 32.0 14.00 3.50 7.50 .467 - - - 7.00 9.00 .778 - - 11.25 2.00 - - - 4.25
1962-63 CIN 12 - 32.8 16.75 6.33 14.08 .450 - - - 4.08 6.17 .662 - - 13.50 1.33 - - - 4.58
1963-64 CIN 10 - 36.3 13.40 5.30 13.90 .381 - - - 2.80 4.50 .622 - - 12.40 2.10 - - - 4.60
1964-65 CIN 4 - 30.8 12.75 5.25 12.00 .438 - - - 2.25 2.75 .818 - - 6.25 2.00 - - - 5.00
1965-66 CIN 5 - 27.8 7.80 3.20 7.60 .421 - - - 1.40 2.40 .583 - - 6.80 0.40 - - - 4.60
1966-67 BOS 5 - 7.6 5.20 2.40 6.20 .387 - - - 0.40 0.80 .500 - - 2.60 0.60 - - - 1.80
1967-68 BOS 16 - 10.1 3.69 1.44 3.69 .390 - - - 0.81 1.81 .448 - - 2.81 0.38 - - - 2.25
CAREER   56 - 24.1 10.11 3.84 9.18 .418 - - - 2.43 3.77 .645 - - 8.00 1.14 - - - 3.68

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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
1961-62 CIN 4 - 128 56 14 30 .467 - - - 28 36 .778 - - 45 8 - - - 17
1962-63 CIN 12 - 394 201 76 169 .450 - - - 49 74 .662 - - 162 16 - - - 55
1963-64 CIN 10 - 363 134 53 139 .381 - - - 28 45 .622 - - 124 21 - - - 46
1964-65 CIN 4 - 123 51 21 48 .438 - - - 9 11 .818 - - 25 8 - - - 20
1965-66 CIN 5 - 139 39 16 38 .421 - - - 7 12 .583 - - 34 2 - - - 23
1966-67 BOS 5 - 38 26 12 31 .387 - - - 2 4 .500 - - 13 3 - - - 9
1967-68 BOS 16 - 162 59 23 59 .390 - - - 13 29 .448 - - 45 6 - - - 36
CAREER   56 - 1,347 566 215 514 .418 - - - 136 211 .645 - - 448 64 - - - 206

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
1961-62 CIN 4 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120 - - 1.20 1 3 .250 0.40 - 0.40
1962-63 CIN 12 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 - - 0.44 6 6 .500 0.40 0.20 0.60
1963-64 CIN 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 - - 0.32 4 6 .400 -0.20 0.30 0.10
1964-65 CIN 4 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 - - 0.23 1 3 .250 0.10 - 0.10
1965-66 CIN 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .092 - - 0.32 2 3 .400 - - -
1966-67 BOS 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .037 - - 0.13 2 3 .400 -0.10 - -
1967-68 BOS 16 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .035 - - 0.49 10 6 .625 -0.20 0.20 -
CAREER   56 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 - - 0.41 26 30 .464 0.40 0.70 1.20

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
1961-62 CIN 4 - .611 .467 - - - 7.36 - - - - 124.44 - 1.87 - - 14.67
1962-63 CIN 12 - .499 .450 - - - 5.69 - - - - 111.19 - 1.19 - - 14.46
1963-64 CIN 10 - .422 .381 - - - 8.44 - - - - 100.35 - 0.96 - - 10.41
1964-65 CIN 4 - .483 .438 - - - 9.47 - - - - 125.57 - 1.06 - - 11.35
1965-66 CIN 5 - .451 .421 - - - 2.05 - - - - 100.44 - 1.03 - - 7.26
1966-67 BOS 5 - .397 .387 - - - 12.51 - - - - 88.71 - 0.84 - - 13.11
1967-68 BOS 16 - .411 .390 - - - 4.81 - - - - 83.81 - 1.00 - - 7.49
CAREER   56 - .466 .418 - - - 5.52 - - - - 106.28 - 1.10 - - 11.48

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1963, 1964, 1965
Western All-Star Coaches Selection - 1961, 1962

* 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 West 1 - 8 4 2 4 .500 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 3 0 - - - 0
1962 West 1 - 16 4 2 6 .333 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 4 1 - - - 4
1964 East 1 - 21 13 6 14 .429 - - - 1 1 1.000 - - 7 1 - - - 1
1965 East 1 - 19 11 5 10 .500 - - - 1 1 1.000 - - 4 0 - - - 5
TOTAL   4 - 64 32 15 34 .441 - - - 2 2 1.000 - - 18 2 - - - 10
AVERAGES   4 - 16.0 8.00 3.75 8.50 .441 - - - 0.50 0.50 1.000 - - 4.50 0.50 - - - 2.50

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NCAA Career

College: Miami (OH) (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 Miami (OH) So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1956-57 Miami (OH) Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1957-58 Miami (OH) Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


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What is the age of Wayne Embry?

Wayne Embry is 87 years old.

What is the height of Wayne Embry?

Wayne Embry is 6-8 (203cm) tall.

What is the weight of Wayne Embry?

Wayne Embry is 240 lbs (109kg).

What is the birthday of Wayne Embry?

Wayne Embry was born on Mar 26, 1937.

What position does Wayne Embry play?

Wayne Embry plays the C position.

What was the pre-draft team of Wayne Embry?

Wayne Embry was drafted out of Miami (OH).

What high school did Wayne Embry attend?

Wayne Embry attended Tecumseh High School in New Carlisle, Ohio.

What nationality is Wayne Embry?

Wayne Embry has a United States nationality.

Where was Wayne Embry born?

Wayne Embry was born in Springfield, Ohio.

How many NBA seasons has Wayne Embry played?

Wayne Embry played 11 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Wayne Embry?

Wayne Embry had career averages 12.5 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists in 831 games.

What are the career totals of Wayne Embry?

Wayne Embry had career totals of 10,380 points, 7,544 rebounds, 1,194 assists, 0 blocks, 0 steals in 831 games.

How many teams has Wayne Embry been on?

Wayne Embry played for 3 NBA teams in his career - Boston Celtics, Cincinnati Royals, Milwaukee Bucks.

When was Wayne Embry drafted?

Wayne Embry was drafted in the 3rd round (#23 overall) of the 1958 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks.

What is Wayne Embry's career high in points?

Wayne Embry averaged a career high 19.8 points per game in 1961-1962.

What is Wayne Embry's career high in rebounds?

Wayne Embry averaged a career high 13.0 rebounds per game in 1961-1962.

What is Wayne Embry's career high in assists?

Wayne Embry averaged a career high 2.4 assists per game in 1961-1962.

What is the career PER of Wayne Embry's?

Wayne Embry had a career PER of 15.6.

How many championships has Wayne Embry won?

Wayne Embry has won 1 NBA championships.

How many All-Star teams has Wayne Embry been on?

Wayne Embry is a 5x All-Star.