Willie Naulls F

Full Name: William Naulls

Current Team: N/A

Born: Oct 7, 1934 (89 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Dallas, Texas

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-6 (198cm)     Weight: 225 (102kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1956 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 2, Pick 2, St. Louis Hawks

Pre-Draft Team: UCLA (Sr)

High School: San Pedro High School [San Pedro, California]

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Willie Naulls Player Profile

NBA Career

10 Years Of Service - 3x NBA Champion, 4x 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
1956-57 * All Teams 71 - 25.0 10.11 4.13 11.55 .357 - - - 1.86 2.75 .677 - - 8.69 1.18 - - - 2.62
1956-57 * NYK 52 - 25.8 10.06 4.15 11.71 .355 - - - 1.75 2.60 .674 - - 8.65 1.19 - - - 2.48
1956-57 * STH 19 - 23.1 10.26 4.05 11.11 .365 - - - 2.16 3.16 .683 - - 8.79 1.16 - - - 3.00
1957-58 ☆ NYK 68 - 34.8 18.06 6.94 17.49 .397 - - - 4.18 5.06 .826 - - 11.75 1.43 - - - 3.24
1958-59 NYK 68 - 30.3 15.71 5.96 15.76 .378 - - - 3.79 4.57 .830 - - 10.63 1.50 - - - 3.43
1959-60 ☆ NYK 65 - 34.6 21.35 8.48 19.78 .428 - - - 4.40 5.26 .836 - - 14.17 2.12 - - - 3.29
1960-61 ☆ NYK 79 - 37.7 23.37 9.33 21.81 .428 - - - 4.71 5.77 .816 - - 13.35 2.42 - - - 3.39
1961-62 ☆ NYK 75 - 39.7 25.03 9.96 23.97 .415 - - - 5.11 6.07 .842 - - 11.56 2.56 - - - 3.47
1962-63 * All Teams 70 - 27.2 12.94 5.29 12.67 .417 - - - 2.37 2.96 .802 - - 7.36 1.46 - - - 2.93
1962-63 * GOS 47 - 26.1 11.02 4.57 10.89 .420 - - - 1.87 2.36 .793 - - 6.70 1.23 - - - 3.47
1962-63 * NYK 23 - 29.4 16.87 6.74 16.30 .413 - - - 3.39 4.17 .813 - - 8.70 1.91 - - - 1.83
1963-64 BOS 78 - 18.1 9.83 4.12 9.86 .417 - - - 1.60 2.01 .796 - - 4.56 0.82 - - - 2.67
1964-65 BOS 71 - 20.6 10.52 4.25 11.07 .384 - - - 2.01 2.48 .813 - - 4.73 1.01 - - - 3.17
1965-66 BOS 71 - 20.2 10.70 4.62 11.48 .402 - - - 1.46 1.85 .794 - - 4.49 1.01 - - - 2.77
CAREER   716 - 28.8 15.79 6.32 15.57 .406 - - - 3.15 3.87 .812 - - 9.09 1.56 - - - 3.09

☆ 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
1956-57 * All Teams 71 - 1,778 718 293 820 .357 - - - 132 195 .677 - - 617 84 - - - 186
1956-57 * NYK 52 - 1,340 523 216 609 .355 - - - 91 135 .674 - - 450 62 - - - 129
1956-57 * STH 19 - 438 195 77 211 .365 - - - 41 60 .683 - - 167 22 - - - 57
1957-58 ☆ NYK 68 - 2,369 1,228 472 1,189 .397 - - - 284 344 .826 - - 799 97 - - - 220
1958-59 NYK 68 - 2,061 1,068 405 1,072 .378 - - - 258 311 .830 - - 723 102 - - - 233
1959-60 ☆ NYK 65 - 2,250 1,388 551 1,286 .428 - - - 286 342 .836 - - 921 138 - - - 214
1960-61 ☆ NYK 79 - 2,976 1,846 737 1,723 .428 - - - 372 456 .816 - - 1,055 191 - - - 268
1961-62 ☆ NYK 75 - 2,978 1,877 747 1,798 .415 - - - 383 455 .842 - - 867 192 - - - 260
1962-63 * All Teams 70 - 1,901 906 370 887 .417 - - - 166 207 .802 - - 515 102 - - - 205
1962-63 * GOS 47 - 1,225 518 215 512 .420 - - - 88 111 .793 - - 315 58 - - - 163
1962-63 * NYK 23 - 676 388 155 375 .413 - - - 78 96 .813 - - 200 44 - - - 42
1963-64 BOS 78 - 1,409 767 321 769 .417 - - - 125 157 .796 - - 356 64 - - - 208
1964-65 BOS 71 - 1,465 747 302 786 .384 - - - 143 176 .813 - - 336 72 - - - 225
1965-66 BOS 71 - 1,433 760 328 815 .402 - - - 104 131 .794 - - 319 72 - - - 197
CAREER   716 - 20,620 11,305 4,526 11,145 .406 - - - 2,253 2,774 .812 - - 6,508 1,114 - - - 2,216

☆ 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
1956-57 * All Teams 71 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149 - - 0.24 33 38 .465 -1.20 1.60 0.40
1956-57 * NYK 52 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .108 - - 0.22 25 27 .481 -1.10 1.10 -
1956-57 * STH 19 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .039 - - 0.28 8 11 .421 -0.10 0.50 0.40
1957-58 ☆ NYK 68 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 - - 0.29 35 33 .515 3.10 1.60 4.60
1958-59 NYK 68 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 - - 0.29 37 31 .544 1.20 1.40 2.60
1959-60 ☆ NYK 65 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 - - 0.27 26 39 .400 4.10 1.20 5.30
1960-61 ☆ NYK 79 - 0 0 2 0 0 0 .271 - - 0.26 21 58 .266 4.60 1.20 5.70
1961-62 ☆ NYK 75 - 0 0 2 0 0 0 .258 - - 0.25 27 48 .360 2.80 2.70 5.50
1962-63 * All Teams 70 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 - - 0.23 24 46 .343 0.40 1.40 1.80
1962-63 * GOS 47 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .072 - - 0.22 18 29 .383 0.20 1.00 1.20
1962-63 * NYK 23 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .058 - - 0.26 6 17 .261 0.20 0.40 0.70
1963-64 BOS 78 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .106 - - 0.20 58 19 .753 0.40 3.50 3.90
1964-65 BOS 71 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 - - 0.22 56 16 .778 -0.50 3.10 2.60
1965-66 BOS 71 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 - - 0.16 48 23 .676 -0.70 2.50 1.80
CAREER   716 - 0 0 4 0 0 0 .144 - - 0.25 365 351 .510 15.00 17.20 32.00

☆ 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
1956-57 * All Teams 71 - .396 .357 - - - - - - - - 103.42 - 0.88 - - 14.20
1956-57 * NYK 52 - .391 .355 - - - - - - - - 102.88 - 0.86 - - 13.80
1956-57 * STH 19 - .411 .365 - - - - - - - - 104.83 - 0.92 - - 16.25
1957-58 ☆ NYK 68 - .458 .397 - - - - - - - - 122.26 - 1.03 - - 17.49
1958-59 NYK 68 - .442 .378 - - - - - - - - 120.74 - 1.00 - - 17.17
1959-60 ☆ NYK 65 - .483 .428 - - - - - - - - 126.47 - 1.08 - - 20.46
1960-61 ☆ NYK 79 - .480 .428 - - - - - - - - 124.35 - 1.07 - - 19.80
1961-62 ☆ NYK 75 - .470 .415 - - - - - - - - 125.72 - 1.04 - - 17.72
1962-63 * All Teams 70 - .463 .417 - - - - - - - - 121.91 - 1.02 - - 13.57
1962-63 * GOS 47 - .462 .420 - - - - - - - - 121.27 - 1.01 - - 11.65
1962-63 * NYK 23 - .465 .413 - - - - - - - - 122.58 - 1.03 - - 17.55
1963-64 BOS 78 - .458 .417 - - - - - - - - 121.36 - 1.00 - - 14.03
1964-65 BOS 71 - .433 .384 - - - 6.83 - - - - 119.67 - 0.95 - - 11.50
1965-66 BOS 71 - .435 .402 - - - 7.41 - - - - 119.63 - 0.93 - - 11.92
CAREER   716 - .457 .406 - - - 7.11 - - - - 121.83 - 1.01 - - 16.46

☆ All-Star Season

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NBA Transactions

Apr 30, 1956 - The St. Louis Hawks selected Willie Naulls in Round 2 with Pick 2 in the 1956 NBA Draft.
Aug 1, 1956 - Willie Naulls signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks.
Dec 10, 1956 - Willie Naulls was acquired by the New York Knicks from the St. Louis Hawks in a trade.
Jul 1, 1961 - Willie Naulls, previously with the New York Knicks, became a free agent.
Jul 1, 1961 - Willie Naulls signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks.
Dec 5, 1962 - Willie Naulls was acquired by the San Francisco Warriors from the New York Knicks in a trade.
Sep 4, 1963 - Willie Naulls was acquired by the Boston Celtics from the San Francisco Warriors in a trade.
Jul 1, 1966 - Willie Naulls, previously with the Boston Celtics, became a free agent.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1964, 1965, 1966

* 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 NYK 2 - 31.5 17.00 7.00 21.00 .333 - - - 3.00 4.00 .750 - - 10.50 1.50 - - - 5.50
1963-64 BOS 10 - 16.7 9.10 3.70 9.50 .389 - - - 1.70 2.30 .739 - - 4.60 0.80 - - - 3.10
1964-65 BOS 12 - 15.0 7.33 3.25 7.92 .411 - - - 0.83 1.25 .667 - - 4.25 0.75 - - - 2.25
1965-66 BOS 11 - 6.8 3.18 0.82 3.18 .257 - - - 1.55 1.91 .810 - - 1.45 0.09 - - - 2.09
CAREER   35 - 13.9 7.09 2.83 7.63 .371 - - - 1.43 1.91 .746 - - 3.83 0.60 - - - 2.63

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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 NYK 2 - 63 34 14 42 .333 - - - 6 8 .750 - - 21 3 - - - 11
1963-64 BOS 10 - 167 91 37 95 .389 - - - 17 23 .739 - - 46 8 - - - 31
1964-65 BOS 12 - 180 88 39 95 .411 - - - 10 15 .667 - - 51 9 - - - 27
1965-66 BOS 11 - 75 35 9 35 .257 - - - 17 21 .810 - - 16 1 - - - 23
CAREER   35 - 485 248 99 267 .371 - - - 50 67 .746 - - 134 21 - - - 92

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 NYK 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 - - 0.19 0 2 .000 -0.10 0.10 -0.10
1963-64 BOS 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .113 - - 0.24 8 2 .800 -0.10 0.40 0.40
1964-65 BOS 12 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .086 - - 0.16 7 4 .636 -0.10 0.40 0.30
1965-66 BOS 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .014 - - 0.60 7 4 .636 -0.20 0.10 -0.10
CAREER   35 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .055 - - 0.25 22 12 .647 -0.50 1.00 0.50

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
1958-59 NYK 2 - .373 .333 - - - 6.66 - - - - 108.33 - 0.81 - - 10.19
1963-64 BOS 10 - .433 .389 - - - 7.83 - - - - 112.86 - 0.96 - - 10.44
1964-65 BOS 12 - .433 .411 - - - 6.77 - - - - 107.72 - 0.93 - - 11.94
1965-66 BOS 11 - .396 .257 - - - 1.73 - - - - 106.67 - 1.00 - - 5.11
CAREER   35 - .418 .371 - - - 5.38 - - - - 111.71 - 0.93 - - 10.14

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1958
Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1960, 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
1958 East 1 - 15 8 3 9 .333 - - - 2 2 1.000 - - 3 0 - - - 0
1960 East 1 - 26 13 5 19 .263 - - - 3 4 .750 - - 10 0 - - - 1
1961 East 1 - 15 8 4 6 .667 - - - 0 1 .000 - - 6 2 - - - 2
1962 East 1 - 21 11 5 16 .313 - - - 1 1 1.000 - - 7 0 - - - 5
TOTAL   4 - 77 40 17 50 .340 - - - 6 8 .750 - - 26 2 - - - 8
AVERAGES   4 - 19.3 10.00 4.25 12.50 .340 - - - 1.50 2.00 .750 - - 6.50 0.50 - - - 2.00

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NCAA Career

College: UCLA (1956)

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
1952-53 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1953-54 UCLA So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1954-55 UCLA Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1955-56 UCLA Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

Consensus All-American Second Team - 1956
AP All-American Third Team - 1956
Look Magazine All-American First Team - 1956
UPI All-American Third Team - 1956
NEA All-American Second Team - 1956
International News Service All-American Second Team - 1956
Collier's Magazine All-American Third Team - 1956


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Willie Naulls?

Willie Naulls is 89 years old.

What is the height of Willie Naulls?

Willie Naulls is 6-6 (198cm) tall.

What is the weight of Willie Naulls?

Willie Naulls is 225 lbs (102kg).

What is the birthday of Willie Naulls?

Willie Naulls was born on Oct 7, 1934.

What position does Willie Naulls play?

Willie Naulls plays the F position.

What was the pre-draft team of Willie Naulls?

Willie Naulls was drafted out of UCLA.

What high school did Willie Naulls attend?

Willie Naulls attended San Pedro High School in San Pedro, California.

What nationality is Willie Naulls?

Willie Naulls has a United States nationality.

Where was Willie Naulls born?

Willie Naulls was born in Dallas, Texas.

How many NBA seasons has Willie Naulls played?

Willie Naulls played 10 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Willie Naulls?

Willie Naulls had career averages 15.8 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists in 716 games.

What are the career totals of Willie Naulls?

Willie Naulls had career totals of 11,305 points, 6,508 rebounds, 1,114 assists, 0 blocks, 0 steals in 716 games.

How many teams has Willie Naulls been on?

Willie Naulls played for 4 NBA teams in his career - Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, St. Louis Hawks.

When was Willie Naulls drafted?

Willie Naulls was drafted in the 2nd round (#10 overall) of the 1956 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks.

What is Willie Naulls' career high in points?

Willie Naulls averaged a career high 25.0 points per game in 1961-1962.

What is Willie Naulls' career high in rebounds?

Willie Naulls averaged a career high 14.2 rebounds per game in 1959-1960.

What is Willie Naulls' career high in assists?

Willie Naulls averaged a career high 2.6 assists per game in 1961-1962.

What is the career PER of Willie Naulls'?

Willie Naulls had a career PER of 16.5.

How many championships has Willie Naulls won?

Willie Naulls has won 3 NBA championships.

How many All-Star teams has Willie Naulls been on?

Willie Naulls is a 4x All-Star.