Whitey Skoog G

Full Name: Myer Skoog

Current Team: N/A

Born: Nov 2, 1926 (97 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Duluth, Minnesota

Nationality: United States

Height: 5-11 (180cm)     Weight: 180 (82kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1951 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 10, Minneapolis Lakers

Pre-Draft Team: Minnesota (Sr)

High School: Brainerd HIgh School [Brainerd, Minnesota]

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Whitey Skoog Player Profile

NBA Career

6 Years Of Service - 3x NBA Champion

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
1951-52 MIN 35 - 28.2 6.69 2.91 8.46 .345 - - - 0.86 1.09 .789 - - 3.49 1.71 - - - 2.69
1952-53 MIN 68 - 14.6 3.68 1.50 3.88 .386 - - - 0.68 0.90 .754 - - 1.78 1.21 - - - 2.01
1953-54 MIN 71 - 26.4 6.99 2.99 7.46 .400 - - - 1.01 1.37 .742 - - 3.15 2.52 - - - 3.30
1954-55 MIN 72 - 32.8 10.90 4.58 11.61 .395 - - - 1.74 2.15 .806 - - 4.21 3.49 - - - 3.68
1955-56 MIN 72 - 32.1 11.60 4.72 11.86 .398 - - - 2.15 2.68 .803 - - 4.04 3.54 - - - 3.22
1956-57 MIN 23 - 28.5 8.70 3.39 9.57 .355 - - - 1.91 2.04 .936 - - 3.13 3.30 - - - 2.83
CAREER   341 - 27.0 8.21 3.41 8.80 .388 - - - 1.38 1.73 .799 - - 3.32 2.65 - - - 3.01

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
1951-52 MIN 35 - 988 234 102 296 .345 - - - 30 38 .789 - - 122 60 - - - 94
1952-53 MIN 68 - 996 250 102 264 .386 - - - 46 61 .754 - - 121 82 - - - 137
1953-54 MIN 71 - 1,877 496 212 530 .400 - - - 72 97 .742 - - 224 179 - - - 234
1954-55 MIN 72 - 2,365 785 330 836 .395 - - - 125 155 .806 - - 303 251 - - - 265
1955-56 MIN 72 - 2,311 835 340 854 .398 - - - 155 193 .803 - - 291 255 - - - 232
1956-57 MIN 23 - 656 200 78 220 .355 - - - 44 47 .936 - - 72 76 - - - 65
CAREER   341 - 9,193 2,800 1,164 3,000 .388 - - - 472 591 .799 - - 1,133 903 - - - 1,027

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
1951-52 MIN 35 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 - - 0.13 21 14 .600 -0.70 1.70 1.00
1952-53 MIN 68 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .085 - - 0.23 46 21 .687 0.50 1.40 1.90
1953-54 MIN 71 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 - - 0.18 46 25 .648 1.30 2.80 4.10
1954-55 MIN 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 - - 0.19 40 32 .556 1.10 2.60 3.60
1955-56 MIN 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 - - 0.23 33 39 .458 1.40 1.40 2.90
1956-57 MIN 23 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .060 - - 0.21 10 14 .417 0.10 0.60 0.70
CAREER   341 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147 - - 0.20 196 145 .575 4.40 8.80 13.20

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
1951-52 MIN 35 - .374 .345 - - - - - - - - 113.41 - 0.79 - - 8.38
1952-53 MIN 68 - .430 .386 - - - - - - - - 114.05 - 0.95 - - 10.32
1953-54 MIN 71 - .433 .400 - - - - - - - - 114.23 - 0.94 - - 11.13
1954-55 MIN 72 - .434 .395 - - - - - - - - 120.12 - 0.94 - - 12.58
1955-56 MIN 72 - .445 .398 - - - - - - - - 120.12 - 0.98 - - 12.50
1956-57 MIN 23 - .415 .355 - - - - - - - - 129.07 - 0.91 - - 10.11
CAREER   341 - .429 .388 - - - - - - - - 118.66 - 0.93 - - 12.92

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NBA Transactions

Apr 25, 1951 - The Minneapolis Lakers selected Whitey Skoog in Round 1 with Pick 10 in the 1951 NBA Draft.
May 9, 1951 - Whitey Skoog signed a multi-year contract with the Minneapolis Lakers.
Jul 1, 1957 - Whitey Skoog, previously with the Minneapolis Lakers, became a free agent.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 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
1952-53 MIN 11 - 18.0 5.82 2.18 5.09 .429 - - - 1.45 1.82 .800 - - 2.09 1.18 - - - 2.64
1953-54 MIN 13 - 30.9 7.38 3.23 8.23 .393 - - - 0.92 1.62 .571 - - 3.62 1.77 - - - 4.62
1954-55 MIN 7 - 34.4 13.00 5.14 13.14 .391 - - - 2.71 3.00 .905 - - 5.29 2.29 - - - 4.29
1955-56 MIN 3 - 30.0 9.67 4.33 10.33 .419 - - - 1.00 3.67 .273 - - 6.00 6.00 - - - 3.67
CAREER   34 - 27.4 8.24 3.38 8.41 .402 - - - 1.47 2.15 .685 - - 3.68 2.06 - - - 3.82

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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
1952-53 MIN 11 - 198 64 24 56 .429 - - - 16 20 .800 - - 23 13 - - - 29
1953-54 MIN 13 - 402 96 42 107 .393 - - - 12 21 .571 - - 47 23 - - - 60
1954-55 MIN 7 - 241 91 36 92 .391 - - - 19 21 .905 - - 37 16 - - - 30
1955-56 MIN 3 - 90 29 13 31 .419 - - - 3 11 .273 - - 18 18 - - - 11
CAREER   34 - 931 280 115 286 .402 - - - 50 73 .685 - - 125 70 - - - 130

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
1952-53 MIN 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .108 - - 0.36 8 3 .727 0.40 0.30 0.70
1953-54 MIN 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 - - 0.20 9 4 .692 -0.20 0.70 0.50
1954-55 MIN 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 - - 0.23 3 4 .429 0.20 0.40 0.50
1955-56 MIN 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 - - 0.35 1 2 .333 - 0.10 0.10
CAREER   34 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .113 - - 0.26 21 13 .618 0.40 1.50 1.80

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
1952-53 MIN 11 - .494 .429 - - - 13.89 - - - - 122.86 - 1.14 - - 11.21
1953-54 MIN 13 - .413 .393 - - - 11.67 - - - - 96.40 - 0.90 - - 6.48
1954-55 MIN 7 - .449 .391 - - - 13.65 - - - - 129.61 - 0.99 - - 11.26
1955-56 MIN 3 - .405 .419 - - - 30.25 - - - - 69.21 - 0.94 - - 11.89
CAREER   34 - .440 .402 - - - - - - - - 108.70 - 0.98 - - 10.96

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NCAA Career

College: Minnesota (1951)

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
1947-48 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1948-49 Minnesota So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1949-50 Minnesota Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1950-51 Minnesota Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Whitey Skoog?

Whitey Skoog is 97 years old.

What is the height of Whitey Skoog?

Whitey Skoog is 5-11 (180cm) tall.

What is the weight of Whitey Skoog?

Whitey Skoog is 180 lbs (82kg).

What is the birthday of Whitey Skoog?

Whitey Skoog was born on Nov 2, 1926.

What position does Whitey Skoog play?

Whitey Skoog plays the G position.

What was the pre-draft team of Whitey Skoog?

Whitey Skoog was drafted out of Minnesota.

What high school did Whitey Skoog attend?

Whitey Skoog attended Brainerd HIgh School in Brainerd, Minnesota.

What nationality is Whitey Skoog?

Whitey Skoog has a United States nationality.

Where was Whitey Skoog born?

Whitey Skoog was born in Duluth, Minnesota.

How many NBA seasons has Whitey Skoog played?

Whitey Skoog played 6 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Whitey Skoog?

Whitey Skoog had career averages 8.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists in 341 games.

What are the career totals of Whitey Skoog?

Whitey Skoog had career totals of 2,800 points, 1,133 rebounds, 903 assists, 0 blocks, 0 steals in 341 games.

How many teams has Whitey Skoog been on?

Whitey Skoog played their entire career for the Minneapolis Lakers.

When was Whitey Skoog drafted?

Whitey Skoog was drafted in the 1st round (#10 overall) of the 1951 NBA Draft by the Minneapolis Lakers.

What is Whitey Skoog's career high in points?

Whitey Skoog averaged a career high 11.6 points per game in 1955-1956.

What is Whitey Skoog's career high in rebounds?

Whitey Skoog averaged a career high 4.2 rebounds per game in 1954-1955.

What is Whitey Skoog's career high in assists?

Whitey Skoog averaged a career high 3.5 assists per game in 1955-1956.

What is the career PER of Whitey Skoog's?

Whitey Skoog had a career PER of 12.9.

How many championships has Whitey Skoog won?

Whitey Skoog has won 3 NBA championships.