Dick Schnittker

Dick Schnittker
Personal information
Born (1928-05-27) May 27, 1928
Kelleys Island, Ohio
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Sandusky (Sandusky, Ohio)
College Ohio State (1946–1950)
NBA draft 1950 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
Selected by the Washington Capitols
Playing career 1950–1958
Position Power forward
Number 22, 24, 15
Career history
1950–1951 Washington Capitols
1953–1958 Minneapolis Lakers
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points 3,028 (8.3 ppg)
Rebounds 1,372 (3.8 rpg)
Assists 480 (1.3 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Richard D. "Dick" Schnittker (born May 27, 1928) is an American retired professional basketball player born in Kelleys Island, Ohio.

A 6'5" forward from the Ohio State University, Schnittker played six seasons (1950–1951; 1953–1958) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Washington Capitols and Minneapolis Lakers. He averaged 8.3 points per game and won championships with the Lakers in 1953 and 1954. Schnittker's debut for the Lakers in the 1952–53 season occurred during the playoffs. He was the first player to see action in the Finals after not playing a game during the preceding regular season, a feat later equalled by Tom Hoover in 1966 and Tracy McGrady in 2013.[1]

In college Schnittker also played end on the Ohio State football team during the 1949 season. After starting end Sonny Gandee went down with a season-ending neck injury, coach Wes Fesler recruited Schnittker to take Gandee's place. Schnittker helped the team to a Big Ten championship and Rose Bowl appearance.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
† Denotes seasons in which Schnittker won a NBA championship

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1950–51 Washington 29 – .411 .866 5.3 1.4 10.2
1953–54† Minneapolis 71 14.6 .397 .652 2.5 0.8 4.6
1954–55 Minneapolis 72 25.0 .388 .823 4.8 1.6 10.4
1955–56 Minneapolis 72 26.8 .393 .856 4.1 2.0 11.3
1956–57 Minneapolis 70 14.2 .322 .829 2.6 0.7 5.5
1957–58 Minneapolis 50 19.6 .359 .848 4.2 1.4 9.1
Career 364 20.1 .379 .825 3.8 1.3 8.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1953† Minneapolis 7 4.1 .125 .636 0.6 0.0 1.3
1954† Minneapolis 13 12.5 .344 .600 1.6 0.4 2.6
1955 Minneapolis 7 20.0 .275 .694 4.4 1.0 7.6
1956 Minneapolis 3 29.0 .565 .850 5.0 1.7 14.3
1957 Minneapolis 5 16.6 .286 .882 2.4 1.6 5.4
Career 35 14.3 .333 .731 2.4 0.7 4.7

References

  1. ↑ "McGrady makes his NBA Finals debut". ESPN – Elias Says. Retrieved 10 June 2013.


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