Elmer Gainer

Elmer Gainer
Personal information
Born November 22, 1918
Chicago, Illinois
Died September 29, 1970(1970-09-29) (aged 51)
Des Plaines, Illinois
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College DePaul (1938–1941)
BAA draft 1947 / Round: -- / Pick: --
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
Playing career 1941–1950
Position Forward / Center
Number 30, 14
Career history
1941–1942 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
1943–1944 Sheboygan Red Skins
1944–1946 Chicago American Gears
1947-1948 Baltimore Bullets
1949-1950 Waterloo Hawks
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Elmer R. Gainer (November 22, 1918 – September 29, 1970[1]) was an American professional basketball player. Gainer played college basketball at DePaul University, and was drafted in the 1947 BAA draft by the Baltimore Bullets. He played for the Bullets and Waterloo Hawks in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[2] He had previously played in the National Basketball League with several teams.[3]

BAA/NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  APG  Assists per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  PPG  Points per game
 FT%  Free-throw percentage  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1947–48 Baltimore 5.111.5000.61.0
1949–50 Waterloo 15.257.7500.51.6
Career 20.227.6430.51.5

References

  1. ↑ "Services set for DePaul cager Gainer". Chicago Tribune. October 1, 1970. C2.
  2. ↑ "Elmer Gainer NBA & ABA Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ Jan Hubbard, ed. The Official NBA Encyclopedia. 3rd edition. Doubleday, 2000. 504.


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