Lew Hitch

Lew Hitch
Personal information
Born(1929-07-16)July 16, 1929
Griggsville, Illinois
DiedFebruary 8, 2012(2012-02-08) (aged 82)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolGriggsville-Perry (Griggsville, Illinois)
College
NBA draft1951: 2nd round, 19th overall pick
Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers
Playing career1951–1957
PositionPower forward / center
Number11, 12, 15, 14
Career history
1951–1953Minneapolis Lakers
1953–1954Milwaukee Hawks
1954–1957Minneapolis Lakers
1957Philadelphia Warriors
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points2,075 (5.0 ppg)
Rebounds2,183 (5.3 rpg)
Assists499 (1.2 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Lewis Rufus Hitch (July 16, 1929 – February 8, 2012) was an American professional basketball player. He was born in Griggsville, Illinois.

A 6'8" forward/center from Kansas State University, Hitch played six seasons (1951–1957) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Minneapolis Lakers, Milwaukee Hawks, and Philadelphia Warriors. He averaged 5.0 points per game in his career and won the 1952 and 1953 championships with the Lakers.

He died on February 8, 2012, after an extended illness.[1]

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
 †  Won an NBA championship  *  Led the league

NBA

Source[2]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1951–52† Minneapolis 61 13.9 .358 .670 4.0 .8 3.6
1952–53† Minneapolis 70 14.7 .349 .610 3.9 .9 3.7
1953–54 Milwaukee 72 34.1 .367 .639 9.6 2.0 8.0
1954–55 Milwaukee 57 25.5 .387 .675 6.1 1.8 6.2
1954–55 Minneapolis 17 19.0 .471 .694 5.5 1.4 5.8
1955–56 Minneapolis 69 16.4 .400 .758 4.1 1.1 4.2
1956–57 Rochester 30 18.5 .372 .725 4.0 .5 4.8
1956–57 Philadelphia 38 15.2 .377 .703 3.5 .7 3.7
Career 414 20.2 .376 .674 5.3 1.2 5.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1952† Minneapolis 13 11.7 .360 .286 3.4 .7 1.8
1953† Minneapolis 12* 15.8 .348 .531 5.3 .9 4.1
1955 Minneapolis 7 19.6 .400 .793 6.0 1.4 7.9
1956 Minneapolis 3 18.0 .308 .700 5.0 .7 5.0
1957 Philadelphia 2 1.5 .000 1.000 1.0 .0 1.0
Career 37 14.5 .360 .585 4.5 .9 3.9

References

  1. ^ K-State ex athlete Lew Hitch dead at 82 Archived 2012-12-09 at archive.today
  2. ^ "Lew Hitch NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2023.


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