Bob Carpenter (basketball)

Bob Carpenter
Personal information
Born(1917-11-06)November 6, 1917
DiedApril 18, 1997(1997-04-18) (aged 79)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
CollegeTexas A&M–Commerce (1936–1940)
PositionPower forward / center
Number10, 15
Career history
1940–1941,
1945–1949		Oshkosh All-Stars
1948Hammond Calumet Buccaneers
1949–1950Fort Wayne Pistons
1950Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Robert Melvin Carpenter (November 6, 1917 – April 18, 1997) was an American basketball player.

He played collegiately for the East Texas State University.

He played for the Fort Wayne Pistons (1949–50, 1950–51) and Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1950–51) in the NBA for 122 games.

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

NBA

Source[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1949–50 Fort Wayne 66 .344 .742 – 1.4 9.3
1950–51 Fort Wayne 21 .218 .810 3.0 .8 4.8
1950–51 Tri-Cities 35 .389 .829 4.8 1.8 6.3
Career 122 .337 .768 4.1 1.4 7.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1950 Fort Wayne 4 .367 .714 .5 8.0

References

  1. ^ "Bob Carpenter NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 9, 2023.


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