Jim Baechtold
Personal information
Born(1927-12-09)December 9, 1927
McKeesport, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedAugust 29, 2011(2011-08-29) (aged 83)
Richmond, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolMoon (Coraopolis, Pennsylvania)
CollegeEastern Kentucky (1948–1952)
NBA draft1952: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
Playing career1952–1957
PositionForward / guard
Number18, 10
Career history
1952–1953Baltimore Bullets
1953Elmira Colonels
1953–1957New York Knicks
Career NBA statistics
Points3,123 (9.7 ppg)
Rebounds1,009 (3.1 rpg)
Assists685 (2.1 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

James E. Baechtold (December 9, 1927 – August 29, 2011[1]) was an American basketball player and professor at Eastern Kentucky University.

Basketball career

A graduate of Moon High School in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, Baechtold played collegiately for Eastern Kentucky University (1948–1952).

Baechtold was selected by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1st round (2nd pick overall) of the 1952 NBA draft.

He played for the Bullets (1952–53) and New York Knicks (1953–57) in the NBA for 321 games, averaging 9.7 points and 3.1 rebounds.

From 1962 through 1966, Baechtold served as Eastern Kentucky University’s head basketball coach. In his five seasons, he coached two OVC runners-up and the 1965 conference championship team. He was the OVC Coach-of-the-Year in 1965. Afterwards, he served for several years as an associate professor in the university's Parks and Recreation Department.

Career playing 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[2]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1952–53 Baltimore 64 29.6 .390 .738 3.4 2.4 10.8
1953–54 New York 70 23.2 .366 .757 2.6 1.7 6.8
1954–55 New York 72 35.2 .403 .823 4.3 3.0 13.9
1955–56 New York 70 24.8 .386 .801 3.1 2.3 11.0
1956–57 New York 45 10.3 .381 .750 1.8 .7 4.8
Career 321 25.7 .388 .783 3.1 2.1 9.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1953 Baltimore 2 43.0 .533 .545 4.0 5.5 19.0
1954 New York 4 26.5 .414 .846 2.5 2.8 8.8
1955 New York 3 38.3 .378 .933 4.7 4.7 16.0
Career 9 34.1 .433 .795 3.6 4.0 13.4

References

  1. ^ Obituary Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on September 1, 2011.
  2. ^ "Jim Baechtold NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

External links


Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball head coaches
Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year
1952 NBA draft
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