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The 1949–50 Los Angeles Lakers were powered by George Mikan, whose dominant scoring and rebounding established him as the team’s undisputed centerpiece. Jim Pollard complemented him with versatile all-around production, while Slater Martin directed the offense as the primary playmaker and Vern Mikkelsen added valuable frontcourt support. The Lakers built their success around overwhelming interior play, strong rebounding, and balanced contributions from an experienced veteran core.
Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Birthdate | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | George Mikan | C | 6’10” | 245 lbs | June 18, 1924 | DePaul |
| 17 | Jim Pollard | F | 6’4″ | 185 lbs | July 9, 1922 | Stanford |
| 14 | Don Carlson | G | 6’0″ | 170 lbs | March 22, 1919 | Minnesota |
| 13 | Herm Schaefer | G | 6’0″ | 175 lbs | Dec 20, 1918 | Indiana |
| 15 | Tony Jaros | F | 6’3″ | 185 lbs | Feb 22, 1920 | Minnesota |
| 10 | Arnie Ferrin | F | 6’2″ | 175 lbs | July 29, 1925 | Utah |
| 12 | Bob Harrison | G | 6’1″ | 190 lbs | Aug 12, 1927 | Michigan |
| 20 | Slater Martin | G | 5’10” | 170 lbs | Oct 22, 1925 | Texas |
| — | Bud Erickson | C | 6’8″ | 225 lbs | July 5, 1921 | Hamline |
Regular Season Per Game
| Player | Pos | Age | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Carlson | – | 30 | 57 | – | – | 4.7 | – | 1.3 | – | – | – | 5.1 | .341 | – | – | 1.7 | .726 |
| Arnie Ferrin | – | 24 | 63 | – | – | 5.4 | – | 1.5 | – | – | – | 6.3 | .333 | – | – | 1.7 | .697 |
| Normie Glick | – | 22 | 1 | – | – | 2.0 | – | 0.0 | – | – | – | 1.0 | 1.000 | – | – | 0.0 | – |
| Bud Grant | – | 22 | 35 | – | – | 2.6 | – | 0.5 | – | – | – | 3.3 | .365 | – | – | 0.5 | .412 |
| Bob Harrison | – | 22 | 66 | – | – | 4.5 | – | 2.0 | – | – | – | 5.3 | .359 | – | – | 1.1 | .676 |
| Billy Hassett | – | 28 | 42 | – | – | 2.6 | – | 1.6 | – | – | – | 3.5 | .262 | – | – | 1.6 | .522 |
| Tony Jaros | – | 29 | 61 | – | – | 3.9 | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | 4.7 | .291 | – | – | 1.6 | .750 |
| Slater Martin | PG | 24 | 67 | – | – | 4.0 | – | 2.2 | – | – | – | 4.5 | .351 | – | – | 1.4 | .634 |
| George Mikan | C | 25 | 68 | – | – | 27.4 | – | 2.9 | – | – | – | 23.5 | .407 | – | – | 10.7 | .779 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | PF | 21 | 68 | – | – | 11.6 | – | 1.8 | – | – | – | 10.6 | .399 | – | – | 4.2 | .752 |
| Jim Pollard | SF | 27 | 66 | – | – | 14.7 | – | 3.8 | – | – | – | 17.3 | .346 | – | – | 3.7 | .764 |
| Herm Schaefer | – | 31 | 65 | – | – | 5.1 | – | 3.1 | – | – | – | 4.8 | .389 | – | – | 1.6 | .851 |
| Gene Stump | – | 24 | 23 | – | – | 2.7 | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | 4.1 | .284 | – | – | 0.6 | .500 |
| Paul Walther | SG | 22 | 22 | – | – | 3.4 | – | 0.5 | – | – | – | 3.6 | .400 | – | – | 1.0 | .524 |
| Team Totals | – | – | 68 | – | 31.5 | 84.1 | – | 20.7 | – | – | – | 85.8 | .367 | – | – | 28.6 | .741 |
Playoff Per Game
| Player | Pos | Age | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Carlson | – | 30 | 10 | – | – | 5.4 | – | 1.1 | – | – | – | 3.7 | .568 | – | – | 1.5 | .800 |
| Arnie Ferrin | – | 24 | 12 | – | – | 6.8 | – | 2.5 | – | – | – | 8.1 | .340 | – | – | 2.4 | .552 |
| Bud Grant | – | 22 | 11 | – | – | 3.9 | – | 0.6 | – | – | – | 4.1 | .400 | – | – | 1.3 | .500 |
| Bob Harrison | – | 22 | 12 | – | – | 3.5 | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | 3.1 | .432 | – | – | 1.2 | .714 |
| Billy Hassett | – | 28 | 7 | – | – | 1.3 | – | 0.6 | – | – | – | 1.7 | .250 | – | – | 1.4 | .300 |
| Tony Jaros | – | 29 | 2 | – | – | 0.5 | – | 0.0 | – | – | – | 1.5 | .000 | – | – | 1.0 | .500 |
| Slater Martin | PG | 24 | 12 | – | – | 4.7 | – | 2.1 | – | – | – | 4.2 | .420 | – | – | 2.0 | .583 |
| George Mikan | C | 25 | 12 | – | – | 31.3 | – | 3.0 | – | – | – | 26.3 | .383 | – | – | 14.2 | .788 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | PF | 21 | 12 | – | – | 13.0 | – | 1.5 | – | – | – | 12.4 | .369 | – | – | 5.0 | .767 |
| Jim Pollard | SF | 27 | 12 | – | – | 12.0 | – | 4.7 | – | – | – | 14.6 | .286 | – | – | 5.2 | .710 |
| Herm Schaefer | – | 31 | 12 | – | – | 4.3 | – | 1.3 | – | – | – | 3.5 | .381 | – | – | 1.8 | .864 |
| Team Totals | – | – | 12 | – | 29.5 | 84.5 | – | 17.9 | – | – | – | 80.3 | .368 | – | – | 35.2 | .725 |
Regular Season Totals
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Carlson | – | 30 | 57 | – | – | 267 | – | 76 | – | – | – | 290 | 99 | – | – | 95 | 69 |
| Arnie Ferrin | – | 24 | 63 | – | – | 340 | – | 95 | – | – | – | 396 | 132 | – | – | 109 | 76 |
| Normie Glick | – | 22 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Grant | – | 22 | 35 | – | – | 91 | – | 19 | – | – | – | 115 | 42 | – | – | 17 | 7 |
| Bob Harrison | – | 22 | 66 | – | – | 300 | – | 131 | – | – | – | 348 | 125 | – | – | 74 | 50 |
| Billy Hassett | – | 28 | 42 | – | – | 111 | – | 69 | – | – | – | 145 | 38 | – | – | 67 | 35 |
| Tony Jaros | – | 29 | 61 | – | – | 240 | – | 60 | – | – | – | 289 | 84 | – | – | 96 | 72 |
| Slater Martin | PG | 24 | 67 | – | – | 271 | – | 148 | – | – | – | 302 | 106 | – | – | 93 | 59 |
| George Mikan | C | 25 | 68 | – | – | 1865 | – | 197 | – | – | – | 1595 | 649 | – | – | 728 | 567 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | PF | 21 | 68 | – | – | 791 | – | 123 | – | – | – | 722 | 288 | – | – | 286 | 215 |
| Jim Pollard | SF | 27 | 66 | – | – | 973 | – | 252 | – | – | – | 1140 | 394 | – | – | 242 | 185 |
| Herm Schaefer | – | 31 | 65 | – | – | 330 | – | 203 | – | – | – | 314 | 122 | – | – | 101 | 86 |
| Gene Stump | – | 24 | 23 | – | – | 61 | – | 23 | – | – | – | 95 | 27 | – | – | 14 | 7 |
| Paul Walther | SG | 22 | 22 | – | – | 75 | – | 10 | – | – | – | 80 | 32 | – | – | 21 | 11 |
| Team Totals | – | – | 68 | – | – | 5717 | – | 1406 | – | – | – | 5832 | 2139 | – | – | 1943 | 1439 |
Playoff Totals
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Carlson | – | 30 | 10 | – | – | 54 | – | 11 | – | – | – | 37 | 21 | – | – | 15 | 12 |
| Arnie Ferrin | – | 24 | 12 | – | – | 82 | – | 30 | – | – | – | 97 | 33 | – | – | 29 | 16 |
| Bud Grant | – | 22 | 11 | – | – | 43 | – | 7 | – | – | – | 45 | 18 | – | – | 14 | 7 |
| Bob Harrison | – | 22 | 12 | – | – | 42 | – | 12 | – | – | – | 37 | 16 | – | – | 14 | 10 |
| Billy Hassett | – | 28 | 7 | – | – | 9 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 12 | 3 | – | – | 10 | 3 |
| Tony Jaros | – | 29 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 |
| Slater Martin | PG | 24 | 12 | – | – | 56 | – | 25 | – | – | – | 50 | 21 | – | – | 24 | 14 |
| George Mikan | C | 25 | 12 | – | – | 376 | – | 36 | – | – | – | 316 | 121 | – | – | 170 | 134 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | PF | 21 | 12 | – | – | 156 | – | 18 | – | – | – | 149 | 55 | – | – | 60 | 46 |
| Jim Pollard | SF | 27 | 12 | – | – | 144 | – | 56 | – | – | – | 175 | 50 | – | – | 62 | 44 |
| Herm Schaefer | – | 31 | 12 | – | – | 51 | – | 16 | – | – | – | 42 | 16 | – | – | 22 | 19 |
| Team Totals | – | – | 12 | – | – | 1014 | – | 215 | – | – | – | 963 | 354 | – | – | 422 | 306 |
HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Mikan | Franchise Star | 36.0 | High | 27.4 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 7.3 | 21.0 | Dominant scorer and primary offensive focal point; solid defensive activity. |
| Jim Pollard | Secondary Scorer | 30.0 | Medium-High | 14.7 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 13.3 | Efficient supporting scorer; good all-around contribution. |
| Vern Mikkelsen | Two-Way Forward | 32.0 | Medium | 11.6 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 10.9 | Strong rebounder and defender; developing offensive game. |
| Slater Martin | Floor General | 31.0 | Medium | 4.0 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 6.6 | Primary playmaker; provides defensive energy and steady production. |
| Herm Schaefer | Role Defender | 28.0 | Medium | 5.1 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 7.3 | Contributes defensively and in assists; limited scoring. |
| Arnie Ferrin | Role Scorer | 28.0 | Medium | 5.4 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 6.5 | Modest scoring role; minor defensive impact. |
| Don Carlson | Role Scorer | 27.0 | Medium | 4.7 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 6.1 | Low-volume scorer; limited overall impact. |
| Bob Harrison | Defensive Guard | 28.0 | Medium-Low | 4.5 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 6.0 | Contributes defensively; moderate all-around stats. |
| Tony Jaros | Role Scorer | 29.0 | Medium-Low | 3.9 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 4.6 | Low efficiency and usage; occasional scoring bursts. |
| Bud Grant | Bench Contributor | 20.0 | Low | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.8 | Minimal impact; mostly spot minutes. |
| Billy Hassett | Bench Guard | 18.0 | Low | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 4.4 | Inefficient scoring; small role, some playmaking. |
| Paul Walther | Bench Scorer | 15.0 | Low | 3.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 3.0 | Short minutes; occasional scoring off bench. |
| Gene Stump | Bench Contributor | 12.0 | Low | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.8 | Limited minutes; minor contributions. |
| Normie Glick | Fringe Player | 5.0 | Very Low | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | Appeared in only 1 game; negligible impact. |