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Here is the Atlanta Hawks 1955–56 roster and regular season player statistics. During this season, the team was known as the St. Louis Hawks, having relocated from Milwaukee.

St. Louis Hawks (1955–56) Roster

Player Pos Height Weight Birth Date College
Bob Pettit F/C 6’9″ 205 lb Dec 12, 1932 LSU
Jack McMahon G 6’0″ 180 lb Dec 3, 1928 St. John’s
Chuck Share C 6’11” 235 lb Mar 14, 1927 Bowling Green
Bob Harrison G 6’1″ 190 lb Aug 12, 1927 Michigan
Slater Martin G 5’10” 170 lb Oct 22, 1925 Texas
Jack Coleman F 6’7″ 195 lb May 23, 1924 Louisville
Al Ferrari G 6’4″ 190 lb Jul 6, 1933 Michigan State
Frank Selvy G 6’3″ 180 lb Nov 9, 1932 Furman
Bob Schafer F 6’3″ 190 lb Mar 18, 1933 Villanova
Chuck Cooper F 6’5″ 210 lb Sep 29, 1926 Duquesne
Ed Kalafat C 6’6″ 245 lb Oct 13, 1932 Minnesota

Head Coach: Red Holzman

1955–56 Regular Season Per Game

Player Name POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Pettit C 23 72 72 38.8 25.7 16.2 2.6 – – – 20.9 9.0 .429 0 0 – 10.5 7.7 .736
Chuck Share C 28 72 72 27.4 13.6 10.8 1.8 – – – 10.2 4.4 .430 0 0 – 6.9 4.8 .695
Frank Selvy SG 23 17 17 26.1 11.0 3.2 2.1 – – – 10.8 3.9 .366 0 0 – 4.2 3.1 .746
Jack Stephens SG 22 72 72 30.8 10.3 5.2 2.9 – – – 8.9 3.4 .386 0 0 – 5.0 3.4 .692
Jack Coleman PF 31 41 41 33.4 11.7 8.4 3.6 – – – 11.5 4.8 .412 0 0 – 3.0 2.1 .710
Dick Ricketts PF 22 29 29 26.8 8.4 6.8 2.8 – – – 10.4 3.2 .312 0 0 – 2.7 1.9 .705
Bob Harrison PG 28 72 72 30.8 8.6 2.7 3.8 – – – 10.1 3.6 .359 0 0 – 2.0 1.3 .664
Al Ferrari SF 22 68 68 23.7 8.0 2.7 2.4 – – – 7.9 2.8 .358 0 0 – 3.5 2.4 .695
Jack McMahon PG 27 36 36 23.8 7.2 2.6 3.0 – – – 8.6 2.8 .331 0 0 – 2.6 1.5 .579
Alex Hannum PF 32 71 71 20.8 5.4 4.8 2.2 – – – 6.4 2.1 .322 0 0 – 2.2 1.3 .604
Chuck Cooper – 29 35 35 16.4 5.1 3.9 1.7 – – – 4.9 1.7 .337 0 0 – 2.4 1.8 .738
Bob Schafer SG 22 42 42 11.8 4.6 1.4 1.0 – – – 5.6 1.6 .294 0 0 – 1.6 1.3 .797
Med Park SF 22 40 40 10.6 3.8 2.4 1.0 – – – 3.8 1.3 .349 0 0 – 1.8 1.1 .629
Chris Harris SG 22 15 15 11.2 2.7 1.2 1.2 – – – 4.0 1.0 .250 0 0 – 1.2 0.7 .611
Team Totals – – 72 72 25.5 96.6 62.4 24.3 – – – 92.1 34.8 .380 0 0 – 38.3 27.0 .699

1955–56 Playoff Per Game

Player Name POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Pettit C 23 8 8 34.3 19.1 10.5 2.3 – – – 16.0 5.9 .367 0 0 – 8.8 7.4 .843
Al Ferrari SF 22 8 8 33.0 14.8 4.1 3.0 – – – 10.6 4.0 .376 0 0 – 8.8 6.8 .771
Jack Coleman PF 31 8 8 41.4 13.8 9.9 4.0 – – – 14.0 5.5 .393 0 0 – 4.4 2.8 .629
Chuck Share C 28 8 8 28.9 12.9 9.1 1.6 – – – 9.1 4.5 .493 0 0 – 6.0 3.9 .646
Bob Harrison PG 28 8 8 32.0 8.3 3.0 3.6 – – – 9.4 3.4 .360 0 0 – 2.4 1.5 .632
Med Park SF 22 6 6 14.7 6.3 2.8 1.8 – – – 5.0 1.2 .233 0 0 – 5.5 4.0 .727
Alex Hannum PF 32 8 8 19.9 7.6 3.6 1.3 – – – 8.3 2.6 .318 0 0 – 4.4 2.4 .543
Jack McMahon PG 27 8 8 20.3 5.4 1.1 1.9 – – – 6.9 2.4 .345 0 0 – 1.4 0.6 .455
Jack Stephens SG 22 7 7 16.6 5.6 3.3 1.3 – – – 5.9 1.7 .293 0 0 – 3.6 2.1 .600
Bob Schafer SG 22 4 4 9.8 2.8 2.3 0.3 – – – 5.0 0.8 .150 0 0 – 1.5 1.3 .833
Team Totals – – 8 8 240.0 92.8 52.9 20.3 – – – 85.6 31.0 .362 0 0 – 44.0 30.8 .699

1955–56 Regular Season Totals

Player POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Pettit C 23 72 72 2794 1849 1164 189 – – – 1507 646 .429 0 0 – 757 557 .736
Chuck Share C 28 72 72 1975 976 774 131 – – – 733 315 .430 0 0 – 498 346 .695
Jack Stephens SG 22 72 72 2219 743 377 207 – – – 643 248 .386 0 0 – 357 247 .692
Jack Coleman PF 31 41 41 1369 478 344 147 – – – 473 195 .412 0 0 – 124 88 .710
Al Ferrari SF 22 68 68 1611 546 186 163 – – – 534 191 .358 0 0 – 236 164 .695
Alex Hannum PF 32 71 71 1480 385 344 157 – – – 453 146 .322 0 0 – 154 93 .604
Frank Selvy SG 23 17 17 444 187 54 35 – – – 183 67 .366 0 0 – 71 53 .746
Chuck Cooper – 29 35 35 574 178 138 61 – – – 172 58 .337 0 0 – 84 62 .738
Bob Schafer SG 22 42 42 496 193 58 44 – – – 235 69 .294 0 0 – 69 55 .797
Bob Harrison PG 28 72 72 2219 617 195 277 – – – 725 260 .359 0 0 – 146 97 .664
Med Park SF 22 40 40 424 150 94 40 – – – 152 53 .349 0 0 – 70 44 .629
Jack McMahon PG 27 36 36 857 259 95 107 – – – 308 102 .331 0 0 – 95 55 .579
Dick Ricketts PF 22 29 29 777 243 196 82 – – – 301 94 .312 0 0 – 78 55 .705
Chris Harris SG 22 15 15 168 41 18 18 – – – 60 15 .250 0 0 – 18 11 .611
Team Totals – – 72 72 17407 6845 4037 1658 – – – 6479 2459 .380 0 0 – 2757 1927 .699

1955–56 Playoff Totals

Player POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Pettit C 23 8 8 274 153 84 18 – – – 128 47 .367 0 0 – 70 59 .843
Al Ferrari SF 22 8 8 264 118 33 24 – – – 85 32 .376 0 0 – 70 54 .771
Jack Coleman PF 31 8 8 331 110 79 32 – – – 112 44 .393 0 0 – 35 22 .629
Chuck Share C 28 8 8 231 103 73 13 – – – 73 36 .493 0 0 – 48 31 .646
Alex Hannum PF 32 8 8 159 61 29 10 – – – 66 21 .318 0 0 – 35 19 .543
Bob Harrison PG 28 8 8 256 66 24 29 – – – 75 27 .360 0 0 – 19 12 .632
Al Jack McMahon PG 27 8 8 162 43 9 15 – – – 55 19 .345 0 0 – 11 5 .455
Med Park SF 22 6 6 88 38 17 11 – – – 30 7 .233 0 0 – 33 24 .727
Jack Stephens SG 22 7 7 116 39 23 9 – – – 41 12 .293 0 0 – 25 15 .600
Bob Schafer SG 22 4 4 39 11 9 1 – – – 20 3 .150 0 0 – 6 5 .833
Team Totals – – 8 8 1920 742 380 162 – – – 685 248 .362 0 0 – 352 246 .699

Team Impact Index

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (approx) Impact Index* Notes Awards
Bob Pettit Alpha – primary engine 38.8 High 25.7 16.2 2.6 9.0 26.8 As the focal point of the Hawks’ offense and rebound engine, Pettit led the team in both scoring and rebounding by a wide margin — essentially carrying St. Louis night after night. His inside-outside scoring and physical rebounding defined the team’s identity.  MVP-1, AS, NBA1
Chuck Share Beta – defensive/rebounding backbone 27.4 Medium 13.6 10.8 1.8 4.4 15.3 As the team’s big man backing up Pettit, Share provided solid inside presence. His rebound and paint‑anchoring duties gave the Hawks a stable frontcourt complement, helping offset the offense-heavy load on Pettit.   
Jack Coleman Beta – supporting frontcourt 33.4 (when played) Medium 11.7 8.4 3.6 5.4 14.3 When on the floor, Coleman contributed gritty two‑way work — scoring inside, chipping in a fair number of boards, and adding depth to the frontcourt rotation. Though his games played (41) were limited, his per‑game contributions when active were valuable.   
Jack Stephens Gamma – secondary wings/3‑D role 30.8 Medium‑Low 10.3 5.2 2.9 3.4 10.9 Provided wing depth and occasional playmaking, likely spotting up or helping ball‑movement rather than being a primary option. Useful as a role player in supporting minutes.   
Bob Harrison Gamma – secondary backcourt facilitator 30.8 Low 8.6 2.7 3.8 3.6 9.3 As a guard, Harrison was more orchestrator than scorer. He contributed decent assist numbers and provided guard‑like ball distribution when the main scorers rested, adding stability to the backcourt. AS
Al Ferrari Delta – bench wing/depth 23.7 Low 8.0 2.7 2.4 2.8 8.0 As a younger wing off the bench, Ferrari’s role was modest but useful — adding scoring and some versatility when starters rested. Likely a depth piece rather than a go-to option.   
Frank Selvy Delta – situational scorer/bench option ~26.1 (when played) Low 11.0 3.2 2.1 ~3.9 9.6 In limited games this season, Selvy showed scoring punch and could provide a spark off the bench. His per‑game numbers suggest the Hawks saw him as a potential scoring option when starters rested or matchups demanded.   
Jack McMahon Delta – backup guard/rotation depth ~22–23 Low ~7.2 ~2.6 ~3.0 ~3.0 7.4 McMahon offered guard depth and ball‑handling when the starting backcourt needed rest. His production was limited but contributed to rotation stability and playmaking off the bench.   
Alex Hannum Delta – veteran frontcourt reserve / occasional dual role ~20.8 Low ~5.4 ~4.8 ~2.2 ~3.8 7.2 As a veteran presence, Hannum contributed modest frontcourt depth. Given age and playing time, his value likely leaned toward experience, occasional jumpers or mid‑range shots, and floor leadership rather than high-impact production.   
Chuck Cooper Delta – bench forward/wing ~17.3 Low ~5.1 ~3.9 ~2.4 ~2.0 6.7 A lower‑usage forward/wing, Cooper’s contributions were limited. He likely provided spot minutes, defensive assignments, and helped relieve starters — but wasn’t a core contributor.   
Bob Schafer Delta – reserve guard ~11–12 Low ~4.6 ~1.4 ~1.6 ~1.5 4.6 A reserve guard with very limited minutes — likely used sparingly, perhaps as a change‑of‑pace or end-of-bench option, with minimal impact on the overall team rhythm.   
Med Park Delta – fringe rotation wing/forward ~10–11 Low ~3.8 ~2.4 ~1.8 ~1.6 4.8 On the fringes of the rotation; his contributions were small, perhaps offering occasional relief minutes at wing or forward but not a stable part of the regular rotation.   
Chris Harris Delta – rarely-used reserve ~3–4 Very Low ~2.7–3.0 ~1.2 ~1.2 ~1.1 2.7 Hardly used, likely a deep reserve. His impact was minimal and limited to occasional mop-up or garbage-time minutes.