Atlanta Hawks 1956-57 Roster and Statistics

Last Updated on January 3, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

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Here is the Atlanta Hawks 1956–57 roster and regular season player statistics. During this season, the team was known as the St. Louis Hawks.

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St. Louis Hawks (1956–57) Roster

Player	Pos	Height	Weight	Birth Date	College
Bob Pettit	F/C	6’9″	205 lb	Dec 12, 1932	LSU
Slater Martin	G	5’10”	170 lb	Oct 22, 1925	Texas
Jack McMahon	G	6’0″	180 lb	Dec 3, 1928	St. John’s
Ed Macauley	C	6’8″	185 lb	Mar 22, 1928	Saint Louis
Jack Coleman	F	6’7″	195 lb	May 23, 1924	Louisville
Cliff Hagan	F	6’4″	210 lb	Dec 9, 1931	Kentucky
Chuck Share	C	6’11”	235 lb	Mar 14, 1927	Bowling Green
Al Ferrari	G	6’4″	190 lb	Jul 6, 1933	Michigan State
Win Wilfong	G	6’2″	190 lb	Mar 18, 1933	Memphis
Med Park	G	6’2″	200 lb	Apr 11, 1933	Missouri
Bob Schafer	F	6’3″	190 lb	Mar 18, 1933	Villanova

Head Coach: Red Holzman (start of season), replaced midseason by Slater Martin and then Alex Hannum (interim).

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1956–57 Regular Season Per Game

PLR	POS	AGE	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGA	FGM	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTA	FTM	FT%
Bob Pettit	C	24	71	71	35.1	24.7	14.6	1.9	–	–	–	20.8	8.6	.415	–	–	–	9.6	7.5	.773
Ed Macauley	PF	28	72	72	35.9	16.5	6.1	2.8	–	–	–	13.7	5.8	.419	–	–	–	6.7	5.0	.749
Chuck Share	C	29	72	72	23.2	10.3	8.9	1.1	–	–	–	7.4	3.3	.439	–	–	–	5.5	3.7	.684
Jack Coleman	PF	32	72	72	29.8	10.5	9.0	2.2	–	–	–	10.8	4.4	.408	–	–	–	2.2	1.7	.764
Slater Martin	PG	31	53	53	37.3	11.5	4.6	4.3	–	–	–	12.1	4.0	.330	–	–	–	4.5	3.5	.782
Willie Naulls	–	22	19	19	23.1	10.3	8.8	1.2	–	–	–	11.1	4.1	.365	–	–	–	3.2	2.2	.683
Jack McMahon	SG	28	72	72	32.6	8.6	3.1	5.1	–	–	–	10.1	3.3	.330	–	–	–	3.1	2.0	.631
Cliff Hagan	SF	25	67	67	14.5	5.5	3.7	1.3	–	–	–	5.5	2.0	.361	–	–	–	2.2	1.5	.690
Med Park	SG	23	66	66	17.1	5.2	3.0	1.4	–	–	–	4.9	1.8	.364	–	–	–	2.2	1.6	.740
Irv Bemoras	SF	26	62	62	15.9	5.1	2.0	0.7	–	–	–	6.2	2.0	.322	–	–	–	1.7	1.1	.680
Odie Spears	SF	32	7	7	13.9	5.0	1.7	0.9	–	–	–	4.4	1.4	.323	–	–	–	2.6	2.1	.833
Alex Hannum	PF	33	37	37	11.4	3.3	2.8	0.5	–	–	–	4.0	1.3	.327	–	–	–	1.0	0.7	.694
Bob Harrison	–	29	10	10	4.8	2.5	0.6	0.8	–	–	–	3.1	1.1	.355	–	–	–	0.8	0.3	.375
Norm Stewart	–	22	5	5	7.4	2.0	1.0	0.4	–	–	–	3.0	0.8	.267	–	–	–	1.2	0.4	.333
John Barber	–	29	5	5	3.8	1.4	1.2	0.0	–	–	–	1.6	0.4	.250	–	–	–	1.2	0.6	.500
Team Totals	–	–	72	–	25.2	98.5	63.4	20.2	–	–	–	35.5	13.6	.384	–	–	–	37.6	27.5	.729

1956–57 Playoff Per Game

PLR	POS	AGE	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGA	FGM	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTA	FTM	FT%
Bob Pettit	C	24	10	10	43.0	29.8	16.8	2.5	–	–	–	23.7	9.8	.414	–	–	–	13.3	10.2	.767
Cliff Hagan	SF	25	10	10	31.9	17.0	11.2	2.8	–	–	–	14.3	6.2	.434	–	–	–	6.3	4.6	.730
Slater Martin	PG	31	10	10	43.9	16.6	4.2	4.9	–	–	–	15.5	5.5	.355	–	–	–	7.4	5.6	.757
Ed Macauley	PF	28	10	10	29.7	14.2	6.2	2.2	–	–	–	10.9	4.4	.404	–	–	–	7.4	5.4	.730
Jack McMahon	SG	28	10	10	37.5	12.4	3.8	5.7	–	–	–	13.7	5.2	.380	–	–	–	3.6	2.0	.556
Chuck Share	C	29	10	10	16.8	9.2	6.3	0.6	–	–	–	7.2	3.1	.431	–	–	–	5.0	3.0	.600
Jack Coleman	PF	32	10	10	31.3	9.2	8.8	3.3	–	–	–	11.3	3.6	.319	–	–	–	3.4	2.0	.588
Med Park	SG	23	10	10	18.3	4.4	3.3	1.2	–	–	–	4.9	1.4	.286	–	–	–	2.2	1.6	.727
Irv Bemoras	SF	26	3	3	6.7	3.0	2.0	0.3	–	–	–	2.7	1.0	.375	–	–	–	1.0	1.0	1.000
Alex Hannum	PF	33	2	2	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	–	–	–	1.0	0.0	.000	–	–	–	0.0	0.0	–
Team Totals	–	–	10	–	255.0	113.7	67.3	23.3	–	–	–	102.5	39.5	.385	–	–	–	48.9	34.7	.710

1956–57 Regular Season Totals

PLR	POS	AGE	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGA	FGM	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTA	FTM	FT%
Bob Pettit	C	24	71	71	2491	1755	1037	133	–	–	–	1477	613	.415	–	–	–	684	529	.773
Ed Macauley	PF	28	72	72	2582	1187	440	202	–	–	–	987	414	.419	–	–	–	479	359	.749
Jack Coleman	PF	32	72	72	2145	755	645	159	–	–	–	775	316	.408	–	–	–	161	123	.764
Chuck Share	C	29	72	72	1673	739	642	79	–	–	–	535	235	.439	–	–	–	393	269	.684
Cliff Hagan	SF	25	67	67	971	368	247	86	–	–	–	371	134	.361	–	–	–	145	100	.690
Slater Martin	PG	31	53	53	1975	608	246	230	–	–	–	640	211	.330	–	–	–	238	186	.782
Med Park	SG	23	66	66	1130	344	200	94	–	–	–	324	118	.364	–	–	–	146	108	.740
Irv Bemoras	SF	26	62	62	983	318	127	46	–	–	–	385	124	.322	–	–	–	103	70	.680
Willie Naulls	–	22	19	19	438	195	167	22	–	–	–	211	77	.365	–	–	–	60	41	.683
Alex Hannum	PF	33	37	37	423	121	104	18	–	–	–	147	48	.327	–	–	–	36	25	.694
Odie Spears	SF	32	7	7	97	35	12	6	–	–	–	31	10	.323	–	–	–	18	15	.833
Bob Harrison	–	29	10	10	48	25	6	8	–	–	–	31	11	.355	–	–	–	8	3	.375
Norm Stewart	–	22	5	5	37	10	5	2	–	–	–	15	4	.267	–	–	–	6	2	.333
John Barber	–	29	5	5	19	7	6	0	–	–	–	8	2	.250	–	–	–	6	3	.500
Team Totals	–	–	72	–	17356	7087	4106	1452	–	–	–	6662	2556	.384	–	–	–	2708	1975	.729

1956–57 Playoff Totals

PLR	POS	AGE	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGA	FGM	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTA	FTM	FT%
Bob Pettit	C	24	10	10	430	298	168	25	–	–	–	237	98	.414	–	–	–	133	102	.767
Cliff Hagan	SF	25	10	10	319	170	112	28	–	–	–	143	62	.434	–	–	–	63	46	.730
Slater Martin	PG	31	10	10	439	166	42	49	–	–	–	155	55	.355	–	–	–	74	56	.757
Ed Macauley	PF	28	10	10	297	142	62	22	–	–	–	109	44	.404	–	–	–	74	54	.730
Jack McMahon	SG	28	10	10	375	124	38	57	–	–	–	137	52	.380	–	–	–	36	20	.556
Jack Coleman	PF	32	10	10	313	92	88	33	–	–	–	113	36	.319	–	–	–	34	20	.588
Chuck Share	C	29	10	10	168	92	63	6	–	–	–	72	31	.431	–	–	–	50	30	.600
Med Park	SG	23	10	10	183	44	33	12	–	–	–	49	14	.286	–	–	–	22	16	.727
Irv Bemoras	SF	26	3	3	20	9	6	1	–	–	–	8	3	.375	–	–	–	3	3	1.000
Alex Hannum	PF	33	2	2	6	0	0	0	–	–	–	2	0	.000	–	–	–	0	0	–
Team Totals	–	–	10	–	2550	1137	612	233	–	–	–	1025	395	.385	–	–	–	489	347	.710