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The St. Louis Hawks 1956–57 were led by Bob Pettit, whose scoring and rebounding established him as the centerpiece of the team’s offense and frontcourt. Cliff Hagan provided consistent secondary scoring, while Slater Martin directed the attack as the primary playmaker. The statistics point to a team built on strong interior production, dependable rebounding, and balanced contributions from multiple key players rather than an offense reliant on a single scorer.
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.
Roster
| NO. | PLAYER NAME | POS | HT | WT | DOB | COLLEGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6, 17 | Cliff Hagan | SF | 6-4 | 210 | December 9, 1931 | Kentucky |
| 9 | Bob Pettit | C | 6-9 | 205 | December 12, 1932 | LSU |
| 12 | Jack Coleman | PF | 6-7 | 195 | May 23, 1924 | Louisville |
| 15 | Odie Spears | SF | 6-5 | 205 | June 17, 1924 | Western Kentucky |
| 20, 50 | Ed Macauley | PF | 6-8 | 185 | March 22, 1928 | Saint Louis |
| 21 | Jack McMahon | SG | 6-1 | 185 | December 3, 1928 | St. John’s |
| 22 | Slater Martin | PG | 5-10 | 170 | October 22, 1925 | Texas |
| 22 | Norm Stewart | F | 6-5 | 205 | January 20, 1935 | Missouri |
| 25 | John Barber | F | 6-6 | 210 | June 27, 1927 | California State University, Los Angeles |
| 26 | Irv Bemoras | SF | 6-3 | 185 | November 18, 1930 | Illinois |
| 32 | Med Park | SG | 6-2 | 205 | April 11, 1933 | Missouri |
| 33 | Alex Hannum | PF | 6-7 | 210 | July 19, 1923 | USC |
| 33 | Willie Naulls | F-C | 6-6 | 225 | October 7, 1934 | UCLA |
| 70 | Chuck Share | C | 6-11 | 235 | March 14, 1927 | Bowling Green |
| — | Bob Harrison | G | 6-1 | 190 | August 12, 1927 | Michigan |
Head Coach: Red Holzman (start of season), replaced midseason by Slater Martin and then Alex Hannum (interim).
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |