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The St. Louis Hawks 1960–61 leaned on Bob Pettit as their dominant scoring and rebounding force, with Cliff Hagan providing consistent secondary offense. Lenny Wilkens emerged as the team’s primary playmaker while contributing efficiently as a scorer, and Zelmo Beaty added valuable interior production. The statistics indicate a balanced team built around a strong frontcourt, dependable rebounding, and steady ball movement supported by multiple reliable offensive contributors.

Here is the Atlanta Hawks 1960–61 roster and regular season player statistics. The team was still known as the St. Louis Hawks during this season.

Roster

Player Pos Height Weight Birth Date College
Bob Pettit F/C 6’9″ 205 lb Dec 12, 1932 LSU
Cliff Hagan F 6’4″ 210 lb Dec 9, 1931 Kentucky
Clyde Lovellette C 6’9″ 234 lb Sep 7, 1929 Kansas
Si Green G 6’2″ 190 lb Aug 20, 1933 Duquesne
Johnny McCarthy G 6’1″ 185 lb Apr 25, 1934 Canisius
Joe Graboski F 6’7″ 195 lb Jan 15, 1930 — (No college)
Horace Walker F 6’3″ 210 lb Apr 17, 1937 Michigan State
Woody Sauldsberry F 6’7″ 220 lb Jul 11, 1934 Texas Southern
Bill Bridges F 6’6″ 228 lb Apr 4, 1939 Kansas
Barney Cable F 6’7″ 175 lb Jul 29, 1935 Bradley
Al Ferrari G 6’4″ 190 lb Jul 6, 1933 Michigan State

Head Coach: Paul Seymour

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 PF 28 76 76 39.8 27.9 20.3 3.4 0 0 2.9 22.6 10.1 .447 0 0 0 10.6 7.7 .724
Cliff Hagan SF 29 77 77 35.1 22.1 9.3 4.9 0 0 3.7 19.4 8.6 .444 0 0 0 6.1 5.0 .820
Clyde Lovellette C 31 67 67 31.5 22.0 10.1 2.6 0 0 3.7 19.7 8.9 .453 0 0 0 4.9 4.1 .830
Lenny Wilkens PG 23 75 75 25.3 11.7 4.5 2.8 0 0 2.9 10.4 4.4 .425 0 0 0 4.0 2.9 .713
Si Green SG 27 76 76 25.9 9.2 5.0 3.4 0 0 3.1 9.4 3.5 .366 0 0 0 3.3 2.3 .704
Woody Sauldsberry PF 26 69 69 21.6 7.5 7.1 1.1 0 0 2.9 11.1 3.3 .299 0 0 0 1.4 0.8 .560
Larry Foust C 32 68 68 17.8 8.1 5.7 1.1 0 0 2.7 7.2 2.9 .397 0 0 0 3.1 2.4 .788
Fred LaCour SF 22 55 55 13.1 5.6 3.2 1.5 0 0 1.3 5.4 2.2 .417 0 0 0 1.5 1.1 .750
Al Ferrari SG 27 63 63 16.4 5.2 1.8 2.3 0 0 2.5 5.2 1.9 .357 0 0 0 1.8 1.5 .819
Johnny McCarthy PG 26 79 79 31.9 8.3 4.1 5.4 0 0 3.4 9.4 3.4 .357 0 0 0 2.9 1.5 .540
Si Green SG 27 76 76 25.9 9.2 5.0 3.4 0 0 3.1 9.4 3.5 .366 0 0 0 3.3 2.3 .704
Dave Piontek SF 26 29 29 8.8 3.8 2.3 0.7 0 0 1.1 3.3 1.6 .490 0 0 0 1.1 0.6 .516
Phil Rollins   27 7 7 10.1 2.6 0.4 1.6 0 0 2.0 2.9 1.3 .450 0 0 0 0.6 0.0 .000
Ernie Beck SG 29 7 7 8.9 2.7 1.7 1.9 0 0 0.9 3.0 1.0 .333 0 0 0 0.7 0.7 1.000
Team Totals   79     25.5 11.3 5.8 2.7 0 0 2.7 45.8 25.5 .411 0 0 0 37.0 27.2 .735

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 PF 28 12 12 43.8 28.6 17.6 3.2 0 0 3.5 23.7 9.8 .412 0 0 0 12.0 9.1 .757
Cliff Hagan SF 29 12 12 37.9 22.0 9.8 4.5 0 0 3.8 19.6 8.7 .443 0 0 0 5.8 4.7 .812
Clyde Lovellette C 31 8 8 23.9 15.4 6.5 1.4 0 0 2.9 14.3 5.8 .404 0 0 0 5.9 3.9 .660
Lenny Wilkens PG 23 12 12 36.4 14.2 6.0 3.5 0 0 4.3 13.8 5.3 .380 0 0 0 4.8 3.7 .759
Woody Sauldsberry PF 26 12 12 33.9 13.7 9.0 2.8 0 0 4.3 17.2 6.3 .364 0 0 0 2.1 1.2 .560
Si Green SG 27 12 12 29.2 11.4 5.9 4.0 0 0 3.2 12.3 4.7 .378 0 0 0 3.1 2.1 .676
Al Ferrari SG 27 10 10 15.7 5.0 2.2 2.1 0 0 3.1 4.4 2.0 .455 0 0 0 1.7 1.0 .588
Fred LaCour SF 22 5 5 9.4 4.0 1.2 0.8 0 0 1.2 4.2 1.4 .333 0 0 0 1.4 1.2 .857
Johnny McCarthy PG 26 12 12 19.7 3.7 2.6 2.8 0 0 2.4 4.6 1.6 .345 0 0 0 0.8 0.5 .667
Larry Foust C 32 8 8 11.1 3.3 3.5 0.3 0 0 1.6 2.5 1.1 .450 0 0 0 1.8 1.0 .571
Dave Piontek SF 26 1 1 10.0 2.0 3.0 1.0 0 0 2.0 7.0 1.0 .143 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.000
Team Totals   12     242.1 111.9 67.9 24.0 0 0 27.6 108.3 43.1 .398 0 0 0 35.6 25.8 .724

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 PF 28 76 76 3027 2120 1540 262 0 0 217 1720 769 .447 0 0 0 804 582 .724
Cliff Hagan SF 29 77 77 2701 1705 715 381 0 0 286 1490 661 .444 0 0 0 467 383 .820
Clyde Lovellette C 31 67 67 2111 1471 677 172 0 0 248 1321 599 .453 0 0 0 329 273 .830
Lenny Wilkens PG 23 75 75 1898 880 335 212 0 0 215 783 333 .425 0 0 0 300 214 .713
Si Green SG 27 76 76 1968 700 380 258 0 0 234 718 263 .366 0 0 0 247 174 .704
Woody Sauldsberry PF 26 69 69 1491 516 491 74 0 0 197 768 230 .299 0 0 0 100 56 .560
Larry Foust C 32 68 68 1208 552 389 77 0 0 185 489 194 .397 0 0 0 208 164 .788
Al Ferrari SG 27 63 63 1031 329 115 143 0 0 157 328 117 .357 0 0 0 116 95 .819
Fred LaCour SF 22 55 55 722 309 178 84 0 0 73 295 123 .417 0 0 0 84 63 .750
Dave Piontek SF 26 29 29 254 110 68 19 0 0 31 96 47 .490 0 0 0 31 16 .516
Phil Rollins   27 7 7 71 18 3 11 0 0 14 20 9 .450 0 0 0 4 0 .000
Ernie Beck SG 29 7 7 62 19 12 13 0 0 6 21 7 .333 0 0 0 5 5 1.000
Team Totals   79     19063 9383 5228 2136 0 0 2135 8795 3618 .411 0 0 0 2921 2147 .735

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 PF 28 12 12 526 343 211 38 0 0 42 284 117 .412 0 0 0 144 109 .757
Cliff Hagan SF 29 12 12 455 264 118 54 0 0 45 235 104 .443 0 0 0 69 56 .812
Lenny Wilkens PG 23 12 12 437 170 72 42 0 0 51 166 63 .380 0 0 0 58 44 .759
Woody Sauldsberry PF 26 12 12 407 164 108 34 0 0 51 206 75 .364 0 0 0 25 14 .560
Si Green SG 27 12 12 350 137 71 48 0 0 38 148 56 .378 0 0 0 37 25 .676
Johnny McCarthy PG 26 12 12 236 44 31 33 0 0 29 55 19 .345 0 0 0 9 6 .667
Al Ferrari SG 27 10 10 157 50 22 21 0 0 31 44 20 .455 0 0 0 17 10 .588
Clyde Lovellette C 31 8 8 191 123 52 11 0 0 23 114 46 .404 0 0 0 47 31 .660
Fred LaCour SF 22 5 5 47 20 6 4 0 0 6 21 7 .333 0 0 0 7 6 .857
Larry Foust C 32 8 8 89 26 28 2 0 0 13 20 9 .450 0 0 0 14 8 .571
Dave Piontek SF 26 1 1 10 2 3 1 0 0 2 7 1 .143 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals   12     2905 1343 722 288 0 0 331 1300 517 .398 0 0 0 427 309 .724

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes Awards
Bob Pettit Franchise Anchor 39.8 Primary 27.9 20.3 3.4 Steals and blocks were not officially tracked in this season, so STK is listed as N/A and Impact Index reflects available box-score production only. 25.8 Dominant scorer and rebounder, leading the league in interior production and sustaining high usage as the team’s central figure; known for efficient post moves and physicality.  MVP-2, All-Star, All-NBA First Team
Cliff Hagan Co-Star Scorer 35.1 Primary 22.1 9.3 4.9 N/A 18.15 Key wing scorer providing spacing and secondary playmaking; complemented Pettit with perimeter shooting and efficient scoring.  MVP-14, All-Star
Clyde Lovellette Interior Finisher 31.5 Secondary 22.0 10.1 2.6 N/A 17.35 Veteran center offering post scoring and rebounding; relied on for interior toughness and clutch finishing.  MVP-13, All-Star
Lenny Wilkens Facilitator Guard 25.3 Secondary 11.7 4.5 2.8 N/A 9.5 Young point guard balancing scoring and playmaking; led transition opportunities and managed tempo.  —
Johnny McCarthy Lead Guard 31.9 Medium 8.3 4.1 5.4 N/A 8.9 Playmaking point guard sharing ball-handling duties, contributing scoring in controlled bursts and distributing effectively.  —
Si Green Combo Guard 25.9 Low 9.2 5.0 3.4 N/A 8.8 Versatile guard providing scoring and moderate rebounding; contributed in multiple positions and offensive schemes.  —
Woody Sauldsberry Energy Forward 21.6 Low 7.5 7.1 1.1 N/A 7.85 Physical forward emphasizing rebounding and hustle; used to supplement frontcourt and defensive intensity.  —
Larry Foust Rotational Center 17.8 Low 8.1 5.7 1.1 N/A 7.45 Experienced big providing depth, interior defense, and occasional scoring; stable rotation presence.  —
Al Ferrari Defensive Wing 16.4 Low 5.2 1.8 2.3 N/A 4.65 Guard providing perimeter defense and modest ball distribution; limited scoring role.  —
Fred LaCour Bench Forward 13.1 Low 5.6 3.2 1.5 N/A 5.15 Reserve wing handling secondary scoring and transition responsibilities.  —
Phil Rollins Deep Reserve 10.1 Low 2.6 0.4 1.6 N/A 2.3 Spot player contributing in limited appearances; primarily a backup facilitator.  —
Ernie Beck Short-Term Guard 8.9 Low 2.7 1.7 1.9 N/A 3.15 Appeared briefly with limited statistical impact.  —
Dave Piontek Reserve Wing 8.8 Low 3.8 2.3 0.7 N/A 3.4 Bench forward with short stints contributing modest scoring.  —