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Here is the St. Louis Hawks 1963–64 roster and regular season player statistics. The team was known as the St. Louis Hawks during this season.


St. Louis Hawks (1963–64) 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
Zelmo Beaty C 6’9″ 235 lb Oct 25, 1939 Prairie View A&M
Richie Guerin G 6’4″ 190 lb May 29, 1932 Iona
Lenny Wilkens G 6’1″ 180 lb Oct 28, 1937 Providence
Chico Vaughn G 6’2″ 190 lb Feb 19, 1940 Southern Illinois
Bill Bridges F 6’6″ 228 lb Apr 4, 1939 Kansas
John Barnhill G 6’1″ 180 lb Mar 20, 1938 Tennessee State
Mike Farmer F 6’7″ 210 lb Sep 26, 1936 San Francisco
Gene Tormohlen C 6’8″ 230 lb May 12, 1937 Tennessee
Bevo Nordmann C 6’10” 220 lb Sep 23, 1939 Saint Louis
Gerry Ward G 6’2″ 185 lb Sep 6, 1941 Boston College
Bob Duffy G 6’3″ 190 lb Sep 26, 1940 Colgate
Ken Rohloff C 6’9″ 220 lb Mar 18, 1940 Wisconsin

Head Coach: Harry Gallatin


1963–64 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 PF 31 80   41.2 27.4 15.3 3.2       21.4 9.9 .463       9.6 7.6 .789
Cliff Hagan SF 32 77   29.6 18.4 4.9 2.5       16.6 7.4 .447       4.3 3.5 .813
Zelmo Beaty C 24 59   32.6 13.1 10.7 1.3       11.0 4.9 .444       4.6 3.4 .741
Richie Guerin SG 31 78   30.0 13.1 3.2 4.8       10.6 4.4 .410       5.4 4.4 .819
Lenny Wilkens PG 26 78   32.4 12.0 4.3 4.6       10.4 4.3 .413       4.7 3.5 .740
Chico Vaughn SG 23 68   19.7 8.6 1.9 1.9       7.9 3.5 .442       2.2 1.6 .723
Bill Bridges PF 24 80   24.4 8.5 8.5 2.3       8.4 3.4 .397       2.8 1.8 .652
John Barnhill SG 25 74   18.5 6.6 2.1 2.0       6.8 2.8 .412       1.6 0.9 .609
Mike Farmer SF 27 76   17.9 5.6 3.0 1.4       5.8 2.3 .406       1.1 0.9 .819
Gene Tormohlen C 26 51   12.5 4.1 4.2 1.0       4.9 1.8 .376       0.9 0.4 .478
Bevo Nordmann C 24 12   12.8 2.4 3.3 0.3       3.4 1.2 .341       0.4 0.1 .200
Gerry Ward SG 22 24   5.8 1.8 0.9 0.9       2.2 0.7 .302       0.7 0.5 .647
Bob Duffy PG 23 2   3.0 1.0 0.5 0.0       1.5 0.5 .333       0.5 0.0 .000
Ken Rohloff   24 2   3.5 0.0 0.0 0.5       0.5 0.0 .000       0.0 0.0  
**Team Totals     80   25.4 110.0 62.0 23.8       97.2 41.8 .430       34.9 26.4 .757**

1963–64 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 PF 31 12   41.2 21.0 14.5 2.8       18.8 7.8 .412       6.6 5.5 .835
Richie Guerin SG 31 12   35.7 18.1 4.2 4.1       14.1 6.3 .444       7.1 5.6 .788
Cliff Hagan SF 32 12   32.7 16.3 6.2 4.8       14.6 6.3 .429       4.5 3.8 .833
Zelmo Beaty C 24 12   36.3 14.3 9.5 1.0       10.1 5.3 .521       6.4 3.8 .597
Lenny Wilkens PG 26 12   34.4 14.3 5.0 5.3       11.9 5.3 .448       4.8 3.7 .759
Chico Vaughn SG 23 12   20.2 8.8 2.1 1.8       8.4 3.6 .426       2.2 1.6 .731
Bill Bridges PF 24 12   20.0 5.3 7.0 2.0       6.9 2.2 .313       1.6 1.0 .632
John Barnhill SG 25 5   12.2 5.2 1.0 1.0       4.6 2.4 .522       1.0 0.4 .400
Mike Farmer SF 27 11   10.8 4.2 1.5 0.8       3.1 1.7 .559       0.9 0.7 .800
Gene Tormohlen C 26 6   6.5 2.2 2.3 0.8       2.2 0.8 .385       0.8 0.5 .600
Gerry Ward SG 22 6   2.7 1.8 0.0 0.3       1.7 0.8 .500       0.2 0.2 1.000
**Team Totals     12   240.0 106.1 59.1 23.4       91.5 40.0 .437       34.9 26.1 .747**

1963–64 Regular Season Totals


Player (PLR) POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Pettit PF 31 80   3296 2190 1224 259       1708 791 .463       771 608 .789
Cliff Hagan SF 32 77   2279 1413 377 193       1280 572 .447       331 269 .813
Richie Guerin SG 31 78   2340 1023 253 371       830 340 .410       419 343 .819
Lenny Wilkens PG 26 78   2526 938 335 359       808 334 .413       365 270 .740
Zelmo Beaty C 24 59   1922 774 633 79       647 287 .444       270 200 .741
Bill Bridges PF 24 80   1949 682 680 181       675 268 .397       224 146 .652
Chico Vaughn SG 23 68   1340 583 126 129       538 238 .442       148 107 .723
John Barnhill SG 25 74   1367 486 157 145       505 208 .412       115 70 .609
Mike Farmer SF 27 76   1361 424 225 109       438 178 .406       83 68 .819
Gene Tormohlen C 26 51   640 210 216 50       250 94 .376       46 22 .478
Gerry Ward SG 22 24   139 43 21 21       53 16 .302       17 11 .647
Bevo Nordmann C 24 12   153 29 40 4       41 14 .341       5 1 .200
Bob Duffy PG 23 2   6 2 1 0       3 1 .333       1 0 .000
Ken Rohloff   24 2   7 0 0 1       1 0 .000       0 0  
**Team Totals     80   19325 8797 4288 1901       7777 3341 .430       2795 2115 .757**

1963–64 Playoff Totals


Player (PLR) POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Pettit PF 31 12   494 252 174 33       226 93 .412       79 66 .835
Cliff Hagan SF 32 12   392 195 74 57       175 75 .429       54 45 .833
Richie Guerin SG 31 12   428 217 50 49       169 75 .444       85 67 .788
Zelmo Beaty C 24 12   436 172 114 12       121 63 .521       77 46 .597
Lenny Wilkens PG 26 12   413 172 60 64       143 64 .448       58 44 .759
Chico Vaughn SG 23 12   242 105 25 21       101 43 .426       26 19 .731
Bill Bridges PF 24 12   240 64 84 24       83 26 .313       19 12 .632
Mike Farmer SF 27 11   119 46 16 9       34 19 .559       10 8 .800
John Barnhill SG 25 5   61 26 5 5       23 12 .522       5 2 .400
Gene Tormohlen C 26 6   39 13 14 5       13 5 .385       5 3 .600
Gerry Ward SG 22 6   16 11 0 2       10 5 .500       1 1 1.000
**Team Totals     12   2880 1273 616 281       1098 480 .437       419 313 .747**

Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG)* Impact Index* Notes Awards
Bob Pettit Franchise Star 41.2 High 27.4 15.3 3.2 NA 22.95 Anchored the Hawks as the primary scorer and rebounder, league All-NBA First Team and perennial All-Star; one of the era’s top big men.  MVP-4 (per given), All-NBA First Team (1964)
Zelmo Beaty Emerging Two-Way Big 32.6 Medium 13.1 10.7 1.3 NA 12.55 Rookie All-Star-caliber center providing double-double production and interior physicality; All-Rookie First Team selection around this period.  All-Rookie First Team (1963)
Cliff Hagan Secondary Scorer 29.6 Medium 18.4 4.9 2.5 NA 12.90 Veteran wing scorer with efficient shot creation off the catch/drive; key secondary option behind Pettit. 
Richie Guerin Veteran Facilitator 30.0 Medium 13.1 3.2 4.8 NA 10.55 Combo guard mixing scoring with playmaking; known for leadership and steady production.
Lenny Wilkens Floor General 32.4 Medium 12.0 4.3 4.6 NA 10.45 Lead ball-handler and primary distributor; foundational playmaker with strong assist numbers. 
Bill Bridges Energy Rebounder 24.4 Low 8.5 8.5 2.3 NA 9.65 Scrappy forward bringing high effort rebounding and hustle plays; complemented Pettit’s rim work. 
Chico Vaughn Spot Scorer 19.7 Low 8.6 1.9 1.9 NA 6.20 Role wing providing instant scoring off bench with efficient shooting on limited minutes. 
John Barnhill Perimeter Role 18.5 Low 6.6 2.1 2.0 NA 5.35 Rotation guard offering modest scoring and facilitation depth. 
Mike Farmer Bench Contributor 17.9 Low 5.6 3.0 1.4 NA 5.00 Reserve wing/forward contributing balanced counting stats in limited action. 
Gene Tormohlen Backup Big 12.5 Low 4.1 4.2 1.0 NA 4.65 Interior depth with moderate rebounding and occasional scoring on short minutes. 
Bevo Nordmann Fringe Rotation 12.8 Low 2.4 3.3 0.3 NA 3.00 Spot minutes center providing size; limited offensive role. 
Gerry Ward Deep Bench Guard 5.8 Low 1.8 0.9 0.9 NA 1.80 Very limited minutes with brief appearances. 
Ken Rohloff Minimal Usage 3.5 Low 0.0 0.0 0.5 NA 0.25 Appeared in only two games with negligible statistical impact. 
Bob Duffy Minimal Usage 3.0 Low 1.0 0.5 0.0 NA 0.75 Very limited court time; no significant role.