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The 1968–69 Indiana Pacers were led by Mel Daniels, whose scoring, rebounding, and interior presence made him the team’s cornerstone. Roger Brown provided reliable perimeter scoring, while Freddie Lewis combined secondary scoring with primary playmaking duties, and Bob Netolicky added another productive frontcourt option. Indiana’s statistics reflected a balanced, efficient team that excelled on the boards, shared the ball effectively, and received significant contributions from multiple high-impact players.

Here is the Indiana Pacers 1968–69 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics. This was the Pacers’ second season in the ABA, where they finished with a strong 44–34 record and made a deep playoff run.

Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Age College
10 Freddie Lewis G 6-0 185 25 Arizona State
11 Tom Thacker G 6-2 190 28 Cincinnati
12 Bill Keller G 6-0 180 24 Purdue
14 Bobby “Slick” Leonard (Coach) — — — 36 Indiana
20 Bob Netolicky F 6-9 225 26 Drake
21 Jimmy Rayl G 6-2 175 27 Indiana
23 John Barnhill G 6-1 175 30 Tennessee State
24 Roger Brown F 6-5 205 26 None
30 Arthur Becker F 6-7 215 26 Arizona State
31 Donnie Freeman G 6-3 185 25 Illinois
33 Mel Daniels C 6-9 220 24 New Mexico
34 Steve Chubin G 6-2 185 25 Rhode Island
40 Tom Kron F 6-5 200 25 Kentucky
44 Ollie Darden F 6-7 215 26 Michigan

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%
Mel Daniels C 24 76 72 38.6 24.0 16.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 3.6 19.7 9.4 .476 0.1 0.0 .000 8.7 5.3 .604
Roger Brown SF 26 75 57 35.4 21.0 6.8 4.6 3.0 0.0 2.9 15.6 7.5 .482 0.2 0.1 .313 7.5 5.9 .785
Freddie Lewis SG 25 78 75 39.2 20.3 4.8 4.4 1.5 0.0 2.9 16.7 7.3 .440 1.1 0.3 .265 6.5 5.4 .822
Bob Netolicky PF 26 78 67 34.9 18.9 10.2 1.1 4.0 0.0 2.3 14.7 7.5 .509 0.1 0.0 .000 6.3 3.9 .623
Steve Chubin SG 24 24 9 30.2 13.8 4.0 5.2 1.7 0.0 3.6 10.2 4.2 .412 0.3 0.0 .167 6.8 5.4 .796
Ron Perry SG 25 27 23 32.0 13.5 2.7 3.6 0.9 0.0 2.5 12.4 5.1 .408 3.4 1.2 .363 2.6 2.1 .829
Jay Miller SF 25 41 7 12.0 6.9 2.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 1.3 5.6 2.5 .450 0.0 0.0 — 2.7 1.9 .688
John Fairchild SF 25 52 8 11.2 5.5 2.1 0.5 0.8 0.0 1.1 5.0 1.9 .388 0.6 0.2 .345 2.0 1.4 .709
Don Dee PF 25 58 19 17.1 5.7 5.0 0.6 1.8 0.0 1.2 6.7 2.4 .357 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.0 .747
Mike Lewis C 22 24 3 19.0 8.2 7.5 1.2 3.3 0.0 2.0 6.8 3.1 .460 0.1 0.0 .000 2.8 2.0 .691
Jimmy Rayl PG 27 27 8 21.0 8.9 2.5 2.3 0.9 0.0 1.9 7.5 2.7 .356 3.4 1.3 .370 2.5 2.3 .897
Jerry Harkness PG 28 10 6 27.2 9.2 3.4 2.1 1.0 0.0 2.0 6.7 3.1 .463 0.0 0.0 — 4.7 3.0 .638
Tom Thacker PG 29 18 1 19.2 5.4 3.7 2.9 1.7 0.0 1.4 6.5 2.2 .342 0.1 0.0 .000 1.7 1.0 .581
Bobby Hooper PG 22 54 20 17.7 5.0 2.0 2.6 0.6 0.0 1.0 5.0 2.1 .413 0.6 0.1 .125 1.1 0.8 .729
Phil Wagner — 23 12 4 15.0 3.0 1.9 1.2 0.7 0.0 1.5 3.4 0.9 .268 0.3 0.1 .250 1.4 1.1 .765
Jack Thompson — 22 2 0 2.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 1.5 0.5 .333 0.5 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 —
Butch Joyner — 23 2 0 2.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 — 0.0 0.0 — 0.0 0.0 —
Team Totals — — 78 78 242.6 119.6 56.8 19.9 20.6 0.0 19.5 98.8 44.5 .451 4.7 1.4 .299 40.8 29.1 .715

Playoff Per Game

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Roger Brown SF 26 17 — 39.3 27.0 8.4 3.4 8.4 0.0 2.9 19.4 9.9 .514 0.3 0.1 .200 9.1 7.1 .774
Freddie Lewis SG 25 17 — 42.8 24.1 4.1 4.6 6.8 0.0 2.5 19.2 8.5 .440 1.0 0.3 .294 7.8 6.8 .872
Bob Netolicky PF 26 17 — 41.3 22.5 12.6 1.0 3.6 0.0 1.6 17.8 9.5 .531 0.2 0.0 .000 5.7 3.6 .629
Mel Daniels C 24 17 — 33.5 19.6 13.9 1.3 0.0 0.0 3.4 17.7 7.5 .422 0.1 0.0 .000 7.6 4.6 .608
Ron Perry SG 25 17 — 11.9 5.7 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.0 1.1 6.7 2.0 .298 2.2 0.6 .289 1.6 1.1 .667
George Peeples C 25 17 — 24.6 6.0 6.8 0.6 2.2 0.0 0.9 4.8 1.9 .395 0.1 0.0 .000 3.4 2.2 .667
Tom Thacker PG 16 — — 24.4 6.3 4.8 4.3 1.8 0.0 2.1 7.3 2.3 .308 0.3 0.0 .000 2.9 1.8 .596
Bobby Hooper PG 22 16 — 18.0 4.8 2.4 2.8 1.4 0.0 0.8 4.6 1.6 .338 1.0 0.3 .250 1.6 1.4 .846
John Fairchild SF 25 9 — 9.4 5.1 2.3 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.4 4.9 2.1 .432 1.1 0.4 .400 0.7 0.4 .667
Jay Miller SF 25 11 — 5.6 3.1 1.9 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.5 3.0 1.4 .455 0.0 0.0 — 0.9 0.4 .400
Don Dee PF 25 12 — 3.4 0.7 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.1 0.3 .308 0.0 0.0 — 0.0 0.0 —
Team Totals — — 17 — 244.4 120.4 56.9 19.1 28.8 0.0 15.8 102.1 45.1 .441 5.6 1.5 .260 40.5 28.8 .712

Regular Season Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Mel Daniels C 24 76 72 2934 1824 1256 116 383 0 272 1496 712 .476 4 0 .000 662 400 .604
Roger Brown SF 26 75 57 2658 1573 510 345 223 0 215 1169 563 .482 16 5 .313 563 442 .785
Freddie Lewis SG 25 78 75 3055 1585 374 346 119 0 224 1300 572 .440 83 22 .265 510 419 .822
Bob Netolicky PF 26 78 67 2721 1472 798 87 313 0 178 1145 583 .509 5 0 .000 491 306 .623
Ron Perry SG 25 27 23 865 365 73 97 24 0 67 336 137 .408 91 33 .363 70 58 .829
Steve Chubin SG 24 24 9 725 332 95 125 40 0 86 245 101 .412 6 1 .167 162 129 .796
Jay Miller SF 25 41 7 494 283 81 20 42 0 55 229 103 .450 0 0 — 112 77 .688
John Fairchild SF 25 52 8 582 285 111 28 42 0 59 260 101 .388 29 10 .345 103 73 .709
Jimmy Rayl — 27 27 8 567 239 67 63 25 0 50 202 72 .356 92 34 .370 68 61 .897
Mike Lewis C 22 24 3 457 197 181 29 78 0 49 163 75 .460 2 0 .000 68 47 .691
George Peeples C 25 64 11 1111 345 358 33 126 0 73 278 122 .439 0 0 — 142 101 .711
Don Dee PF 25 58 19 989 332 292 33 104 0 72 387 138 .357 1 0 .000 75 56 .747
Bobby Hooper PG 22 54 20 955 271 109 142 35 0 52 271 112 .413 32 4 .125 59 43 .729
Tom Thacker PG 29 18 1 346 98 67 52 31 0 26 117 40 .342 2 0 .000 31 18 .581
Jerry Harkness PG 28 10 6 272 92 34 21 10 0 20 67 31 .463 0 0 — 47 30 .638
Phil Wagner — 23 12 4 180 36 23 14 8 0 18 41 11 .268 4 1 .250 17 13 .765
Jack Thompson — 22 2 0 4 2 1 2 1 0 2 3 1 .333 1 0 .000 0 0 —
Butch Joyner — 23 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 —
Team Totals — — 78 78 18920 9331 4431 1553 1604 0 1518 7709 3474 .451 368 110 .299 3180 2273 .715

Playoff Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Roger Brown SF 26 17 — 668 459 143 57 49 0 86 329 169 .514 5 1 .200 155 120 .774
Freddie Lewis SG 25 17 — 727 409 70 43 68 0 68 327 144 .440 17 5 .294 133 116 .872
Bob Netolicky PF 26 17 — 702 383 214 17 27 0 55 303 161 .531 3 0 .000 97 61 .629
Mel Daniels C 24 17 — 570 333 237 22 57 0 75 301 127 .422 1 0 .000 130 79 .608
Ron Perry SG 25 17 — 202 97 21 19 21 0 33 114 34 .298 38 11 .289 27 18 .667
Tom Thacker PG 29 16 — 391 100 77 33 77 0 53 117 36 .308 5 0 .000 47 28 .596
Bobby Hooper PG 22 16 — 288 76 38 13 38 0 41 74 25 .338 16 4 .250 26 22 .846
John Fairchild SF 25 9 — 85 46 21 4 21 0 13 44 19 .432 10 4 .400 6 4 .667
Jay Miller SF 25 11 — 62 34 21 5 21 0 14 33 15 .455 0 0 — 10 4 .400
Don Dee PF 25 12 — 41 8 10 4 10 0 10 13 4 .308 0 0 — 0 0 —
George Peeples C 25 17 — 419 102 116 11 38 0 15 81 32 .395 1 0 .000 57 38 .667
Team Totals — — 17 — 4155 2047 968 324 269 0 489 1736 766 .441 96 25 .260 688 490 .712

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG + BPG) Impact Index* Notes Awards
Mel Daniels Anchor Big / Do-Everything Center 38.6 High Usage 24.0 16.5 1.5 0 21.0 Served as the interior backbone — rebounding, post-scoring and physical presence defined the team’s identity.  MVP-1, AS
Roger Brown Primary Wing Scorer / Go-To Swingman 35.4 High Usage 21.0 6.8 4.6 0 16.2 Provided versatile perimeter scoring and playmaking — key perimeter punch balancing the frontcourt.  MVP-9
Bob Netolicky Floor-Spacing Big / Complementary PF/C 34.9 High–Medium Usage 18.9 10.2 1.1 0 15.1 Gave the team secondary scoring, boards, and spacing — a reliable complement to the star center.  AS
Freddie Lewis Lead Guard / Secondary Scorer-Facilitator 39.2 High Usage 20.3 4.8 4.4 0 14.7 Heavy minutes carrying backcourt scoring and ball-handling responsibility; steady offensive and playmaking output.  
Ron Perry Spot-Starter / Shooter Guard 32.0 Medium Usage 13.5 2.7 3.6 0 9.9 Functioned likely as an off-ball shooter / floor-spacing guard to relieve main backcourt — modest but useful scoring depth.  
Steve Chubin Bench Guard / Secondary Ball-Mover 30.2 Medium Usage 13.8 4.0 5.2 0 11.5 Provided playmaking and ball-movement off the bench, helping maintain flow when starters rested.  
Mike Lewis Backup Center / Part-Time Big 19.0 Low Usage 8.2 7.5 1.2 0 8.5 Provided front-court depth, some rebounding and occasional scoring — limited but useful in backup minutes.  
George Peeples Reserve Big / Role Player Center 17.4 Low Usage 5.4 5.6 0.5 0 5.8 Depth role, likely used sparingly for spacing or rebounding, not a major contributor.  
Don Dee Bench PF / Role Contributor 17.1 Low Usage 5.7 5.0 0.6 0 5.7 Spot-minutes big man — modest rebounding and minimal offense, likely situational usage.  
Jerry Harkness Relief Point Guard / Veteran Backup 27.2 Low–Medium Usage 9.2 3.4 2.1 0 7.3 Veteran guard providing occasional ball-handling and backup minutes; limited impact overall.  
Jimmy Rayl Swing Guard / Reserve Ball-Handler & Shooter 21.0 Low–Medium Usage 8.9 2.5 2.3 0 6.9 Provided rotational depth — a bit of shooting and ball-handling, offering bench flexibility.  
Tom Thacker Deep Bench Guard / Short-Rotation Reserve 19.2 Low Usage 5.4 3.7 2.9 0 5.0 Minimal on-court impact; likely used for brief relief or situational minutes.  
Jay Miller Deep Bench Wing / Minimal Minutes 12.0 Very Low Usage 6.9 2.0 0.5 0 4.7 Rare minutes; marginal contribution — more of a roster filler than meaningful rotation piece.  
John Fairchild Deep Bench Wing / Minimal Minutes 11.2 Very Low Usage 5.5 2.1 0.5 0 4.1 Very limited role, occasional spot minutes with minimal impact.  
Butch Joyner Marginal Roster / seldom used 2.5 Near-zero Usage 0.0 0.5 0.0 0 0.3 Essentially no real statistical footprint — fringe roster usage only.  
Jack Thompson Marginal Roster / seldom used 2.0 Near-zero Usage 1.0 0.5 1.0 0 1.3 Negligible role, minimal minutes, and virtually no impact.