Here is the Indiana Pacers 1972–73 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics:
Roster
No.
Player
Pos
Height
Weight
Birthdate
College
10
Freddie Lewis
G
6-0
175
Jul 1, 1943
Arizona State
11
Rick Mount
G
6-4
175
Jan 5, 1947
Purdue
12
Bob Netolicky
F
6-9
225
Aug 2, 1942
Drake
15
Bill Keller
G
6-0
180
Aug 30, 1947
Purdue
24
Roger Brown
F
6-5
210
May 22, 1942
— (No college)
30
Mel Daniels
C
6-9
225
Jul 20, 1944
New Mexico
32
Don Freeman
F
6-5
190
Jul 18, 1944
Illinois
40
George McGinnis
F
6-8
235
Aug 12, 1950
Indiana
42
Darnell Hillman
F
6-9
215
Aug 29, 1949
San Jose State
50
Tom Owens
C
6-9
215
Jun 28, 1949
South Carolina
54
Dave Robisch
C
6-10
230
Dec 22, 1949
Kansas
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%
George McGinnis
PF
22
82
79
40.8
27.6
12.5
2.5
2.0
0.7
4.9
21.4
10.6
.495
0.4
0.1
.250
9.5
6.3
.665
Mel Daniels
C
28
81
80
38.3
18.5
15.4
2.2
0.7
1.9
3.4
15.0
7.2
.482
0.0
0.0
.250
11.1
4.0
.722
Donnie Freeman
SG
28
77
71
28.2
14.3
2.8
2.5
0.7
0.2
2.1
12.1
5.4
.442
0.1
0.0
.333
4.5
3.6
.808
Freddie Lewis
SG
29
72
50
30.8
14.9
3.2
4.0
0.8
0.1
2.4
11.9
5.2
.436
1.5
0.5
.345
4.8
4.0
.822
Bill Keller
PG
25
83
33
27.1
13.8
2.5
4.3
0.4
0.0
2.1
11.7
5.1
.433
2.7
0.9
.320
3.2
2.8
.870
Roger Brown
SF
30
72
38
30.2
12.6
4.8
2.8
0.8
0.4
1.7
9.7
4.6
.474
1.6
0.6
.356
3.4
2.8
.822
Darnell Hillman
PF
23
84
52
30.3
9.6
8.8
1.5
0.7
1.4
1.8
8.8
3.9
.446
0.1
0.0
.000
3.0
1.8
.587
Don Buse
PG
22
77
13
19.3
5.4
2.7
2.9
1.4
0.1
0.9
4.7
2.1
.453
0.3
0.1
.208
1.4
1.1
.752
Gus Johnson
SF
34
50
1
15.1
6.0
4.9
1.2
0.3
0.3
1.4
6.0
2.6
.441
0.4
0.1
.190
0.8
0.6
.738
George Peeples
C
29
9
0
6.2
1.6
1.7
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.7
1.6
0.4
.286
0.0
0.0
—
1.2
0.7
.545
Craig Raymond
C
27
6
0
5.5
0.8
1.7
0.2
0.0
0.3
0.5
1.3
0.3
.250
0.0
0.0
—
1.2
0.2
.500
Bill Newton
PF
22
24
2
4.9
2.4
2.0
0.4
0.3
0.0
0.4
2.3
1.0
.429
0.1
0.0
.500
0.8
0.4
.500
Bob Arnzen
SF
25
23
1
4.8
2.0
1.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.7
0.9
.526
0.1
0.0
.000
0.3
0.3
.750
Team Totals
—
—
84
84
242.4
114.7
54.2
22.1
0.8
0.6
19.2
94.6
43.7
.461
6.6
2.0
.312
35.0
25.3
.739
Playoff Per Game
PLR
POS
AGE
GP
GS
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TOV
FGA
FGM
FG%
3PA
3PM
3P%
FTA
FTM
FT%
George McGinnis
PF
22
18
79
40.6
23.9
12.3
2.2
3.4
4.3
4.9
19.8
8.9
.451
0.3
0.0
.000
8.3
6.1
.732
Donnie Freeman
SG
28
18
71
30.9
15.6
2.7
2.8
2.2
2.9
2.1
13.2
5.8
.443
0.1
0.0
.000
4.9
3.9
.798
Freddie Lewis
SG
29
18
50
35.4
15.5
3.7
5.1
0.8
3.2
2.7
14.4
5.7
.392
1.5
0.3
.222
4.4
3.8
.863
Mel Daniels
C
28
18
80
35.3
15.9
13.8
2.2
2.2
4.2
2.2
13.2
6.2
.471
0.0
0.0
—
4.5
3.4
.765
Roger Brown
SF
30
17
38
34.4
12.6
4.4
2.4
1.4
3.4
1.4
9.4
4.8
.513
1.7
0.8
.448
2.9
2.2
.755
Darnell Hillman
PF
23
18
52
26.9
5.9
7.5
0.9
1.6
2.4
1.8
5.6
2.4
.426
0.0
0.0
—
1.9
1.1
.571
Bill Keller
PG
25
17
33
20.5
9.0
3.1
3.7
0.4
2.1
0.9
8.8
3.4
.383
2.1
0.5
.222
2.2
1.8
.816
Don Buse
PG
22
14
13
11.6
3.2
1.8
1.2
0.7
2.1
0.7
3.2
1.1
.356
0.5
0.0
.000
1.5
0.9
.619
Gus Johnson
SF
34
17
1
10.8
2.5
4.1
0.9
0.3
1.6
1.1
3.5
0.9
.254
0.2
0.0
.000
0.9
0.7
.750
Bob Arnzen
SF
25
7
1
1.9
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.9
0.4
.500
0.3
0.0
.000
0.1
0.1
1.000
Bill Newton
PF
22
4
2
1.8
1.0
1.3
0.0
0.3
0.8
0.3
1.3
0.5
.400
0.3
0.0
.000
0.0
0.0
—
Team Totals
—
—
18
84
241.4
102.7
52.4
20.7
15.9
25.6
19.2
89.8
38.8
.432
6.2
1.5
.241
31.1
23.6
.760
Regular Season Totals
PLR
POS
AGE
GP
GS
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TOV
FGA
FGM
FG%
3PA
3PM
3P%
FTA
FTM
FT%
George McGinnis
PF
22
82
79
3347
2261
1022
205
160
58
401
1755
868
.495
32
8
.250
778
517
.665
Mel Daniels
C
28
81
80
3103
1497
1247
177
56
157
275
1217
587
.482
4
1
.250
446
322
.722
Donnie Freeman
SG
28
77
71
2170
1103
219
195
52
19
160
933
412
.442
6
2
.333
343
277
.808
Bill Keller
PG
25
83
33
2251
1147
204
361
37
0
171
973
421
.433
222
71
.320
269
234
.870
Freddie Lewis
SG
29
72
50
2217
1075
228
288
57
8
173
860
375
.436
110
38
.345
349
287
.822
Roger Brown
SF
30
72
38
2177
909
348
204
61
31
120
700
332
.474
118
42
.356
247
203
.822
Darnell Hillman
PF
23
84
52
2541
804
735
128
57
116
154
735
328
.446
9
0
.000
252
148
.587
Don Buse
PG
22
77
13
1484
413
210
223
107
8
66
360
163
.453
24
5
.208
109
82
.752
Gus Johnson
SF
34
50
1
753
299
245
62
17
13
70
299
132
.441
21
4
.190
42
31
.738
Freddie Newton
PF
22
24
2
117
58
47
9
6
0
10
56
24
.429
2
1
.500
18
9
.500
Bob Arnzen
SF
25
23
1
111
46
23
3
1
1
0
38
20
.526
3
0
.000
8
6
.750
George Peeples
C
29
9
0
56
14
15
4
2
0
6
14
4
.286
0
0
—
11
6
.545
Craig Raymond
C
27
6
0
33
5
10
1
0
2
3
8
2
.250
0
0
—
2
1
.500
Team Totals
—
—
84
84
20360
9631
4553
1860
613
413
1609
7948
3668
.461
551
172
.312
2874
2123
.739
Playoff Totals
PLR
POS
AGE
GP
GS
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TOV
FGA
FGM
FG%
3PA
3PM
3P%
FTA
FTM
FT%
George McGinnis
PF
22
18
—
731
431
222
39
61
78
431
357
161
.451
5
0
.000
149
109
.732
Donnie Freeman
SG
28
18
—
557
281
48
50
27
52
40
237
105
.443
2
0
.000
89
71
.798
Mel Daniels
C
28
18
—
636
286
248
40
70
76
39
238
112
.471
0
0
—
81
62
.765
Freddie Lewis
SG
29
18
—
637
279
66
91
31
57
49
260
102
.392
27
6
.222
80
69
.863
Roger Brown
SF
30
17
—
584
214
74
41
20
58
24
160
82
.513
29
13
.448
49
37
.755
Bill Keller
PG
25
17
—
348
153
52
63
18
35
16
149
57
.383
36
8
.222
38
31
.816
Darnell Hillman
PF
23
18
—
485
106
135
17
39
44
29
101
43
.426
0
0
—
35
20
.571
Don Buse
PG
22
14
—
163
45
25
17
12
30
10
45
16
.356
7
0
.000
21
13
.619
Gus Johnson
SF
34
17
—
184
42
69
15
23
27
18
59
15
.254
3
0
.000
16
12
.750
Bob Arnzen
SF
25
7
—
13
7
0
0
0
0
1
6
3
.500
2
0
.000
1
1
1.000
Bill Newton
PF
22
4
—
7
4
5
0
2
3
1
5
2
.400
1
0
.000
0
0
—
Team Totals
—
—
18
—
4345
1848
944
373
334
461
287
1617
698
.432
112
27
.241
559
425
.760
Team Impact Spotlight
Player Name
Role Tier
MPG
Usage Tier
PPG
RPG
APG
STK (SPG+BPG)
Impact Index*
Notes
Awards
George McGinnis
Franchise Star & Central Creator
40.8
High Usage
27.6
12.5
2.5
2.7
22.65
Led Pacers scoring, rebounding, and playmaking; co-ABA MVP for 1974-75; offensive focal point who often initiated offense from post or wing and carried load in playoffs.
ABA MVP, All-Star
Mel Daniels
Interior Anchor & Rebounding Engine
38.3
Mid-High Usage
18.5
15.4
2.2
2.6
19.35
Veteran big who controlled boards and interior defense; team leader in rebounds; used as primary post scorer and screen setter.
All-Star
Freddie Lewis
Secondary Playmaker & Scorer
30.8
Mid Usage
14.9
3.2
4.0
0.9
11.50
Floor general guard who balanced scoring with playmaking; defensive activity modest; provided leadership and scoring punch off pick-and-rolls.
—
Donnie Freeman
Wing Scorer
28.2
Mid Usage
14.3
2.8
2.5
0.9
10.25
Reliable shooting guard with scoring efficiency; spacing creator and secondary scoring option; less defensive impact.
—
Bill Keller
Facilitating Scoring Guard
27.1
Mid Usage
13.8
2.5
4.3
0.4
10.50
Combo guard who mixed scoring and assists; brought shooting and backcourt playmaking; role fluctuated between initiator and scoring option.
—
Darnell Hillman
Energetic Role Big
30.3
Mid Usage
9.6
8.8
1.5
2.1
11.00
Athletic forward/center known for rebounding, rim presence and hustle; provided energy and transition offense; defensive activity highlighted by blocks/steals combined.
—
Roger Brown
Versatile Scoring Wing
30.2
Mid Usage
12.6
4.8
2.8
1.2
11.70
Veteran wing scorer with ability to create his own shot and hit from midrange; returned mid-season after trade; leadership and clutch scoring.
—
Don Buse
Defensive Facilitator Guard
19.3
Low Usage
5.4
2.7
2.9
1.5
6.75
Slow-build perimeter defender/playmaker; breakout in defensive metrics; known for pressure defense and passing rather than high scoring.
—
Gus Johnson
Spare Veteran Wing
15.1
Low Usage
6.0
4.9
1.2
0.6
6.35
Short stint role player providing veteran scoring and rebounding depth; limited defensive influence.
