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Here is the 1958–59 New York Knicks roster and regular season player statistics:

New York Knicks 1958–59 Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Age College
3 Richie Guerin G 6’4″ 190 lbs 26 Iona
4 Willie Naulls F 6’6″ 225 lbs 24 UCLA
5 Jim Baechtold F 6’4″ 190 lbs 27 Eastern Kentucky
6 Carl Braun G/F 6’5″ 180 lbs 31 Colgate
7 Ken Sears F 6’9″ 198 lbs 26 Santa Clara
8 Ray Felix C 6’11” 220 lbs 28 Long Island Univ.
9 Ron Sobie G 6’2″ 180 lbs 25 DePaul
10 Jack George G 6’2″ 190 lbs 30 La Salle
11 Frank Selvy G 6’3″ 180 lbs 26 Furman
12 Charlie Tyra C 6’8″ 230 lbs 23 Louisville
13 Mike Farmer F 6’7″ 210 lbs 22 San Francisco
14 Guy Sparrow F 6’6″ 210 lbs 26 Detroit Mercy
15 Pete Brennan F 6’6″ 210 lbs 22 North Carolina
16 Jerry Bird F 6’6″ 205 lbs 23 Kentucky
17 Brendan McCann G 6’0″ 180 lbs 23 St. Bonaventure

Regular Season Per Game

PLR POS AGE G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Kenny Sears PF 25 71   35.2 21.0 9.3 1.9       14.1 6.9 .490       8.3 7.1 .861
Richie Guerin SG 26 71   36.0 18.2 7.3 5.1       14.7 6.2 .424       7.1 5.7 .802
Willie Naulls SF 24 68   30.3 15.7 10.6 1.5       15.8 6.0 .378       4.6 3.8 .830
Carl Braun PG 31 72   27.2 10.5 3.5 4.8       9.5 4.0 .420       3.0 2.5 .826
Ray Felix C 28 72   22.1 10.4 7.9 0.7       9.7 3.6 .371       4.5 3.2 .713
Frank Selvy SG 26 68   21.3 9.8 3.6 1.4       8.9 3.4 .385       3.9 3.0 .767
Charlie Tyra C 23 69   23.0 8.8 7.0 0.5       8.8 3.5 .396       2.8 1.9 .679
Ron Sobie PG 24 50   17.1 8.0 3.1 1.6       8.0 2.9 .360       2.7 2.2 .842
Jack George PG 30 25   19.8 6.6 3.3 2.2       6.9 2.5 .358       2.0 1.7 .824
Mike Farmer SF 22 72   21.5 6.0 4.4 0.9       6.9 2.4 .353       1.4 1.2 .838
Guy Sparrow   26 44   13.8 5.7 4.3 1.0       7.0 2.2 .312       2.2 1.3 .582
Pete Brennan   22 16   8.5 2.5 1.9 0.4       2.7 0.8 .302       1.6 0.9 .560
Jerry Bird   23 11   4.1 2.3 1.1 0.4       2.9 1.1 .375       0.1 0.1 1.000
Brendan McCann PG 23 1   7.0 0.0 1.0 1.0       3.0 0.0 .000       0.0 0.0  
Totals     72   24.5 110.3 69.3 19.2       99.6 39.8 .399       38.9 30.8 .791

Playoff Per Game

PLR POS AGE G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Willie Naulls SF 24 2   31.5 17.0 10.5 1.5       21.0 7.0 .333       4.0 3.0 .750
Kenny Sears PF 25 2   32.0 16.5 8.5 3.0       13.5 5.0 .370       7.5 6.5 .867
Carl Braun PG 31 2   31.0 16.0 2.0 5.0       16.0 6.0 .375       4.5 4.0 .889
Richie Guerin SG 26 2   38.5 15.0 9.0 7.5       17.5 4.5 .257       7.0 6.0 .857
Charlie Tyra C 23 2   27.5 15.0 15.5 0.5       14.0 6.0 .429       4.5 3.0 .667
Frank Selvy SG 26 2   21.5 14.5 2.0 1.5       10.0 5.0 .500       5.5 4.5 .818
Ray Felix C 28 2   22.5 13.0 11.5 1.0       14.0 6.0 .429       2.0 1.0 .500
Mike Farmer SF 22 2   17.0 6.0 5.0 0.0       8.5 2.5 .294       2.5 1.0 .400
Jack George PG 30 2   15.5 4.0 2.0 1.5       6.0 2.0 .333       0.0 0.0  
Pete Brennan   22 2   3.0 2.0 2.5 0.0       3.5 1.0 .286       0.5 0.0 .000
Totals     2   240.0 119.0 77.5 21.5       124.0 45.0 .363       38.0 29.0 .763

Regular Season Per 36 Minutes

PLR POS AGE G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Kenny Sears PF 25 71   35.2 21.4 9.5 2.0       14.4 7.1 .490       8.5 7.3 .861
Jerry Bird   23 11   4.1 20.0 9.6 3.2       25.6 9.6 .375       0.8 0.8 1.000
Willie Naulls SF 24 68   30.3 18.7 12.6 1.8       18.7 7.1 .378       5.4 4.5 .830
Richie Guerin SG 26 71   36.0 18.2 7.3 5.1       14.7 6.2 .424       7.1 5.7 .802
Ray Felix C 28 72   22.1 17.0 12.9 1.1       15.9 5.9 .371       7.3 5.2 .713
Ron Sobie PG 24 50   17.1 16.8 6.5 3.3       16.8 6.0 .360       5.6 4.7 .842
Frank Selvy SG 26 68   21.3 16.6 6.2 2.4       15.0 5.8 .385       6.5 5.0 .767
Guy Sparrow   26 44   13.8 14.8 11.1 2.7       18.3 5.7 .312       5.8 3.4 .582
Carl Braun PG 31 72   27.2 13.9 4.6 6.4       12.6 5.3 .420       4.0 3.3 .826
Charlie Tyra C 23 69   23.0 13.8 11.0 0.7       13.8 5.4 .396       4.3 2.9 .679
Jack George PG 30 25   19.8 12.1 6.0 4.0       12.6 4.5 .358       3.7 3.1 .824
Pete Brennan   22 16   8.5 10.6 8.2 1.6       11.4 3.4 .302       6.6 3.7 .560
Mike Farmer SF 22 72   21.5 10.1 7.3 1.5       11.6 4.1 .353       2.3 1.9 .838
Brendan McCann PG 23 1   7.0 0.0 5.1 5.1       15.4 0.0 .000       0.0 0.0  
Totals                                        

Playoff Per 36 Minutes

PLR POS AGE G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Frank Selvy SG 26 2   21.5 24.3 3.3 2.5       16.7 8.4 .500       9.2 7.5 .818
Pete Brennan   22 2   3.0 24.0 30.0 0.0       42.0 12.0 .286       6.0 0.0 .000
Ray Felix C 28 2   22.5 20.8 18.4 1.6       22.4 9.6 .429       3.2 1.6 .500
Charlie Tyra C 23 2   27.5 19.6 20.3 0.7       18.3 7.9 .429       5.9 3.9 .667
Willie Naulls SF 24 2   31.5 19.4 12.0 1.7       24.0 8.0 .333       4.6 3.4 .750
Kenny Sears PF 25 2   32.0 18.6 9.6 3.4       15.2 5.6 .370       8.4 7.3 .867
Carl Braun PG 31 2   31.0 18.6 2.3 5.8       18.6 7.0 .375       5.2 4.6 .889
Richie Guerin SG 26 2   38.5 14.0 8.4 7.0       16.4 4.2 .257       6.5 5.6 .857
Mike Farmer SF 22 2   17.0 12.7 10.6 0.0       18.0 5.3 .294       5.3 2.1 .400
Jack George PG 30 2   15.5 9.3 4.6 3.5       13.9 4.6 .333       0.0 0.0  
Totals                                        

Regular Season Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Kenny Sears   25 71   2498 1488 658 136       1002 491 .490       588 506 .861
Richie Guerin   26 71   2558 1291 518 364       1046 443 .424       505 405 .802
Willie Naulls   24 68   2061 1068 723 102       1072 405 .378       311 258 .830
Carl Braun   31 72   1959 754 251 349       684 287 .420       218 180 .826
Ray Felix   28 72   1588 749 569 49       700 260 .371       321 229 .713
Frank Selvy   26 68   1448 667 248 96       605 233 .385       262 201 .767
Charlie Tyra   23 69   1586 609 485 33       606 240 .396       190 129 .679
Mike Farmer   22 72   1545 435 315 66       498 176 .353       99 83 .838
Ron Sobie   24 50   857 400 154 78       400 144 .360       133 112 .842
Guy Sparrow   26 44   607 249 187 45       308 96 .312       98 57 .582
Jack George   30 25   494 166 82 55       173 62 .358       51 42 .824
Pete Brennan   22 16   136 40 31 6       43 13 .302       25 14 .560
Jerry Bird   23 11   45 25 12 4       32 12 .375       1 1 1.000
Brendan McCann   23 1   7 0 1 1       3 0 .000       0 0  
Totals     72   17389 7941 4234 1384       7172 2862 .399       2802 2217 .791

Playoff Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Willie Naulls   24 2   63 34 21 3       42 14 .333       8 6 .750
Kenny Sears   25 2   64 33 17 6       27 10 .370       15 13 .867
Carl Braun   31 2   62 32 4 10       32 12 .375       9 8 .889
Richie Guerin   26 2   77 30 18 15       35 9 .257       14 12 .857
Charlie Tyra   23 2   55 30 31 1       28 12 .429       9 6 .667
Frank Selvy   26 2   43 29 4 3       20 10 .500       11 9 .818
Ray Felix   28 2   45 26 23 2       28 12 .429       4 2 .500
Mike Farmer   22 2   34 12 10 0       17 5 .294       5 2 .400
Jack George   30 2   31 8 4 3       12 4 .333       0 0  
Pete Brennan   22 2   6 4 5 0       7 2 .286       1 0 .000
Totals     2   480 238 137 43       248 90 .363       76 58 .763

Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes Awards
Richie Guerin Primary Creator/Scorer 36.0 High 18.2 7.3 5.1 N/A 15.3 Led team in scoring and playmaking; named All-NBA Second Team and All-Star; known for versatile offense. Guerin set MSG scoring marks and was top backcourt producer.  MVP-11, AS, NBA2
Kenny Sears Inside Scoring Anchor 35.2 High 21.0 9.3 1.9 N/A 16.1 Efficient inside scorer with strong rebounding; led league in FG% this season; reliable two-way high-efficiency forward.  MVP-8, AS
Willie Naulls Lead Rebounder/Secondary Scorer 30.3 Moderate 15.7 10.6 1.5 N/A 14.0 Durable wing with double-digit scoring and elite rebounding; one of the Knicks’ top interior presences across minutes.  –
Carl Braun Secondary Facilitator 27.2 Moderate 10.5 3.5 4.8 N/A 9.4 Veteran guard handling offense and facilitating; balanced scoring and assist contributions. –
Ray Felix Backup Big 22.1 Moderate 10.4 7.9 0.7 N/A 9.5 Reserve center with scoring and rebounding punch; provided interior physicality.  –
Charlie Tyra Frontcourt Role Player 23.0 Moderate 8.8 7.0 0.5 N/A 8.4 Big man with consistent rebounding and second-unit scoring.  –
Frank Selvy Bench Scorer 21.3 Moderate 9.8 3.6 1.4 N/A 7.4 Off-ball scoring and spacing option off the bench; contributed efficient points in relief.  –
Ron Sobie Spot Playmaker 17.1 Low 8.0 3.1 1.6 N/A 6.3 Backup guard with occasional scoring and assists; role minutes support. –
Jack George Secondary Facilitator 19.8 Low 6.6 3.3 2.2 N/A 6.1 Limited minutes but provided steady distribution and leadership.  –
Guy Sparrow Reserve Forward 13.8 Low 5.7 4.3 1.0 N/A 5.5 Bench wing adding depth and occasional rebounds. –
Mike Farmer Role Wing 21.5 Low 6.0 4.4 0.9 N/A 5.7 Young wing with moderate scoring and rebounding off bench.  –
Pete Brennan Minimal Contributor 8.5 Very Low 2.5 1.9 0.4 N/A 2.4 Limited action; spot contributions in short stints.  –
Jerry Bird Minimal Contributor 4.1 Very Low 2.3 1.1 0.4 N/A 1.9 Very limited role games; brief offensive contributions.  –
Brendan McCann Minimal Contributor 7.0 Very Low 0.0 1.0 1.0 N/A 1.0 Single game appearance; negligible statistical impact. –