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Retired#15Guard1949–1959#815 all-time in points

Dick McGuire

Dick McGuire scored 5,921 points in 738 games, 815th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1951-52 at 9.2 points a game. He earned 2 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 0″ / 180 lb
Age100
PositionGuard
BornJan 25, 1926
HometownHuntington, New York
Experience1949–1959
CollegeDartmouth College
Draft1949 · round 1, pick 7
High schoolLa Salle Academy Manhattan, New York
TeamsNew York Knicks 1949–1956Detroit Pistons 1957–1959
Career points
5,921
738 games · 8.0 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#815
Also 116th in assists, 700th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1949–1959. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1959-60.

1959-60 season

DET · 68 games
Points4827.1 per game
Rebounds3.9264 total
Assists5.3358 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

2 badges earned
0Unicorn
1Rare Air
1Legend
  • Rare AirSeasonAll-NBA1950-51
  • ×7LegendSeasonAll-Star1950-51, 1951-52, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1955-56 +2 more

Dick McGuire career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1951-52 · 9.2 points per game

Dick McGuire milestones

Career · regular season
5,921 career points
Retired 815th on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K
Career marks
Points5,921Past 5,000 · 815th all-time
Rebounds2,784Past 2,500 · 700th all-time
Assists4,205Past 2,500 · 116th all-time

Dick McGuire career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Dick McGuire stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1959-60DET684827.13.95.3.445—.617————
1958-59DET716559.24.06.2.427—.740————
1957-58DET695568.14.26.6.373—.667————
1956-57NYK723855.32.03.1.383—.644————
1955-56NYK624256.93.55.8.347—.627————
1954-55NYK716479.14.57.6.389—.644————
1953-54NYK686229.14.65.2.408—.638————
1952-53NYK614377.24.64.9.381—.569————
1951-52NYK645919.25.26.1.430—.631————
1950-51NYK645378.45.26.3.371—.649————
1949-50NYK685848.6—5.7.337—.652————
Career11 seasons7385,9218.03.85.7.389—.6440——0

Dick McGuire splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
69%
Threes
0%
Free throws
31%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Dick McGuire facts
How many career points did Dick McGuire score?

Dick McGuire scored 5,921 career regular-season points in 738 games, 8.0 per game, which ranks 815th all-time.

What was Dick McGuire’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1951-52 with NYK: 9.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game.

Where is Dick McGuire from?

Dick McGuire is from Huntington, New York. He played high school ball at La Salle Academy in Manhattan, New York. He played college ball at Dartmouth College.

What teams did Dick McGuire play for?

New York Knicks (1949–1956); Detroit Pistons (1957–1959).