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Retired#22Guard1949–1959#658 all-time in points

Slater Martin

Slater Martin scored 7,337 points in 745 games, 658th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1954-55 at 13.6 points a game. He earned 3 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight5′ 10″ / 170 lb
Age101
PositionGuard
BornOct 22, 1925
HometownWalker County, Texas
Experience1949–1959
CollegeUniversity of Texas at Austin
DraftUndrafted
High schoolNorthside High School Texas, Texas
TeamsMinneapolis Lakers 1949–1955St. Louis Hawks 1956–1959
Career points
7,337
745 games · 9.8 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#658
Also 217th in assists, 870th 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

STL · 64 games
Points3976.2 per game
Rebounds2.9187 total
Assists5.2330 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

3 badges earned
0Unicorn
1Rare Air
2Legend
  • ×5Rare AirSeasonAll-NBA1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59
  • ×7LegendSeasonAll-Star1952-53, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57 +2 more
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring5 rings · 1949-50, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1957-58

Slater Martin career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1954-55 · 13.6 points per game

Slater Martin milestones

Career · regular season
7,337 career points
Retired 658th on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K
Career marks
Points7,337Past 5,000 · 658th all-time
Assists3,160Past 2,500 · 217th all-time

Slater Martin 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.

Slater Martin stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1959-60STL643976.22.95.2.371—.729————
1958-59STL716879.73.64.7.347—.776————
1957-58STL6072212.03.83.6.336—.746————
1956-57STL6671810.94.44.1.332—.790————
1955-56MNL7294713.23.66.2.358—.833————
1954-55MNL7297613.63.65.9.381—.769————
1953-54MNL696849.92.43.7.388—.724————
1952-53MNL7074410.62.73.6.410—.780————
1951-52MNL666169.33.53.8.375—.747————
1950-51MNL685758.53.63.5.362—.684————
1949-50MNL672714.0—2.2.351—.634————
Career11 seasons7457,3379.83.14.2.364—.7620——0

Slater Martin 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
72%
Threes
0%
Free throws
28%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Slater Martin facts
How many career points did Slater Martin score?

Slater Martin scored 7,337 career regular-season points in 745 games, 9.8 per game, which ranks 658th all-time.

What was Slater Martin’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1954-55 with MNL: 13.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game.

Where is Slater Martin from?

Slater Martin is from Walker County, Texas. He played high school ball at Northside High School in Texas, Texas. He played college ball at University of Texas at Austin.

What teams did Slater Martin play for?

Minneapolis Lakers (1949–1955); St. Louis Hawks (1956–1959).