Paul Birch (basketball)
Fort Wayne Pistons | |
| 1945–1946 | Youngstown Bears |
|---|---|
| 1946–1948 | Youngstown Cubs |
| As coach: | |
| 1945–1946 | Youngstown Bears |
| 1946–1947 | Pittsburgh Ironmen |
| 1951–1954 | Fort Wayne Pistons |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Paul Vincent "Polly" Birch (January 4, 1910 – June 5, 1982) was an American
Fort Wayne Pistons from 1951 through 1954. Birch had played for the Pistons during the early 1940s, and the Youngstown Bears of the NBL.[1]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | FGM | Field goals made |
| FTM | Free throws made | FTA | Free throws attempted |
| FT% | Free throw percentage | PTS | Total points
|
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| † | Denotes seasons in which Cable's team won an NBL championship |
| * | NBL leader |
NBL
Source[2]
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | FGM | FTM | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938–39† | Pittsburgh | 22 | 85 | 51 | 221 | 10.0 |
| 1941–42 | Fort Wayne Z.P.
|
8 | 16 | 10 | 42 | 5.3 |
| 1942–43 | Fort Wayne Z.P. | 23* | 29 | 20 | 78 | 3.4 |
| 1943–44† | Fort Wayne Z.P. | 22* | 27 | 17 | 71 | 3.2 |
| 1944–45† | Fort Wayne Z.P. | 28 | 29 | 7 | 65 | 2.3 |
| 1945–46 | Youngstown | 31 | 35 | 26 | 96 | 3.1 |
| Career | 134 | 221 | 131 | 573 | 4.3 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | FGM | FTM | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Fort Wayne Z.P.
|
6 | 15 | 7 | 37 | 6.2 |
| 1943 | Fort Wayne Z.P. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1.3 |
| 1944† | Fort Wayne Z.P. | 5 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 3.2 |
| 1945† | Fort Wayne Z.P. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 |
| Career | 20 | 27 | 14 | 68 | 3.4 | |
Head coaching record
| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
BAA/NBA
Source[3]
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 1946–47
|
60 | 15 | 45 | .250 | 5th in Western | — | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| Fort Wayne | 1951–52 | 66 | 29 | 37 | .439 | 4th in Western | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | Lost in Division semifinals |
| Fort Wayne | 1952–53 | 69 | 36 | 33 | .522 | 3rd in Western | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | Lost in Division finals |
| Fort Wayne | 1953–54 | 72 | 40 | 32 | .556 | 3rd in Western | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | Lost in Division round-robin |
| Career | 267 | 120 | 147 | .449 | 14 | 4 | 10 | .286 | |||
References
- ^ Baseball, Basketball, Hockey and Football Online Statistics Databases - Baseball History, Basketball History, Hockey History, Football History, MLB, NBA, NHL, NFL
- Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
External links
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