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Dick McGuire
Dick McGuire stats, teams and career impact
#78 all-timeCareer averages · 8.0 PPG · 4.2 RPG · 5.7 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Point guard
- Final NBA team
- Detroit Pistons
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) · 180 lb (82 kg)
- Born
- January 25, 1926
- Died
- February 3, 2010 (84 yrs old)
- College
- St. John's, Dartmouth College
- NBA career
- 1949–50 to 1959–60
Career summaryDick McGuire was a point guard whose NBA career ran from 1949–50 through 1959–60. hussEyquation season data begins in 1950–51.
- Career PPG
- 8.0
- Career RPG
- 4.2
- Career APG
- 5.7
- #4 in 2 seasons
- #78 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
How Dick McGuire ranks in the available record
Dick McGuire's covered seasons produce an all-time rank of #78. hussEyquation's season record begins in 1950–51, so this is not a complete-career verdict.
2 top-ten finishes
670 games · Coverage begins in 1950–51
NBA honors7× All-Star · All-NBAContext only; honors are not model inputs.
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- New York Knicks and Detroit Pistons
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 39.6%FG%
- Three-point
- —3P%
- Free throw
- 64.2%FT%
670 career games · 19,057 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Dick McGuire stats by season
Start with scoring and impact, then switch views for shooting or the full advanced picture. Career percentages use total makes and attempts.
Box impact is an estimate in points per 100 possessions, not the 0–100 Impact Rate score. Zero is league average; higher is better. Rate rank is a league place: No. 1 is best.
Swipe for PPG · RPG · APG · Box impact · Team · G · GS · MPG →
| pts/100 · higher is better | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959–60 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 5.3 | +0.62 | DET | 68 | 0 | 21.6 | 44.5% | — | 61.7% | #22 | 98.5 |
| 1958–59 | 9.2 | 4.0 | 6.2 | +0.61 | DET | 71 | 0 | 29.1 | 42.7% | — | 74.0% | #22 | 132.2 |
| 1957–58 | 8.1 | 4.2 | 6.6 | -1.32 | DET | 69 | 0 | 33.5 | 37.3% | — | 66.7% | #48 | 38.6 |
| 1956–57 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 3.1 | -1.22 | NYK | 72 | 0 | 16.5 | 38.3% | — | 64.4% | #54 | 21.5 |
| 1955–56 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 5.8 | -1.15 | NYK | 62 | 0 | 27.2 | 34.7% | — | 62.7% | #49 | 31.9 |
| 1954–55 | 9.1 | 4.5 | 7.6 | +1.57 | NYK | 71 | 0 | 32.5 | 38.9% | — | 64.4% | #11 | 174.8 |
| 1953–54 | 9.1 | 4.6 | 5.2 | +1.21 | NYK | 68 | 0 | 34.5 | 40.8% | — | 63.8% | #19 | 137.0 |
| 1952–53 | 7.2 | 4.6 | 4.9 | +1.57 | NYK | 61 | 0 | 29.2 | 38.1% | — | 56.9% | #16 | 123.6 |
| 1951–52 | 9.2 | 5.2 | 6.1 | +3.04 | NYK | 64 | 0 | 31.5 | 43.0% | — | 63.1% | #4 | 201.1 |
| 1950–51 | 8.4 | 5.2 | 6.3 | +3.91 | NYK | 64 | 0 | 29.5 | 37.1% | — | 64.9% | #4 | 220.1 |
| Career | 8.0 | 4.2 | 5.7 | — | DET/NYK | 670 | — | 28.4 | 39.6% | — | 64.2% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
What these measures mean
- Box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average, from the historical box-score model. Zero is league average; higher is better. Historical defense estimates are included where labeled. This is not the live model's lineup-adjusted estimate.
- Impact Rate
- A 0–100 score comparing performance within one season. Higher is better. This is a score, not points per possession.
- Impact estimate
- The season model's final estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, before conversion to the 0–100 Impact Rate score. It includes lineup evidence where available. Zero is league average; higher is better.
- Impact Rate rank
- The player's place among qualified players in that season's Impact Rate ranking. No. 1 is best. This is a rank, not an impact score.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
11.4 composite · lower is better
10.8 average league finish
1,179 total value
- Impact Rate
- 0–100 score within one season. Higher is better.
- Box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, from the historical model. Zero is average; higher is better.
Career standing
How Dick McGuire ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score11.4
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- 81.5
- Qualified seasons
- 10
- All-time rank
- #78
Strongest seasons
Every season
Dick McGuire advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| pts/100 · higher is better | 0–100 · higher is better | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959–60Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 34 | 68 | 1,466 | +0.62 | 73.1 | #22 | 98.5 | 64th | Modeled |
| 1958–59Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 33 | 71 | 2,063 | +0.61 | 73.8 | #22 | 132.2 | 74th | Modeled |
| 1957–58Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 32 | 69 | 2,311 | -1.32 | 38.2 | #48 | 38.6 | 47th | Modeled |
| 1956–57Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 31 | 72 | 1,191 | -1.22 | 32.9 | #54 | 21.5 | 33rd | Modeled |
| 1955–56Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 30 | 62 | 1,685 | -1.15 | 36.0 | #49 | 31.9 | 36th | Modeled |
| 1954–55Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 29 | 71 | 2,310 | +1.57 | 86.8 | #11 | 174.8 | 87th | Modeled |
| 1953–54Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 28 | 68 | 2,343 | +1.21 | 78.0 | #19 | 137.0 | 78th | Modeled |
| 1952–53Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 27 | 61 | 1,783 | +1.57 | 84.0 | #16 | 123.6 | 80th | Modeled |
| 1951–52Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 26 | 64 | 2,018 | +3.04 | 96.8 | #4 | 201.1 | 91st | Modeled |
| 1950–51legacy estimate | NYK | 25 | 64 | 1,887 | +3.91 | 97.1 | #4 | 220.1 | 93rd | Modeled |
Career movement
Dick McGuire's box impact by season
Peak box impact +3.91 points per 100 possessions in 1950–51 · 10 seasons · 19,057 minutes
Box impact estimates points per 100 possessions above each season's league average. Zero is average; higher is better. Rank labels show Impact Rate league places, not ranks on this chart's box-impact scale.
Box impact · points per 100 possessionsMinutesModeled estimate
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Dick McGuireD'Angelo Russell
| NBA season | Dick McGuire | D'Angelo Russell |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.9 | -1.2 |
| 2 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| 3 | 1.6 | -0.2 |
| 4 | 1.2 | 3.1 |
| 5 | 1.6 | 3.4 |
| 6 | -1.1 | 2.8 |
| 7 | -1.2 | 0.5 |
| 8 | -1.3 | 1.1 |
| 9 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| 10 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| 11 | Did not play | -2.8 |
NBA season number
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