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Frank Selvy
Frank Selvy stats, teams and career impact
#271 all-timeCareer averages · 10.8 PPG · 3.7 RPG · 2.8 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Shooting guard
- Final NBA team
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) · 180 lb (82 kg)
- Born
- November 9, 1932
- Died
- August 13, 2024 (91 yrs old)
- College
- Furman University
- NBA seasons
- 9 seasons · 1954–55 to 1963–64
Career summaryFrank Selvy was a shooting guard who played 9 NBA seasons, from 1954–55 through 1963–64.
- Career PPG
- 10.8
- Career RPG
- 3.7
- Career APG
- 2.8
- #22 in 1954–55
- #271 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Frank Selvy ranks #271 all time
Frank Selvy ranks #271 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #28.7. His full-career value ranks #799, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
565 games · Career Value Rank #799
NBA honors2× All-StarContext only; honors are not model inputs.
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Baltimore Bullets, Milwaukee Hawks, St. Louis Hawks, Minneapolis Lakers, New York Knicks, Syracuse Nationals, and Los Angeles Lakers
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 39.4%FG%
- Three-point
- —3P%
- Free throw
- 72.8%FT%
565 career games · 14,908 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
Frank Selvy 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.
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| 1963–64 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | -3.08 | LAL | 73 | 0 | 17.6 | 37.8% | — | 63.9% | #79 | -32.3 |
| 1962–63 | 10.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | -0.75 | LAL | 80 | 0 | 29.6 | 42.4% | — | 71.4% | #42 | 72.5 |
| 1961–62 | 14.7 | 5.2 | 4.8 | -0.16 | LAL | 79 | 0 | 35.5 | 42.0% | — | 73.8% | #29 | 132.8 |
| 1960–61 | 10.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | -0.79 | LAL | 77 | 0 | 28.0 | 40.5% | — | 75.3% | #39 | 67.5 |
| 1959–60 | 9.1 | 2.8 | 1.8 | -0.75 | MNL/SYR | 62 | 0 | 21.1 | 39.3% | — | 73.6% | #39 | 41.5 |
| 1958–59 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 1.4 | -0.30 | NYK | 68 | 0 | 21.3 | 38.5% | — | 76.7% | #35 | 60.7 |
| 1957–58 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 0.9 | -3.96 | MNL/STL | 38 | 0 | 11.2 | 26.3% | — | 61.0% | — | -20.8 |
| 1955–56 | 11.0 | 3.2 | 2.1 | -1.60 | STL | 17 | 0 | 26.1 | 36.6% | — | 74.6% | — | 4.0 |
| 1954–55 | 19.0 | 5.5 | 3.5 | +0.71 | BLB/MLH | 71 | 0 | 37.6 | 37.8% | — | 72.8% | #22 | 151.8 |
| Career | 10.8 | 3.7 | 2.8 | — | BLB/LAL/MLH/MNL/NYK/STL/SYR | 565 | — | 26.4 | 39.4% | — | 72.8% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- 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.
34.8 composite · lower is better
32.8 average league finish
478 total value
Career standing
How Frank Selvy 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 Score34.8
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
- 82.0
- Qualified seasons
- 7
- All-time rank
- #271
Strongest seasons
Every season
Frank Selvy 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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| 1963–64Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 31 | 73 | 1,286 | -3.08 | 15.2 | #79 | -32.3 | 14th | Modeled |
| 1962–63Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 30 | 80 | 2,369 | -0.75 | 54.9 | #42 | 72.5 | 64th | Modeled |
| 1961–62Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 29 | 79 | 2,806 | -0.16 | 67.4 | #29 | 132.8 | 71st | Modeled |
| 1960–61Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 28 | 77 | 2,153 | -0.79 | 51.9 | #39 | 67.5 | 56th | Modeled |
| 1959–60Historical Defense Estimate | MNL/SYR | 27 | 62 | 1,308 | -0.75 | 51.3 | #39 | 41.5 | 50th | Modeled |
| 1958–59Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 26 | 68 | 1,448 | -0.30 | 57.5 | #35 | 60.7 | 59th | Modeled |
| 1957–58Historical Defense Estimate | MNL/STL | 25 | 38 | 426 | -3.96 | — | — | -20.8 | — | Modeled |
| 1955–56Historical Defense Estimate | STL | 23 | 17 | 444 | -1.60 | — | — | 4.0 | — | Modeled |
| 1954–55Historical Defense Estimate | BLB/MLH | 22 | 71 | 2,668 | +0.71 | 72.4 | #22 | 151.8 | 79th | Modeled |
Career movement
Frank Selvy's career impact by season
Peak +0.71 in 1954–55 · 9 seasons · 14,908 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
Era-centered box impactMinutesModeled estimate
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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.
Frank SelvyAnthony Morrow
| NBA season | Frank Selvy | Anthony Morrow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| 2 | -1.6 | -0.1 |
| 3 | -4.0 | -1.3 |
| 4 | -0.3 | -1.3 |
| 5 | -0.8 | -3.1 |
| 6 | -0.8 | -0.7 |
| 7 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
| 8 | -0.8 | -2.8 |
| 9 | -3.1 | -2.7 |
NBA season number
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