Clarence Hermsen
“Kleggie”
Career (regular season)
- GP
- 288
- PTS
- 9.3
- REB
- 5.8
- AST
- 1.3
Personal details
- Position
- Center
- Height and weight
- 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) · 102 kg (225 lb)
- Born
- March 12, 1923
- Died
- † March 2, 1994 (aged 70)
- Birthplace
- Hill City, Estados Unidos
- School / club
- Minnesota
- Draft
- Undrafted
- NBA career
- 1946-1952 · 6 seasons
Stats
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Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | MIN | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | CLR | 11 | 43 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 26.9 | — | 46.7 |
| 1946-47 | HUS | 21 | 254 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 29.1 | — | 66.0 |
| 1946-47 | TOT | 32 | 297 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | 28.7 | — | 63.4 |
| 1947-48 | BAL | 48 | 575 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | 27.7 | — | 66.5 |
| 1948-49 | WAS | 60 | 708 | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | 31.2 | — | 68.2 |
| 1949-50 | CHS | 67 | 545 | — | 98 | — | — | — | — | 31.9 | — | 61.9 |
| 1950-51 | BOS | 71 | 533 | 448 | 92 | 0 | — | — | — | 29.3 | — | 65.4 |
| 1952-53 | INO | 10 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 62 | — | — | — | 12.9 | — | 60.0 |
| Career | 288 | 2,669 | 467 | 366 | 62 | — | — | — | 29.7 | — | 65.4 | |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | MIN | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-48 | BAL | 11 | 121 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 25.2 | — | 71.4 |
| 1948-49 | WAS | 11 | 135 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 26.8 | — | 66.3 |
| 1949-50 | CHS | 2 | 18 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 29.2 | — | 80.0 |
| 1950-51 | BOS | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16.7 | — | — |
| Career | 26 | 276 | 3 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 26.1 | — | 68.9 | |
TOT: season total across all the teams he played for.
Awards and titles
- NBA champion: 1947-48
Championship rings (1)
- 19481947-48
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Transactions
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· Trade
The Cleveland Rebels traded Kleggie Hermsen to the Toronto Huskies for George Nostrand.
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· Trade
The Washington Capitols traded John Mahnken to the Baltimore Bullets for Kleggie Hermsen.
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· Trade
The Washington Capitols traded Kleggie Hermsen to the Chicago Stags for Chuck Gilmur.
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· Signing
The Tri-Cities Blackhawks selected Kleggie Hermsen from the Chicago Stags in the dispersal draft.
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· Trade
The Tri-Cities Blackhawks traded Kleggie Hermsen to the Boston Celtics for Harry Boykoff.
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· Trade
The Boston Celtics sold the player rights to Kleggie Hermsen to the Indianapolis Olympians.