Slater Martin Profile: Information, Highlights and Stats with the Lakers
Lakers players: Slater Martin basketball profile with complete information including full name, position, height, weight, years as a Laker, career stats, NBA titles won and more.
Slater Martin Profile
NBA Career: |
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| Seasons | Games | Titles | |
| NBA | 11 | Season 745 Playoffs 92 |
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
| Season | 9.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
| Playoffs | 10.0 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
Lakers Career: |
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| Seasons | Games | Titles | |
| LAL | 7 | Season 484 Playoffs 67 |
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
| Season | 9.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
| Playoffs | 9.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
* Stats updated on May 22, 2025 *
 Slater Martin |
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| Position: | Guard | |
| Jersey Number: | 22 (Lakers), 7 (Knicks), 22 (Hawks) | |
| Height: | 5-10 / 1.78 mt | |
| Weight: | 170 lbs / 77 kg | |
| Nickname: | - | |
| All-Star: | 7 times | |
| Born: | October 22, 1925 in El Mina, Texas, USA | |
| High-School: | Jefferson Davis in Houston, Texas | |
| College: | University of Texas at Austin | |
| Drafted: | - | |
| NBA Teams: | Minneapolis Lakers, 1949-50 to 1955-56 New York Knicks, 1956-57 St. Louis Hawks, 1956-57 to 1959-60 |
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| Lakers Seasons: | 1949-50 to 1955-56 | |
Slater Martin in Lakers History - Timeline
 Slater Martin
  1949
2025
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Slater Martin Highlights
NBA Championships Details:
1949-50 with Minneapolis Lakers
1951-52 with Minneapolis Lakers
1952-53 with Minneapolis Lakers
1953-54 with Minneapolis Lakers
1957-58 with St. Louis Hawks
Career Totals: |
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
| Season | 7,337 | 2,302 | 3,160 |
| Playoffs | 924 | 270 | 354 |
- Inducted into Hall of Fame as Player in 1982
- In 2002, during halftime of a Lakers-Timberwolves game, the pioneer Minneapolis players Vern Mikkelsen, George Mikan, Slater Martin, Clyde Lovellette, Coach John Kundla and Arlee Pollard (widow of Jim Pollard) were presented with championship rings, the same provided by the NBA to the Los Angeles Lakers championship players that same year.
Slater Martin Career Stats
Season by season statistics including his numbers with the Lakers.
Season Stats: |
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Season |
Team | Gm | GS | Min | FG% | 3P% | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| 1949-50 | Lakers | 67 | .351 | .634 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 4.0 | |||||||||
| 1950-51 | Lakers | 68 | .362 | .684 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 8.5 | ||||||||
| 1951-52 | Lakers | 66 | 37.6 | .375 | .747 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 9.3 | |||||||
| 1952-53 | Lakers | 70 | 36.5 | .410 | .780 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 10.6 | |||||||
| 1953-54 | Lakers | 69 | 35.8 | .388 | .724 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 9.9 | |||||||
| 1954-55 | Lakers | 72 | 38.7 | .381 | .769 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 13.6 | |||||||
| 1955-56 | Lakers | 72 | 39.4 | .358 | .833 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 13.2 | |||||||
| 1956-57 | combined teams | 66 | 36.4 | .332 | .790 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 10.9 | |||||||
| 1956-57 | Knicks | 13 | 32.8 | .344 | .830 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 8.5 | |||||||
| 1956-57 | Hawks | 53 | 37.3 | .330 | .782 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 11.5 | |||||||
| 1957-58 | Hawks | 60 | 35.0 | .336 | .746 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 12.0 | |||||||
| 1958-59 | Hawks | 71 | 35.3 | .347 | .776 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 9.7 | |||||||
| 1959-60 | Hawks | 64 | 27.4 | .371 | .729 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 6.2 | |||||||
| Career: | 745 | 35.9 | .364 | - | .762 | - | - | 3.4 | 4.2 | - | - | - | 3.0 | 9.8 | ||
Playoffs Stats: |
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| Playoffs | Team | Gm | Min | FG% | 3P% | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 1950 | Lakers | 12 | .420 | .583 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 4.7 | |||||||||
| 1951 | Lakers | 7 | .353 | .519 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 7.1 | ||||||||
| 1952 | Lakers | 13 | 40.2 | .345 | .732 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 9.0 | |||||||
| 1953 | Lakers | 12 | 37.8 | .398 | .765 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 10.1 | |||||||
| 1954 | Lakers | 13 | 41.0 | .330 | .743 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 9.7 | |||||||
| 1955 | Lakers | 7 | 45.0 | .298 | .816 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 13.7 | |||||||
| 1956 | Lakers | 3 | 40.3 | .459 | .833 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 18.0 | |||||||
| 1957 | Hawks | 10 | 43.9 | .355 | .757 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 16.6 | |||||||
| 1958 | Hawks | 11 | 37.8 | .321 | .619 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 11.5 | |||||||
| 1959 | Hawks | 1 | 18.0 | .800 | - | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | |||||||
| 1960 | Hawks | 3 | 19.3 | .077 | .250 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |||||||
| Career: | 92 | 39.4 | .351 | - | .715 | - | - | 3.4 | 3.8 | - | - | - | 3.7 | 10.0 | ||
* Stats updated on May 22, 2025 *
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