Slick Leonard Profile: Information, Highlights and Stats with the Lakers
Lakers players: Slick Leonard basketball profile with complete information including full name, position, height, weight, years as a Laker, career stats, NBA titles won and more.
Slick Leonard Profile
NBA Career: |
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| Seasons | Games | Titles | |
| NBA | 7 | Season 426 Playoffs 34 |
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
| Season | 9.9 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| Playoffs | 9.8 | 2.6 | 4.9 |
Lakers Career: |
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| Seasons | Games | Titles | |
| LAL | 5 | Season 324 Playoffs 34 |
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
| Season | 8.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| Playoffs | 9.8 | 2.6 | 4.9 |
* Stats updated on Apr 28, 2025 *
| Full Name: | William Robert Leonard | |
| Position: | Guard | |
| Jersey Number: | 21 (Lakers, Packers, Zephyrs) | |
| Height: | 6-3 / 1.91 mt | |
| Weight: | 185 lbs / 84 kg | |
| Nickname: | Slick, Bobby | |
| All-Star: | none | |
| Born: | July 17, 1932 in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA | |
| High-School: | Gerstmeyer in Terre Haute, Indiana | |
| College: | Indiana University | |
| Drafted: | by the Baltimore Bullets (1st) with No. 10 overall pick, in round 2 of the 1954 NBA Draft | |
| NBA Teams: | Minneapolis Lakers, 1956-57 to 1959-60 Los Angeles Lakers, 1960-61 Chicago Packers, 1961-62 Chicago Zephyrs, 1962-63 |
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| Lakers Seasons: | 1956-57 to 1959-60, 1960-61 | |
Slick Leonard in Lakers History - Timeline
 Slick Leonard
  1949
2025
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Slick Leonard Highlights
NBA Championships Details:
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Career Totals: |
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
| Season | 4,204 | 1,217 | 1,427 |
| Playoffs | 334 | 90 | 165 |
- Leonard played 34 playoff games in 4 playoff editions, all with the Lakers.
- In his final year as a player he also coached his team, the Chicago Zephyrs.
- He coached the Indiana Pacers in the ABA and then in the NBA for a total of 12 years, winning 4 ABA Championships.
Slick Leonard 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 |
| 1956-57 | Lakers | 72 | 27.0 | .349 | .772 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 11.0 | |||||||
| 1957-58 | Lakers | 66 | 31.4 | .335 | .765 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 11.2 | |||||||
| 1958-59 | Lakers | 58 | 27.6 | .373 | .750 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 9.2 | |||||||
| 1959-60 | Lakers | 73 | 28.4 | .322 | .705 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 8.2 | |||||||
| 1960-61 | Lakers | 55 | 10.9 | .295 | .710 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3.5 | |||||||
| 1961-62 | Packers | 70 | 35.2 | .375 | .752 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 16.1 | |||||||
| 1962-63 | Zephyrs | 32 | 27.5 | .343 | .694 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 7.1 | |||||||
| Career: | 426 | 27.3 | .349 | - | .745 | - | - | 2.9 | 3.3 | - | - | - | 2.1 | 9.9 | ||
Playoffs Stats: |
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| Playoffs | Team | Gm | Min | FG% | 3P% | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 1957 | Lakers | 5 | 40.8 | .420 | .885 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 21.4 | |||||||
| 1959 | Lakers | 13 | 35.9 | .364 | .800 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 12.2 | |||||||
| 1960 | Lakers | 9 | 23.0 | .299 | .643 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 6.4 | |||||||
| 1961 | Lakers | 7 | 6.6 | .208 | .250 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | |||||||
| Career: | 34 | 27.2 | .357 | - | .755 | - | - | 2.6 | 4.9 | - | - | - | 2.3 | 9.8 | ||
* Stats updated on Apr 28, 2025 *
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