| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | Awards | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | 22 | 2TM | NBA | PF | 71 | 25.0 | 4.1 | 11.5 | .357 | 1.9 | 2.7 | .677 | 8.7 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 10.1 | |
| 1956-57 | 22 | STL | NBA | 19 | 23.1 | 4.1 | 11.1 | .365 | 2.2 | 3.2 | .683 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 10.3 | ||
| 1956-57 | 22 | NYK | NBA | PF | 52 | 25.8 | 4.2 | 11.7 | .355 | 1.8 | 2.6 | .674 | 8.7 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 10.1 | |
| 1957-58 | 23 | NYK | NBA | SF | 68 | 34.8 | 6.9 | 17.5 | .397 | 4.2 | 5.1 | .826 | 11.8 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 18.1 | AS |
| 1958-59 | 24 | NYK | NBA | SF | 68 | 30.3 | 6.0 | 15.8 | .378 | 3.8 | 4.6 | .830 | 10.6 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 15.7 | |
| 1959-60 | 25 | NYK | NBA | SF | 65 | 34.6 | 8.5 | 19.8 | .428 | 4.4 | 5.3 | .836 | 14.2 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 21.4 | MVP-12,AS |
| 1960-61 | 26 | NYK | NBA | SF | 79 | 37.7 | 9.3 | 21.8 | .428 | 4.7 | 5.8 | .816 | 13.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 23.4 | MVP-16,AS |
| 1961-62 | 27 | NYK | NBA | SF | 75 | 39.7 | 10.0 | 24.0 | .415 | 5.1 | 6.1 | .842 | 11.6 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 25.0 | AS |
| 1962-63 | 28 | 2TM | NBA | SF | 70 | 27.2 | 5.3 | 12.7 | .417 | 2.4 | 3.0 | .802 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 12.9 | |
| 1962-63 | 28 | NYK | NBA | SF | 23 | 29.4 | 6.7 | 16.3 | .413 | 3.4 | 4.2 | .813 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 16.9 | |
| 1962-63 | 28 | SFW | NBA | SF | 47 | 26.1 | 4.6 | 10.9 | .420 | 1.9 | 2.4 | .793 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 11.0 | |
| 1963-64 | 29 | BOS | NBA | SF | 78 | 18.1 | 4.1 | 9.9 | .417 | 1.6 | 2.0 | .796 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 9.8 | |
| 1964-65 | 30 | BOS | NBA | SF | 71 | 20.6 | 4.3 | 11.1 | .384 | 2.0 | 2.5 | .813 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 10.5 | |
| 1965-66 | 31 | BOS | NBA | SF | 71 | 20.2 | 4.6 | 11.5 | .402 | 1.5 | 1.8 | .794 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 10.7 | |
| 10 Yrs | 716 | 28.8 | 6.3 | 15.6 | .406 | 3.1 | 3.9 | .812 | 9.1 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 15.8 | |||||
| NYK (7 Yrs) | 430 | 34.1 | 7.6 | 18.7 | .408 | 4.1 | 5.0 | .819 | 11.7 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 19.3 | |||||
| BOS (3 Yrs) | 220 | 19.6 | 4.3 | 10.8 | .401 | 1.7 | 2.1 | .802 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 10.3 | |||||
| SFW (1 Yr) | 47 | 26.1 | 4.6 | 10.9 | .420 | 1.9 | 2.4 | .793 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 11.0 | |||||
| STL (1 Yr) | 19 | 23.1 | 4.1 | 11.1 | .365 | 2.2 | 3.2 | .683 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 10.3 | |||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Awards | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-59 | 24 | NYK | NBA | SF | 2 | 1 | 31.5 | 7.0 | 21.0 | .333 | 3.0 | 4.0 | .750 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 17.0 | |
| 1963-64 | 29 | BOS | NBA | SF | 10 | 16.7 | 3.7 | 9.5 | .389 | 1.7 | 2.3 | .739 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 9.1 | ||
| 1964-65 | 30 | BOS | NBA | SF | 12 | 15.0 | 3.3 | 7.9 | .411 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .667 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 7.3 | ||
| 1965-66 | 31 | BOS | NBA | SF | 11 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 3.2 | .257 | 1.5 | 1.9 | .810 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | ||
| 4 Yrs | 35 | 1 | 13.9 | 2.8 | 7.6 | .371 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .746 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 7.1 | |||||
| BOS (3 Yrs) | 33 | 12.8 | 2.6 | 6.8 | .378 | 1.3 | 1.8 | .746 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 6.5 | ||||||
| NYK (1 Yr) | 2 | 1 | 31.5 | 7.0 | 21.0 | .333 | 3.0 | 4.0 | .750 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 17.0 | |||||
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Insights
| Highlight | In Stathead | |
|---|---|---|
| Career high, Points | 49 | View full stats from top 20 games |
| Career high, Rebounds | 29 | View full stats from top 20 games |
| Career high, Assists | 9 | View full stats from top 20 games |
Use Stathead to compare Willie Naulls to:
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | MP | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | TRB | AST | PF | PTS | Trp-Dbl | Awards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | 22 | 2TM | NBA | PF | 71 | 1778 | 293 | 820 | .357 | 132 | 195 | .677 | 617 | 84 | 186 | 718 | 0 | |
| 1956-57 | 22 | STL | NBA | 19 | 438 | 77 | 211 | .365 | 41 | 60 | .683 | 167 | 22 | 57 | 195 | 0 | ||
| 1956-57 | 22 | NYK | NBA | PF | 52 | 1340 | 216 | 609 | .355 | 91 | 135 | .674 | 450 | 62 | 129 | 523 | 0 | |
| 1957-58 | 23 | NYK | NBA | SF | 68 | 2369 | 472 | 1189 | .397 | 284 | 344 | .826 | 799 | 97 | 220 | 1228 | 0 | AS |
| 1958-59 | 24 | NYK | NBA | SF | 68 | 2061 | 405 | 1072 | .378 | 258 | 311 | .830 | 723 | 102 | 233 | 1068 | 0 | |
| 1959-60 | 25 | NYK | NBA | SF | 65 | 2250 | 551 | 1286 | .428 | 286 | 342 | .836 | 921 | 138 | 214 | 1388 | 0 | MVP-12,AS |
| 1960-61 | 26 | NYK | NBA | SF | 79 | 2976 | 737 | 1723 | .428 | 372 | 456 | .816 | 1055 | 191 | 268 | 1846 | 0 | MVP-16,AS |
| 1961-62 | 27 | NYK | NBA | SF | 75 | 2978 | 747 | 1798 | .415 | 383 | 455 | .842 | 867 | 192 | 260 | 1877 | 0 | AS |
| 1962-63 | 28 | 2TM | NBA | SF | 70 | 1901 | 370 | 887 | .417 | 166 | 207 | .802 | 515 | 102 | 205 | 906 | 0 | |
| 1962-63 | 28 | NYK | NBA | SF | 23 | 676 | 155 | 375 | .413 | 78 | 96 | .813 | 200 | 44 | 42 | 388 | 0 | |
| 1962-63 | 28 | SFW | NBA | SF | 47 | 1225 | 215 | 512 | .420 | 88 | 111 | .793 | 315 | 58 | 163 | 518 | 0 | |
| 1963-64 | 29 | BOS | NBA | SF | 78 | 1409 | 321 | 769 | .417 | 125 | 157 | .796 | 356 | 64 | 208 | 767 | 0 | |
| 1964-65 | 30 | BOS | NBA | SF | 71 | 1465 | 302 | 786 | .384 | 143 | 176 | .813 | 336 | 72 | 225 | 747 | 0 | |
| 1965-66 | 31 | BOS | NBA | SF | 71 | 1433 | 328 | 815 | .402 | 104 | 131 | .794 | 319 | 72 | 197 | 760 | 0 | |
| 10 Yrs | 716 | 20620 | 4526 | 11145 | .406 | 2253 | 2774 | .812 | 6508 | 1114 | 2216 | 11305 | 0 | |||||
| 82 Game Avg | 82 | 2362 | 518 | 1276 | .406 | 258 | 318 | .812 | 745 | 128 | 254 | 1295 | 0 | |||||
| NYK (7 Yrs) | 430 | 14650 | 3283 | 8052 | .408 | 1752 | 2139 | .819 | 5015 | 826 | 1366 | 8318 | 0 | |||||
| BOS (3 Yrs) | 220 | 4307 | 951 | 2370 | .401 | 372 | 464 | .802 | 1011 | 208 | 630 | 2274 | 0 | |||||
| SFW (1 Yr) | 47 | 1225 | 215 | 512 | .420 | 88 | 111 | .793 | 315 | 58 | 163 | 518 | 0 | |||||
| STL (1 Yr) | 19 | 438 | 77 | 211 | .365 | 41 | 60 | .683 | 167 | 22 | 57 | 195 | 0 | |||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | TRB | AST | PF | PTS | Trp-Dbl | Awards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-59 | 24 | NYK | NBA | SF | 2 | 1 | 63 | 14 | 42 | .333 | 6 | 8 | .750 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 0 | |
| 1963-64 | 29 | BOS | NBA | SF | 10 | 167 | 37 | 95 | .389 | 17 | 23 | .739 | 46 | 8 | 31 | 91 | 0 | ||
| 1964-65 | 30 | BOS | NBA | SF | 12 | 180 | 39 | 95 | .411 | 10 | 15 | .667 | 51 | 9 | 27 | 88 | 0 | ||
| 1965-66 | 31 | BOS | NBA | SF | 11 | 75 | 9 | 35 | .257 | 17 | 21 | .810 | 16 | 1 | 23 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 4 Yrs | 35 | 1 | 485 | 99 | 267 | .371 | 50 | 67 | .746 | 134 | 21 | 92 | 248 | 0 | |||||
| 82 Game Avg | 82 | 1136 | 232 | 626 | .371 | 117 | 157 | .746 | 314 | 49 | 216 | 581 | 0 | ||||||
| BOS (3 Yrs) | 33 | 422 | 85 | 225 | .378 | 44 | 59 | .746 | 113 | 18 | 81 | 214 | 0 | ||||||
| NYK (1 Yr) | 2 | 1 | 63 | 14 | 42 | .333 | 6 | 8 | .750 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 0 | |||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | MP | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | 22 | 2TM | NBA | PF | 71 | 1778 | 5.9 | 16.6 | .357 | 2.7 | 3.9 | .677 | 12.5 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 14.5 | |
| 1956-57 | 22 | STL | NBA | 19 | 438 | 6.3 | 17.3 | .365 | 3.4 | 4.9 | .683 | 13.7 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 16.0 | ||
| 1956-57 | 22 | NYK | NBA | PF | 52 | 1340 | 5.8 | 16.4 | .355 | 2.4 | 3.6 | .674 | 12.1 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 14.1 | |
| 1957-58 | 23 | NYK | NBA | SF | 68 | 2369 | 7.2 | 18.1 | .397 | 4.3 | 5.2 | .826 | 12.1 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 18.7 | AS |
| 1958-59 | 24 | NYK | NBA | SF | 68 | 2061 | 7.1 | 18.7 | .378 | 4.5 | 5.4 | .830 | 12.6 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 18.7 | |
| 1959-60 | 25 | NYK | NBA | SF | 65 | 2250 | 8.8 | 20.6 | .428 | 4.6 | 5.5 | .836 | 14.7 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 22.2 | MVP-12,AS |
| 1960-61 | 26 | NYK | NBA | SF | 79 | 2976 | 8.9 | 20.8 | .428 | 4.5 | 5.5 | .816 | 12.8 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 22.3 | MVP-16,AS |
| 1961-62 | 27 | NYK | NBA | SF | 75 | 2978 | 9.0 | 21.7 | .415 | 4.6 | 5.5 | .842 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 22.7 | AS |
| 1962-63 | 28 | 2TM | NBA | SF | 70 | 1901 | 7.0 | 16.8 | .417 | 3.1 | 3.9 | .802 | 9.8 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 17.2 | |
| 1962-63 | 28 | NYK | NBA | SF | 23 | 676 | 8.3 | 20.0 | .413 | 4.2 | 5.1 | .813 | 10.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 20.7 | |
| 1962-63 | 28 | SFW | NBA | SF | 47 | 1225 | 6.3 | 15.0 | .420 | 2.6 | 3.3 | .793 | 9.3 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 15.2 | |
| 1963-64 | 29 | BOS | NBA | SF | 78 | 1409 | 8.2 | 19.6 | .417 | 3.2 | 4.0 | .796 | 9.1 | 1.6 | 5.3 | 19.6 | |
| 1964-65 | 30 | BOS | NBA | SF | 71 | 1465 | 7.4 | 19.3 | .384 | 3.5 | 4.3 | .813 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 18.4 | |
| 1965-66 | 31 | BOS | NBA | SF | 71 | 1433 | 8.2 | 20.5 | .402 | 2.6 | 3.3 | .794 | 8.0 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 19.1 | |
| 10 Yrs | 716 | 20620 | 7.9 | 19.5 | .406 | 3.9 | 4.8 | .812 | 11.4 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 19.7 | |||||
| NYK (7 Yrs) | 430 | 14650 | 8.1 | 19.8 | .408 | 4.3 | 5.3 | .819 | 12.3 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 20.4 | |||||
| BOS (3 Yrs) | 220 | 4307 | 7.9 | 19.8 | .401 | 3.1 | 3.9 | .802 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 19.0 | |||||
| SFW (1 Yr) | 47 | 1225 | 6.3 | 15.0 | .420 | 2.6 | 3.3 | .793 | 9.3 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 15.2 | |||||
| STL (1 Yr) | 19 | 438 | 6.3 | 17.3 | .365 | 3.4 | 4.9 | .683 | 13.7 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 16.0 | |||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | MP | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-59 | 24 | NYK | NBA | SF | 2 | 1 | 63 | 8.0 | 24.0 | .333 | 3.4 | 4.6 | .750 | 12.0 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 19.4 | |
| 1963-64 | 29 | BOS | NBA | SF | 10 | 167 | 8.0 | 20.5 | .389 | 3.7 | 5.0 | .739 | 9.9 | 1.7 | 6.7 | 19.6 | ||
| 1964-65 | 30 | BOS | NBA | SF | 12 | 180 | 7.8 | 19.0 | .411 | 2.0 | 3.0 | .667 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 17.6 | ||
| 1965-66 | 31 | BOS | NBA | SF | 11 | 75 | 4.3 | 16.8 | .257 | 8.2 | 10.1 | .810 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 11.0 | 16.8 | ||
| 4 Yrs | 35 | 1 | 485 | 7.3 | 19.8 | .371 | 3.7 | 5.0 | .746 | 9.9 | 1.6 | 6.8 | 18.4 | |||||
| BOS (3 Yrs) | 33 | 422 | 7.3 | 19.2 | .378 | 3.8 | 5.0 | .746 | 9.6 | 1.5 | 6.9 | 18.3 | ||||||
| NYK (1 Yr) | 2 | 1 | 63 | 8.0 | 24.0 | .333 | 3.4 | 4.6 | .750 | 12.0 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 19.4 | |||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | MP | OWS | DWS | WS | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | 22 | 2TM | NBA | PF | 71 | 1778 | 13.9 | .396 | .238 | -1.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | .012 | ||
| 1956-57 | 22 | STL | NBA | 19 | 438 | 15.5 | .411 | .284 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | .046 | |||
| 1956-57 | 22 | NYK | NBA | PF | 52 | 1340 | 13.3 | .391 | .222 | -1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | .000 | ||
| 1957-58 | 23 | NYK | NBA | SF | 68 | 2369 | 17.1 | .458 | .289 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 4.6 | .094 | AS | |
| 1958-59 | 24 | NYK | NBA | SF | 68 | 2061 | 16.5 | .442 | .290 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | .061 | ||
| 1959-60 | 25 | NYK | NBA | SF | 65 | 2250 | 20.1 | .483 | .266 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 5.3 | .113 | MVP-12,AS | |
| 1960-61 | 26 | NYK | NBA | SF | 79 | 2976 | 19.1 | .480 | .265 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 5.7 | .092 | MVP-16,AS | |
| 1961-62 | 27 | NYK | NBA | SF | 75 | 2978 | 17.9 | .470 | .253 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 5.5 | .089 | AS | |
| 1962-63 | 28 | 2TM | NBA | SF | 70 | 1901 | 13.4 | .463 | .233 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .046 | ||
| 1962-63 | 28 | NYK | NBA | SF | 23 | 676 | 17.3 | .465 | .256 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | .046 | ||
| 1962-63 | 28 | SFW | NBA | SF | 47 | 1225 | 11.2 | .462 | .217 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .046 | ||
| 1963-64 | 29 | BOS | NBA | SF | 78 | 1409 | 14.4 | .458 | .204 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | .132 | ||
| 1964-65 | 30 | BOS | NBA | SF | 71 | 1465 | 12.4 | .433 | .224 | 6.8 | -0.5 | 3.1 | 2.6 | .085 | |
| 1965-66 | 31 | BOS | NBA | SF | 71 | 1433 | 12.5 | .435 | .161 | 7.4 | -0.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 | .059 | |
| 10 Yrs | 716 | 20620 | 16.3 | .457 | .249 | 7.1 | 14.2 | 20.1 | 34.3 | .080 | |||||
| 82 Game Avg | 82 | 2362 | 16.3 | .457 | .249 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.9 | .080 | ||||||
| NYK (7 Yrs) | 430 | 14650 | 17.7 | .462 | .266 | 14.9 | 9.5 | 24.5 | .080 | ||||||
| BOS (3 Yrs) | 220 | 4307 | 13.1 | .442 | .196 | 7.1 | -0.9 | 9.1 | 8.2 | .092 | |||||
| SFW (1 Yr) | 47 | 1225 | 11.2 | .462 | .217 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .046 | ||||||
| STL (1 Yr) | 19 | 438 | 15.5 | .411 | .284 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | .046 | ||||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | MP | OWS | DWS | WS | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-59 | 24 | NYK | NBA | SF | 2 | 1 | 63 | 10.0 | .373 | .190 | 6.7 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.044 | |
| 1963-64 | 29 | BOS | NBA | SF | 10 | 167 | 14.2 | .433 | .242 | 7.8 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .109 | ||
| 1964-65 | 30 | BOS | NBA | SF | 12 | 180 | 12.4 | .433 | .158 | 6.8 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .087 | ||
| 1965-66 | 31 | BOS | NBA | SF | 11 | 75 | 5.2 | .396 | .600 | 1.7 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.042 | ||
| 4 Yrs | 35 | 1 | 485 | 11.6 | .418 | .251 | 6.3 | -0.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | .058 | |||||
| 82 Game Avg | 82 | 1136 | 11.6 | .418 | .251 | 6.3 | -1.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | .058 | ||||||
| BOS (3 Yrs) | 33 | 422 | 11.8 | .426 | .262 | 6.3 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | .073 | ||||||
| NYK (1 Yr) | 2 | 1 | 63 | 10.0 | .373 | .190 | 6.7 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.044 | |||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where was Willie Naulls born?
Willie Naulls was born in Dallas, Texas.
When was Willie Naulls born?
Willie Naulls was born on October 7, 1934.
How tall was Willie Naulls?
Willie Naulls was 6-6 (198 cm) tall.
How much did Willie Naulls weigh when playing?
Willie Naulls weighed 225 lbs (102 kg) when playing.
Is Willie Naulls in the Hall of Fame?
Willie Naulls is not in the Hall of Fame.
When was Willie Naulls drafted?
Willie Naulls was drafted by St. Louis Hawks, 2nd round (2nd pick, 10th overall), 1956 NBA Draft.
What position did Willie Naulls play?
Small Forward and Power Forward.
When did Willie Naulls retire?
Willie Naulls last played in 1966.
What did Willie Naulls average?
Willie Naulls averaged 15.8 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game.
How many rings does Willie Naulls have?
Willie Naulls won 3 championships.
What schools did Willie Naulls attend?
Willie Naulls attended San Pedro in San Pedro, California and UCLA.
What are Willie Naulls' nicknames?
The Whale, Sweetcakes are nicknames for Willie Naulls.
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