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1956-57 Minneapolis Lakers

Record: 34 - 38

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The 1956-57 Minneapolis Lakers roster is below. Clicking on a tab heading will display the specified set of statistics. All columns may be sorted by clicking the column name. Clicking on an individual player will display the player's career statistics including his time with the 1956-57 Minneapolis Lakers.

Totals

Name	Pos	GP	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	OReb	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF
56-57 Walt Dukes	C	81	2126	821	260	713	0	0	301	437	294	905	62	172	69	185	311
56-57 Dick Garmaker	SG	83	2741	1395	463	1156	53	150	416	496	113	383	217	194	95	36	227
56-57 Ed Kalafat	SF	75	1842	644	203	578	13	45	225	340	168	485	120	153	70	48	277
56-57 Bob Leonard	PG	83	2213	941	346	988	37	108	212	275	70	251	193	144	84	16	160
56-57 Clyde Lovellette	C	79	2839	1653	654	1536	19	59	326	455	321	1062	159	218	105	170	286
56-57 Chuck Mencel	PG	83	2105	793	277	784	35	104	204	274	77	270	229	133	80	14	109
56-57 Vern Mikkelsen	PF	83	2504	1164	367	973	40	114	390	483	225	718	138	200	92	62	356
56-57 Jim Paxson	SF	81	1451	529	158	553	19	59	194	269	101	303	98	117	57	27	186
56-57 Dick Schnittker	SF	80	1136	467	129	400	26	73	183	220	71	211	60	87	43	7	165
56-57 Myer Skoog	SG	27	748	256	89	251	27	78	51	54	26	83	87	45	38	0	75
TOTALS			19705	8663	2946	7932	269	790	2502	3303	1466	4671	1363	1463	733	565	2152
All totals adjusted to 82 game season

STAT KEY

Pos = Position	GP = Games Played	Min = Total Minutes
Pts = Total Points	FGM = Total Field Goals Made	FGA = Total Field Goals Attempted
3PM = Total 3 Point Field Goals Made	3PA = Total 3 Point Field Goals Attempted	FTM = Total Free Throws Made
FTA = Total Free Throws Attempted	OReb = Total Offensive Rebounds	Reb = Total Rebounds
Ast = Total Assists	TO = Total Turnovers	Stl = Total Steals
Blk = Total Blocks	PF = Total Fouls

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