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Andy PhillipBoston Celtics · #17

Guard · 6'2", 185 lb · 7th season

Andy Phillip is a retired guard and Basketball Hall of Famer, most associated with the Boston Celtics. A pioneering pass-first guard. Career averages: 9.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game.

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Boston Celtics · #17 · Guard

Andy Phillip

Season avg3.4 pts · 2.3 reb · 1.7 ast · .355 fg

Career avg8.0 pts · 4.1 reb · 5.4 ast · .373 fg

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Scouting report

Andy Phillip — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

C+

Hall of Fame guard · Impact 66

Andy Phillip is a retired guard and Basketball Hall of Famer, most associated with the Boston Celtics. A pioneering pass-first guard. Career averages:

Offense

Defense

Feel / IQ

Playmaking

Average creator

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Scoring

Average scorer

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C-

Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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C-

3PT / spacing

Average spacing

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C-

Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Average late

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C+

Athleticism

Average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Andy Phillip stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

✦ Balladex Consensus: Solid starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

66Impact index

305Star score

Career scoring average8.0 ppg

Seasons in the index7

Accolades on file3

1× NBA Champion · 5× NBA All-Star

Stat explorer

Andy Phillip — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

Scoring

3.4 PPG

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Playmaking

1.7 APG

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C-

Rebounding

2.3 RPG

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C-

Shooting

— 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Andy Phillip

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 1958-59 73% confidence

3.0

pts

1.4–4.6

2.1

reb

1.3–2.9

1.4

ast

0.7–2.0

14.6

min

proj

health

.366

fg%

~base

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3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 7-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 3.4 → projected 3.0 PPG

Minutes / role

-0.4

Development (his trend)

-0.1

Age curve

+0.0

Live context

+0.1

Net vs last season-0.4 PPG

Everything it reads

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7 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

real

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

auto

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age — — applied per stat

curve

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: 70 / 67 / 70 → games & confidence

health

The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Andy Phillip career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%
1951-52	66	44.4	12.0	6.6	8.2	.366
1952-53	70	38.4	10.3	5.2	5.7	.397
1953-54	71	38.1	10.6	3.7	6.3	.375
1954-55	64	36.4	9.6	4.5	7.7	.371
1955-56	70	29.7	5.8	3.7	5.9	.365
1956-57 CHIP	67	22.0	4.4	2.7	2.5	.379
1957-58	70	16.6	3.4	2.3	1.7	.355
Career	478	32.2	8.0	4.1	5.4

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.

EraLab · the stat time machinenovel

Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.

—raw PPG

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—in 2026 pace

why

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Andre Miller 99%Bob Davies 99%Jameer Nelson 99%Kenny Anderson 99%Paul Seymour 99%

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Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart

Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.

Role simulatorpowered by GM engine

Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.

If a key teammate misses 20 games →

Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.

Context

Are the Boston Celtics built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

63–19proj record

#2conf seed

+8.4net rtg

120off rtg

111.7def rtg

99%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Mitchell Robinson, Derrick White.

How his role moves

Projected 63–19, 2nd in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

66 of 99

Solid starter tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

3 accolades

1× NBA Champion · 5× NBA All-Star · HOF Hall of Fame

Act IV

The Ballad of Andy Phillip

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Boston Celtics

Turning pro

Drafted 1947 as a Guard.

true

Andy Phillip is a Basketball Hall of Famer. A pioneering pass-first guard.

Chapter

He averaged 9.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.4 assists and won 1 title over his career.

Where things stand

A Hall of Fame guard and Boston Celtics name.

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Phillip's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Bob Davies & Andy Phillip highlights

Off the court

Measurables

Height: 6'2"
Weight: 185 lb
Draft: 1947
Jersey: #17

Legacy

A pioneering pass-first guard.

The person

A Hall of Fame guard and Boston Celtics name.

Hall of Fame

Boston Celtics

Champion

FAQ

Andy Phillip — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Andy Phillip, answered.

What were Andy Phillip's career averages?

Andy Phillip averaged 9.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game.

Is Andy Phillip in the Hall of Fame?

Yes — Andy Phillip is enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Andy Phillip career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.