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Bob DaviesSacramento Kings · #11
Bob Davies is a retired guard and Basketball Hall of Famer, most associated with the Sacramento Kings. The Harrisburg Houdini; an early behind-the-back wizard. Career averages: 13.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game.
Balladex Impact · 70
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⬢ Rare
Sacramento Kings · #11 · Guard
Bob Davies
Season avg12.1 pts · 2.8 reb · 4.9 ast · .415 fg
Career avg14.0 pts · 2.8 reb · 4.9 ast · .389 fg
IMPACTBalladex Impact 70 — Star starter tierINDEXBob Davies · Sacramento KingsIMPACTBalladex Impact 70 — Star starter tierINDEXBob Davies · Sacramento Kings
Scouting report
Bob Davies — 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 70
Bob Davies is a retired guard and Basketball Hall of Famer, most associated with the Sacramento Kings. The Harrisburg Houdini; an early behind-the-bac
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OffenseF
DefenseC
Feel / IQC
Playmaking
Average creator
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C+
Scoring
Strong scorer
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D
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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F
Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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C
Clutch
Average late
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C+
Athleticism
Average tools
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C
Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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A+
Durability
Availability
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Act II
Where Bob Davies 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: Star starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
70Impact index
411Star score
Career scoring average14.0 ppg
Seasons in the index4
Accolades on file4
1× NBA Champion · 1× NBA MVP
Stat explorer
Bob Davies — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
C+
Scoring
12.1 PPG
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C
Playmaking
4.9 APG
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D
Rebounding
2.8 RPG
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C-
Shooting
— 3P%
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The engine
How the model sees Bob Davies
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 1955-56 64% confidence
11.7
pts
9.3–14.1
2.8
reb
1.8–3.8
5.0
ast
4.0–6.0
24.6
min
proj
71
gp
health
.393
fg%
~base
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3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 12.1 → projected 11.7 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.6
Development (his trend)
+0.1
Age curve
+0.0
Live context
+0.2
Net vs last season-0.4 PPG
Everything it reads
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4 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
+dev
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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
+ctx
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 66 / 72 / 72 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified
Bob Davies career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 65 | 36.8 | 16.2 | 2.9 | 6.0 | .383 | |
| 1952-53 | 66 | 33.6 | 15.6 | 3.0 | 4.2 | .385 | |
| 1953-54 | 72 | 29.7 | 12.3 | 2.7 | 4.5 | .371 | |
| 1954-55 | 72 | 26.0 | 12.1 | 2.8 | 4.9 | .415 | |
| Career | 275 | 31.3 | 14.0 | 2.8 | 4.9 |
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
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.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context
Are the Sacramento Kings built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
15–67proj record
#15conf seed
-10net rtg
110.4off rtg
120.5def rtg
1%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: Domantas Sabonis, Maxime Raynaud.
How his role moves
Projected 15–67, 15th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
70 of 99
Star starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rare
Rank #111 of 715 in NBA.
Résumé
4 accolades
1× NBA Champion · 1× NBA MVP · 4× NBA All-Star
Act IV
The Ballad of Bob Davies
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Sacramento Kings
Turning pro
Drafted 1948 as a Guard.
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Bob Davies is a Basketball Hall of Famer. The Harrisburg Houdini; an early behind-the-back wizard.
Chapter
He averaged 13.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists and won 1 title over his career.
Where things stand
A Hall of Fame guard and Sacramento Kings name.
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Davies's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
Off the court
Measurables ESPN
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 176 lbs
- Draft
- 1948
- Jersey
- #11
Legacy
The Harrisburg Houdini; an early behind-the-back wizard.
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The person
A Hall of Fame guard and Sacramento Kings name.
Hall of Fame
Sacramento Kings
Champion
Verified profiles & sources
FAQ
Bob Davies — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Bob Davies, answered.
What were Bob Davies's career averages?
Bob Davies averaged 13.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game.
Is Bob Davies in the Hall of Fame?
Yes — Bob Davies is enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Bob Davies 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.
