The Season in Brief
The 1948-49 Boston Celtics went 25-35. Led by Jim Seminoff, Mel Riebe and Bulbs Ehlers, they posted a -2.76 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Jim Seminoff leads at 19%.
Honors & Awards
No league honors this season.
Team Leaders
| Points | George Kaftan | 14.5 |
| Assists | Jim Seminoff | 3.9 |
| Def. Win Shares | Jim Seminoff | 3.1 |
The Roster, by Fame
Jim Seminoff★3102Mel Riebe★1903Bulbs Ehlers★164Bob Doll145George Kaftan116Chick Halbert107Gene Stump★108Dermie O'Connell★99George Nostrand★810Bob Kinney811Johnny Ezersky★612Art Spector613Tom Kelly★414Johnny Bach★315Stan Noszka216Bill Roberts217Phil Farbman218Jack Garfinkel119John Hazen★120Hank Beenders121Earl Shannon022Al Lucas★0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Seminoff★ | 58 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 3.9 | — | — | 39.2 | — | 3.1 | 31 |
| Mel Riebe★ | 33 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | — | — | 32.8 | — | 1.7 | 19 |
| Bulbs Ehlers★ | 59 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 2.3 | — | — | 37.7 | — | 2.2 | 16 |
| Bob Doll | 47 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 2.5 | — | — | 37.8 | — | 1.9 | 14 |
| George Kaftan | 21 | 14.5 | 0.0 | 2.9 | — | — | 41.6 | — | 0.8 | 11 |
| Chick Halbert | 33 | 9.4 | 0.0 | 1.8 | — | — | 36.8 | — | 1.4 | 10 |
| Gene Stump★ | 56 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | — | — | 37.5 | — | 1.7 | 10 |
| Dermie O'Connell★ | 21 | 9.7 | 0.0 | 3.1 | — | — | 30.0 | — | 0.9 | 9 |
| George Nostrand★ | 27 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 1.4 | — | — | 40.6 | — | 1.0 | 8 |
| Bob Kinney | 21 | 9.7 | 0.0 | 1.2 | — | — | 38.6 | — | 1.1 | 8 |
| Johnny Ezersky★ | 18 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 1.6 | — | — | 42.0 | — | 0.7 | 6 |
| Art Spector | 59 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 | — | — | 33.4 | — | 1.7 | 6 |
| Tom Kelly★ | 27 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | — | — | 38.2 | — | 1.0 | 4 |
| Johnny Bach★ | 34 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 | — | — | 39.1 | — | 0.4 | 3 |
| Stan Noszka | 30 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | — | — | 27.5 | — | 0.7 | 2 |
| Bill Roberts | 26 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | — | — | 34.5 | — | 0.4 | 2 |
| Phil Farbman | 21 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.9 | — | — | 38.0 | — | 0.4 | 2 |
| Jack Garfinkel | 9 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1.9 | — | — | 22.3 | — | 0.3 | 1 |
| John Hazen★ | 6 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | — | — | 44.8 | — | 0.1 | 1 |
| Hank Beenders | 8 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | — | — | 29.7 | — | 0.1 | 1 |
| Earl Shannon | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | — | — | 19.6 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
| Al Lucas★ | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | — | — | 33.3 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
No age data this season.
Rookies & Newcomers
- George Kaftan - rookie
- Dermie O'Connell - rookie
- Bob Kinney - rookie
- Tom Kelly - rookie
- Johnny Bach - rookie
- Bill Roberts - rookie
- Phil Farbman - rookie
- John Hazen - rookie
- Al Lucas - rookie
- Jim Seminoff - new to the team
- Bob Doll - new to the team
- Chick Halbert - new to the team
- George Nostrand - new to the team
- Johnny Ezersky - new to the team
- Hank Beenders - new to the team
- Earl Shannon - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Jim Seminoff - undrafted
- Mel Riebe - undrafted
- Bulbs Ehlers - pick #3 (1947)
- Bob Doll - undrafted
- George Kaftan - pick #4 (1949)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Boston Celtics fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
1946-472007-082025-26
18 championship seasons marked above the arc.