# Temporada 1962-63 de los St. Louis Hawks

La temporada 1962-63 fue la decimocuarta de los St. Louis Hawks en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 48 victorias y 32 derrotas, ocupando el segundo puesto de la División Oeste, logrando clasificarse para los playoffs, tras el fracaso de la temporada anterior.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 5 | Zelmo Beaty | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Prairie View |
| 2 | 12 | Bob Duffy | Base | Estados Unidos | Colgate |
| 3 | 21 | Charlie Hardnett | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Grambling State |
| 4 | 30 | Jerry Grote | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Loyola Marymount |
| 5 | 39 | Tom Hatton | | Estados Unidos | Dayton |
| 6 | 48 | Jay Carty | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Oregon State |

## Temporada regular

División Oeste :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| x-Los Angeles Lakers | 53 | 27 | .663 | – | 27–7 | 20–17 | 6–3 | 33–13 |
| x-St. Louis Hawks | 48 | 32 | .600 | 5 | 30–7 | 13–18 | 5–7 | 29–17 |
| x-Detroit Pistons | 34 | 46 | .425 | 19 | 14–16 | 8–19 | 12–11 | 19–27 |
| San Francisco Warriors | 31 | 49 | .388 | 22 | 13–20 | 11–25 | 7–4 | 18–28 |
| Chicago Zephyrs | 25 | 55 | .313 | 28 | 17–17 | 3–23 | 5–15 | 13–27 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de División

Detroit Pistons - St. Louis Hawks
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 20 de marzo | St. Louis Hawks 118, Detroit Pistons 99 | St. Louis |
| 20 de marzo | St. Louis Hawks 122, Detroit Pistons 108 | St. Louis |
| 24 de marzo | Detroit Pistons 107, St. Louis Hawks 103 | Detroit |
| 26 de marzo | Detroit Pistons 100, St. Louis Hawks 104 | Detroit |
| | St. Louis gana las series 3-1 | |

### Finales de División

Los Angeles Lakers - St. Louis Hawks
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 31 de marzo | Los Angeles Lakers 112, St. Louis Hawks 104 | Los Ángeles |
| 2 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 101, St. Louis Hawks 99 | Los Ángeles |
| 4 de abril | St. Louis Hawks 125, Los Angeles Lakers 112 | St. Louis |
| 6 de abril | St. Louis Hawks 124, Los Angeles Lakers 114 | St. Louis |
| 7 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 123, St. Louis Hawks 96 | Los Ángeles |
| 9 de abril | St. Louis Hawks 121, Los Angeles Lakers 113 | St. Louis |
| 11 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 115, St. Louis Hawks 100 | Los Ángeles |
| | Los Angeles gana las series 4-3 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | 2P | 2PI | %2P | TL | TLI | %TL | RT | AS | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Bob Pettit | 30 | 79 | 39.1 | 9.8 | 22.1 | .446 | 9.8 | 22.1 | .446 | 8.7 | 11.2 | .774 | 15.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 28.4 |
| 2 | John Barnhill | 24 | 77 | 35.0 | 4.7 | 10.9 | .430 | 4.7 | 10.9 | .430 | 2.4 | 3.3 | .710 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 11.7 |
| 3 | Lenny Wilkens | 25 | 75 | 34.3 | 4.4 | 11.1 | .399 | 4.4 | 11.1 | .399 | 3.0 | 4.3 | .696 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 11.8 |
| 4 | Zelmo Beaty | 23 | 80 | 24.0 | 3.7 | 8.5 | .439 | 3.7 | 8.5 | .439 | 2.8 | 3.8 | .717 | 8.3 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 10.2 |
| 5 | Chico Vaughn | 22 | 77 | 24.0 | 3.8 | 9.2 | .417 | 3.8 | 9.2 | .417 | 2.4 | 3.4 | .720 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 10.1 |
| 6 | Cliff Hagan | 31 | 79 | 21.7 | 6.2 | 13.4 | .465 | 6.2 | 13.4 | .465 | 3.1 | 3.9 | .800 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 15.5 |
| 7 | Mike Farmer | 26 | 80 | 21.6 | 3.0 | 7.0 | .425 | 3.0 | 7.0 | .425 | 1.5 | 1.7 | .842 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 7.4 |
| 8 | Phil Jordon | 29 | 73 | 19.5 | 2.9 | 7.2 | .400 | 2.9 | 7.2 | .400 | 0.8 | 1.4 | .554 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 6.5 |
| 9 | W. Sauldsberry | 28 | 23 | 16.1 | 2.7 | 7.6 | .356 | 2.7 | 7.6 | .356 | 0.8 | 1.4 | .545 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 6.2 |
| 10 | Barney Cable | 27 | 42 | 15.8 | 2.5 | 5.1 | .495 | 2.5 | 5.1 | .495 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .651 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.1 |
| 11 | Bill Bridges | 23 | 27 | 13.9 | 2.4 | 5.9 | .413 | 2.4 | 5.9 | .413 | 1.2 | 1.9 | .627 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 6.1 |
| 12 | Bob Duffy | 22 | 42 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 4.1 | .379 | 1.6 | 4.1 | .379 | 0.5 | 0.9 | .564 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| 13 | Bevo Nordmann | 23 | 27 | 10.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | .450 | 1.3 | 3.0 | .450 | 0.8 | 1.4 | .538 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 3.4 |
| 14 | Gene Tormohlen | 25 | 7 | 6.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | .500 | 0.7 | 1.4 | .500 | 0.3 | 1.4 | .200 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 15 | Nick Mantis | 27 | 9 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 2.2 | .400 | 0.9 | 2.2 | .400 | 0.3 | 1.0 | .333 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.1 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Harry Gallatin | Entrenador del Año de la NBA |
| Bob Pettit | Mejor quinteto de la NBA |
| Zelmo Beaty | Mejor quinteto de rookies de la NBA |