Lew Hitch
Position: Forward/Center
Full Name: Lewis Rufus Hitch
Nickname:
Born: July 16, 1929 in Griggsville, Illinois
Height: 6-8
Weight: 200
High School:
College: Kansas State University
Drafted: 2nd Round, 1st Pick - Minneapolis Lakers, 1951
Jersey#: 11
Played for the Lakers from 1951 to 1953 and 1954 to 1957
Regular Season Stats
| YEAR | TEAM | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | MIE | 61 | 849 | 77 | 215 | .358 | 63 | 94 | .670 | 0 | 0 | - | 243 | 4.0 | 50 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 3.6 |
| 1953 | MIE | 70 | 1027 | 89 | 255 | .349 | 83 | 136 | .610 | 0 | 0 | - | 275 | 3.9 | 66 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 261 | 3.7 |
| 1954 | MI1 | 72 | 2452 | 221 | 603 | .367 | 133 | 208 | .639 | 0 | 0 | - | 691 | 9.6 | 141 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 575 | 8.0 |
| 1955 | MIE | 74 | 1774 | 167 | 417 | .400 | 115 | 169 | .680 | 0 | 0 | - | 438 | 5.9 | 125 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 449 | 6.1 |
| 1956 | MIE | 69 | 1129 | 94 | 235 | .400 | 100 | 132 | .758 | 0 | 0 | - | 283 | 4.1 | 77 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 288 | 4.2 |
| 1957 | PH1 | 68 | 1133 | 111 | 296 | .375 | 63 | 88 | .716 | 0 | 0 | - | 253 | 3.7 | 40 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 4.2 |
| CAREER | 414 | 8364 | 759 | 2021 | .376 | 557 | 827 | .674 | 0 | 0 | - | 2183 | 5.3 | 499 | 685 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2075 | 5.0 | |
Playoff Stats
| YEAR | TEAM | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | MIE | 13 | 152 | 9 | 25 | .360 | 6 | 21 | .286 | 0 | 0 | - | 44 | 3.4 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1.8 |
| 1953 | MIE | 12 | 189 | 16 | 46 | .348 | 17 | 32 | .531 | 0 | 0 | - | 64 | 5.3 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 4.1 |
| 1955 | MIE | 7 | 137 | 16 | 40 | .400 | 23 | 29 | .793 | 0 | 0 | - | 42 | 6.0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 7.9 |
| 1956 | MIE | 3 | 54 | 4 | 13 | .308 | 7 | 10 | .700 | 0 | 0 | - | 15 | 5.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5.0 |
| 1957 | PH1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 |
| CAREER | 37 | 535 | 45 | 125 | .360 | 55 | 94 | .585 | 0 | 0 | - | 167 | 4.5 | 32 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 3.9 | |

