Ralph O'Brien

Template:Short description Ralph E. "Buckshot" O'Brien (April 8, 1928 – August 22, 2018) was an American professional basketball player.

A 5'9" point guard from Butler University, O'Brien played two seasons (1951–1953) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Indianapolis Olympians and Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 7.1 points per game in his NBA career.

O'Brien was the last Butler product to appear in an NBA game for more than a half-century, before the 2010 arrival of Gordon Hayward.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Source

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1951–52	Indianapolis	64	24.6	.372	.819	1.9	1.9	9.0
1952–53	Indianapolis	34	15.5	.311	.877	1.5	1.0	5.1
Fort Wayne	7	7.1	.417	.600	.0	.6	3.3
Baltimore	14	13.0	.375	.818	1.4	1.2	5.1
Career		199	19.6	.360	.830	1.6	1.5	7.1

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1952	Indianapolis	2	24.5	.455	1.000	1.5	1.5	7.5
1953	Baltimore	1	18.0	.000	1.000	1.0	.0	2.0
Career		3	22.3	.385	1.000	1.3	1.0	5.7

See also

• List of shortest players in National Basketball Association history

References

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