1948 Baltimore Bullets (1st) vs. 1972 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1947-48 Bullets (1st) and the 1971-72 Lakers, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1948
Baltimore

Bullets (1st)

vs.

1972
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1948 Bullets (1st)	2º in Western Division
	1972 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1948 Bullets (1st)	28 - 20
	1972 Lakers	69 - 13

Winning %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.583
	1972 Lakers	.841

Longest Streaks

	1948 Bullets (1st)	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 5
	1972 Lakers	Winning Streak: 33 Losing Streak: 2

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1948 Bullets (1st)	18 players
	1972 Lakers	12 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1948 Bullets (1st)	NBA Champions
	1972 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1948 Bullets (1st)	8 - 3
	1972 Lakers	12 - 3

Winning %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.727
	1972 Lakers	.800

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1948 Bullets (1st)	10 players
	1972 Lakers	10 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1948 Bullets (1st)	1 - All-NBA 2nd Team: Buddy Jeannette
	1972 Lakers	6 - Finals MVP: Wilt Chamberlain Coach of the Year: Bill Sharman All-NBA 1st Team: Jerry West All-NBA 2nd Team: Wilt Chamberlain All-Defensive 1st Team: Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West

NBA Leaders

	1948 Bullets (1st)	- none
	1972 Lakers	2 - Rebounds Leader: Wilt Chamberlain Assists Leader: Jerry West

Hall of Famers

	1948 Bullets (1st)	1 - Buddy Jeannette
	1972 Lakers	4 - Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Gail Goodrich, Jerry West

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1948 Bullets (1st)	74.4
	1972 Lakers	121.0

Rebounds

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1972 Lakers	56.4

Assists

	1948 Bullets (1st)	6.7
	1972 Lakers	27.2

Steals

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *

Blocks

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *

3-Pointers Made

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.301
	1972 Lakers	.490

3-Point %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *

Free Throw %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.689
	1972 Lakers	.734

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1948 Bullets (1st)	76.9
	1972 Lakers	106.6

Rebounds

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1972 Lakers	54.1

Assists

	1948 Bullets (1st)	6.0
	1972 Lakers	21.6

Steals

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *

Blocks

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *

3-Pointers Made

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.287
	1972 Lakers	.429

3-Point %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *

Free Throw %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.731
	1972 Lakers	.750

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1948 Bullets (1st)	12.0 ppg Kleggie Hermsen
1972 Lakers	25.9 ppg Gail Goodrich

Rebounds

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1972 Lakers	19.2 rpg Wilt Chamberlain

Assists

1948 Bullets (1st)	1.5 apg Buddy Jeannette
1972 Lakers	9.7 apg Jerry West

Steals

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1972 Lakers	- n/a *

Blocks

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1972 Lakers	- n/a *

NBA Playoffs

Points

1948 Bullets (1st)	17.1 ppg Connie Simmons
1972 Lakers	23.8 ppg Gail Goodrich

Rebounds

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1972 Lakers	21.0 rpg Wilt Chamberlain

Assists

1948 Bullets (1st)	1.1 apg Kleggie Hermsen
1972 Lakers	8.9 apg Jerry West

Steals

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1972 Lakers	- n/a *

Blocks

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1972 Lakers	- n/a *

Notes: * - Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.
- Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.
- Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.