Ed Burton

Ed Burton
Personal information
Born(1939-08-13)August 13, 1939
Blytheville, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedMay 28, 2012(2012-05-28) (aged 72)
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolMuskegon Heights
(Muskegon Heights, Michigan)
NBA draft1961: undrafted
Playing career1959–1965
PositionForward
Number14, 34
Career history
1959–1962Allentown Jets
1961New York Knicks
1965St. Louis Hawks
Career highlights
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Edward Burton (August 13, 1939 – May 28, 2012) was an American basketball player.[1]

Burton attended Michigan State University as a freshman but dropped out in January 1958.[2] He played for the Allentown Jets of the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) from 1959 to 1962.[3] He won an EPBL championship with the Jets in 1962.[4] Burton was selected to the All-EPBL First Team in 1962.[3]

He played for the New York Knicks (1961–62) and St. Louis Hawks (1964–65) in the NBA for 15 games.

Burton's brother, M. C., also played basketball.[2]

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[5]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1961–62 New York 8 3.5 .500 .250 .6 .1 1.9
1964–65 St. Louis 7 6.0 .350 .571 1.9 .3 2.6
Career 15 4.7 .412 .455 1.2 .2 2.2

References

  1. ^ Muskegon Chronicle retrieved 27th Aug 2012
  2. ^ a b Hagan, Jerry (January 15, 1958). "Sportitorial". The Kalamazoo Gazette. p. 25. Retrieved February 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Ed Burton minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  4. ^ "1961-62 Allentown Jets Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  5. ^ "Ed Burton NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2024.


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