Harvey Pollack
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Herbert Harvey Pollack is the director of statistical information for the Philadelphia 76ers
. He holds the distinction of being the only individual still working for the NBA since its inaugural 1946-47 season. Because of his proclivity to statistics
, then Philadelphia Bulletin
writer George Kiseda pinned the moniker of Super Stat on him in 1966. Pollack holds the distinction of keeping score during Wilt Chamberlain's 100 point game, on March 2, 1962. Pollack made Chamberlain the sign which he holds in his famous post-game photo. Pollack has been responsible for many stats that are now officially recorded by the NBA, such as blocked shots, and he was the first statistician to separate rebounds into offensive and defensive. Some believe Harvey Pollack coined the term "triple-double", although others claim that it was coined by former Los Angeles Lakers public relations director, Bruce Jolesch.
During the Sixers’ offseason, Pollack analyzes all 1,230 play-by-play sheets from the previous season (every game of the regular season) to produce Harvey Pollack’s NBA Statistical Yearbook, an ever growing book of rare basketball information that takes statistical analysis to a new level. Including stats such as the shot distance of every field goal, who gets their shot blocked the most, and other creative categories like "working-man," which a player has to contribute to every category but no fouls or turnovers, and "trillionare club" which is when player plays in a game and has all zeros across their name.
Harvey claims that Wilt Chamberlain had not only a quadruple-double, but also a game where he recorded at least double digits in five major categories. However, this has not been recorded in the books because the NBA had not officially adopted the statistics yet.
Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA...
. He holds the distinction of being the only individual still working for the NBA since its inaugural 1946-47 season. Because of his proclivity to statistics
Basketball statistics
Statistics in basketball are kept to evaluate a player or a team's performance.Some statistics are* GP, GS: games played, games started* PTS: points* FGM, FGA, FG%: field goals made, attempted and percentage...
, then Philadelphia Bulletin
Philadelphia Bulletin
For the 2004 resurrection of the Bulletin, see The Bulletin .The Philadelphia Bulletin was a daily evening newspaper published from 1847 to 1982 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the largest circulation newspaper in Philadelphia for 76 years and was once the largest evening newspaper in the...
writer George Kiseda pinned the moniker of Super Stat on him in 1966. Pollack holds the distinction of keeping score during Wilt Chamberlain's 100 point game, on March 2, 1962. Pollack made Chamberlain the sign which he holds in his famous post-game photo. Pollack has been responsible for many stats that are now officially recorded by the NBA, such as blocked shots, and he was the first statistician to separate rebounds into offensive and defensive. Some believe Harvey Pollack coined the term "triple-double", although others claim that it was coined by former Los Angeles Lakers public relations director, Bruce Jolesch.
During the Sixers’ offseason, Pollack analyzes all 1,230 play-by-play sheets from the previous season (every game of the regular season) to produce Harvey Pollack’s NBA Statistical Yearbook, an ever growing book of rare basketball information that takes statistical analysis to a new level. Including stats such as the shot distance of every field goal, who gets their shot blocked the most, and other creative categories like "working-man," which a player has to contribute to every category but no fouls or turnovers, and "trillionare club" which is when player plays in a game and has all zeros across their name.
Harvey claims that Wilt Chamberlain had not only a quadruple-double, but also a game where he recorded at least double digits in five major categories. However, this has not been recorded in the books because the NBA had not officially adopted the statistics yet.