Larry Costello
Career 706 G · 8,622 PTS · 12.2 PPG · 3.8 RPG · 4.6 APG
Seasons leading the NBA
3
13
Top-5 finishes
3
Title seasons
1
Categories led
1962
Best season
Spanning 1962–1964, peaking at 1 titles in 1962.
Led in Free Throw Percentage for
3 straight seasons
(1962–1964)
— his longest run atop any category.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1951Among league leaders
- 94th League titles 3
- 128th Top-5 finishes 13
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 99th Free Throw Percentage 84.1%
- 163rd Assists per Game 4.6
- 206th Total Assists 3,215
- 270th Free Throws Made 2,432
- 481st Points per Game 12.2
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Throw Percentage | 3 | 1st | 3 yrs (1962–1964) | 1962-1963 88.1% 1963-1964 86.5% 1964-1965 87.7% 1961-1962 #3 |
| True Shooting Percentage | — | #3 | — | 1959-1960 #3 1960-1961 #3 |
| Effective FG Percentage | — | #3 | — | 1960-1961 #3 |
| Total Assists | — | #3 | — | 1958-1959 #3 |
| Assists per Game | — | #3 | — | 1958-1959 #3 |
| Field Goal Percentage | — | #3 | — | 1960-1961 #3 |
Title Seasons
3 seasons with at least one titleSeason Averages
led the league 12 seasons| Year | Team | GP | MPG | PTS | PPG | REB | RPG | AST | APG | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-1955 | PHW | 19 | 24.4 | 118 | 6.2 | 49 | 2.6 | 78 | 4.1 | — | — | — | 33.1% | — | 81.3% |
| 1956-1957 | PHW | 72 | 29.3 | 547 | 7.6 | 323 | 4.5 | 236 | 3.3 | — | — | — | 37.4% | — | 78.8% |
| 1957-1958 | SYR | 72 | 38.1 | 1,076 | 14.9 | 378 | 5.3 | 317 | 4.4 | — | — | — | 42.6% | — | 84.7% |
| 1958-1959 | SYR | 70 | 39.3 | 1,108 | 15.8 | 365 | 5.2 | 379 | 5.4 | — | — | — | 43.7% | — | 80.2% |
| 1959-1960 | SYR | 71 | 34.8 | 993 | 14.0 | 388 | 5.5 | 449 | 6.3 | — | — | — | 45.3% | — | 86.2% |
| 1960-1961 | SYR | 75 | 28.9 | 1,084 | 14.5 | 292 | 3.9 | 413 | 5.5 | — | — | — | 48.2% | — | 79.9% |
| 1961-1962 | SYR | 63 | 29.4 | 867 | 13.8 | 245 | 3.9 | 359 | 5.7 | — | — | — | 42.7% | — | 83.7% |
| 1962-1963 | SYR | 78 | 26.5 | 858 | 11.0 | 237 | 3.0 | 334 | 4.3 | — | — | — | 43.2% | — | 88.1% |
| 1963-1964 | PHL | 45 | 25.3 | 529 | 11.8 | 105 | 2.3 | 167 | 3.7 | — | — | — | 46.8% | — | 86.5% |
| 1964-1965 | PHL | 64 | 30.7 | 861 | 13.5 | 169 | 2.6 | 275 | 4.3 | — | — | — | 44.5% | — | 87.7% |
| 1966-1967 | PHL | 49 | 19.9 | 380 | 7.8 | 103 | 2.1 | 140 | 2.9 | — | — | — | 44.4% | — | 90.2% |
| 1967-1968 | PHL | 28 | 17.6 | 201 | 7.2 | 51 | 1.8 | 68 | 2.4 | — | — | — | 45.3% | — | 82.7% |
| Career | — | 706 | 30.0 | 8,622 | 12.2 | 2,705 | 3.8 | 3,215 | 4.6 | — | — | — | 43.8% | — | 84.1% |