title: Chick Halbert
text: # Chick Halbert
  
  Charles Pinkney "Chick" Halbert IV (February 27, 1919 – March 4, 2013) was an American professional basketball player.
  
  A 6'9" center from West Texas A&M University, Halbert played five seasons (1946–1951) in the Basketball Association of America (later known as the National Basketball Association). He was a member of the Chicago Stags, the Philadelphia Warriors, the Boston Celtics, the Providence Steamrollers, the Washington Capitols, and the Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 8.8 points per game and 7.9 rebounds per game in his career and earned All-BAA Second Team honors in 1947.
  
  ## BAA/NBA career statistics
  
  ### Regular season
  
  | Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1946–47 | Chicago | 61 | .306 | .598 | – | .8 | 12.7 |
  | 1947–48 | Chicago | 6 | .218 | .350 | – | .3 | 5.2 |
  | 1947–48 | Philadelphia | 40 | .262 | .665 | – | .8 | 10.5 |
  | 1948–49 | Boston | 33 | .293 | .596 | – | 1.8 | 9.4 |
  | 1948–49 | Providence | 27 | .333 | .650 | – | 1.9 | 11.4 |
  | 1949–50 | Washington | 68 | .380 | .640 | – | 1.3 | 4.8 |
  | 1950–51 | Washington / Baltimore | 68 | .365 | .694 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 7.4 |
  | Career | Career | 303 | .314 | .633 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 8.8 |
  
  ### Playoffs
  
  | Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1947 | Chicago | 11 | .253 | .604 | – | .3 | 14.1 |
  | 1948 | Philadelphia | 13 | .265 | .607 | – | .3 | 11.5 |
  | 1950 | Washington | 2 | .438 | .556 | – | 1.5 | 9.5 |
  | Career | Career | 26 | .266 | .603 | – | .4 | 12.4 |
  