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Elmer R. Gainer (November 22, 1918 – September 29, 1970[1]) was an American professional basketball player. Gainer played college basketball at DePaul University, and was drafted in the 1947 BAA draft by the Baltimore Bullets. He played for the Bullets and Waterloo Hawks in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[2] He had previously played in the National Basketball League with several teams.[3][4]

BAA/NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  APG  Assists per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  PPG  Points per game
 FT%  Free-throw percentage  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1947–48 Baltimore 5 .111 .500 0.6 1.0
1949–50 Waterloo 15 .257 .750 0.5 1.6
Career 20 .227 .643 0.5 1.5

References

  1. ^ "Services set for DePaul cager Gainer". Chicago Tribune. October 1, 1970. C2.
  2. ^ "Elmer Gainer NBA & ABA Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  3. ^ Jan Hubbard, ed. The Official NBA Encyclopedia. 3rd edition. Doubleday, 2000. 504.
  4. ^ "Elmer Gainer". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Retrieved August 3, 2020.


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