Pittsburgh Ironmen

founding

1946

resolution

1947

Stadion

Duquesne Gardens

Location

Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania

league

BAA (1946-1947)

division

Western Division (1946–1947)

Pittsburgh Ironmen was the name of an American basketball franchise from Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , which played in the BAA , later the NBA , in the 1946-47 season.

history

The team was formed in Pittsburgh in 1946 and played at Duquesne Gardens . The Ironmen finished their only season in the BAA 1946-47 with a statistic of 15 wins and 45 losses. They finished fifth and last in the Western Division . They also had the worst statistics in the league. According to American statisticians Nate Silver and Reuben Fischer-Baum, who used an Elo rating system, this was the worst season ever for a basketball team.

Season statistics

season	Victories: defeats	percent	Play-offs
1946/47	15:45	25.0	no participation
total	15:45	25.0	no playoff participation

Web links

Team profile at basketball-reference.com

Individual evidence

^ Nate Silver, Reuben Fischer-Baum: The Best NBA Teams Of All-Time, According To Elo (English) . In: Five Thirty Eight . April 22, 2015. Accessed March 9, 2017.

[1] Nate Silver, Reuben Fischer-Baum: The Best NBA Teams Of All-Time, According To Elo (English) . In: Five Thirty Eight . April 22, 2015. Accessed March 9, 2017.