Career snapshot
8seasons
582games
8,686career pts
13.3PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Cleveland Cavaliers
· 488 games · 1971-72–1979-80
Position rank · 1980-81
#18PPG rank
#21PER rank
#21WS rank
Among 21 Point Guard players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
21.9
1973-74 · CLE
RPG
4.5
1972-73 · CLE
APG
3.8
1973-74 · CLE
PER
18.9
1974-75 · CLE
WS
5.9
1972-73 · CLE
Draft
Honors & awards
1×
All-Star Selection
1973
1×
All-Rookie Team
1971
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | CLE | 43 | 0 | 35.8 | 21.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42.6 | 0.0 | 76.0 | 14.5 | 1.0 |
| 1972-73 | CLE | 82 | 0 | 37.8 | 20.5 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.6 | 0.0 | 82.2 | 15.4 | 5.9 |
| 1973-74 | CLE | 81 | 0 | 38.3 | 21.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 44.5 | 0.0 | 85.6 | 15.8 | 5.4 |
| 1974-75 | CLE | 41 | 0 | 26.4 | 14.5 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 46.8 | 0.0 | 84.0 | 18.9 | 2.9 |
| 1977-78 | CLE | 82 | 0 | 26.7 | 12.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 43.8 | 0.0 | 81.3 | 13.6 | 3.4 |
| 1978-79 | CLE | 82 | 0 | 33.1 | 17.0 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 47.5 | 0.0 | 81.6 | 15.4 | 5.0 |
| 1979-80 | CLE | 77 | 0 | 20.7 | 11.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 46.5 | 33.3 | 73.8 | 14.3 | 2.0 |
| 1980-81 | NBA | 47 | 0 | 14.0 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 37.2 | 0.0 | 63.0 | — | — |
| 1980-81 | DAL | 8 | 0 | 9.6 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | -1.9 | -0.4 |
| 1980-81 | WAS | 39 | 0 | 14.9 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 38.8 | 0.0 | 64.0 | — | — |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1980 | Dallas Mavericks | Washington Wizards | mid season trade | From 1980-81 to 1980-81 | |
| Jul 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Washington Wizards | season change | ||
| Jul 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dallas Mavericks | season change | ||
Happy Hairston
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15.1 career PPG
Wilbur Holland
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14.6 career PPG
Stu Lantz
Point Guard · Los Angeles Lakers
11.3 career PPG
About Austin Carr
Austin George Carr is an American former professional basketball player and commentator who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, and Washington Bullets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In college, he won several national awards while playing for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He is known by Cleveland basketball fans as "Mr. Cavalier".