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Austin Carr
Point Guard ·Dallas Mavericks ·NBA ·#34

Austin Carr

Age78 BornMar 10, 1948 FromUSA Height193 cm (6'4") Weight91 kg CollegeNotre Dame Draft1971 · #1
Career averages
14.9PPG
2.9RPG
2.7APG
582 games · 8 seasons

At a glance

DAL hub
Career snapshot
8Seasons
582Games
8,686Career points
13.3PER average
Most-played franchise: Cleveland Cavaliers · 488 games · 1971-72 to 1979-80
Honors and awards2 total
1×
All-Star Selection1973
1×
All-Rookie Team1971
All awards
Career highsSingle season
21.9PPG · 1973-74 · CLE
4.5RPG · 1972-73 · CLE
3.8APG · 1973-74 · CLE
18.9PER · 1974-75 · CLE
5.9Win shares · 1972-73 · CLE
Draft1971
1Round
1Overall pick
Selected by Cleveland Cavaliers · from Notre Dame
Position rank1980-81
#18PPG rank
#21PER rank
#21Win shares rank
Point GuardPosition
Among 21 Point Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Dallas Mavericks
1980-81 - 1980-81 · 1 seasons
2.0 PPG 1.1 RPG 1.1 APG
8 games
Washington Wizards
1980-81 - 1980-81 · 1 seasons
4.9 PPG 1.3 RPG 1.3 APG
39 games
Cleveland Cavaliers
1971-72 - 1979-80 · 7 seasons
17.0 PPG 3.2 RPG 3.0 APG
488 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
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

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Born on March 10

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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".