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Bob Boozer
Small Forward ·Oklahoma City Thunder ·NBA ·#20

Bob Boozer

Age89 BornApr 26, 1937 FromUSA Height203 cm (6'8") Weight98 kg CollegeKansas State Draft1959 · #1
Career averages
16.1PPG
8.3RPG
1.4APG
637 games · 7 seasons

At a glance

OKC hub
Career snapshot
7Seasons
637Games
10,249Career points
17.6PER average
Most-played franchise: Chicago Bulls · 156 games · 1967-68 to 1968-69
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-Star Selection1967
All awards
Career highsSingle season
21.7PPG · 1968-69 · CHI
11.1RPG · 1962-63 · SAC
2.0APG · 1968-69 · CHI
19.9PER · 1968-69 · CHI
11.6Win shares · 1968-69 · CHI
Draft1959
1Round
1Overall pick
Selected by Sacramento Kings · from Kansas State
Position rank1969-70
#6PPG rank
#12PER rank
#11Win shares rank
Small ForwardPosition
Among 19 Small Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Oklahoma City Thunder
1969-70 - 1969-70 · 1 seasons
15.2 PPG 8.7 RPG 1.3 APG
82 games
Chicago Bulls
1967-68 - 1968-69 · 2 seasons
21.6 PPG 8.8 RPG 1.8 APG
156 games
Los Angeles Lakers
1965-66 - 1965-66 · 1 seasons
12.2 PPG 7.0 RPG 1.1 APG
78 games
New York Knicks
1963-64 - 1964-65 · 2 seasons
15.5 PPG 7.9 RPG 1.4 APG
129 games
Sacramento Kings
1962-63 - 1963-64 · 2 seasons
13.3 PPG 9.5 RPG 1.2 APG
111 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1962-63 SAC 79 0 31.5 14.3 11.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 44.4 0.0 71.4 - -
1963-64 NBA 81 0 29.4 14.9 7.4 1.2 0.0 0.0 42.7 0.0 72.3 - -
1963-64 NYK 49 0 33.7 17.5 8.5 1.3 0.0 0.0 43.2 0.0 77.0 15.2 2.0
1963-64 SAC 32 0 22.7 11.0 5.6 1.0 0.0 0.0 41.6 0.0 62.2 - -
1964-65 NYK 80 0 26.7 14.2 7.6 1.4 0.0 0.0 44.0 0.0 76.8 17.8 5.3
1965-66 LAL 78 0 23.7 12.2 7.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 48.4 0.0 77.9 16.4 5.8
1967-68 CHI 77 0 38.8 21.5 9.8 1.6 0.0 0.0 49.2 0.0 76.8 18.6 10.6
1968-69 CHI 79 0 36.4 21.7 7.8 2.0 0.0 0.0 48.1 0.0 80.6 19.9 11.6
1969-70 OKC 82 0 31.1 15.2 8.7 1.3 0.0 0.0 49.1 0.0 82.2 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1969 Chicago Bulls Oklahoma City Thunder season change
Oct 1967 Los Angeles Lakers Chicago Bulls offseason From 1965-66 to 1967-68
Jul 1965 New York Knicks Los Angeles Lakers season change
Oct 1963 New York Knicks Sacramento Kings mid season trade From 1963-64 to 1963-64
Jul 1963 Sacramento Kings New York Knicks season change

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Born on April 26

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About Bob Boozer

Robert Louis Boozer was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Boozer won a gold medal in the 1960 Summer Olympics and won an NBA Championship as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971. Boozer was a member of the 1960 U.S. Olympic team, which was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a unit in 2010.