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Charlie Criss
Point Guard ·Atlanta Hawks ·NBA ·#14

Charlie Criss

Age77 BornNov 6, 1948 FromUSA Height173 cm (5'8") Weight75 kg CollegeNew Mexico State
Career averages
8.6PPG
1.4RPG
3.2APG
488 games · 8 seasons

At a glance

ATL hub
Career snapshot
8Seasons
488Games
4,186Career points
11.7PER average
Most-played franchise: Atlanta Hawks · 318 games · 1977-78 to 1984-85
Career highsSingle season
12.9PPG · 1981-82 · LAC
1.6RPG · 1977-78 · ATL
4.3APG · 1980-81 · ATL
14.8PER · 1977-78 · ATL
3.7Win shares · 1977-78 · ATL
Position rank1982-83
#14PPG rank
#5PER rank
#5Win shares rank
Point GuardPosition
Among 18 Point Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Atlanta Hawks
1977-78 - 1984-85 · 7 seasons
8.6 PPG 1.4 RPG 3.4 APG
318 games
Milwaukee Bucks
1982-83 - 1983-84 · 2 seasons
6.1 PPG 1.2 RPG 2.0 APG
72 games
Los Angeles Clippers
1981-82 - 1981-82 · 1 seasons
12.9 PPG 1.6 RPG 4.0 APG
28 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1977-78 ATL 77 0 25.1 11.4 1.6 3.8 1.4 0.1 42.5 0.0 79.7 14.8 3.7
1978-79 ATL 54 1 16.3 5.3 1.1 2.6 0.8 0.1 37.7 0.0 77.9 9.1 0.1
1979-80 ATL 81 0 22.1 8.3 1.4 3.0 0.9 0.0 43.1 5.9 81.1 11.5 2.8
1980-81 ATL 66 0 25.9 9.5 1.5 4.3 0.9 0.0 45.4 4.8 86.4 13.0 2.5
1981-82 NBA 55 20 25.3 10.8 1.5 3.4 0.8 0.1 44.6 34.5 88.7 - -
1981-82 ATL 27 0 20.4 8.7 1.4 2.8 0.9 0.1 40.0 25.0 89.0 13.6 1.0
1981-82 LAC 28 20 30.0 12.9 1.6 4.0 0.8 0.1 47.9 38.1 88.4 - -
1982-83 MIL 66 0 14.0 6.2 1.2 1.9 0.4 0.0 45.1 19.4 89.5 14.5 2.2
1983-84 NBA 15 0 14.3 3.5 1.3 2.5 0.5 0.0 38.5 16.7 75.0 - -
1983-84 ATL 9 0 12.0 2.6 1.2 2.3 0.3 0.0 40.9 0.0 100.0 11.0 0.1
1983-84 MIL 6 0 17.8 5.0 1.5 2.8 0.8 0.0 36.7 16.7 63.6 10.6 0.2
1984-85 ATL 4 2 28.8 4.5 3.5 5.5 0.8 0.0 41.2 0.0 66.7 6.9 0.0

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1983 Milwaukee Bucks Atlanta Hawks
Jul 1982 Atlanta Hawks Milwaukee Bucks
Jul 1982 Los Angeles Clippers Milwaukee Bucks
Jul 1981 Atlanta Hawks Los Angeles Clippers

All entries are season change.

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About Charlie Criss

Charles Washington Criss Jr. is an American former professional basketball player and coach.