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Charlie Tyra

Center  at New York Knicks
Age90
NationalityUSA
Height203 cm (6'8")
Weight104 kg
BornAug 16, 1935
CollegeLouisville
Career
9.8PPG
7.4RPG
0.7APG
211 games · 3 seasons

Career snapshot

3seasons
211games
2,057career pts
12.8PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: New York Knicks · 211 games · 1957-58–1959-60

Position rank · 1959-60

#8PPG rank
#5PER rank
#5WS rank
Among 20 Center players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 12.8 1959-60 · NYK
RPG 8.1 1959-60 · NYK
APG 1.1 1959-60 · NYK
PER 13.5 1957-58 · NYK
WS 2.3 1959-60 · NYK

Draft

1957
Round 1 · Pick 2
from Louisville

Career by team

New York Knicks
1957-58 – 1959-60 · 3 seasons
9.8 PPG 7.4 RPG 0.7 APG
211 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1957-58 NYK 68 0 17.4 7.4 7.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 35.7 0.0 67.0 13.5 1.1
1958-59 NYK 69 0 23.0 8.8 7.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 39.6 0.0 67.9 12.0 1.5
1959-60 NYK 74 0 27.5 12.8 8.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 42.6 0.0 70.4 12.8 2.3

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Born on August 16

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