Career snapshot
11seasons
870games
15,491career pts
17.6PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Philadelphia 76ers
· 477 games · 1962-63–1968-69
Position rank · 1974-75
#9PPG rank
#4PER rank
#2WS rank
Among 63 Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
22.0
1971-72 · CHI
RPG
10.3
1963-64 · PHI
APG
2.5
1965-66 · PHI
PER
21.8
1971-72 · CHI
WS
14.5
1971-72 · CHI
Draft
1962
Round 2 ·
Pick 12
from Bradley
Honors & awards
7×
All-Star Selection
1973, 1972, 1970, 1969, 1966, 1965, 1963
1×
All-Rookie Team
1962
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-63 | PHI | 78 | 0 | 25.5 | 12.3 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.9 | 0.0 | 69.9 | — | — |
| 1963-64 | PHI | 76 | 0 | 36.5 | 17.3 | 10.3 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.0 | 0.0 | 71.1 | 15.2 | 5.4 |
| 1964-65 | PHI | 79 | 0 | 27.7 | 13.2 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.3 | 0.0 | 74.2 | 14.3 | 3.7 |
| 1965-66 | PHI | 80 | 0 | 32.5 | 15.3 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.1 | 0.0 | 71.6 | 15.3 | 7.8 |
| 1967-68 | PHI | 82 | 0 | 32.0 | 17.9 | 7.4 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.0 | 0.0 | 72.6 | 15.9 | 8.2 |
| 1968-69 | PHI | 82 | 0 | 33.6 | 18.0 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.4 | 0.0 | 80.4 | 16.7 | 9.8 |
| 1969-70 | CHI | 78 | 0 | 34.9 | 21.5 | 7.7 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.7 | 0.0 | 85.0 | 18.8 | 9.8 |
| 1971-72 | CHI | 78 | 0 | 33.2 | 22.0 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.5 | 0.0 | 84.7 | 21.8 | 14.5 |
| 1972-73 | CHI | 79 | 0 | 31.1 | 19.9 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.8 | 0.0 | 83.2 | 20.3 | 10.9 |
| 1973-74 | CHI | 82 | 0 | 32.5 | 19.3 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 48.6 | 0.0 | 87.5 | 18.5 | 10.6 |
| 1974-75 | CHI | 76 | 0 | 32.3 | 19.2 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 48.7 | 0.0 | 86.0 | 19.5 | 10.5 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1969 | Philadelphia 76ers | Chicago Bulls | |
All entries are season change.
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Born on February 22
About Chet Walker
Chester Walker was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and was selected in 2012 to become a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was a seven-time NBA All-Star. He played 13 seasons in the NBA, seven with the Philadelphia 76ers, and he helped lead the 76ers to an NBA championship in 1967. He played his last six seasons for the Chicago Bulls from 1969 to 1975. He played college basketball for the Bradley Braves, twice earning first-team consensus All-American honors, and was famously "hijacked" to Bradley to keep him fro