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Clifford Ray
Center ·Golden State Warriors ·NBA ·#44

Clifford Ray

Age77 BornJan 21, 1949 FromUSA Height206 cm (6'9") Weight104 kg CollegeOklahoma Draft1971 · #40
Career averages
7.4PPG
8.9RPG
2.4APG
625 games · 8 seasons

At a glance

GSW hub
Career snapshot
8Seasons
625Games
4,622Career points
13.6PER average
Most-played franchise: Golden State Warriors · 390 games · 1974-75 to 1980-81
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-Rookie Team1971
All awards
Career highsSingle season
9.4PPG · 1974-75 · GSW
12.2RPG · 1973-74 · CHI
3.7APG · 1972-73 · CHI
17.4PER · 1972-73 · CHI
8.7Win shares · 1971-72 · CHI
Draft1971
3Round
40Overall pick
From Oklahoma
Position rank1980-81
#58PPG rank
#43PER rank
#61Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 62 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Golden State Warriors
1974-75 - 1980-81 · 5 seasons
6.9 PPG 7.5 RPG 1.8 APG
390 games
Chicago Bulls
1971-72 - 1973-74 · 3 seasons
8.3 PPG 11.2 RPG 3.3 APG
235 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1971-72 CHI 82 0 22.8 7.0 10.6 3.1 0.0 0.0 49.9 0.0 61.5 17.3 8.7
1972-73 CHI 73 0 27.5 8.6 10.9 3.7 0.0 0.0 49.2 0.0 61.9 17.4 8.1
1973-74 CHI 80 0 32.9 9.3 12.2 3.1 0.7 2.2 51.1 0.0 60.8 15.7 8.2
1974-75 GSW 82 0 30.7 9.4 10.6 2.2 1.2 1.4 52.2 0.0 60.2 15.0 6.7
1977-78 GSW 79 0 28.7 8.8 9.6 1.9 0.9 1.1 57.1 0.0 60.9 14.9 6.9
1978-79 GSW 82 0 23.4 6.9 7.4 1.7 0.6 0.6 52.6 0.0 55.8 12.5 3.8
1979-80 GSW 81 0 20.8 6.0 5.8 2.3 0.6 0.4 53.0 0.0 56.4 11.3 1.9
1980-81 GSW 66 0 12.7 2.4 3.3 0.8 0.4 0.2 42.1 0.0 46.8 4.7 -0.3

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1974 Chicago Bulls Golden State Warriors

All entries are season change.

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Born on January 21

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About Clifford Ray

Clifford Ray is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played three of his ten seasons in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls from 1971 to 1974, and the other seven with the Golden State Warriors from 1974 to 1981.