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Dick Barnett

Guard  at New York Knicks
Age89
NationalityUSA
Height193 cm (6'4")
Weight86 kg
BornOct 2, 1936
CollegeTennessee State
Career
15.6PPG
2.8RPG
2.9APG
744 games · 11 seasons

Career snapshot

11seasons
744games
11,638career pts
13.6PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: New York Knicks · 455 games · 1965-66–1973-74

Position rank · 1972-73

#50PPG rank
#32PER rank
#51WS rank
Among 51 Guard players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 23.1 1965-66 · NYK
RPG 4.1 1965-66 · NYK
APG 3.6 1969-70 · NYK
PER 18.4 1965-66 · NYK
WS 8.0 1962-63 · LAL

Draft

1959
Round 1 · Pick 4
from Tennessee State

Honors & awards

1×
All-Star Selection
1967

Career by team

New York Knicks
1965-66 – 1973-74 · 7 seasons
15.5 PPG 2.7 RPG 2.9 APG
455 games
Los Angeles Lakers
1962-63 – 1964-65 · 3 seasons
16.8 PPG 3.0 RPG 2.7 APG
232 games
Philadelphia 76ers
1959-60 – 1959-60 · 1 seasons
12.4 PPG 2.7 RPG 2.8 APG
57 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1959-60 PHI 57 0 21.7 12.4 2.7 2.8 0.0 0.0 41.2 0.0 71.1 — —
1962-63 LAL 80 0 31.8 18.0 3.0 2.8 0.0 0.0 47.1 0.0 81.5 16.3 8.0
1963-64 LAL 78 0 33.6 18.4 3.2 3.1 0.0 0.0 45.2 0.0 77.3 15.7 6.5
1964-65 LAL 74 0 27.4 13.8 2.7 2.1 0.0 0.0 41.3 0.0 79.9 13.3 3.4
1965-66 NYK 75 0 34.5 23.1 4.1 3.5 0.0 0.0 46.9 0.0 77.2 18.4 8.0
1967-68 NYK 81 0 30.7 18.0 2.9 3.0 0.0 0.0 48.2 0.0 78.0 16.4 7.7
1968-69 NYK 82 0 36.0 17.6 3.1 3.5 0.0 0.0 46.3 0.0 77.4 14.3 7.8
1969-70 NYK 82 0 33.8 14.9 2.7 3.6 0.0 0.0 47.5 0.0 71.4 12.9 6.8
1971-72 NYK 79 0 28.6 12.2 1.9 2.5 0.0 0.0 43.7 0.0 75.3 10.9 2.6
1972-73 NYK 51 0 10.1 3.8 0.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 38.9 0.0 53.3 8.1 -0.2
1973-74 NYK 5 0 11.6 4.4 0.8 1.2 0.2 0.0 38.5 0.0 66.7 9.4 0.0

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1965 Los Angeles Lakers New York Knicks season change
Oct 1962 Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Lakers offseason From 1959-60 to 1962-63

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About Dick Barnett

Richard Barnett was an American professional basketball player who was a shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Syracuse Nationals, Los Angeles Lakers, and New York Knicks. He won two NBA championships with the Knicks. Barnett was also a member of the Cleveland Pipers in the American Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Tennessee A&I State Tigers. Barnett was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024.