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Dick Snyder
Guard ·Oklahoma City Thunder ·NBA ·#11

Dick Snyder

Age82 BornFeb 1, 1944 FromUSA Height196 cm (6'5") Weight94 kg CollegeDavidson Draft1966 · #14
Career averages
12.2PPG
3.2RPG
3.1APG
745 games · 9 seasons

At a glance

OKC hub
Career snapshot
9Seasons
745Games
9,124Career points
13.6PER average
Most-played franchise: Oklahoma City Thunder · 361 games · 1969-70 to 1978-79
Draft1966
2Round
14Overall pick
From Davidson
Career highsSingle season
18.1PPG · 1973-74 · OKC
4.1RPG · 1969-70 · OKC
4.4APG · 1969-70 · OKC
15.1PER · 1974-75 · CLE
6.4Win shares · 1974-75 · CLE
Position rank1978-79
#70PPG rank
#74PER rank
#71Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 75 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Oklahoma City Thunder
1969-70 - 1978-79 · 5 seasons
13.6 PPG 3.4 RPG 3.5 APG
361 games
Cleveland Cavaliers
1974-75 - 1977-78 · 2 seasons
10.3 PPG 2.0 RPG 2.4 APG
140 games
Atlanta Hawks
1967-68 - 1967-68 · 1 seasons
8.6 PPG 2.6 RPG 2.2 APG
75 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1967-68 ATL 75 0 21.6 8.6 2.6 2.2 0.0 0.0 41.9 0.0 77.2 - -
1968-69 NBA 81 0 26.0 12.1 4.0 2.6 0.0 0.0 47.2 0.0 72.5 - -
1969-70 NBA 6 0 24.5 8.5 2.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 48.9 0.0 87.5 - -
1969-70 NBA 82 0 29.7 13.2 3.9 4.2 0.0 0.0 52.8 0.0 81.3 - -
1969-70 OKC 76 0 30.1 13.6 4.1 4.4 0.0 0.0 53.1 0.0 81.0 - -
1971-72 OKC 73 0 34.7 16.6 3.1 3.9 0.0 0.0 52.9 0.0 84.2 - -
1972-73 OKC 82 0 37.3 13.8 3.9 3.8 0.0 0.0 46.3 0.0 86.1 - -
1973-74 OKC 74 0 36.1 18.1 4.1 3.6 1.2 0.4 48.1 0.0 86.6 - -
1974-75 CLE 82 0 31.6 14.2 2.9 3.4 0.8 0.5 50.4 0.0 84.6 15.1 6.4
1977-78 CLE 58 0 11.4 4.8 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.3 44.4 0.0 87.5 12.0 0.9
1978-79 OKC 56 0 9.6 3.7 0.9 1.1 0.3 0.1 43.3 0.0 84.3 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1978 Cleveland Cavaliers Oklahoma City Thunder season change
Jul 1974 Oklahoma City Thunder Cleveland Cavaliers season change
Oct 1969 Atlanta Hawks Oklahoma City Thunder offseason From 1967-68 to 1969-70

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About Dick Snyder

Richard J. Snyder Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the St. Louis Hawks, Phoenix Suns, Seattle SuperSonics, and Cleveland Cavaliers. Snyder graduated from Davidson College and was drafted by the Hawks in the second round of the 1966 NBA draft. A solid shooting guard who also played small forward on occasion, Snyder achieved his greatest basketball successes with the SuperSonics franchise.