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Eddie Miles
Guard ·Detroit Pistons ·NBA ·#42

Eddie Miles

Age86 BornJul 5, 1940 FromUSA Height193 cm (6'4") Weight88 kg CollegeSeattle Draft1963 · #4
Career averages
13.2PPG
3.1RPG
2.0APG
508 games · 7 seasons

At a glance

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Career snapshot
7Seasons
508Games
6,688Career points
12.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Detroit Pistons · 416 games · 1963-64 to 1969-70
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-Star Selection1965
All awards
Career highsSingle season
19.6PPG · 1965-66 · DET
3.9RPG · 1969-70 · DET
2.8APG · 1965-66 · DET
16.6PER · 1967-68 · DET
6.0Win shares · 1965-66 · DET
Draft1963
1Round
4Overall pick
From Seattle
Position rank1971-72
#53PPG rank
#32PER rank
#30Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 53 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

New York Knicks
1971-72 - 1971-72 · 1 seasons
1.5 PPG 0.4 RPG 0.4 APG
42 games
Washington Wizards
1969-70 - 1969-70 · 1 seasons
5.7 PPG 1.3 RPG 1.3 APG
3 games
Detroit Pistons
1963-64 - 1969-70 · 6 seasons
14.4 PPG 3.3 RPG 2.2 APG
416 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1963-64 DET 60 0 13.5 5.4 1.6 1.0 0.0 0.0 35.3 0.0 71.3 8.0 -0.9
1964-65 DET 76 0 27.3 13.7 3.4 2.1 0.0 0.0 44.2 0.0 74.4 13.8 4.0
1965-66 DET 80 0 34.9 19.6 3.8 2.8 0.0 0.0 44.7 0.0 74.1 15.1 6.0
1967-68 DET 76 0 30.3 18.5 3.5 2.8 0.0 0.0 47.5 0.0 76.4 16.6 5.9
1968-69 DET 80 0 28.2 13.3 3.5 2.3 0.0 0.0 44.9 0.0 66.7 12.5 2.4
1969-70 NBA 47 0 27.6 13.0 3.8 1.8 0.0 0.0 44.0 0.0 76.0 - -
1969-70 WAS 3 0 17.3 5.7 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 70.0 0.0 60.0 - -
1969-70 DET 44 0 28.3 13.5 3.9 1.9 0.0 0.0 43.5 0.0 76.5 12.8 1.0
1971-72 NYK 42 0 4.7 1.5 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 35.9 0.0 88.9 5.2 0.0

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1971 Detroit Pistons New York Knicks offseason From 1969-70 to 1971-72
Oct 1969 Washington Wizards Detroit Pistons mid season trade From 1969-70 to 1969-70
Jul 1969 Detroit Pistons Washington Wizards season change

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Born on July 5

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About Eddie Miles

Edward Miles Jr. is a retired American basketball player. His shooting ability was such, that he was known as "The Man With the Golden Arm".