Career snapshot
7seasons
621games
10,556career pts
13.8PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Detroit Pistons
· 309 games · 1967-68–1971-72
Position rank · 1974-75
#12PPG rank
#47PER rank
#47WS rank
Among 62 Guard players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
21.3
1971-72 · DET
RPG
3.3
1972-73 · HOU
APG
5.5
1972-73 · HOU
PER
16.4
1969-70 · DET
WS
6.2
1969-70 · DET
Draft
1967
Round 1 ·
Pick 1
from Providence
Honors & awards
2×
All-Star Selection
1971, 1969
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | DET | 81 | 0 | 19.6 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.4 | 0.0 | 76.6 | 10.9 | 0.4 |
| 1968-69 | DET | 69 | 0 | 23.8 | 11.7 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.6 | 0.0 | 79.5 | 14.9 | 3.6 |
| 1969-70 | DET | 81 | 0 | 35.4 | 20.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.8 | 0.0 | 80.7 | 16.4 | 6.2 |
| 1971-72 | DET | 78 | 0 | 39.5 | 21.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.7 | 0.0 | 82.7 | 15.6 | 5.5 |
| 1972-73 | HOU | 81 | 0 | 38.0 | 18.0 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.5 | 0.0 | 88.4 | 14.7 | 6.1 |
| 1973-74 | NBA | 75 | 0 | 39.4 | 19.2 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 46.9 | 0.0 | 82.0 | — | — |
| 1973-74 | HOU | 3 | 0 | 12.7 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 58.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
| 1973-74 | SAC | 72 | 0 | 40.6 | 19.8 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 46.8 | 0.0 | 82.2 | — | — |
| 1974-75 | SAC | 81 | 0 | 38.5 | 16.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 47.5 | 0.0 | 85.5 | — | — |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1973 | Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings | |
| Jul 1972 | Detroit Pistons | Houston Rockets | |
All entries are season change.
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About Jimmy Walker
James Walker was an American professional basketball player. A 6-foot-3-inch (1.91 m) guard, he played nine seasons (1967–1976) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, and Kansas City-Omaha / Kansas City Kings. Walker was a two-time All-Star who scored 11,655 points in his career. He was also the father of former NBA player Jalen Rose, though he left Rose's mother prior to his birth and took no part in his child's upbringing. Walker died on July 2, 2007, at the age of 63, from complications related to lung cancer.