Forward · New York Knicks
Len Chappell
Age 85 · USA · 203 cm (6'8") · 109 kg · Born Jan 31, 1941 · Wake Forest
11.4 PPG
6.4 RPG
0.8 APG
616 games
7 seasons
Career snapshot
7seasons
616games
7,022career pts
13.0PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
New York Knicks
· 167 games · 1963-64–1965-66
Position rank · 1969-70
#31PPG rank
#10PER rank
#17WS rank
Among 49 Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
17.3
1963-64 · NYK
RPG
9.8
1963-64 · —
APG
1.2
1968-69 · MIL
PER
19.0
1967-68 · DET
WS
4.7
1968-69 · MIL
Draft
1962
Round 1 ·
Pick 4
from Wake Forest
Honors & awards
1×
All-Star Selection
1963
Career by team
Milwaukee Bucks
1968-69 – 1969-70 · 2 seasons
11.6 PPG
5.9 RPG
1.0 APG
155 games
Sacramento Kings
1967-68 – 1967-68 · 1 seasons
3.8 PPG
1.5 RPG
0.5 APG
10 games
Detroit Pistons
1967-68 – 1967-68 · 1 seasons
10.0 PPG
6.1 RPG
0.8 APG
57 games
New York Knicks
1963-64 – 1965-66 · 3 seasons
11.7 PPG
6.2 RPG
0.8 APG
167 games
Philadelphia 76ers
1962-63 – 1963-64 · 2 seasons
8.8 PPG
5.8 RPG
0.7 APG
81 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-63 | PHI | 80 | 0 | 15.5 | 8.9 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.5 | 0.0 | 62.2 | — | — |
| 1963-64 | NBA | 79 | 0 | 31.7 | 17.1 | 9.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.8 | 0.0 | 71.5 | — | — |
| 1963-64 | NYK | 78 | 0 | 31.9 | 17.3 | 9.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.9 | 0.0 | 71.6 | 16.8 | 3.7 |
| 1963-64 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 1964-65 | NYK | 43 | 0 | 15.2 | 8.3 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.5 | 0.0 | 68.0 | 12.9 | 0.1 |
| 1965-66 | NYK | 46 | 0 | 11.8 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42.0 | 0.0 | 59.0 | 11.2 | 0.1 |
| 1967-68 | NBA | 67 | 0 | 15.9 | 9.1 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51.3 | 0.0 | 71.1 | — | — |
| 1967-68 | SAC | 10 | 0 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 80.0 | — | — |
| 1967-68 | DET | 57 | 0 | 17.5 | 10.0 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51.4 | 0.0 | 70.7 | 19.0 | 3.5 |
| 1968-69 | MIL | 80 | 0 | 27.6 | 14.6 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.4 | 0.0 | 73.7 | 16.0 | 4.7 |
| 1969-70 | MIL | 75 | 0 | 15.1 | 8.3 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.5 | 0.0 | 64.0 | 14.9 | 2.1 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1968 | Sacramento Kings | Milwaukee Bucks | season change | ||
| Jul 1968 | Detroit Pistons | Milwaukee Bucks | season change | ||
| Oct 1967 | Sacramento Kings | Detroit Pistons | mid season trade | From 1967-68 to 1967-68 | |
| Oct 1967 | New York Knicks | Sacramento Kings | offseason | From 1965-66 to 1967-68 | |
| Oct 1963 | New York Knicks | Philadelphia 76ers | mid season trade | From 1963-64 to 1963-64 | |
| Jul 1963 | Philadelphia 76ers | New York Knicks | season change | ||
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About Len Chappell
Leonard Roy Chappell was an American basketball player. He played for 10 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the American Basketball Association (ABA) and was selected to one NBA All-Star Game. He played college basketball for Wake Forest University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) from 1959 to 1962. He was the ACC Player of the Year twice, led the ACC in scoring and rebounding in the same season twice, was first-team All-ACC three times, led his team to two ACC tournament championships as the Most Valuable Player both of those years, and was a consensus All-American a