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Nat Clifton
Center ·New York Knicks ·NBA ·#24

Nat Clifton

Age103 BornOct 13, 1922 FromUSA Height198 cm (6'6") Weight100 kg CollegeXavier of Louisiana
Career averages
10.0PPG
8.2RPG
2.5APG
544 games · 8 seasons

At a glance

NYK hub
Career snapshot
8Seasons
544Games
5,439Career points
12.3PER average
Most-played franchise: New York Knicks · 476 games · 1950-51 to 1956-57
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-Star Selection1956
All awards
Career highsSingle season
13.1PPG · 1954-55 · NYK
11.8RPG · 1951-52 · NYK
3.4APG · 1951-52 · NYK
16.5PER · 1951-52 · NYK
3.7Win shares · 1954-55 · NYK
Position rank1957-58
#13PPG rank
#7PER rank
#9Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 19 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Detroit Pistons
1957-58 - 1957-58 · 1 seasons
7.7 PPG 5.9 RPG 1.1 APG
68 games
New York Knicks
1950-51 - 1956-57 · 7 seasons
10.3 PPG 8.5 RPG 2.7 APG
476 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1950-51 NYK 65 0 0.0 8.6 7.6 2.5 0.0 0.0 32.2 0.0 53.2 0.0 -0.4
1951-52 NYK 62 0 33.9 10.6 11.8 3.4 0.0 0.0 33.5 0.0 66.4 16.5 1.6
1952-53 NYK 70 0 35.7 10.6 10.9 3.3 0.0 0.0 34.3 0.0 58.3 15.4 3.3
1953-54 NYK 72 0 30.3 9.6 7.3 2.4 0.0 0.0 36.8 0.0 62.8 14.9 2.4
1954-55 NYK 72 0 33.2 13.1 8.5 2.8 0.0 0.0 38.6 0.0 68.3 15.4 3.7
1955-56 NYK 64 0 24.0 8.8 6.0 2.4 0.0 0.0 39.4 0.0 70.7 13.9 2.1
1956-57 NYK 71 0 31.4 10.7 7.8 2.3 0.0 0.0 37.7 0.0 67.3 12.2 1.8
1957-58 DET 68 0 21.1 7.7 5.9 1.1 0.0 0.0 36.3 0.0 62.3 10.4 0.5

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1957 New York Knicks Detroit Pistons

All entries are season change.

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Born on October 13

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About Nat Clifton

Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton was an American professional basketball player who was one of the first African Americans to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was also a professional baseball player.