Career snapshot
7seasons
526games
6,365career pts
16.7PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
New York Knicks
· 376 games · 1954-55–1959-60
Position rank · 1959-60
#16PPG rank
#18PER rank
#17WS rank
Among 20 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
17.6
1953-54 · —
RPG
13.3
1953-54 · —
APG
1.1
1953-54 · —
PER
20.9
1954-55 · NYK
WS
7.2
1954-55 · NYK
Draft
Honors & awards
1×
All-Star Selection
1953
1×
NBA Rookie of the Year
1953
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-54 | NBA | 72 | 0 | 37.1 | 17.6 | 13.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.7 | 0.0 | 63.8 | — | — |
| 1954-55 | NYK | 72 | 0 | 28.1 | 14.4 | 11.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.8 | 0.0 | 62.2 | 20.9 | 7.2 |
| 1955-56 | NYK | 72 | 0 | 23.6 | 12.3 | 8.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.5 | 0.0 | 70.6 | 18.6 | 5.5 |
| 1956-57 | NYK | 72 | 0 | 22.5 | 12.0 | 8.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.6 | 0.0 | 74.7 | 19.0 | 5.5 |
| 1957-58 | NYK | 72 | 0 | 23.7 | 12.2 | 10.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.2 | 0.0 | 69.7 | 18.9 | 5.8 |
| 1958-59 | NYK | 72 | 0 | 22.1 | 10.4 | 7.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37.1 | 0.0 | 71.3 | 14.0 | 2.0 |
| 1959-60 | NBA | 47 | 0 | 18.8 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38.3 | 0.0 | 62.5 | — | — |
| 1959-60 | LAL | 31 | 0 | 22.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.2 | 0.0 | 64.6 | — | — |
| 1959-60 | NYK | 16 | 0 | 11.6 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.0 | 0.0 | 57.6 | 8.9 | -0.2 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1959 | Los Angeles Lakers | New York Knicks | mid season trade | From 1959-60 to 1959-60 | |
| Jul 1959 | New York Knicks | Los Angeles Lakers | season change | ||
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About Ray Felix
Raymond Darlington Felix Sr. was an American professional basketball player. He was born in New York City. He played high school basketball at Metropolitan High School in New York and college basketball at Long Island University. Felix was drafted No. 1 overall pick in the 1953 NBA draft, the first African American first selection in NBA history.