Career snapshot
10seasons
610games
11,390career pts
18.1PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
New York Knicks
· 544 games · 1967-68–1974-75
Position rank · 1977-78
#17PPG rank
#3PER rank
#12WS rank
Among 70 Guard players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
23.2
1971-72 · NYK
RPG
7.3
1972-73 · NYK
APG
8.2
1969-70 · NYK
PER
21.6
1971-72 · NYK
WS
15.0
1969-70 · NYK
Draft
1967
Round 1 ·
Pick 5
from Southern Illinois
Honors & awards
1×
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
2022
1×
Basketball Hall of Fame
1987
7×
All-Star Selection
1975, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1970, 1969
7×
All-Defense Team
1974, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1968
6×
All-NBA Team
1974, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1970, 1969
1×
All-Rookie Team
1967
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | NYK | 74 | 0 | 21.5 | 9.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.1 | 0.0 | 65.5 | 15.4 | 3.5 |
| 1968-69 | NYK | 80 | 0 | 36.9 | 17.5 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.5 | 0.0 | 74.6 | 20.2 | 12.7 |
| 1969-70 | NYK | 77 | 0 | 39.5 | 20.9 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51.8 | 0.0 | 74.8 | 21.1 | 15.0 |
| 1971-72 | NYK | 77 | 0 | 40.6 | 23.2 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51.2 | 0.0 | 80.8 | 21.6 | 14.5 |
| 1972-73 | NYK | 78 | 0 | 40.8 | 21.1 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.0 | 0.0 | 81.7 | 19.7 | 13.0 |
| 1973-74 | NYK | 80 | 0 | 41.7 | 20.5 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 47.2 | 0.0 | 83.8 | 18.7 | 10.9 |
| 1974-75 | NYK | 78 | 0 | 41.1 | 21.5 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 48.3 | 0.0 | 82.8 | 19.9 | 10.8 |
| 1977-78 | CLE | 51 | 0 | 32.6 | 16.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 47.1 | 0.0 | 85.0 | 17.5 | 4.6 |
| 1978-79 | CLE | 12 | 0 | 23.3 | 10.8 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 44.3 | 0.0 | 77.8 | 12.9 | 0.2 |
| 1979-80 | CLE | 3 | 0 | 9.0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 13.6 | 0.0 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1977 | New York Knicks | Cleveland Cavaliers | From 1974-75 to 1977-78 | |
All entries are offseason.
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About Walt Frazier
Walter "Clyde" Frazier Jr. is an American former professional basketball player of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As their floor general and top perimeter defender, he led the New York Knicks to the franchise's only two championships, and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987. Upon his retirement from basketball, Frazier went into broadcasting; he is currently a color commentator for telecasts of Knicks games on the MSG Network. In 1996, Frazier was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 50th Anniversa