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Walt Frazier
Guard ·New York Knicks ·NBA ·#10

Walt Frazier

Age81 BornMar 29, 1945 FromUSA Height193 cm (6'4") Weight91 kg CollegeSouthern Illinois Draft1967 · #5
Career averages
18.7PPG
5.9RPG
6.1APG
610 games · 10 seasons

At a glance

NYK hub
Career snapshot
10Seasons
610Games
11,390Career points
18.1PER average
Most-played franchise: New York Knicks · 544 games · 1967-68 to 1974-75
Honors and awards23 total
1×
NBA 75th Anniversary Team2022
1×
Basketball Hall of Fame1987
7×
All-Star Selection1975, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1970, 1969
7×
All-Defense Team1974, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1968
6×
All-NBA Team1974, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1970, 1969
1×
All-Rookie Team1967
All awards
Career highsSingle season
23.2PPG · 1971-72 · NYK
7.3RPG · 1972-73 · NYK
8.2APG · 1969-70 · NYK
21.6PER · 1971-72 · NYK
15.0Win shares · 1969-70 · NYK
Draft1967
1Round
5Overall pick
From Southern Illinois
Position rank1977-78
#17PPG rank
#3PER rank
#12Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 70 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Cleveland Cavaliers
1977-78 - 1979-80 · 3 seasons
14.6 PPG 3.5 RPG 3.8 APG
66 games
New York Knicks
1967-68 - 1974-75 · 7 seasons
19.2 PPG 6.2 RPG 6.4 APG
544 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
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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Born on March 29

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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