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Walt Wesley
Center ·Sacramento Kings ·NBA ·#21

Walt Wesley

Age81 BornJan 25, 1945 FromUSA Height211 cm (6'11") Weight100 kg CollegeKansas Draft1966 · #6
Career averages
6.4PPG
4.4RPG
0.6APG
545 games · 7 seasons

At a glance

SAC hub
Career snapshot
7Seasons
545Games
3,500Career points
11.4PER average
Most-played franchise: Sacramento Kings · 148 games · 1967-68 to 1968-69
Draft1966
1Round
6Overall pick
From Kansas
Career highsSingle season
12.4PPG · 1971-72 · CLE
8.7RPG · 1971-72 · CLE
0.9APG · 1969-70 · CHI
13.2PER · 1969-70 · CHI
1.2Win shares · 1969-70 · CHI
Position rank1974-75
#32PPG rank
#20PER rank
#23Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 35 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Milwaukee Bucks
1974-75 - 1974-75 · 1 seasons
2.1 PPG 1.3 RPG 0.3 APG
41 games
Philadelphia 76ers
1974-75 - 1974-75 · 1 seasons
3.0 PPG 2.0 RPG 0.3 APG
4 games
Washington Wizards
1973-74 - 1973-74 · 1 seasons
4.3 PPG 3.5 RPG 0.4 APG
39 games
Cleveland Cavaliers
1971-72 - 1972-73 · 2 seasons
11.2 PPG 8.0 RPG 0.9 APG
94 games
Chicago Bulls
1969-70 - 1969-70 · 1 seasons
9.5 PPG 6.3 RPG 0.9 APG
72 games
Sacramento Kings
1967-68 - 1968-69 · 2 seasons
7.2 PPG 4.6 RPG 0.6 APG
148 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1967-68 SAC 66 0 13.9 6.8 4.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 46.5 0.0 50.0 - -
1968-69 SAC 82 0 16.3 7.6 4.9 0.6 0.0 0.0 45.9 0.0 64.7 - -
1969-70 CHI 72 0 19.5 9.5 6.3 0.9 0.0 0.0 41.7 0.0 66.2 13.2 1.2
1971-72 CLE 82 0 26.6 12.4 8.7 0.9 0.0 0.0 41.0 0.0 67.4 13.2 1.2
1972-73 NBA 45 0 8.1 3.2 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 40.6 0.0 52.9 - -
1972-73 NBA 57 0 8.3 3.2 2.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 38.1 0.0 56.5 - -
1972-73 CLE 12 0 9.2 3.0 3.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 29.8 0.0 66.7 7.8 -0.2
1973-74 WAS 39 0 10.3 4.3 3.5 0.4 0.2 0.5 47.0 0.0 60.5 - -
1974-75 NBA 45 0 5.5 2.2 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 45.2 0.0 59.3 - -
1974-75 MIL 41 0 5.2 2.1 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 44.0 0.0 60.9 12.2 0.2
1974-75 PHI 4 0 8.3 3.0 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 55.6 0.0 50.0 10.7 0.0

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1974 Milwaukee Bucks Philadelphia 76ers mid season trade From 1974-75 to 1974-75
Jul 1974 Washington Wizards Philadelphia 76ers season change
Jul 1974 Washington Wizards Milwaukee Bucks season change
Jul 1973 Cleveland Cavaliers Washington Wizards season change
Oct 1971 Chicago Bulls Cleveland Cavaliers offseason From 1969-70 to 1971-72
Jul 1969 Sacramento Kings Chicago Bulls season change

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About Walt Wesley

Walter Ivory Wesley was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks.