Career snapshot
8seasons
605games
7,384career pts
12.6PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Sacramento Kings
· 449 games · 1958-59–1965-66
Position rank · 1968-69
#11PPG rank
#8PER rank
#8WS rank
Among 28 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
18.6
1962-63 · SAC
RPG
12.3
1962-63 · SAC
APG
2.3
1962-63 · SAC
PER
13.5
1968-69 · MIL
WS
3.4
1968-69 · MIL
Draft
Honors & awards
5×
All-Star Selection
1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-59 | SAC | 66 | 0 | 24.1 | 11.4 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38.7 | 0.0 | 65.6 | — | — |
| 1959-60 | SAC | 73 | 0 | 21.8 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.9 | 0.0 | 51.4 | — | — |
| 1962-63 | SAC | 76 | 0 | 33.0 | 18.6 | 12.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.8 | 0.0 | 66.7 | — | — |
| 1963-64 | SAC | 80 | 0 | 36.4 | 17.3 | 11.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.8 | 0.0 | 65.0 | — | — |
| 1964-65 | SAC | 74 | 0 | 30.3 | 12.7 | 10.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.6 | 0.0 | 64.4 | — | — |
| 1965-66 | SAC | 80 | 0 | 23.5 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.1 | 0.0 | 60.3 | — | — |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 78 | 0 | 13.9 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 58.9 | 11.7 | 1.1 |
| 1968-69 | MIL | 78 | 0 | 30.2 | 13.1 | 8.6 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42.7 | 0.0 | 66.4 | 13.5 | 3.4 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1968 | Boston Celtics | Milwaukee Bucks | season change | ||
| Oct 1967 | Sacramento Kings | Boston Celtics | offseason | From 1965-66 to 1967-68 | |
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About Wayne Embry
Wayne Richard Embry is an American former professional basketball player and basketball executive. Embry's 11-year playing career as a center spanned from 1958 to 1969 playing for the Cincinnati Royals, Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks, all of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After his playing career, Embry transitioned to a career as a professional basketball executive, becoming the first African American general manager and team president in NBA history. In 1999, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.