Dick Barnett
SG · New York Knicks
Seasons 1959-60–1973-74 · 14 on record · Ht 6-4 · b. 1936
★ Hall of FameAll-Star
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Player info
| Nickname | Skull, Fall Back Baby |
|---|---|
| Position | SG |
| Number | #12 (also #5) |
| Team | New York Knicks |
| Height | 6-4 |
| Weight | 190 lb |
| Born | 1936-10-02 |
| College | Tennessee State |
| Drafted | 1959 · Round 1, Pick 5 · SYR |
| Seasons | 1959-60–1973-74 (14) |
Career averages
15.8 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 2.8 APG · 971 games · .456 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | SYR | 23 | 57 | 21.7 | .412 | — | .711 | 2.7 | 2.8 | — | — | 12.4 | 15.1 | .452 |
| 1960-61 | SYR | 24 | 78 | 26.5 | .452 | — | .712 | 3.6 | 2.8 | — | — | 16.9 | 17.1 | .492 |
| 1962-63 | LAL | 26 | 80 | 31.8 | .471 | — | .815 | 3.0 | 2.8 | — | — | 18.0 | 16.3 | .533 |
| 1963-64 | LAL | 27 | 78 | 33.6 | .452 | — | .773 | 3.2 | 3.1 | — | — | 18.4 | 15.7 | .513 |
| 1964-65 | LAL | 28 | 74 | 27.4 | .413 | — | .799 | 2.7 | 2.1 | — | — | 13.8 | 13.3 | .483 |
| 1965-66 | NYK | 29 | 75 | 34.5 | .469 | — | .772 | 4.1 | 3.5 | — | — | 23.1 | 18.4 | .537 |
| 1966-67 | NYK | 30 | 67 | 29.4 | .478 | — | .783 | 3.4 | 2.4 | — | — | 17.0 | 15.6 | .528 |
| 1967-68 | NYK | 31 | 81 | 30.7 | .482 | — | .780 | 2.9 | 3.0 | — | — | 18.0 | 16.4 | .540 |
| 1968-69 | NYK | 32 | 82 | 36.0 | .463 | — | .774 | 3.1 | 3.5 | — | — | 17.6 | 14.3 | .516 |
| 1969-70 | NYK | 33 | 82 | 33.8 | .475 | — | .714 | 2.7 | 3.6 | — | — | 14.9 | 12.9 | .516 |
| 1970-71 | NYK | 34 | 82 | 34.7 | .456 | — | .694 | 2.9 | 2.7 | — | — | 15.5 | 12.3 | .487 |
| 1971-72 | NYK | 35 | 79 | 28.6 | .437 | — | .753 | 1.9 | 2.5 | — | — | 12.2 | 10.9 | .476 |
| 1972-73 | NYK | 36 | 51 | 10.1 | .389 | — | .533 | 0.8 | 1.0 | — | — | 3.8 | 8.1 | .401 |
| 1973-74 | NYK | 37 | 5 | 11.6 | .385 | — | .667 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 9.4 | .403 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | SYR | 57 | — | 1,235 | 289 | 701 | .412 | — | — | 128 | 180 | 155 | 160 | — | — | — | 706 |
| 1960-61 | SYR | 78 | — | 2,070 | 540 | 1,194 | .452 | — | — | 240 | 337 | 283 | 218 | — | — | — | 1,320 |
| 1962-63 | LAL | 80 | — | 2,544 | 547 | 1,162 | .471 | — | — | 343 | 421 | 242 | 224 | — | — | — | 1,437 |
| 1963-64 | LAL | 78 | — | 2,620 | 541 | 1,197 | .452 | — | — | 351 | 454 | 250 | 238 | — | — | — | 1,433 |
| 1964-65 | LAL | 74 | — | 2,026 | 375 | 908 | .413 | — | — | 270 | 338 | 200 | 159 | — | — | — | 1,020 |
| 1965-66 | NYK | 75 | — | 2,589 | 631 | 1,344 | .469 | — | — | 467 | 605 | 310 | 259 | — | — | — | 1,729 |
| 1966-67 | NYK | 67 | — | 1,969 | 454 | 949 | .478 | — | — | 231 | 295 | 226 | 161 | — | — | — | 1,139 |
| 1967-68 | NYK | 81 | — | 2,488 | 559 | 1,159 | .482 | — | — | 343 | 440 | 238 | 242 | — | — | — | 1,461 |
| 1968-69 | NYK | 82 | — | 2,953 | 565 | 1,220 | .463 | — | — | 312 | 403 | 251 | 291 | — | — | — | 1,442 |
| 1969-70 | NYK | 82 | — | 2,772 | 494 | 1,039 | .475 | — | — | 232 | 325 | 221 | 298 | — | — | — | 1,220 |
| 1970-71 | NYK | 82 | — | 2,843 | 540 | 1,184 | .456 | — | — | 193 | 278 | 238 | 225 | — | — | — | 1,273 |
| 1971-72 | NYK | 79 | — | 2,256 | 401 | 918 | .437 | — | — | 162 | 215 | 153 | 198 | — | — | — | 964 |
| 1972-73 | NYK | 51 | — | 514 | 88 | 226 | .389 | — | — | 16 | 30 | 41 | 50 | — | — | — | 192 |
| 1973-74 | NYK | 5 | — | 58 | 10 | 26 | .385 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 |
| Career | 971 | — | — | 6,034 | 13,227 | .456 | 0 | 0 | 3290 | 4324 | 2812 | 2729 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15,358 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | SYR | 57 | 21.7 | 8.4 | 20.4 | .412 | — | — | 3.7 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | — | — | — | 20.6 |
| 1960-61 | SYR | 78 | 26.5 | 9.4 | 20.8 | .452 | — | — | 4.2 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 3.8 | — | — | — | 23.0 |
| 1962-63 | LAL | 80 | 31.8 | 7.7 | 16.4 | .471 | — | — | 4.9 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 20.3 |
| 1963-64 | LAL | 78 | 33.6 | 7.4 | 16.4 | .452 | — | — | 4.8 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | — | — | — | 19.7 |
| 1964-65 | LAL | 74 | 27.4 | 6.7 | 16.1 | .413 | — | — | 4.8 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 2.8 | — | — | — | 18.1 |
| 1965-66 | NYK | 75 | 34.5 | 8.8 | 18.7 | .469 | — | — | 6.5 | 8.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | — | — | — | 24.0 |
| 1966-67 | NYK | 67 | 29.4 | 8.3 | 17.4 | .478 | — | — | 4.2 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 2.9 | — | — | — | 20.8 |
| 1967-68 | NYK | 81 | 30.7 | 8.1 | 16.8 | .482 | — | — | 5.0 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | — | — | — | 21.1 |
| 1968-69 | NYK | 82 | 36.0 | 6.9 | 14.9 | .463 | — | — | 3.8 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 3.5 | — | — | — | 17.6 |
| 1969-70 | NYK | 82 | 33.8 | 6.4 | 13.5 | .475 | — | — | 3.0 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.9 | — | — | — | 15.8 |
| 1970-71 | NYK | 82 | 34.7 | 6.8 | 15.0 | .456 | — | — | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | — | — | — | 16.1 |
| 1971-72 | NYK | 79 | 28.6 | 6.4 | 14.6 | .437 | — | — | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 15.4 |
| 1972-73 | NYK | 51 | 10.1 | 6.2 | 15.8 | .389 | — | — | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.5 | — | — | — | 13.4 |
| 1973-74 | NYK | 5 | 11.6 | 6.2 | 16.1 | .385 | — | — | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | — | 13.7 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | SYR | 57 | 1,235 | 15.1 | .452 | — | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | .084 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960-61 | SYR | 78 | 2,070 | 17.1 | .492 | — | 4.1 | 1.7 | 5.8 | .135 | — | — | — | — |
| 1962-63 | LAL | 80 | 2,544 | 16.3 | .533 | — | 5.9 | 2.1 | 8.0 | .150 | — | — | — | — |
| 1963-64 | LAL | 78 | 2,620 | 15.7 | .513 | — | 5.3 | 1.2 | 6.5 | .119 | — | — | — | — |
| 1964-65 | LAL | 74 | 2,026 | 13.3 | .483 | — | 2.5 | 0.9 | 3.4 | .081 | — | — | — | — |
| 1965-66 | NYK | 75 | 2,589 | 18.4 | .537 | — | 7.5 | 0.5 | 8.0 | .149 | — | — | — | — |
| 1966-67 | NYK | 67 | 1,969 | 15.6 | .528 | — | 4.2 | 0.5 | 4.7 | .114 | — | — | — | — |
| 1967-68 | NYK | 81 | 2,488 | 16.4 | .540 | — | 6.0 | 1.8 | 7.7 | .149 | — | — | — | — |
| 1968-69 | NYK | 82 | 2,953 | 14.3 | .516 | — | 5.2 | 2.6 | 7.8 | .126 | — | — | — | — |
| 1969-70 | NYK | 82 | 2,772 | 12.9 | .516 | — | 3.1 | 3.7 | 6.8 | .117 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970-71 | NYK | 82 | 2,843 | 12.3 | .487 | — | 2.0 | 3.5 | 5.5 | .093 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | NYK | 79 | 2,256 | 10.9 | .476 | — | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | .055 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | NYK | 51 | 514 | 8.1 | .401 | — | -0.8 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -.022 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | NYK | 5 | 58 | 9.4 | .403 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .005 | -3.2 | -0.4 | -3.6 | +0.0 |
| Career | 971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68.8 | — | — | — | — | +0.0 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | 3 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .316 | — | .365 |
| 1960-61 | 8 | 22.0 | 15.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .438 | — | .485 |
| 1962-63 | 13 | 28.5 | 17.0 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .477 | — | .571 |
| 1963-64 | 5 | 30.8 | 13.8 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .404 | — | .522 |
| 1964-65 | 10 | 12.2 | 17.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .480 | — | .523 |
| 1967-68 | 6 | 35.2 | 23.8 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .521 | — | .551 |
| 1968-69 | 10 | 40.2 | 16.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .399 | — | .447 |
| 1969-70 | 19 | 37.6 | 16.9 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .468 | — | .512 |
| 1970-71 | 12 | 37.9 | 19.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .477 | — | .516 |
| 1971-72 | 12 | 10.9 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .469 | — | .470 |
| 1972-73 | 4 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .500 | — | .500 |
| Career | 102 | 27.0 | 15.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .459 | — | .509 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 489 | 15.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 353–136 |
| Away | 482 | 16.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 212–270 |
| In wins | 565 | 15.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 565–0 |
| In losses | 406 | 16.1 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 0–406 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 101 | 16.5 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 42–59 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 101 | 15.7 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 41–60 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 39 | 14.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 25–14 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 16 | 12.1 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 15–1 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 105 | 15.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 72–33 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 105 | 17.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 63–42 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 34 | 14.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 26–8 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 64 | 15.0 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 32–32 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 23 | 12.3 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 18–5 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 46 | 16.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 34–12 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 73 | 16.6 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 33–40 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 25 | 14.7 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 18–7 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 8 | 13.8 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 6–2 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2–0 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Dick Barnett play for?
Dick Barnett plays SG for the New York Knicks.
What are Dick Barnett's career stats?
Dick Barnett has averaged 15.8 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 2.8 APG over 14 seasons (1959-60–1973-74).
How tall is Dick Barnett?
Dick Barnett is 6-4 (190 lb).
When was Dick Barnett drafted?
Dick Barnett was drafted in 1959, round 1, pick 5.