Keith Erickson
SF · Phoenix Suns
Seasons 1965-66–1976-77 · 12 on record · Ht 6-5 · b. 1944
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Player info
| Position | SF |
|---|---|
| Number | #24 (also #18, #15, #14) |
| Team | Phoenix Suns |
| Height | 6-5 |
| Weight | 195 lb |
| Born | 1944-04-19 |
| College | UCLA |
| Drafted | 1965 · Round 3, Pick 21 · SFW |
| Seasons | 1965-66–1976-77 (12) |
Career averages
9.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 2.6 APG · 766 games · .435 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-66 | SFW | 21 | 64 | 10.1 | .356 | — | .662 | 2.5 | 0.6 | — | — | 3.6 | 8.3 | .394 |
| 1966-67 | CHI | 22 | 76 | 19.1 | .367 | — | .736 | 4.5 | 1.6 | — | — | 7.7 | 10.1 | .413 |
| 1967-68 | CHI | 23 | 78 | 28.9 | .401 | — | .755 | 5.4 | 3.4 | — | — | 12.2 | 12.8 | .450 |
| 1968-69 | LAL | 24 | 77 | 25.6 | .420 | — | .686 | 4.0 | 2.5 | — | — | 8.4 | 9.9 | .459 |
| 1969-70 | LAL | 25 | 68 | 25.8 | .458 | — | .746 | 4.5 | 3.1 | — | — | 8.9 | 11.8 | .492 |
| 1970-71 | LAL | 26 | 73 | 31.1 | .471 | — | .759 | 5.5 | 3.1 | — | — | 11.3 | 11.5 | .494 |
| 1971-72 | LAL | 27 | 15 | 17.5 | .482 | — | .857 | 2.6 | 2.3 | — | — | 5.7 | 11.4 | .500 |
| 1972-73 | LAL | 28 | 76 | 25.3 | .430 | — | .809 | 4.4 | 3.2 | — | — | 9.0 | 12.0 | .461 |
| 1973-74 | PHX | 29 | 66 | 30.8 | .477 | — | .801 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | .523 |
| 1974-75 | PHX | 30 | 49 | 30.0 | .425 | — | .833 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 12.3 | 13.9 | .483 |
| 1975-76 | PHX | 31 | 74 | 25.0 | .470 | — | .854 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 10.1 | 14.1 | .518 |
| 1976-77 | PHX | 32 | 50 | 19.0 | .483 | — | .740 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 6.4 | 11.1 | .508 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-66 | SFW | 64 | — | 646 | 95 | 267 | .356 | — | — | 43 | 65 | 162 | 38 | — | — | — | 233 |
| 1966-67 | CHI | 76 | — | 1,454 | 235 | 641 | .367 | — | — | 117 | 159 | 339 | 119 | — | — | — | 587 |
| 1967-68 | CHI | 78 | — | 2,257 | 377 | 940 | .401 | — | — | 194 | 257 | 423 | 267 | — | — | — | 948 |
| 1968-69 | LAL | 77 | — | 1,974 | 264 | 629 | .420 | — | — | 120 | 175 | 308 | 194 | — | — | — | 648 |
| 1969-70 | LAL | 68 | — | 1,755 | 258 | 563 | .458 | — | — | 91 | 122 | 304 | 209 | — | — | — | 607 |
| 1970-71 | LAL | 73 | — | 2,272 | 369 | 783 | .471 | — | — | 85 | 112 | 404 | 223 | — | — | — | 823 |
| 1971-72 | LAL | 15 | — | 262 | 40 | 83 | .482 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 39 | 35 | — | — | — | 86 |
| 1972-73 | LAL | 76 | — | 1,920 | 299 | 696 | .430 | — | — | 89 | 110 | 337 | 242 | — | — | — | 687 |
| 1973-74 | PHX | 66 | — | 2,033 | 393 | 824 | .477 | — | — | 177 | 221 | 414 | 205 | 63 | 20 | — | 963 |
| 1974-75 | PHX | 49 | — | 1,469 | 237 | 557 | .425 | — | — | 130 | 156 | 243 | 170 | 50 | 12 | — | 604 |
| 1975-76 | PHX | 74 | — | 1,850 | 305 | 649 | .470 | — | — | 134 | 157 | 332 | 185 | 79 | 6 | — | 744 |
| 1976-77 | PHX | 50 | — | 949 | 142 | 294 | .483 | — | — | 37 | 50 | 144 | 104 | 30 | 7 | — | 321 |
| Career | 766 | — | — | 3,014 | 6,926 | .435 | 0 | 0 | 1223 | 1591 | 3449 | 1991 | 222 | 45 | 0 | 7,251 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-66 | SFW | 64 | 10.1 | 5.3 | 14.9 | .356 | — | — | 2.4 | 3.6 | 9.0 | 2.1 | — | — | — | 13.0 |
| 1966-67 | CHI | 76 | 19.1 | 5.8 | 15.9 | .367 | — | — | 2.9 | 3.9 | 8.4 | 2.9 | — | — | — | 14.5 |
| 1967-68 | CHI | 78 | 28.9 | 6.0 | 15.0 | .401 | — | — | 3.1 | 4.1 | 6.7 | 4.3 | — | — | — | 15.1 |
| 1968-69 | LAL | 77 | 25.6 | 4.8 | 11.5 | .420 | — | — | 2.2 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 3.5 | — | — | — | 11.8 |
| 1969-70 | LAL | 68 | 25.8 | 5.3 | 11.5 | .458 | — | — | 1.9 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 4.3 | — | — | — | 12.5 |
| 1970-71 | LAL | 73 | 31.1 | 5.8 | 12.4 | .471 | — | — | 1.3 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 3.5 | — | — | — | 13.0 |
| 1971-72 | LAL | 15 | 17.5 | 5.5 | 11.4 | .482 | — | — | 0.8 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 4.8 | — | — | — | 11.8 |
| 1972-73 | LAL | 76 | 25.3 | 5.6 | 13.0 | .430 | — | — | 1.7 | 2.1 | 6.3 | 4.5 | — | — | — | 12.9 |
| 1973-74 | PHX | 66 | 30.8 | 7.0 | 14.6 | .477 | — | — | 3.1 | 3.9 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | — | 17.1 |
| 1974-75 | PHX | 49 | 30.0 | 5.8 | 13.7 | .425 | — | — | 3.2 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | — | 14.8 |
| 1975-76 | PHX | 74 | 25.0 | 5.9 | 12.6 | .470 | — | — | 2.6 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | — | 14.5 |
| 1976-77 | PHX | 50 | 19.0 | 5.4 | 11.2 | .483 | — | — | 1.4 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | — | 12.2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-66 | SFW | 64 | 646 | 8.3 | .394 | — | -0.9 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -.016 | — | — | — | — |
| 1966-67 | CHI | 76 | 1,454 | 10.1 | .413 | — | -1.6 | 1.7 | 0.2 | .005 | — | — | — | — |
| 1967-68 | CHI | 78 | 2,257 | 12.8 | .450 | — | -0.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | .044 | — | — | — | — |
| 1968-69 | LAL | 77 | 1,974 | 9.9 | .459 | — | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | .047 | — | — | — | — |
| 1969-70 | LAL | 68 | 1,755 | 11.8 | .492 | — | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | .079 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970-71 | LAL | 73 | 2,272 | 11.5 | .494 | — | 1.6 | 1.7 | 3.3 | .070 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | LAL | 15 | 262 | 11.4 | .500 | — | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .099 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | LAL | 76 | 1,920 | 12.0 | .461 | — | 0.2 | 2.6 | 2.8 | .070 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | PHX | 66 | 2,033 | 15.3 | .523 | — | 2.9 | 1.1 | 4.1 | .096 | +0.8 | -0.8 | +0.1 | +1.1 |
| 1974-75 | PHX | 49 | 1,469 | 13.9 | .483 | — | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | .078 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -0.9 | +0.4 |
| 1975-76 | PHX | 74 | 1,850 | 14.1 | .518 | — | 2.0 | 1.8 | 3.8 | .098 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.6 | +0.7 |
| 1976-77 | PHX | 50 | 949 | 11.1 | .508 | — | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | .071 | -1.9 | +0.3 | -1.6 | +0.1 |
| Career | 766 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25.2 | — | — | — | — | +2.3 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-67 | 3 | 22.7 | 8.0 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .444 | — | .444 |
| 1967-68 | 5 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .385 | — | .448 |
| 1968-69 | 18 | 24.8 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .394 | — | .415 |
| 1969-70 | 17 | 32.5 | 9.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .464 | — | .502 |
| 1970-71 | 8 | 39.1 | 15.6 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .545 | — | .575 |
| 1972-73 | 17 | 23.8 | 8.6 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .449 | — | .469 |
| 1975-76 | 19 | 22.4 | 11.3 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .462 | — | .530 |
| Career | 87 | 25.4 | 10.0 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .452 | — | .490 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 385 | 9.8 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 248–137 |
| Away | 381 | 9.1 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 147–234 |
| In wins | 395 | 9.8 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 395–0 |
| In losses | 371 | 9.1 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 0–371 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 56 | 9.1 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 25–31 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 55 | 7.6 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 15–40 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 3 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 1–2 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 43 | 9.7 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 25–18 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 22 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 13–9 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 3 | 10.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1–2 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 54 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 34–20 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 61 | 12.6 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 28–33 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 39 | 11.5 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 25–14 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 2 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1–1 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 44 | 9.1 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 18–26 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 37 | 9.7 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 20–17 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 52 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 25–27 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 55 | 9.9 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 20–35 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 24 | 9.9 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 17–7 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 28 | 9.8 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 19–9 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 17 | 10.3 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 8–9 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 2 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0–2 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 11 | 8.2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 6–5 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Keith Erickson play for?
Keith Erickson plays SF for the Phoenix Suns.
What are Keith Erickson's career stats?
Keith Erickson has averaged 9.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 2.6 APG over 12 seasons (1965-66–1976-77).
How tall is Keith Erickson?
Keith Erickson is 6-5 (195 lb).
When was Keith Erickson drafted?
Keith Erickson was drafted in 1965, round 3, pick 21.