Walt Frazier
PG · Cleveland Cavaliers
Seasons 1967-68–1979-80 · 13 on record · Ht 6-4 · b. 1945
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Player info
| Nickname | Clyde |
|---|---|
| Position | PG |
| Number | #10 (also #11) |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Height | 6-4 |
| Weight | 200 lb |
| Born | 1945-03-29 |
| College | Southern Illinois |
| Drafted | 1967 · Round 1, Pick 5 · New York Knicks |
| Seasons | 1967-68–1979-80 (13) |
Career averages
18.9 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 6.1 APG · 825 games · .490 FG% · 0.000 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | NYK | 22 | 74 | 21.5 | .451 | — | .655 | 4.2 | 4.1 | — | — | 9.0 | 15.4 | .496 |
| 1968-69 | NYK | 23 | 80 | 36.9 | .505 | — | .746 | 6.2 | 7.9 | — | — | 17.5 | 20.2 | .560 |
| 1969-70 | NYK | 24 | 77 | 39.5 | .518 | — | .748 | 6.0 | 8.2 | — | — | 20.9 | 21.1 | .575 |
| 1970-71 | NYK | 25 | 80 | 43.2 | .494 | — | .779 | 6.8 | 6.7 | — | — | 21.7 | 19.5 | .556 |
| 1971-72 | NYK | 26 | 77 | 40.6 | .512 | — | .808 | 6.7 | 5.8 | — | — | 23.2 | 21.6 | .576 |
| 1972-73 | NYK | 27 | 78 | 40.8 | .490 | — | .817 | 7.3 | 5.9 | — | — | 21.1 | 19.7 | .534 |
| 1973-74 | NYK | 28 | 80 | 41.7 | .472 | — | .838 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 20.5 | 18.7 | .519 |
| 1974-75 | NYK | 29 | 78 | 41.1 | .483 | — | .828 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 21.5 | 19.9 | .534 |
| 1975-76 | NYK | 30 | 59 | 41.1 | .485 | — | .823 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 19.1 | 17.7 | .527 |
| 1976-77 | NYK | 31 | 76 | 35.4 | .489 | — | .771 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 17.4 | 16.6 | .535 |
| 1977-78 | CLE | 32 | 51 | 32.6 | .471 | — | .850 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 16.2 | 17.5 | .520 |
| 1978-79 | CLE | 33 | 12 | 23.3 | .443 | — | .778 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 10.8 | 12.9 | .482 |
| 1979-80 | CLE | 34 | 3 | 9.0 | .364 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 13.6 | .421 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | NYK | 74 | — | 1,588 | 256 | 568 | .451 | — | — | 154 | 235 | 313 | 305 | — | — | — | 666 |
| 1968-69 | NYK | 80 | — | 2,949 | 531 | 1,052 | .505 | — | — | 341 | 457 | 499 | 635 | — | — | — | 1,403 |
| 1969-70 | NYK | 77 | — | 3,040 | 600 | 1,158 | .518 | — | — | 409 | 547 | 465 | 629 | — | — | — | 1,609 |
| 1970-71 | NYK | 80 | — | 3,455 | 651 | 1,317 | .494 | — | — | 434 | 557 | 544 | 536 | — | — | — | 1,736 |
| 1971-72 | NYK | 77 | — | 3,126 | 669 | 1,307 | .512 | — | — | 450 | 557 | 513 | 446 | — | — | — | 1,788 |
| 1972-73 | NYK | 78 | — | 3,181 | 681 | 1,389 | .490 | — | — | 286 | 350 | 570 | 461 | — | — | — | 1,648 |
| 1973-74 | NYK | 80 | — | 3,338 | 674 | 1,429 | .472 | — | — | 295 | 352 | 536 | 551 | 161 | 15 | — | 1,643 |
| 1974-75 | NYK | 78 | — | 3,204 | 672 | 1,391 | .483 | — | — | 331 | 400 | 465 | 474 | 190 | 14 | — | 1,675 |
| 1975-76 | NYK | 59 | — | 2,427 | 470 | 969 | .485 | — | — | 186 | 226 | 400 | 351 | 106 | 9 | — | 1,126 |
| 1976-77 | NYK | 76 | — | 2,687 | 532 | 1,089 | .489 | — | — | 259 | 336 | 293 | 403 | 132 | 9 | — | 1,323 |
| 1977-78 | CLE | 51 | — | 1,664 | 336 | 714 | .471 | — | — | 153 | 180 | 209 | 209 | 77 | 13 | 113 | 825 |
| 1978-79 | CLE | 12 | — | 279 | 54 | 122 | .443 | — | — | 21 | 27 | 20 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 22 | 129 |
| 1979-80 | CLE | 3 | — | 27 | 4 | 11 | .364 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Career | 825 | — | — | 6,130 | 12,516 | .490 | 0 | 1 | 3321 | 4226 | 4830 | 5040 | 681 | 63 | 139 | 15,581 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | NYK | 74 | 21.5 | 5.8 | 12.9 | .451 | — | — | 3.5 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 6.9 | — | — | — | 15.1 |
| 1968-69 | NYK | 80 | 36.9 | 6.5 | 12.8 | .505 | — | — | 4.2 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 7.8 | — | — | — | 17.1 |
| 1969-70 | NYK | 77 | 39.5 | 7.1 | 13.7 | .518 | — | — | 4.8 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 7.4 | — | — | — | 19.1 |
| 1970-71 | NYK | 80 | 43.2 | 6.8 | 13.7 | .494 | — | — | 4.5 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | — | — | — | 18.1 |
| 1971-72 | NYK | 77 | 40.6 | 7.7 | 15.1 | .512 | — | — | 5.2 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.1 | — | — | — | 20.6 |
| 1972-73 | NYK | 78 | 40.8 | 7.7 | 15.7 | .490 | — | — | 3.2 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 5.2 | — | — | — | 18.7 |
| 1973-74 | NYK | 80 | 41.7 | 7.3 | 15.4 | .472 | — | — | 3.2 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 | — | 17.7 |
| 1974-75 | NYK | 78 | 41.1 | 7.6 | 15.6 | .483 | — | — | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 0.2 | — | 18.8 |
| 1975-76 | NYK | 59 | 41.1 | 7.0 | 14.4 | .485 | — | — | 2.8 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 0.1 | — | 16.7 |
| 1976-77 | NYK | 76 | 35.4 | 7.1 | 14.6 | .489 | — | — | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 0.1 | — | 17.7 |
| 1977-78 | CLE | 51 | 32.6 | 7.3 | 15.4 | .471 | — | — | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 17.8 |
| 1978-79 | CLE | 12 | 23.2 | 7.0 | 15.7 | .443 | — | — | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 16.6 |
| 1979-80 | CLE | 3 | 9.0 | 5.3 | 14.7 | .364 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 10.7 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 13.3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | NYK | 74 | 1,588 | 15.4 | .496 | — | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.5 | .105 | — | — | — | — |
| 1968-69 | NYK | 80 | 2,949 | 20.2 | .560 | — | 8.3 | 4.4 | 12.7 | .207 | — | — | — | — |
| 1969-70 | NYK | 77 | 3,040 | 21.1 | .575 | — | 8.6 | 6.4 | 15.0 | .236 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970-71 | NYK | 80 | 3,455 | 19.5 | .556 | — | 8.9 | 6.7 | 15.6 | .217 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | NYK | 77 | 3,126 | 21.6 | .576 | — | 10.3 | 4.2 | 14.5 | .223 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | NYK | 78 | 3,181 | 19.7 | .534 | — | 7.3 | 5.7 | 13.0 | .196 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | NYK | 80 | 3,338 | 18.7 | .519 | — | 5.9 | 5.1 | 10.9 | .157 | +2.1 | +1.2 | +3.2 | +4.4 |
| 1974-75 | NYK | 78 | 3,204 | 19.9 | .534 | — | 7.2 | 3.5 | 10.8 | .161 | +2.7 | +1.0 | +3.8 | +4.7 |
| 1975-76 | NYK | 59 | 2,427 | 17.7 | .527 | — | 4.4 | 2.4 | 6.8 | .134 | +1.9 | +0.6 | +2.5 | +2.8 |
| 1976-77 | NYK | 76 | 2,687 | 16.6 | .535 | — | 3.8 | 2.3 | 6.1 | .108 | +0.8 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +2.0 |
| 1977-78 | CLE | 51 | 1,664 | 17.5 | .520 | 21.6 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 4.6 | .132 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +1.9 | +1.6 |
| 1978-79 | CLE | 12 | 279 | 12.9 | .482 | 22.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .029 | -1.3 | -0.8 | -2.1 | +0.0 |
| 1979-80 | CLE | 3 | 27 | 13.6 | .421 | 22.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -.012 | -3.5 | +0.2 | -3.3 | +0.0 |
| Career | 825 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113.7 | — | — | — | — | +15.5 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | 4 | 29.8 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .364 | — | .464 |
| 1968-69 | 10 | 41.5 | 21.2 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .503 | — | .523 |
| 1969-70 | 19 | 43.9 | 16.0 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .478 | — | .531 |
| 1970-71 | 12 | 41.8 | 22.6 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .529 | — | .572 |
| 1971-72 | 16 | 44.0 | 24.2 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .536 | — | .586 |
| 1972-73 | 17 | 45.0 | 21.9 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .514 | — | .559 |
| 1973-74 | 12 | 40.9 | 22.5 | 7.9 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .502 | — | .548 |
| 1974-75 | 3 | 41.3 | 23.7 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | .630 | — | .669 |
| Career | 93 | 42.5 | 20.7 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .511 | — | .557 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 411 | 19.3 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 291–120 |
| Away | 415 | 18.4 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 195–220 |
| In wins | 486 | 20.0 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 486–0 |
| In losses | 340 | 17.2 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 0–340 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 51 | 20.3 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 29–22 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 68 | 19.8 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 33–35 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 9 | 15.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 5–4 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 51 | 17.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 29–22 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 30 | 21.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 25–5 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 8 | 18.2 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4–4 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 54 | 17.1 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 33–21 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 51 | 19.6 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 30–21 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 52 | 20.4 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 34–18 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 6 | 19.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3–3 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 50 | 17.2 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 25–25 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 40 | 17.5 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 26–14 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 4 | 24.8 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 3–1 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 66 | 18.2 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 37–29 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 43 | 19.7 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 30–13 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 29 | 17.5 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 16–13 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 23 | 19.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 12–11 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 5 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 6.6 | 0–5 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 13 | 18.5 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 5–8 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Walt Frazier play for?
Walt Frazier plays PG for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
What are Walt Frazier's career stats?
Walt Frazier has averaged 18.9 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 6.1 APG over 13 seasons (1967-68–1979-80).
How tall is Walt Frazier?
Walt Frazier is 6-4 (200 lb).
When was Walt Frazier drafted?
Walt Frazier was drafted in 1967, round 1, pick 5, by the New York Knicks.