Clifford Ray
Seasons 1971-72–1980-81 · 10 on record · Ht 6-9 · b. 1949
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Player info
| Nickname | Cliff, The Mule |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #44 (also #14) |
| Team | Golden State Warriors |
| Height | 6-9 |
| Weight | 230 lb |
| Born | 1949-01-21 |
| College | Oklahoma |
| Drafted | 1971 · Round 3, Pick 40 · Chicago Bulls |
| Seasons | 1971-72–1980-81 (10) |
Career averages
7.4 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 2.2 APG · 784 games · .524 FG% · 0.000 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | CHI | 23 | 82 | 22.8 | .499 | — | .615 | 10.6 | 3.1 | — | — | 7.0 | 17.3 | .534 |
| 1972-73 | CHI | 24 | 73 | 27.5 | .492 | — | .619 | 10.9 | 3.7 | — | — | 8.6 | 17.4 | .522 |
| 1973-74 | CHI | 25 | 80 | 32.9 | .511 | — | .608 | 12.2 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 9.3 | 15.7 | .534 |
| 1974-75 | GSW | 26 | 82 | 30.7 | .522 | — | .602 | 10.6 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 9.4 | 15.0 | .551 |
| 1975-76 | GSW | 27 | 82 | 26.6 | .525 | — | .609 | 9.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.9 | 14.1 | .558 |
| 1976-77 | GSW | 28 | 77 | 26.2 | .584 | — | .528 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 8.2 | 14.1 | .587 |
| 1977-78 | GSW | 29 | 79 | 28.7 | .571 | — | .609 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 8.8 | 14.9 | .594 |
| 1978-79 | GSW | 30 | 82 | 23.4 | .526 | — | .558 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 6.9 | 12.5 | .543 |
| 1979-80 | GSW | 31 | 81 | 20.8 | .530 | 0.000 | .564 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 6.0 | 11.3 | .546 |
| 1980-81 | GSW | 32 | 66 | 12.7 | .421 | — | .468 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 4.7 | .438 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | CHI | 82 | — | 1,872 | 222 | 445 | .499 | — | — | 134 | 218 | 869 | 254 | — | — | — | 578 |
| 1972-73 | CHI | 73 | — | 2,009 | 254 | 516 | .492 | — | — | 117 | 189 | 797 | 271 | — | — | — | 625 |
| 1973-74 | CHI | 80 | — | 2,632 | 313 | 612 | .511 | — | — | 121 | 199 | 977 | 246 | 58 | 173 | — | 747 |
| 1974-75 | GSW | 82 | — | 2,519 | 299 | 573 | .522 | — | — | 171 | 284 | 870 | 178 | 95 | 116 | — | 769 |
| 1975-76 | GSW | 82 | 82 | 2,184 | 212 | 404 | .525 | — | — | 140 | 230 | 776 | 149 | 78 | 83 | — | 564 |
| 1976-77 | GSW | 77 | — | 2,018 | 263 | 450 | .584 | — | — | 105 | 199 | 615 | 112 | 74 | 81 | — | 631 |
| 1977-78 | GSW | 79 | — | 2,268 | 272 | 476 | .571 | — | — | 148 | 243 | 758 | 147 | 74 | 90 | 150 | 692 |
| 1978-79 | GSW | 82 | — | 1,917 | 231 | 439 | .526 | — | — | 106 | 190 | 608 | 136 | 47 | 50 | 153 | 568 |
| 1979-80 | GSW | 81 | — | 1,683 | 203 | 383 | .530 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 149 | 466 | 183 | 51 | 32 | 155 | 490 |
| 1980-81 | GSW | 66 | — | 838 | 64 | 152 | .421 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 62 | 217 | 52 | 24 | 13 | 74 | 157 |
| Career | 784 | — | — | 2,333 | 4,450 | .524 | 0 | 2 | 1155 | 1963 | 6953 | 1728 | 501 | 638 | 532 | 5,821 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | CHI | 82 | 22.8 | 4.3 | 8.6 | .499 | — | — | 2.6 | 4.2 | 16.7 | 4.9 | — | — | — | 11.1 |
| 1972-73 | CHI | 73 | 27.5 | 4.6 | 9.2 | .492 | — | — | 2.1 | 3.4 | 14.3 | 4.9 | — | — | — | 11.2 |
| 1973-74 | CHI | 80 | 32.9 | 4.3 | 8.4 | .511 | — | — | 1.7 | 2.7 | 13.4 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | — | 10.2 |
| 1974-75 | GSW | 82 | 30.7 | 4.3 | 8.2 | .522 | — | — | 2.4 | 4.1 | 12.4 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | — | 11.0 |
| 1975-76 | GSW | 82 | 26.6 | 3.5 | 6.7 | .525 | — | — | 2.3 | 3.8 | 12.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | — | 9.3 |
| 1976-77 | GSW | 77 | 26.2 | 4.7 | 8.0 | .584 | — | — | 1.9 | 3.6 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | — | 11.3 |
| 1977-78 | GSW | 79 | 28.7 | 4.3 | 7.6 | .571 | — | — | 2.3 | 3.9 | 12.0 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 11.0 |
| 1978-79 | GSW | 82 | 23.4 | 4.3 | 8.2 | .526 | — | — | 2.0 | 3.6 | 11.4 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 10.7 |
| 1979-80 | GSW | 81 | 20.8 | 4.3 | 8.2 | .530 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 10.0 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 10.5 |
| 1980-81 | GSW | 66 | 12.7 | 2.7 | 6.5 | .421 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 9.3 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 6.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | CHI | 82 | 1,872 | 17.3 | .534 | — | 2.3 | 6.3 | 8.7 | .222 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | CHI | 73 | 2,009 | 17.4 | .522 | — | 2.5 | 5.6 | 8.1 | .194 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | CHI | 80 | 2,632 | 15.7 | .534 | — | 2.5 | 5.7 | 8.2 | .150 | +0.5 | +2.6 | +3.2 | +3.5 |
| 1974-75 | GSW | 82 | 2,519 | 15.0 | .551 | — | 3.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | .128 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.8 |
| 1975-76 | GSW | 82 | 2,184 | 14.1 | .558 | — | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | .154 | +0.4 | +1.2 | +1.6 | +2.0 |
| 1976-77 | GSW | 77 | 2,018 | 14.1 | .587 | — | 3.0 | 2.7 | 5.7 | .136 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +1.5 |
| 1977-78 | GSW | 79 | 2,268 | 14.9 | .594 | 12.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 6.9 | .145 | -0.3 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +1.6 |
| 1978-79 | GSW | 82 | 1,917 | 12.5 | .543 | 14.3 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 | .095 | -1.6 | +0.6 | -1.0 | +0.5 |
| 1979-80 | GSW | 81 | 1,683 | 11.3 | .546 | 14.8 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | .054 | -2.6 | +1.0 | -1.6 | +0.2 |
| 1980-81 | GSW | 66 | 838 | 4.7 | .438 | 12.0 | -0.9 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -.018 | -5.9 | +0.3 | -5.6 | -0.8 |
| Career | 784 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56.7 | — | — | — | — | +10.3 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | 4 | 40.2 | 15.2 | 16.5 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .529 | — | .555 |
| 1972-73 | 5 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .375 | — | .375 |
| 1973-74 | 11 | 24.7 | 9.7 | 11.1 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | .500 | — | .493 |
| 1974-75 | 17 | 29.1 | 6.1 | 9.8 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | .522 | — | .563 |
| 1975-76 | 13 | 29.0 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | .608 | — | .628 |
| 1976-77 | 10 | 30.4 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | .553 | — | .566 |
| Career | 60 | 27.4 | 8.3 | 10.1 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | .538 | — | .556 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 395 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 2.1 | 269–126 |
| Away | 389 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 174–215 |
| In wins | 443 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 2.2 | 443–0 |
| In losses | 341 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 2.0 | 0–341 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 34 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 1.8 | 23–11 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 35 | 7.3 | 9.1 | 2.8 | 17–18 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 14 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 1.6 | 8–6 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 28 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 14–14 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 31 | 5.5 | 7.4 | 2.3 | 20–11 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 4 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 3–1 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 21 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 8–13 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 44 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 1.8 | 29–15 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 18 | 5.2 | 12.2 | 3.3 | 10–8 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 36 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 26–10 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 15 | 10.9 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 11–4 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 16 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 6–10 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 52 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 2.9 | 18–34 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 46 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 2.2 | 21–25 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 36 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 22–14 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 37 | 8.7 | 10.8 | 2.7 | 24–13 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 55 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 2.2 | 33–22 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 54 | 6.8 | 8.7 | 2.5 | 31–23 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 45 | 6.5 | 8.6 | 2.1 | 29–16 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 17 | 9.3 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 7–10 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 27 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 12–15 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Clifford Ray play for?
Clifford Ray plays C for the Golden State Warriors.
What are Clifford Ray's career stats?
Clifford Ray has averaged 7.4 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 2.2 APG over 10 seasons (1971-72–1980-81).
How tall is Clifford Ray?
Clifford Ray is 6-9 (230 lb).
When was Clifford Ray drafted?
Clifford Ray was drafted in 1971, round 3, pick 40, by the Chicago Bulls.