Foots Walker
PG · NJN
Seasons 1974-75–1983-84 · 10 on record · Ht 6-0 · b. 1951
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Player info
| Position | PG |
|---|---|
| Number | #14 (also #10, #1) |
| Height | 6-0 |
| Weight | 184 lb |
| Born | 1951-05-21 |
| College | Vincennes → West Georgia |
| Drafted | 1974 · Round 3, Pick 38 · Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Seasons | 1974-75–1983-84 (10) |
Career averages
6.4 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 4.7 APG · 658 games · .435 FG% · .227 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | CLE | 23 | 72 | 14.9 | .404 | — | .684 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 14.2 | .463 |
| 1975-76 | CLE | 24 | 81 | 15.8 | .388 | — | .778 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 15.3 | .444 |
| 1976-77 | CLE | 25 | 62 | 19.6 | .450 | — | .774 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 6.5 | 16.0 | .504 |
| 1977-78 | CLE | 26 | 81 | 30.8 | .448 | — | .719 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 9.0 | 14.2 | .496 |
| 1978-79 | CLE | 27 | 55 | 31.9 | .464 | — | .783 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 10.1 | 15.0 | .527 |
| 1979-80 | CLE | 28 | 76 | 31.9 | .454 | .111 | .802 | 3.8 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 9.4 | 15.3 | .527 |
| 1980-81 | NJN | 29 | 41 | 28.6 | .426 | .222 | .793 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 10.1 | .537 |
| 1981-82 | NJN | 30 | 77 | 24.2 | .413 | .333 | .727 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 11.8 | .492 |
| 1982-83 | NJN | 31 | 79 | 17.6 | .456 | .167 | .779 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 11.4 | .548 |
| 1983-84 | NJN | 32 | 34 | 11.1 | .356 | .400 | .889 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 9.4 | .442 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | CLE | 72 | — | 1,070 | 111 | 275 | .404 | — | — | 80 | 117 | 146 | 192 | 80 | 7 | — | 302 |
| 1975-76 | CLE | 81 | — | 1,280 | 143 | 369 | .388 | — | — | 84 | 108 | 182 | 288 | 98 | 5 | — | 370 |
| 1976-77 | CLE | 62 | 18 | 1,216 | 157 | 349 | .450 | — | — | 89 | 115 | 160 | 254 | 83 | 4 | — | 403 |
| 1977-78 | CLE | 81 | — | 2,496 | 287 | 641 | .448 | — | — | 159 | 221 | 294 | 453 | 176 | 24 | 181 | 733 |
| 1978-79 | CLE | 55 | — | 1,753 | 208 | 448 | .464 | — | — | 137 | 175 | 198 | 321 | 130 | 18 | 127 | 553 |
| 1979-80 | CLE | 76 | — | 2,422 | 258 | 568 | .454 | 1 | 9 | 195 | 243 | 287 | 607 | 155 | 12 | 157 | 712 |
| 1980-81 | NJN | 41 | — | 1,172 | 72 | 169 | .426 | 2 | 9 | 88 | 111 | 102 | 253 | 52 | 1 | 85 | 234 |
| 1981-82 | NJN | 77 | 54 | 1,861 | 156 | 378 | .413 | 3 | 9 | 141 | 194 | 150 | 398 | 120 | 6 | 107 | 456 |
| 1982-83 | NJN | 79 | 10 | 1,388 | 114 | 250 | .456 | 2 | 12 | 116 | 149 | 136 | 264 | 78 | 3 | 104 | 346 |
| 1983-84 | NJN | 34 | 0 | 378 | 32 | 90 | .356 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 81 | 20 | 3 | 31 | 90 |
| Career | 658 | — | — | 1,538 | 3,537 | .435 | 10 | 44 | 1113 | 1460 | 1686 | 3111 | 992 | 83 | 792 | 4,199 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | CLE | 72 | 14.9 | 3.7 | 9.3 | .404 | — | — | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 0.2 | — | 10.2 |
| 1975-76 | CLE | 81 | 15.8 | 4.0 | 10.4 | .388 | — | — | 2.4 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 8.1 | 2.8 | 0.1 | — | 10.4 |
| 1976-77 | CLE | 62 | 19.6 | 4.6 | 10.3 | .450 | — | — | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 0.1 | — | 11.9 |
| 1977-78 | CLE | 81 | 30.8 | 4.1 | 9.2 | .448 | — | — | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 10.6 |
| 1978-79 | CLE | 55 | 31.9 | 4.3 | 9.2 | .464 | — | — | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 11.4 |
| 1979-80 | CLE | 76 | 31.9 | 3.8 | 8.4 | .454 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 10.6 |
| 1980-81 | NJN | 41 | 28.6 | 2.2 | 5.2 | .426 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 7.2 |
| 1981-82 | NJN | 77 | 24.2 | 3.0 | 7.3 | .413 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 8.8 |
| 1982-83 | NJN | 79 | 17.6 | 3.0 | 6.5 | .456 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 9.0 |
| 1983-84 | NJN | 34 | 11.1 | 3.0 | 8.6 | .356 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 8.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | CLE | 72 | 1,070 | 14.2 | .463 | — | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | .067 | -1.8 | +2.0 | +0.1 | +0.6 |
| 1975-76 | CLE | 81 | 1,280 | 15.3 | .444 | — | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | .088 | -1.0 | +1.9 | +0.9 | +0.9 |
| 1976-77 | CLE | 62 | 1,216 | 16.0 | .504 | — | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.0 | .120 | +0.0 | +1.5 | +1.5 | +1.1 |
| 1977-78 | CLE | 81 | 2,496 | 14.2 | .496 | 14.6 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 5.2 | .101 | -1.0 | +2.1 | +1.1 | +1.9 |
| 1978-79 | CLE | 55 | 1,753 | 15.0 | .527 | 14.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 3.4 | .093 | -0.2 | +1.5 | +1.3 | +1.5 |
| 1979-80 | CLE | 76 | 2,422 | 15.3 | .527 | 13.2 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 6.1 | .120 | +0.5 | +1.4 | +1.9 | +2.4 |
| 1980-81 | NJN | 41 | 1,172 | 10.1 | .537 | 10.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | .060 | -2.1 | +0.0 | -2.1 | +0.0 |
| 1981-82 | NJN | 77 | 1,861 | 11.8 | .492 | 12.2 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 4.2 | .108 | -1.6 | +2.0 | +0.4 | +1.1 |
| 1982-83 | NJN | 79 | 1,388 | 11.4 | .548 | 11.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.4 | .118 | -1.6 | +1.8 | +0.2 | +0.8 |
| 1983-84 | NJN | 34 | 378 | 9.4 | .442 | 14.0 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .043 | -2.4 | +0.6 | -1.8 | +0.0 |
| Career | 658 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30.9 | — | — | — | — | +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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | 13 | 9.6 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .407 | — | .478 |
| 1976-77 | 3 | 31.7 | 15.7 | 4.0 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | .486 | — | .539 |
| 1977-78 | 2 | 35.0 | 12.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .385 | — | .443 |
| 1982-83 | 2 | 18.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | — | .478 |
| 1983-84 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.000 | — | 0.000 |
| Career | 22 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .423 | — | .489 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 333 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 219–114 |
| Away | 324 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 120–204 |
| In wins | 339 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 339–0 |
| In losses | 318 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 0–318 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 44 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 25–19 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 39 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 15–24 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 16 | 10.0 | 4.1 | 6.4 | 12–4 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 38 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 22–16 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 18 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 15–3 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 4 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 2–2 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 14 | 8.0 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 8–6 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 40 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 22–18 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 24 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 12–12 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 35 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 15–20 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 28 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 17–11 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 10 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 7.3 | 6–4 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 22 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 12–10 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 34 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 13–21 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 43 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 20–23 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 38 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 16–22 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 18 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 10–8 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 24 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 11–13 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 25 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 12–13 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 22 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 6–16 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 31 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 20–11 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Foots Walker's career stats?
Foots Walker has averaged 6.4 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 4.7 APG over 10 seasons (1974-75–1983-84).
How tall is Foots Walker?
Foots Walker is 6-0 (184 lb).
When was Foots Walker drafted?
Foots Walker was drafted in 1974, round 3, pick 38, by the Cleveland Cavaliers.