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Foots Walker
Foots Walker stats, teams and career impact
#401 all-timeCareer averages · 6.4 PPG · 2.6 RPG · 4.7 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Point guard
- Final NBA team
- New Jersey Nets
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) · 184 lb (83 kg)
- Born
- May 21, 1951 (75 yrs old)
- College
- Vincennes University, West Georgia
- NBA seasons
- 10 seasons · 1974–75 to 1983–84
Career summaryFoots Walker was a point guard who played 10 NBA seasons, from 1974–75 through 1983–84.
- Career PPG
- 6.4
- Career RPG
- 2.6
- Career APG
- 4.7
- #41 in 1979–80
- #401 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Foots Walker ranks #401 all time
Foots Walker ranks #401 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #37.3. His full-career value ranks #477, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
658 games · Career Value Rank #477
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Cleveland Cavaliers and New Jersey Nets
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 43.5%FG%
- Three-point
- 22.7%3P%
- Free throw
- 76.2%FT%
658 career games · 15,036 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Foots Walker stats by season
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| 1983–84 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 | -2.38 | NJN | 34 | 0 | 11.1 | 35.6% | 40.0% | 88.9% | — | -3.1 |
| 1982–83 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 3.3 | +0.05 | NJN | 79 | 10 | 17.6 | 45.6% | 16.7% | 77.9% | #104 | 61.5 |
| 1981–82 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 5.2 | +0.61 | NJN | 77 | 54 | 24.2 | 41.3% | 33.3% | 72.7% | #73 | 104.3 |
| 1980–81 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 6.2 | -1.68 | NJN | 41 | 0 | 28.6 | 42.6% | 22.2% | 79.3% | #171 | 8.3 |
| 1979–80 | 9.4 | 3.8 | 8.0 | +1.86 | CLE | 76 | 0 | 31.9 | 45.4% | 11.1% | 80.2% | #41 | 205.9 |
| 1978–79 | 10.1 | 3.6 | 5.8 | +1.75 | CLE | 55 | 0 | 31.9 | 46.4% | — | 78.3% | #41 | 140.5 |
| 1977–78 | 9.0 | 3.6 | 5.6 | +1.53 | CLE | 81 | 0 | 30.8 | 44.8% | — | 71.9% | #41 | 190.1 |
| 1976–77 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 4.1 | +1.86 | CLE | 62 | 18 | 19.6 | 45.0% | — | 77.4% | #30 | 99.2 |
| 1975–76 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 3.6 | +1.24 | CLE | 81 | 0 | 15.8 | 38.8% | — | 77.8% | #42 | 87.9 |
| 1974–75 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 2.7 | +0.39 | CLE | 72 | 0 | 14.9 | 40.4% | — | 68.4% | #65 | 53.6 |
| Career | 6.4 | 2.6 | 4.7 | — | CLE/NJN | 658 | — | 22.9 | 43.5% | 22.7% | 76.2% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
47.3 composite · lower is better
39.0 average league finish
948 total value
Career standing
How Foots Walker ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score47.3
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- —
- Qualified seasons
- 9
- All-time rank
- #401
Strongest seasons
Every season
Foots Walker advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| 1983–84Historical Defense Estimate | NJN | 32 | 34 | 378 | -2.38 | — | — | -3.1 | — | Limited |
| 1982–83Historical Defense Estimate | NJN | 31 | 79 | 1,388 | +0.05 | 59.3 | #104 | 61.5 | 56th | Broad |
| 1981–82Historical Defense Estimate | NJN | 30 | 77 | 1,861 | +0.61 | 71.7 | #73 | 104.3 | 71st | Broad |
| 1980–81Historical Defense Estimate | NJN | 29 | 41 | 1,172 | -1.68 | 31.5 | #171 | 8.3 | 33rd | Broad |
| 1979–80Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 28 | 76 | 2,422 | +1.86 | 82.7 | #41 | 205.9 | 86th | Broad |
| 1978–79Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 27 | 55 | 1,753 | +1.75 | 82.4 | #41 | 140.5 | 76th | Broad |
| 1977–78Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 26 | 81 | 2,496 | +1.53 | 83.1 | #41 | 190.1 | 84th | Broad |
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 25 | 62 | 1,216 | +1.86 | 88.1 | #30 | 99.2 | 64th | Broad |
| 1975–76Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 24 | 81 | 1,280 | +1.24 | 78.2 | #42 | 87.9 | 63rd | Broad |
| 1974–75Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 23 | 72 | 1,070 | +0.39 | 65.8 | #65 | 53.6 | 51st | Broad |
Career movement
Foots Walker's career impact by season
Peak +1.86 in 1979–80 · 10 seasons · 15,036 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Foots WalkerDarwin Cook
| NBA season | Foots Walker | Darwin Cook |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| 3 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 4 | 1.5 | 2.1 |
| 5 | 1.7 | 0.5 |
| 6 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| 7 | -1.7 | -0.6 |
| 8 | 0.6 | -1.1 |
| 9 | 0.0 | Did not play |
| 10 | -2.4 | Did not play |
NBA season number
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