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Neal Walk
Neal Walk stats, teams and career impact
#669 all-timeCareer averages · 12.6 PPG · 7.7 RPG · 2.1 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Center
- Final NBA team
- New York Knicks
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) · 220 lb (100 kg)
- Born
- July 29, 1948
- Died
- October 4, 2015 (67 yrs old)
- College
- Florida
- NBA seasons
- 8 seasons · 1969–70 to 1976–77
Career summaryNeal Walk was a center who played 8 NBA seasons, from 1969–70 through 1976–77.
- Career PPG
- 12.6
- Career RPG
- 7.7
- Career APG
- 2.1
- #24 in 1973–74
- #669 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Neal Walk ranks #669 all time
Neal Walk ranks #669 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #49.3. His full-career value ranks #789, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
568 games · Career Value Rank #789
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Phoenix Suns, New Orleans Jazz, and New York Knicks
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 45.9%FG%
- Three-point
- —3P%
- Free throw
- 75.8%FT%
568 career games · 13,832 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
Neal Walk stats by season
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| 1976–77 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -6.34 | NYK | 11 | 1 | 12.3 | 49.1% | — | 85.7% | — | -13.2 |
| 1975–76 | 7.4 | 4.7 | 1.5 | -2.26 | NYK | 82 | 30 | 16.3 | 43.2% | — | 79.8% | #152 | -7.5 |
| 1974–75 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 1.8 | -1.13 | NOJ/NYK | 67 | 0 | 16.8 | 41.9% | — | 81.9% | #120 | 22.1 |
| 1973–74 | 16.8 | 10.2 | 4.0 | +1.66 | PHO | 82 | 0 | 31.1 | 46.0% | — | 79.1% | #24 | 213.1 |
| 1972–73 | 20.2 | 12.4 | 3.5 | +0.18 | PHO | 81 | 0 | 38.4 | 46.6% | — | 78.6% | #57 | 160.1 |
| 1971–72 | 15.7 | 8.2 | 1.9 | -0.28 | PHO | 81 | 0 | 26.4 | 47.9% | — | 74.4% | #67 | 87.2 |
| 1970–71 | 12.9 | 8.2 | 1.4 | -0.84 | PHO | 82 | 0 | 24.8 | 45.1% | — | 76.5% | #95 | 56.5 |
| 1969–70 | 8.2 | 5.5 | 1.0 | -3.00 | PHO | 82 | 0 | 17.0 | 47.0% | — | 64.0% | #127 | -33.8 |
| Career | 12.6 | 7.7 | 2.1 | — | NOJ/NYK/PHO | 568 | — | 24.4 | 45.9% | — | 75.8% | — | — |
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.
69.7 composite · lower is better
72.6 average league finish
484 total value
Career standing
How Neal Walk 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 Score69.7
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
- 174.0
- Qualified seasons
- 7
- All-time rank
- #669
Strongest seasons
Every season
Neal Walk 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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| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 28 | 11 | 135 | -6.34 | — | — | -13.2 | — | Limited |
| 1975–76Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 27 | 82 | 1,340 | -2.26 | 19.7 | #152 | -7.5 | 19th | Broad |
| 1974–75Historical Defense Estimate | NOJ/NYK | 26 | 67 | 1,125 | -1.13 | 36.4 | #120 | 22.1 | 34th | Broad |
| 1973–74Historical Defense Estimate | PHO | 25 | 82 | 2,549 | +1.66 | 86.9 | #24 | 213.1 | 86th | Broad |
| 1972–73Historical Defense Estimate | PHO | 24 | 81 | 3,114 | +0.18 | 67.4 | #57 | 160.1 | 80th | Modeled |
| 1971–72Historical Defense Estimate | PHO | 23 | 81 | 2,142 | -0.28 | 59.8 | #67 | 87.2 | 61st | Modeled |
| 1970–71Historical Defense Estimate | PHO | 22 | 82 | 2,033 | -0.84 | 43.7 | #95 | 56.5 | 49th | Modeled |
| 1969–70Historical Defense Estimate | PHO | 21 | 82 | 1,394 | -3.00 | 10.6 | #127 | -33.8 | 6th | Modeled |
Career movement
Neal Walk's career impact by season
Peak +1.66 in 1973–74 · 8 seasons · 13,832 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 impactMinutesModeled estimate
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.
Neal WalkDave Robisch
| NBA season | Neal Walk | Dave Robisch |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -3.0 | 1.1 |
| 2 | -0.8 | -0.9 |
| 3 | -0.3 | -1.2 |
| 4 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| 5 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
| 6 | -1.1 | -2.0 |
| 7 | -2.3 | -4.2 |
| 8 | -6.3 | -5.9 |
NBA season number
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