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Walt Frazier
Walt Frazier stats, teams and career impact
#36 all-timeCareer averages · 18.9 PPG · 5.9 RPG · 6.1 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Point guard
- Final NBA team
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) · 200 lb (91 kg)
- Born
- March 29, 1945 (81 yrs old)
- College
- Southern Illinois
- NBA seasons
- 13 seasons · 1967–68 to 1979–80
Career summaryWalt Frazier was a point guard who played 13 NBA seasons, from 1967–68 through 1979–80.
- Career PPG
- 18.9
- Career RPG
- 5.9
- Career APG
- 6.1
- #2 in 1971–72
- #36 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Walt Frazier ranks #36 all time
Walt Frazier ranks #36 all time. 4 top-five finishes and 7 top-ten finishes give him a strong blend of peak and staying power. His full-career value ranks #54, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
7 top-ten finishes
825 games · Career Value Rank #54
NBA honors7× All-Star · 6× All-NBA · 7× All-DefenseContext only; honors are not model inputs.
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 49.0%FG%
- Three-point
- 0.0%3P%
- Free throw
- 78.6%FT%
825 career games · 30,965 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
Walt Frazier stats by season
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| 1979–80 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 2.7 | -10.03 | CLE | 3 | 0 | 9.0 | 36.4% | 0.0% | 100.0% | — | -4.8 |
| 1978–79 | 10.8 | 1.7 | 2.7 | -2.93 | CLE | 12 | 0 | 23.3 | 44.3% | — | 77.8% | — | -5.5 |
| 1977–78 | 16.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | +2.33 | CLE | 51 | 0 | 32.6 | 47.1% | — | 85.0% | #30 | 155.5 |
| 1976–77 | 17.4 | 3.9 | 5.3 | +0.62 | NYK | 76 | 67 | 35.4 | 48.9% | — | 77.1% | #74 | 158.7 |
| 1975–76 | 19.1 | 6.8 | 5.9 | +2.23 | NYK | 59 | 59 | 41.1 | 48.5% | — | 82.3% | #25 | 222.6 |
| 1974–75 | 21.5 | 6.0 | 6.1 | +3.70 | NYK | 78 | 78 | 41.1 | 48.3% | — | 82.8% | #10 | 391.9 |
| 1973–74 | 20.5 | 6.7 | 6.9 | +2.99 | NYK | 80 | 80 | 41.7 | 47.2% | — | 83.8% | #7 | 358.9 |
| 1972–73 | 21.1 | 7.3 | 5.9 | +4.52 | NYK | 78 | 78 | 40.8 | 49.0% | — | 81.7% | #4 | 457.3 |
| 1971–72 | 23.2 | 6.7 | 5.8 | +5.05 | NYK | 77 | 77 | 40.6 | 51.2% | — | 80.8% | #2 | 495.9 |
| 1970–71 | 21.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | +3.69 | NYK | 80 | 80 | 43.2 | 49.4% | — | 77.9% | #6 | 459.2 |
| 1969–70 | 20.9 | 6.0 | 8.2 | +4.31 | NYK | 77 | 77 | 39.5 | 51.8% | — | 74.8% | #5 | 456.6 |
| 1968–69 | 17.5 | 6.2 | 7.9 | +3.83 | NYK | 80 | 55 | 36.9 | 50.5% | — | 74.6% | #3 | 402.3 |
| 1967–68 | 9.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | +1.26 | NYK | 74 | 15 | 21.5 | 45.1% | — | 65.5% | #21 | 126.5 |
| Career | 18.9 | 5.9 | 6.1 | — | CLE/NYK | 825 | — | 37.5 | 49.0% | 0.0% | 78.6% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
Film evidence
Walt Frazier highlights
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Finals archive
Walt Frazier's historic Game 7 performance
Though brief, the official archive connects Frazier's complete two-way reputation to the defining performance of the Knicks' first championship.
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.
5.0 composite · lower is better
4.0 average league finish
3,675 total value
Career standing
How Walt Frazier 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 Score5.0
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
- 11
- All-time rank
- #36
Strongest seasons
Every season
Walt Frazier 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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| 1979–80Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 34 | 3 | 27 | -10.03 | — | — | -4.8 | — | Limited |
| 1978–79Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 33 | 12 | 279 | -2.93 | — | — | -5.5 | — | Limited |
| 1977–78Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 32 | 51 | 1,664 | +2.33 | 87.7 | #30 | 155.5 | 78th | Broad |
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 31 | 76 | 2,687 | +0.62 | 70.0 | #74 | 158.7 | 81st | Broad |
| 1975–76Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 30 | 59 | 2,427 | +2.23 | 87.2 | #25 | 222.6 | 86th | Broad |
| 1974–75Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 29 | 78 | 3,204 | +3.70 | 95.2 | #10 | 391.9 | 97th | Broad |
| 1973–74Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 28 | 80 | 3,338 | +2.99 | 96.6 | #7 | 358.9 | 98th | Broad |
| 1972–73Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 27 | 78 | 3,181 | +4.52 | 98.3 | #4 | 457.3 | 99th | Modeled |
| 1971–72Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 26 | 77 | 3,126 | +5.05 | 99.4 | #2 | 495.9 | 98th | Modeled |
| 1970–71Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 25 | 80 | 3,455 | +3.69 | 97.0 | #6 | 459.2 | 98th | Modeled |
| 1969–70Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 24 | 77 | 3,040 | +4.31 | 97.2 | #5 | 456.6 | 98th | Modeled |
| 1968–69Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 23 | 80 | 2,949 | +3.83 | 98.5 | #3 | 402.3 | 97th | Modeled |
| 1967–68Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 22 | 74 | 1,588 | +1.26 | 83.3 | #21 | 126.5 | 65th | Modeled |
Career movement
Walt Frazier's career impact by season
Peak +5.05 in 1971–72 · 13 seasons · 30,965 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.
Walt FrazierKemba Walker
| NBA season | Walt Frazier | Kemba Walker |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| 3 | 4.3 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 5 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
| 6 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| 7 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
| 8 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
| 9 | 2.2 | 3.8 |
| 10 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| 11 | 2.3 | 0.2 |
| 12 | -2.9 | -5.7 |
| 13 | -10.0 | Did not play |
NBA season number
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