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Dick Barnett

Career (regular season)

GP
971
PTS
15.8
REB
2.9
AST
2.8

Personal details

Position
Guard
Height and weight
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) · 86 kg (190 lb)
Born
October 2, 1936
Died
† April 27, 2025 (aged 88)
Birthplace
Gary, Estados Unidos
School / club
Tennessee State
Draft
1959: round 1, pick 4
NBA career
1959-1973 · 14 seasons

Stats

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Regular season

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1959-60 SYR 57 706 155 160 1,235 — — — 41.2 — 71.1
1960-61 SYR 78 1,320 283 218 2,070 — — — 45.2 — 71.2
1962-63 LAL 80 1,437 242 224 2,544 — — — 47.1 — 81.5
1963-64 LAL 78 1,433 250 238 2,620 — — — 45.2 — 77.3
1964-65 LAL 74 1,020 200 159 2,026 — — — 41.3 — 79.9
1965-66 NYK 75 1,729 310 259 2,589 — — — 46.9 — 77.2
1966-67 NYK 67 1,139 226 161 1,969 — — — 47.8 — 78.3
1967-68 NYK 81 1,461 238 242 2,488 — — — 48.2 — 78.0
1968-69 NYK 82 1,442 251 291 2,953 — — — 46.3 — 77.4
1969-70 NYK 82 1,220 221 298 2,772 — — — 47.5 — 71.4
1970-71 NYK 82 1,273 238 225 2,843 — — — 45.6 — 69.4
1971-72 NYK 79 964 153 198 2,256 — — — 43.7 — 75.3
1972-73 NYK 51 192 41 50 514 — — — 38.9 — 53.3
1973-74 NYK 5 22 4 6 58 1 0 — 38.5 — 66.7
Career 971 15,358 2,812 2,729 28,937 1 0 — 45.6 — 76.1

Playoffs

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1959-60 SYR 3 30 14 4 64 — — — 31.6 — 85.7
1960-61 SYR 8 124 36 12 222 — — — 43.8 — 72.2
1962-63 LAL 13 219 38 21 370 — — — 47.0 — 79.4
1963-64 LAL 5 69 8 17 154 — — — 40.4 — 84.4
1964-65 LAL 10 175 30 33 287 — — — 48.0 — 79.5
1967-68 NYK 6 143 27 21 211 — — — 52.1 — 72.4
1968-69 NYK 10 167 35 27 402 — — — 39.9 — 68.5
1969-70 NYK 19 321 39 64 714 — — — 46.8 — 77.6
1970-71 NYK 12 234 38 36 455 — — — 47.7 — 69.8
1971-72 NYK 12 51 8 10 131 — — — 46.9 — 41.7
1972-73 NYK 4 6 0 2 17 — — — 50.0 — —
Career 102 1,539 273 247 3,027 — — — 45.8 — 74.8

Awards and titles

  • Hall of Fame: 2024 (as a player)
  • NBA champion (2): 1969-70, 1972-73
  • All-Star: 1968

Championship rings (2)

  • Drawing of the New York Knicks championship ring, 1969-7019701969-70

    Maker: Balfour

    Oro de 14 quilates con un diamante central en la cara y el punzón «Balfour 14K» (el anillo de Red Holzman, según la casa de subastas).

    Description source

    New York Knicks

  • 19731972-73

    Oro de 14 quilates y unos 40 g, con una piedra central de unos 0,75 quilates (ejemplar de Jerry Lucas, según la casa de subastas).

    Description source

    New York Knicks

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Retired number

  • New York Knicks: No. 12 (1965-1974 with the team)

Draft

Transactions

  1. · Trade

    The Syracuse Nationals sold the player rights to Dick Barnett to the Los Angeles Lakers.

  2. · Trade

    The Los Angeles Lakers traded Dick Barnett to the New York Knicks for Bob Boozer.

  3. · Waived

    The New York Knicks waived Dick Barnett.

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