Walt Frazier

Walter "Clyde" Frazier Jr. (born March 29, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As their floor general and top perimeter defender, he led the New York Knicks to the franchise's only two championships (1970 and 1973), and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987. Upon his retirement from basketball, Frazier went into broadcasting; he is currently a color commentator for telecasts of Knicks games on the MSG Network. In 1996, Frazier was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 50th Anniversary Team. In October 2021, Frazier was again honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. Walt Frazier was also named the MVP of the first of two All-Star games played between ABA and NBA players in May 1971.

Infobox

Born

(1945-03-29) March 29, 1945 (age 80)Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

Listed height

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Listed weight

200 lb (91 kg)

High school

David T. Howard (Atlanta, Georgia)

College

Southern Illinois (1963–1967)

NBA draft

1967: 1st round, 5th overall pick

Drafted by

New York Knicks

Playing career

1967–1979

Position

Point guard

Number

10, 11

1967–1977

New York Knicks

1977–1979

Cleveland Cavaliers

Points

15,581 (18.9 ppg)

Rebounds

4,830 (5.9 rpg)

Assists

5,040 (6.1 apg)

Tables

· NBA career statistics › Regular season

1967–68

Year

1967–68

Team

New York

—

MPG

21.5

FG%

451

3P%

—

FT%

655

RPG

4.2

APG

4.1

SPG

—

BPG

—

PPG

9.0

1968–69

Year

1968–69

Team

New York

—

MPG

36.9

FG%

505

3P%

—

FT%

746

RPG

6.2

APG

7.9

SPG

—

BPG

—

PPG

17.5

1969–70†

Year

1969–70†

Team

New York

—

MPG

39.5

FG%

518

3P%

—

FT%

748

RPG

6.0

APG

8.2

SPG

—

BPG

—

PPG

20.9

1970–71

Year

1970–71

Team

New York

—

MPG

43.2

FG%

494

3P%

—

FT%

779

RPG

6.8

APG

6.7

SPG

—

BPG

—

PPG

21.7

1971–72

Year

1971–72

Team

New York

—

MPG

40.6

FG%

512

3P%

—

FT%

808

RPG

6.7

APG

5.8

SPG

—

BPG

—

PPG

23.2

1972–73†

Year

1972–73†

Team

New York

—

MPG

40.8

FG%

490

3P%

—

FT%

817

RPG

7.3

APG

5.9

SPG

—

BPG

—

PPG

21.1

1973–74

Year

1973–74

Team

New York

—

MPG

41.7

FG%

472

3P%

—

FT%

838

RPG

6.7

APG

6.9

SPG

2.0

BPG

PPG

20.5

1974–75

Year

1974–75

Team

New York

—

MPG

41.1

FG%

483

3P%

—

FT%

828

RPG

6.0

APG

6.1

SPG

2.4

BPG

PPG

21.5

1975–76

Year

1975–76

Team

New York

—

MPG

41.1

FG%

485

3P%

—

FT%

823

RPG

6.8

APG

5.9

SPG

1.8

BPG

PPG

19.1

1976–77

Year

1976–77

Team

New York

—

MPG

35.4

FG%

489

3P%

—

FT%

771

RPG

3.9

APG

5.3

SPG

1.7

BPG

PPG

17.4

1977–78

Year

1977–78

Team

Cleveland

—

MPG

32.6

FG%

471

3P%

—

FT%

850

RPG

4.1

APG

4.1

SPG

1.5

BPG

PPG

16.2

1978–79

Year

1978–79

Team

Cleveland

—

MPG

23.3

FG%

443

3P%

—

FT%

778

RPG

1.7

APG

2.7

SPG

1.1

BPG

PPG

10.8

1979–80

Year

1979–80

Team

Cleveland

—

MPG

9.0

FG%

364

3P%

000

FT%

1.000

RPG

1.0

APG

2.7

SPG

BPG

PPG

3.3

Career

Year

Career

Team

825

—

37.5

MPG

490

FG%

000

3P%

786

FT%

5.9

RPG

6.1

APG

1.9

SPG

BPG

18.9

All-Star

Year

All-Star

Team

26.1

MPG

449

FG%

—

3P%

857

FT%

3.9

RPG

3.7

APG

1.3

SPG

BPG

12.6

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1967–68	New York	74	—	21.5	451	—	655	4.2	4.1	—	—	9.0
1968–69	New York	80	—	36.9	505	—	746	6.2	7.9	—	—	17.5
1969–70†	New York	77	—	39.5	518	—	748	6.0	8.2	—	—	20.9
1970–71	New York	80	—	43.2	494	—	779	6.8	6.7	—	—	21.7
1971–72	New York	77	—	40.6	512	—	808	6.7	5.8	—	—	23.2
1972–73†	New York	78	—	40.8	490	—	817	7.3	5.9	—	—	21.1
1973–74	New York	80	—	41.7	472	—	838	6.7	6.9	2.0	2	20.5
1974–75	New York	78	—	41.1	483	—	828	6.0	6.1	2.4	2	21.5
1975–76	New York	59	—	41.1	485	—	823	6.8	5.9	1.8	2	19.1
1976–77	New York	76	—	35.4	489	—	771	3.9	5.3	1.7	1	17.4
1977–78	Cleveland	51	—	32.6	471	—	850	4.1	4.1	1.5	3	16.2
1978–79	Cleveland	12	—	23.3	443	—	778	1.7	2.7	1.1	2	10.8
1979–80	Cleveland	3	—	9.0	364	000	1.000	1.0	2.7	7	3	3.3
Career		825	—	37.5	490	000	786	5.9	6.1	1.9	2	18.9
All-Star		7	7	26.1	449	—	857	3.9	3.7	1.3	0	12.6

· NBA career statistics › Playoffs

1968

Year

1968

Team

New York

—

MPG

29.8

FG%

364

3P%

—

FT%

778

RPG

5.5

APG

6.3

SPG

—

BPG

—

PPG

9.5

1969

Year

1969

Team

New York

—

MPG

41.5

FG%

503

3P%

—

FT%

596

RPG

7.4

APG

9.1

SPG

—

BPG

—

PPG

21.2

1970†

Year

1970†

Team

New York

—

MPG

43.9

FG%

478

3P%

—

FT%

764

RPG

7.8

APG

8.2

SPG

—

BPG

—

PPG

16.0

1971

Year

1971

Team

New York

—

MPG

41.8

FG%

529

3P%

—

FT%

733

RPG

5.8

APG

4.5

SPG

—

BPG

—

PPG

22.6

1972

Year

1972

Team

New York

—

MPG

44.0

FG%

536

3P%

—

FT%

736

RPG

7.0

APG

6.1

SPG

—

BPG

—

PPG

24.3

1973†

Year

1973†

Team

New York

—

MPG

45.0

FG%

514

3P%

—

FT%

777

RPG

7.3

APG

6.2

SPG

—

BPG

—

PPG

21.9

1974

Year

1974

Team

New York

—

MPG

40.9

FG%

502

3P%

—

FT%

898

RPG

7.9

APG

4.0

SPG

1.8

BPG

PPG

22.5

1975

Year

1975

Team

New York

—

MPG

41.3

FG%

630

3P%

—

FT%

813

RPG

6.7

APG

7.0

SPG

3.7

BPG

PPG

23.7

Career

Year

Career

Team

—

42.5

MPG

511

FG%

—

3P%

751

FT%

7.2

RPG

6.4

APG

2.1

SPG

BPG

20.7

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1968	New York	4	—	29.8	364	—	778	5.5	6.3	—	—	9.5
1969	New York	10	—	41.5	503	—	596	7.4	9.1	—	—	21.2
1970†	New York	19	—	43.9	478	—	764	7.8	8.2	—	—	16.0
1971	New York	12	—	41.8	529	—	733	5.8	4.5	—	—	22.6
1972	New York	16	—	44.0	536	—	736	7.0	6.1	—	—	24.3
1973†	New York	17	—	45.0	514	—	777	7.3	6.2	—	—	21.9
1974	New York	12	—	40.9	502	—	898	7.9	4.0	1.8	3	22.5
1975	New York	3	—	41.3	630	—	813	6.7	7.0	3.7	0	23.7
Career		93	—	42.5	511	—	751	7.2	6.4	2.1	3	20.7

References

NBA.com
https://www.nba.com/history/nba-at-50/top-50-players
NBA.com
https://www.nba.com/75
msgnetworks.com
http://www.msgnetworks.com/videos/beginnings-walt-frazier-exclusive-sneak-peek/
"2021–22 NCAA Men's Basketball Conference Standings: Division I Alignment History"
http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2023/Standings.pdf
Life on the Run
"1967: Knicks draftee Walt Frazier earns his "Clyde" nickname for his "Bonnie and Clyde" style hat"
https://www.nba.com/knicks/nyk70-1967-knicks-draftee-walt-frazier-earns-his-clyde-nickname-his-bonnie-and-clyde-style
"Houston Rockets 110 - New York Knicks 123"
https://web.archive.org/web/20191031043628/https://stats.nba.com/game/0026900042/
ESPN
https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=5170973
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/1971/05/29/archives/nba-allstars-without-alcindor-defeat-aba-125120-at-astrodome-knicks.html
New York Knicks
https://www.nba.com/knicks/nyk70-1971-knicks-trade-earl-pearl-monroe-form-rolls-royce-backcourt
NBA.com
https://www.nba.com/news/history-nba-legend-walt-frazier
Cavs Nation
https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-hall-of-famer-walt-frazier-says-being-traded-to-cleveland-like-being-sent-to-siberia
ESPN
https://www.espn.com/blog/new-york/knicks/post/_/id/24941/kickin-it-with-a-former-knick-walt-frazier
New York Post
https://nypost.com/2022/09/09/walt-clyde-frazier-to-get-hall-of-fame-honor-as-broadcaster/
clydesofly.com
https://clydesofly.com/
msgnetworks.com
http://www.msgnetworks.com/personalities/
pumacom
http://uk.puma.com/uk/en/search?q=clyde
Bleacher Report
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1519230-from-chuck-taylor-to-lebron-x-year-by-year-evolution-of-nba-sneakers
"PUMA CLYDE | PUMA | uk.PUMA"
https://web.archive.org/web/20161111000228/http://uk.puma.com/uk/en/pd/clyde/4056206378777.html
Posting and Toasting
https://www.postingandtoasting.com/2007/3/8/20055/63882
STLtoday.com
https://www.stltoday.com/suburban-journals/black-tells-origin-of-tenacious-d/article_1427981a-6f84-5916-9d4d-2d1de0a5c4a0.html
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/garden/25frazier.html
The Wall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/walt-frazier-is-still-living-the-penthouse-life-1468943428
The Philadelphia Inquirer
https://web.archive.org/web/20150624075311/http://articles.philly.com/1986-02-03/sports/26087023_1_walt-frazier-basketball-court-knicks
therealdeal.com
http://therealdeal.com/2011/06/12/q-a-with-walt-frazier-iii-keller-williams-broker-and-son-of-nba-great/