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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 5:36 pm EDTNBA legend. Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Biography, honors and career statistics below.
Dick Barnett
Career at a glance
Dick Barnett played 14 NBA regular seasons between 1959 and 1974, appearing in 971 games and averaging 15.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. He played for 3 teams: Syracuse (1959–61, 135 games), L.A. Lakers (1962–65, 232 games), New York (1965–74, 608 games). His best scoring season was 1965–66 with New York: 23.1 points per game over 79 games.
Championship seasons: 1969–70 (New York), 1972–73 (New York). In the playoffs he appeared in 11 postseason runs (102 games, 15.1 points per game). Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 15,500 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).
whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.
About Dick Barnett
Richard Barnett (October 2, 1936 – April 27, 2025) was an American professional basketball player who was a shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Syracuse Nationals, Los Angeles Lakers, and New York Knicks. He won two NBA championships with the Knicks. Barnett was also a member of the Cleveland Pipers in the American Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Tennessee A&I State Tigers. Barnett was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024.
- Born
- October 2, 1936 Gary, Indiana, U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
- Listed weight
- 190 lb (86 kg)
- Position
- Shooting guard
- High school
- Theodore Roosevelt (Gary, Indiana)
- College
- Tennessee State (1955–1959)
- NBA draft
- 1959: 1st round, 4th overall pick
- Playing career
- 1959–1973
Career highlights and awards
- 2× NBA champion (1970, 1973)
- NBA All-Star (1968)
- ABL champion (1962)
- All-ABL First Team (1962)
- No. 12 retired by New York Knicks
- 3× NAIA champion (1957–1959)
- 3× AP Little College All-American (1957–1959)
- 2× UPI Little College All-American (1958, 1959)
- 2× NAIA tournament MVP (1958, 1959)
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959–60 | Syracuse | 57 | – | 21.7 | .412 | – | .711 | 2.7 | 2.8 | – | – | 12.4 |
| 1960–61 | Syracuse | 78 | – | 26.5 | .452 | – | .712 | 3.6 | 2.8 | – | – | 16.9 |
| 1962–63 | L.A. Lakers | 80* | – | 31.8 | .471 | – | .815 | 3.0 | 2.8 | – | – | 18.0 |
| 1963–64 | L.A. Lakers | 78 | – | 33.6 | .452 | – | .773 | 3.2 | 3.1 | – | – | 18.4 |
| 1964–65 | L.A. Lakers | 74 | – | 27.4 | .413 | – | .799 | 2.7 | 2.1 | – | – | 13.8 |
| 1965–66 | New York | 79 | – | 34.5 | .469 | – | .772 | 4.1 | 3.5 | – | – | 23.1 |
| 1966–67 | New York | 67 | – | 29.4 | .478 | – | .783 | 3.4 | 2.4 | – | – | 17.0 |
| 1967–68 | New York | 81 | – | 30.7 | .482 | – | .780 | 2.9 | 3.0 | – | – | 18.0 |
| 1968–69 | New York | 82 | – | 36.0 | .463 | – | .774 | 3.1 | 3.5 | – | – | 17.6 |
| 1969–70† | New York | 82* | – | 33.8 | .475 | – | .714 | 2.7 | 3.6 | – | – | 14.9 |
| 1970–71 | New York | 82 | – | 34.7 | .456 | – | .694 | 2.9 | 2.7 | – | – | 15.5 |
| 1971–72 | New York | 79 | – | 28.6 | .437 | – | .753 | 1.9 | 2.5 | – | – | 12.2 |
| 1972–73† | New York | 51 | – | 10.1 | .389 | – | .533 | 0.8 | 1.0 | – | – | 3.8 |
| 1973–74 | New York | 5 | – | 11.6 | .385 | – | .667 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 4.4 |
| Career | 971 | – | 29.8 | .456 | – | .761 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 15.8 | |
| All-Star | 1 | 0 | 22.0 | .583 | – | .500 | 0.0 | 1.0 | – | – | 15.0 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Syracuse | 3 | – | 21.3 | .316 | – | .857 | 4.7 | 1.3 | – | – | 10.0 |
| 1961 | Syracuse | 8 | – | 28.3 | .438 | – | .722 | 4.5 | 1.5 | – | – | 15.5 |
| 1963 | L.A. Lakers | 13 | – | 28.5 | .470 | – | .794 | 2.9 | 1.6 | – | – | 16.8 |
| 1964 | L.A. Lakers | 5 | – | 30.8 | .404 | – | .844 | 1.6 | 3.4 | – | – | 13.8 |
| 1965 | L.A. Lakers | 10 | – | 28.7 | .480 | – | .795 | 3.0 | 3.3 | – | – | 17.5 |
| 1968 | New York | 6 | – | 35.2 | .521 | – | .724 | 4.5 | 3.5 | – | – | 23.8 |
| 1969 | New York | 10 | – | 40.2 | .399 | – | .685 | 3.5 | 2.7 | – | – | 16.7 |
| 1970† | New York | 19 | – | 37.6 | .468 | – | .776 | 2.1 | 3.4 | – | – | 16.9 |
| 1971 | New York | 12 | – | 37.9 | .477 | – | .698 | 3.2 | 3.0 | – | – | 19.5 |
| 1972 | New York | 12 | – | 10.9 | .469 | – | .417 | 0.7 | 0.8 | – | – | 4.3 |
| 1973† | New York | 4 | – | 4.3 | .500 | – | – | 0.0 | 0.5 | – | – | 1.5 |
| Career | 102 | – | 29.7 | .458 | – | .748 | 2.7 | 2.4 | – | – | 15.1 |
Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).
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- Height
- 6′ 4″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Position
- Shooting guard
- Jersey
- Not listed
- Country
- USA
- School / last affiliation
- Not listed
- Draft year
- 1959
- Draft pick
- Round 1 · Pick 4
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