Chet Walker
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Syracuse Nationals | |
| Playing career | 1962–1975 |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 25 |
| Career history | |
| 1962–1969 | Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1969–1975 | Chicago Bulls |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career statistics | |
Points | 18,831 (18.2 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 7,314 (7.1 rpg) |
| Assists | 2,126 (2.1 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |
Chester Walker (born February 22, 1940) is an American former professional basketball player. In the NBA, he was a seven-time All-Star, and helped lead the 1967 Philadelphia 76ers to an NBA championship.
Born in Bethlehem, Mississippi,[1] Walker played high school basketball for the Benton Harbor High School boys basketball team. He graduated from Bradley University in 1962 as the school's all-time leading scorer. The Bradley Braves[2] won the NIT Championship in 1957 and 1960. Walker's speed and agility on the court earned him the nickname "Chet the Jet."
NBA career
Walker was drafted by the
On February 24, 2012 (two days after his 72nd birthday) it was announced that Walker was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame by the veterans committee. He was formally inducted into the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts on September 7, 2012.
Post playing career
After his playing days, Walker became a moderately successful TV movie producer. He is the author of a memoir entitled Long Time Coming: A Black Athlete's Coming-of-Age in America (1995). Walker also appeared in The White Shadow in Season 3's "If Your Number's Up, Get it Down" as a former Chicago Bulls' teammate of Coach Ken Reeves (Ken Howard)
NBA career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| † | Won an NBA championship |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962–63 | Syracuse | 78 | – | 25.5 | .469 | – | .699 | 7.2 | 1.1 | – | – | 12.3 |
| 1963–64 | Philadelphia | 76 | – | 36.5 | .440 | – | .711 | 10.3 | 1.6 | – | – | 17.3 |
| 1964–65 | Philadelphia | 79 | – | 27.7 | .403 | – | .742 | 6.7 | 1.7 | – | – | 13.2 |
| 1965–66 | Philadelphia | 80 | – | 32.5 | .451 | – | .716 | 8.0 | 2.5 | – | – | 15.3 |
| 1966–67† | Philadelphia | 81 | – | 33.2 | .488 | – | .766 | 8.1 | 2.3 | – | – | 19.3 |
| 1967–68 | Philadelphia | 82 | – | 32.0 | .460 | – | .726 | 7.4 | 1.9 | – | – | 17.9 |
| 1968–69 | Philadelphia | 82 | – | 33.6 | .484 | – | .804 | 7.8 | 1.8 | – | – | 18.0 |
| 1969–70 | Chicago | 78 | – | 34.9 | .477 | – | .850 | 7.7 | 2.5 | – | – | 21.5 |
| 1970–71 | Chicago | 81 | – | 36.1 | .465 | – | .859 | 7.3 | 2.2 | – | – | 22.0 |
| 1971–72 | Chicago | 78 | – | 33.2 | .505 | – | .847 | 6.1 | 2.3 | – | – | 22.0 |
| 1972–73 | Chicago | 79 | – | 31.1 | .478 | – | .832 | 5.0 | 2.3 | – | – | 19.9 |
| 1973–74 | Chicago | 82 | – | 32.5 | .486 | – | .875 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 19.3 |
| 1974–75 | Chicago | 76 | – | 32.3 | .487 | – | .860 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 19.2 |
| Career | 1,032 | – | 32.4 | .470 | – | .796 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 18.2 | |
| All-Star | 7 | 1 | 17.9 | .435 | – | .850 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.1 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1963
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Syracuse | 5 | – | 26.0 | .509 | – | .733 | 9.4 | 1.8 | – | – | 15.2 |
1964
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Philadelphia | 5 | – | 38.0 | .390 | – | .739 | 10.4 | 2.6 | – | – | 18.8 |
1965
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Philadelphia | 11 | – | 42.6 | .480 | – | .760 | 7.2 | 1.6 | – | – | 20.3 |
1966
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Philadelphia | 5 | – | 36.2 | .375 | – | .806 | 7.4 | 3.0 | – | – | 14.6 |
1967 †
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Philadelphia | 15 | – | 36.7 | .467 | – | .807 | 7.6 | 2.1 | – | – | 21.7 |
1968
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Philadelphia | 13 | – | 37.3 | .410 | – | .679 | 7.4 | 1.8 | – | – | 19.1 |
1969
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Philadelphia | 4 | – | 27.3 | .535 | – | .667 | 5.8 | 2.0 | – | – | 13.5 |
1970
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Chicago | 5 | – | 35.6 | .422 | – | .818 | 8.4 | 2.2 | – | – | 19.4 |
1971
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Chicago | 7 | – | 33.4 | .440 | – | .708 | 7.1 | 3.1 | – | – | 15.0 |
1972
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Chicago | 4 | – | 24.3 | .421 | – | .813 | 3.5 | 1.0 | – | – | 11.3 |
1973
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Chicago | 7 | – | 32.7 | .347 | – | .892 | 8.9 | 2.0 | – | – | 16.7 |
1974
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Chicago | 11 | – | 36.6 | .509 | – | .861 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 20.9 |
1975
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Chicago | 13 | – | 33.2 | .494 | – | .880 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 17.5 |
| Career | 105 | – | 35.1 | .449 | – | .787 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 18.2 | |
See also
- List of National Basketball Association career free throw scoring leaders
References
- ^ Smith, Sam (September 5, 2012). "Chet the Jet joins basketball greats in the Hall of Fame". NBA.COM. National Basketball Association. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "Walker Scores 56 Points (Published 1972)". The New York Times. February 7, 1972. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023.
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