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Retired#44Center1971–1980#840 all-time in points

Clifford Ray

Clifford Ray scored 5,821 points in 784 games, 840th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1974-75 at 9.4 points a game. He earned 1 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 9″ / 230 lb
Age77
PositionCenter
BornJan 21, 1949
HometownUnion, South Carolina
Experience1971–1980
CollegeUniversity of Oklahoma
Draft1971 · round 3, pick 40
High schoolSims High School Union, South Carolina
TeamsChicago Bulls 1971–1973Golden State Warriors 1974–1980
Career points
5,821
784 games · 7.4 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#840
Also 578th in assists, 126th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1971–1980. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1980-81.

1980-81 season

GOS · 66 games
Points1572.4 per game
Rebounds3.3217 total
Assists0.852 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

1 badges earned
0Unicorn
0Rare Air
1Legend
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring1 ring · 1974-75

Clifford Ray career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1974-75 · 9.4 points per game

Clifford Ray milestones

Career · regular season
5,821 career points
Retired 840th on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K
Career marks
Points5,821Past 5,000 · 840th all-time
Rebounds6,953Past 5,000 · 126th all-time

Clifford Ray career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Clifford Ray stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1980-81GOS661572.43.30.8.421—.4680———
1979-80GOS814906.05.82.3.530.000.5640———
1978-79GOS825686.97.41.7.526—.558————
1977-78GOS796928.89.61.9.571—.609————
1976-77GOS776318.28.01.5.584—.528————
1975-76GOS825646.99.51.8.525—.609————
1974-75GOS827699.410.62.2.522—.602————
1973-74CHI807479.312.23.1.511—.608————
1972-73CHI736258.610.93.7.492—.619————
1971-72CHI825787.010.63.1.499—.615————
Career10 seasons7845,8217.48.92.2.524.000.5880——0

Clifford Ray splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
80%
Threes
0%
Free throws
20%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Clifford Ray facts
How many career points did Clifford Ray score?

Clifford Ray scored 5,821 career regular-season points in 784 games, 7.4 per game, which ranks 840th all-time.

What was Clifford Ray’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1974-75 with GOS: 9.4 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.

Where is Clifford Ray from?

Clifford Ray is from Union, South Carolina. He played high school ball at Sims High School in Union, South Carolina. He played college ball at University of Oklahoma.

What teams did Clifford Ray play for?

Chicago Bulls (1971–1973); Golden State Warriors (1974–1980).