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Retired#12Guard1959–1973#155 all-time in points

Dick Barnett

Dick Barnett scored 15,358 points in 971 games, 155th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1965-66 at 23.1 points a game. He earned 3 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 4″ / 190 lb
Age90
PositionGuard
BornOct 2, 1936
HometownGary, Indiana
Experience1959–1973
Before the NBATennessee State
Draft1959 · round 1, pick 4
High schoolTheodore Roosevelt High School Gary, Indiana
TeamsSyracuse Nationals 1959–1960Los Angeles Lakers 1962–1964New York Knicks 1965–1973
Career points
15,358
971 games · 15.8 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#155
Also 297th in assists, 686th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1959–1973. 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 1973-74.

1973-74 season

NYK · 5 games
Points224.4 per game
Rebounds0.84 total
Assists1.26 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

3 badges earned
0Unicorn
0Rare Air
3Legend
  • LegendSeasonAll-Star1967-68
  • LegendCareer10,000 points15,358 points
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring2 rings · 1969-70, 1972-73

Dick Barnett career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1965-66 · 23.1 points per game

Dick Barnett milestones

Career · regular season
15,358 career points
Retired 155th on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K20K25K
Career marks
Points15,358Past 15,000 · 155th all-time
Rebounds2,812Past 2,500 · 686th all-time
Assists2,729Past 2,500 · 297th all-time

Dick Barnett 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.

Dick Barnett stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1973-74NYK5224.40.81.2.385—.667————
1972-73NYK511923.80.81.0.389—.533————
1971-72NYK7996412.21.92.5.437—.753————
1970-71NYK821,27315.52.92.7.456—.694————
1969-70NYK821,22014.92.73.6.475—.714————
1968-69NYK821,44217.63.13.5.463—.774————
1967-68NYK811,46118.02.93.0.482—.780————
1966-67NYK671,13917.03.42.4.478—.783————
1965-66NYK751,72923.14.13.5.469—.772————
1964-65LAL741,02013.82.72.1.413—.799————
1963-64LAL781,43318.43.23.1.452—.773————
1962-63LAL801,43718.03.02.8.471—.815————
1960-61SYR781,32016.93.62.8.452—.712————
1959-60SYR5770612.42.72.8.412—.711————
Career14 seasons97115,35815.82.92.8.456—.7610——0

Dick Barnett 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
79%
Threes
0%
Free throws
21%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Dick Barnett facts
How many career points did Dick Barnett score?

Dick Barnett scored 15,358 career regular-season points in 971 games, 15.8 per game, which ranks 155th all-time.

What was Dick Barnett’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1965-66 with NYK: 23.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.

Where is Dick Barnett from?

Dick Barnett is from Gary, Indiana. He played high school ball at Theodore Roosevelt High School in Gary, Indiana. Before the NBA he played for Tennessee State.

What teams did Dick Barnett play for?

Syracuse Nationals (1959–1960); Los Angeles Lakers (1962–1964); New York Knicks (1965–1973).