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Retired#23Center1955–1962#854 all-time in points

Walter Dukes

Walter Dukes scored 5,765 points in 553 games, 854th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1959-60 at 15.2 points a game. He earned 1 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight7′ 0″ / 220 lb
Age96
PositionCenter
BornJun 23, 1930
HometownRochester, New York
Experience1955–1962
CollegeSeton Hall University, New York Law School
Draft1953 · round null, pick null
High schoolEast High School Rochester, New York
TeamsNew York Knicks 1955–1955Minneapolis Lakers 1956–1956Detroit Pistons 1957–1962
Career points
5,765
553 games · 10.4 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#854
Also 177th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1955–1962. 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 1962-63.

1962-63 season

DET · 62 games
Points2674.3 per game
Rebounds5.8360 total
Assists0.955 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
  • ×2LegendSeasonAll-Star1959-60, 1960-61

Walter Dukes career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1959-60 · 15.2 points per game

Walter Dukes milestones

Career · regular season
5,765 career points
Retired 854th on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K
Career marks
Points5,765Past 5,000 · 854th all-time
Rebounds6,223Past 5,000 · 177th all-time

Walter Dukes 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.

Walter Dukes stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1962-63DET622674.35.80.9.325—.737————
1961-62DET777209.410.41.6.396—.715————
1960-61DET7385311.714.11.9.405—.703————
1959-60DET661,00415.213.41.2.361—.740————
1958-59DET7293313.013.30.9.352—.657————
1957-58DET7280311.213.30.7.349—.675————
1956-57MNL7172010.111.20.8.364—.689————
1955-56NYK604657.87.40.7.403—.708————
Career8 seasons5535,76510.411.31.1.369—.7000——0

Walter Dukes 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
66%
Threes
0%
Free throws
34%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Walter Dukes facts
How many career points did Walter Dukes score?

Walter Dukes scored 5,765 career regular-season points in 553 games, 10.4 per game, which ranks 854th all-time.

What was Walter Dukes’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1959-60 with DET: 15.2 points, 13.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.

Where is Walter Dukes from?

Walter Dukes is from Rochester, New York. He played high school ball at East High School in Rochester, New York. He played college ball at Seton Hall University, New York Law School.

What teams did Walter Dukes play for?

New York Knicks (1955–1955); Minneapolis Lakers (1956–1956); Detroit Pistons (1957–1962).