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Retired#12Forward1956–1965#332 all-time in points

Willie Naulls

Willie Naulls scored 11,305 points in 716 games, 332nd on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1961-62 at 25.0 points a game. He earned 4 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 6″ / 225 lb
Age92
PositionForward
BornOct 7, 1934
HometownDallas, Texas
Experience1956–1965
CollegeUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Draft1956 · round null, pick null
High schoolSan Pedro High School San Pedro, California
TeamsNew York Knicks 1956–1961San Francisco Warriors 1962–1962Boston Celtics 1963–1965
Career points
11,305
716 games · 15.8 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#332
Also 890th in assists, 161st in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1956–1965. 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 1965-66.

1965-66 season

BOS · 71 games
Points76010.7 per game
Rebounds4.5319 total
Assists1.072 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

4 badges earned
0Unicorn
0Rare Air
4Legend
  • ×4LegendSeasonAll-Star1957-58, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62
  • ×3LegendSeason20-10 season1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62
  • LegendCareer10,000 points11,305 points
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring3 rings · 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66

Willie Naulls career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1961-62 · 25.0 points per game

Willie Naulls milestones

Career · regular season
11,305 career points
Retired 332nd on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K20K
Career marks
Points11,305Past 10,000 · 332nd all-time
Rebounds6,508Past 5,000 · 161st all-time

Willie Naulls 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.

Willie Naulls stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1965-66BOS7176010.74.51.0.402—.794————
1964-65BOS7174710.54.71.0.384—.813————
1963-64BOS787679.84.60.8.417—.796————
1962-63SFW7090612.97.41.5.417—.802————
1961-62NYK751,87725.011.62.6.415—.842————
1960-61NYK791,84623.413.42.4.428—.816————
1959-60NYK651,38821.414.22.1.428—.836————
1958-59NYK681,06815.710.61.5.378—.830————
1957-58NYK681,22818.111.81.4.397—.826————
1956-57NYK7171810.18.71.2.357—.677————
Career10 seasons71611,30515.89.11.6.406—.8120——0

Willie Naulls 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

Willie Naulls facts
How many career points did Willie Naulls score?

Willie Naulls scored 11,305 career regular-season points in 716 games, 15.8 per game, which ranks 332nd all-time.

What was Willie Naulls’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1961-62 with NYK: 25.0 points, 11.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.

Where is Willie Naulls from?

Willie Naulls is from Dallas, Texas. He played high school ball at San Pedro High School in San Pedro, California. He played college ball at University of California, Los Angeles.

What teams did Willie Naulls play for?

New York Knicks (1956–1961); San Francisco Warriors (1962–1962); Boston Celtics (1963–1965).