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Walt Davis

Walter Francis Davis (Walt, Buddy)

Position: Center-Forward ▪ Height: 6-8 ▪ Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: January 5, 1931 in Beaumont, Texas
High School: Nederland in Nederland, Texas
College: Texas A&M University
Draft: Philadelphia Warriors, 2nd round, 1952 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 31, 1953

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1953-54 23 PHW NBA 68 1568 167 455 .367 65 101 .644 435 58 207 399
1954-55 24 PHW NBA 61 766 70 182 .385 35 48 .729 206 36 100 175
1955-56 25 PHW NBA 70 1097 123 333 .369 77 112 .688 276 56 230 323
1956-57 26 PHW NBA 65 1250 178 437 .407 74 106 .698 306 52 235 430
1957-58 27 TOT NBA 61 663 85 244 .348 61 82 .744 174 29 143 231
1957-58 27 PHW NBA 35 376 44 129 .341 16 24 .667 88 18 81 104
1957-58 27 STL NBA 26 287 41 115 .357 45 58 .776 86 11 62 127
Career NBA 325 5344 623 1651 .377 312 449 .695 1397 231 915 1558

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1953-54 23 PHW NBA 68 23.1 2.5 6.7 .367 1.0 1.5 .644 6.4 0.9 3.0 5.9
1954-55 24 PHW NBA 61 12.6 1.1 3.0 .385 0.6 0.8 .729 3.4 0.6 1.6 2.9
1955-56 25 PHW NBA 70 15.7 1.8 4.8 .369 1.1 1.6 .688 3.9 0.8 3.3 4.6
1956-57 26 PHW NBA 65 19.2 2.7 6.7 .407 1.1 1.6 .698 4.7 0.8 3.6 6.6
1957-58 27 TOT NBA 61 10.9 1.4 4.0 .348 1.0 1.3 .744 2.9 0.5 2.3 3.8
1957-58 27 PHW NBA 35 10.7 1.3 3.7 .341 0.5 0.7 .667 2.5 0.5 2.3 3.0
1957-58 27 STL NBA 26 11.0 1.6 4.4 .357 1.7 2.2 .776 3.3 0.4 2.4 4.9
Career NBA 325 16.4 1.9 5.1 .377 1.0 1.4 .695 4.3 0.7 2.8 4.8

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1953-54 23 PHW NBA 68 1568 3.8 10.4 .367 1.5 2.3 .644 10.0 1.3 4.8 9.2
1954-55 24 PHW NBA 61 766 3.3 8.6 .385 1.6 2.3 .729 9.7 1.7 4.7 8.2
1955-56 25 PHW NBA 70 1097 4.0 10.9 .369 2.5 3.7 .688 9.1 1.8 7.5 10.6
1956-57 26 PHW NBA 65 1250 5.1 12.6 .407 2.1 3.1 .698 8.8 1.5 6.8 12.4
1957-58 27 TOT NBA 61 663 4.6 13.2 .348 3.3 4.5 .744 9.4 1.6 7.8 12.5
1957-58 27 PHW NBA 35 376 4.2 12.4 .341 1.5 2.3 .667 8.4 1.7 7.8 10.0
1957-58 27 STL NBA 26 287 5.1 14.4 .357 5.6 7.3 .776 10.8 1.4 7.8 15.9
Career NBA 325 5344 4.2 11.1 .377 2.1 3.0 .695 9.4 1.6 6.2 10.5

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1953-54 23 PHW NBA 68 1568 11.1 .399 .367 -0.5 1.4 0.9 .028
1954-55 24 PHW NBA 61 766 9.4 .431 .385 0.1 0.8 0.9 .057
1955-56 25 PHW NBA 70 1097 7.7 .422 .369 0.0 0.9 0.8 .036
1956-57 26 PHW NBA 65 1250 9.8 .445 .407 0.8 0.8 1.6 .060
1957-58 27 TOT NBA 61 663 8.0 .412 .348 -0.1 0.6 0.6 .041
1957-58 27 PHW NBA 35 376 5.2 .373 .341 -0.4 0.4 0.0 .002
1957-58 27 STL NBA 26 287 11.7 .452 .357 0.3 0.3 0.6 .092
Career NBA 325 5344 9.5 .421 .377 0.3 4.5 4.8 .043

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1955-56 25 PHW NBA 10 69 10 22 3 6 28 3 21 23 .455 .500 6.9 2.3 2.8 0.3
1956-57 26 PHW NBA 2 37 4 13 4 4 14 1 8 12 .308 1.000 18.5 6.0 7.0 0.5
1957-58 27 STL NBA 9 66 11 29 10 12 27 3 22 32 .379 .833 7.3 3.6 3.0 0.3
Career NBA 21 172 25 64 17 22 69 7 51 67 .391 .773 8.2 3.2 3.3 0.3

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1955-56 25 PHW NBA 10 69 10.6 .467 .455 6.9 0.1 0.1 0.2 .126
1956-57 26 PHW NBA 2 37 11.8 .407 .308 4.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 .058
1957-58 27 STL NBA 9 66 13.3 .467 .379 7.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 .104
Career NBA 21 172 11.9 .455 .391 6.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 .103

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 5 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
Walt Davis 1.6 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.6
Rickey Brown 90.4 1.8 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.4
Johan Petro 77.6 1.7 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.2
John Lambert 77.5 1.8 1.5 1.0 0.9 0.7
Aaron Gray 77.1 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.8
Eric Leckner 76.7 1.7 1.5 0.9 0.9 0.2
Ryan Hollins 75.8 1.8 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.2
Jelani McCoy 75.0 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.1
Bill Wennington 74.8 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.4
Dick Cunningham 73.8 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0
Jerome James 72.5 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.7 -0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Walt Davis 1.6 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.6
Rickey Brown 90.4 1.8 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.4
Johan Petro 79.2 1.7 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.2
Aaron Gray 77.1 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.8
Ryan Hollins 75.8 1.8 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.2
Jelani McCoy 74.4 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dick Cunningham 73.8 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Eric Leckner 72.4 1.7 1.5 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.2 0.2 -0.1
Jawann Oldham 70.0 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Stuart Gray 66.2 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.0 -0.4
John Lambert 66.0 1.8 1.5 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1956 Philadelphia Warriors (NBA)
1958 St. Louis Hawks (NBA)

Transactions

April 26, 1952: Drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors in the ?? round (44th pick) of the 1952 NBA Draft.

January 19, 1958: Traded by the Philadelphia Warriors to the St. Louis Hawks for Dave Plunkett.

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