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Clifford Ray

Clifford Ray (Cliff)

Position: Center ▪ Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: January 21, 1949 in Union, South Carolina
High School: Sims in Union, South Carolina
College: University of Oklahoma
Draft: Chicago Bulls, 3rd round (5th pick, 40th overall), 1971 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 12, 1971

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 7:01AM
All-Time Rank: #402. Raef LaFrentz… #403. Don Ohl… #404. Lucius Allen… #404. CLIFFORD RAY… #406. Tyrone Corbin… 

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
1971-72 23 CHI NBA 82 1872 222 445 .499 134 218 .615 869 254 296 578
1972-73 24 CHI NBA 73 2009 254 516 .492 117 189 .619 797 271 232 625
1973-74 25 CHI NBA 80 2632 313 612 .511 121 199 .608 285 692 977 246 58 173 281 747
1974-75 26 GSW NBA 82 2519 299 573 .522 171 284 .602 259 611 870 178 95 116 305 769
1975-76 27 GSW NBA 82 2184 212 404 .525 140 230 .609 270 506 776 149 78 83 247 564
1976-77 28 GSW NBA 77 2018 263 450 .584 105 199 .528 199 416 615 112 74 81 242 631
1977-78 29 GSW NBA 79 2268 272 476 .571 148 243 .609 236 522 758 147 74 90 150 291 692
1978-79 30 GSW NBA 82 1917 231 439 .526 106 190 .558 213 395 608 136 47 50 153 264 568
1979-80 31 GSW NBA 81 1683 203 383 .530 0 2 .000 84 149 .564 122 344 466 183 51 32 155 266 490
1980-81 32 GSW NBA 66 838 64 152 .421 0 0 29 62 .468 73 144 217 52 24 13 74 194 157
Career NBA 784 19940 2333 4450 .524 0 2 .000 1155 1963 .588 1657 3630 6953 1728 501 638 532 2618 5821

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
1971-72 23 CHI NBA 82 22.8 2.7 5.4 .499 1.6 2.7 .615 10.6 3.1 3.6 7.0
1972-73 24 CHI NBA 73 27.5 3.5 7.1 .492 1.6 2.6 .619 10.9 3.7 3.2 8.6
1973-74 25 CHI NBA 80 32.9 3.9 7.7 .511 1.5 2.5 .608 3.6 8.7 12.2 3.1 0.7 2.2 3.5 9.3
1974-75 26 GSW NBA 82 30.7 3.6 7.0 .522 2.1 3.5 .602 3.2 7.5 10.6 2.2 1.2 1.4 3.7 9.4
1975-76 27 GSW NBA 82 26.6 2.6 4.9 .525 1.7 2.8 .609 3.3 6.2 9.5 1.8 1.0 1.0 3.0 6.9
1976-77 28 GSW NBA 77 26.2 3.4 5.8 .584 1.4 2.6 .528 2.6 5.4 8.0 1.5 1.0 1.1 3.1 8.2
1977-78 29 GSW NBA 79 28.7 3.4 6.0 .571 1.9 3.1 .609 3.0 6.6 9.6 1.9 0.9 1.1 1.9 3.7 8.8
1978-79 30 GSW NBA 82 23.4 2.8 5.4 .526 1.3 2.3 .558 2.6 4.8 7.4 1.7 0.6 0.6 1.9 3.2 6.9
1979-80 31 GSW NBA 81 20.8 2.5 4.7 .530 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.8 .564 1.5 4.2 5.8 2.3 0.6 0.4 1.9 3.3 6.0
1980-81 32 GSW NBA 66 12.7 1.0 2.3 .421 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.9 .468 1.1 2.2 3.3 0.8 0.4 0.2 1.1 2.9 2.4
Career NBA 784 25.4 3.0 5.7 .524 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.5 .588 2.6 5.8 8.9 2.2 0.8 1.0 1.7 3.3 7.4

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
1971-72 23 CHI NBA 82 1872 4.3 8.6 .499 2.6 4.2 .615 16.7 4.9 5.7 11.1
1972-73 24 CHI NBA 73 2009 4.6 9.2 .492 2.1 3.4 .619 14.3 4.9 4.2 11.2
1973-74 25 CHI NBA 80 2632 4.3 8.4 .511 1.7 2.7 .608 3.9 9.5 13.4 3.4 0.8 2.4 3.8 10.2
1974-75 26 GSW NBA 82 2519 4.3 8.2 .522 2.4 4.1 .602 3.7 8.7 12.4 2.5 1.4 1.7 4.4 11.0
1975-76 27 GSW NBA 82 2184 3.5 6.7 .525 2.3 3.8 .609 4.5 8.3 12.8 2.5 1.3 1.4 4.1 9.3
1976-77 28 GSW NBA 77 2018 4.7 8.0 .584 1.9 3.6 .528 3.6 7.4 11.0 2.0 1.3 1.4 4.3 11.3
1977-78 29 GSW NBA 79 2268 4.3 7.6 .571 2.3 3.9 .609 3.7 8.3 12.0 2.3 1.2 1.4 2.4 4.6 11.0
1978-79 30 GSW NBA 82 1917 4.3 8.2 .526 2.0 3.6 .558 4.0 7.4 11.4 2.6 0.9 0.9 2.9 5.0 10.7
1979-80 31 GSW NBA 81 1683 4.3 8.2 .530 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 3.2 .564 2.6 7.4 10.0 3.9 1.1 0.7 3.3 5.7 10.5
1980-81 32 GSW NBA 66 838 2.7 6.5 .421 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.7 .468 3.1 6.2 9.3 2.2 1.0 0.6 3.2 8.3 6.7
Career NBA 784 19940 4.2 8.0 .524 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 3.5 .588 3.7 8.1 12.6 3.1 1.1 1.4 2.9 4.7 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
1971-72 23 CHI NBA 82 1872 17.3 .534 .499 22.1 17.5 2.3 6.3 8.7 .222
1972-73 24 CHI NBA 73 2009 17.4 .522 .492 19.9 17.9 2.5 5.6 8.1 .194
1973-74 25 CHI NBA 80 2632 15.7 .534 .511 11.0 27.7 19.2 13.1 1.0 3.6 89 2.5 5.7 8.2 .150
1974-75 26 GSW NBA 82 2519 15.0 .551 .522 10.0 23.8 16.8 8.6 1.7 2.4 94 3.0 3.7 6.7 .128
1975-76 27 GSW NBA 82 2184 14.1 .558 .525 12.0 21.9 17.0 8.2 1.6 1.9 92 3.0 4.0 7.0 .154
1976-77 28 GSW NBA 77 2018 14.1 .587 .584 9.9 20.9 15.4 6.8 1.6 2.1 97 3.0 2.7 5.7 .136
1977-78 29 GSW NBA 79 2268 14.9 .594 .571 10.4 23.9 17.0 8.3 1.5 2.1 20.5 12.7 109 96 3.2 3.6 6.9 .145
1978-79 30 GSW NBA 82 1917 12.5 .543 .526 11.9 22.3 17.0 8.9 1.2 1.4 22.6 14.3 101 101 1.0 2.8 3.8 .095
1979-80 31 GSW NBA 81 1683 11.3 .546 .530 7.7 23.3 15.3 14.2 1.4 1.1 25.7 14.8 97 104 0.0 1.9 1.9 .054
1980-81 32 GSW NBA 66 838 4.7 .438 .421 9.5 19.4 14.4 7.5 1.4 0.9 29.2 12.0 83 108 -0.9 0.6 -0.3 -0.018
Career NBA 784 19940 14.4 .548 .524 10.4 23.4 17.6 11.2 1.4 2.1 23.5 13.6 101 96 19.6 37.1 56.7 .136

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
1971-72 23 CHI NBA 4 161 27 51 7 9 66 16 15 61 .529 .778 40.3 15.3 16.5 4.0
1972-73 24 CHI NBA 5 36 3 8 0 0 9 1 2 6 .375 7.2 1.2 1.8 0.2
1973-74 25 CHI NBA 11 362 51 102 5 15 44 122 35 14 21 45 107 .500 .333 32.9 9.7 11.1 3.2
1974-75 26 GSW NBA 17 495 36 69 32 53 55 166 38 14 21 60 104 .522 .604 29.1 6.1 9.8 2.2
1975-76 27 GSW NBA 13 377 48 79 22 34 43 130 20 19 19 47 118 .608 .647 29.0 9.1 10.0 1.5
1976-77 28 GSW NBA 10 304 42 76 16 28 54 115 15 4 9 37 100 .553 .571 30.4 10.0 11.5 1.5
Career NBA 60 1735 207 385 82 139 196 608 125 51 70 206 496 .538 .590 28.9 8.3 10.1 2.1

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
1971-72 23 CHI NBA 4 161 19.1 .555 .529 19.6 14.1 0.3 0.1 0.5 .139
1972-73 24 CHI NBA 5 36 7.2 .375 .375 11.2 3.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 .026
1973-74 25 CHI NBA 11 362 17.6 .493 .500 11.6 25.7 17.8 15.0 1.9 3.3 98 0.5 0.3 0.8 .103
1974-75 26 GSW NBA 17 495 13.5 .563 .522 11.0 23.3 17.0 9.8 1.3 2.4 91 0.5 1.0 1.5 .145
1975-76 27 GSW NBA 13 377 17.0 .628 .608 11.6 24.5 17.9 6.7 2.3 2.8 95 0.8 0.6 1.4 .178
1976-77 28 GSW NBA 10 304 15.6 .566 .553 16.5 20.4 18.3 6.4 0.6 1.6 100 0.6 0.3 0.9 .148
Career NBA 60 1735 15.9 .556 .538 12.4 23.6 17.7 9.9 1.6 2.6 95 2.7 2.4 5.1 .141

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 10 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Clifford Ray 8.7 8.2 8.1 7.0 6.9 6.7 5.7 3.8 1.9 -0.3
Swen Nater 93.3 9.7 8.7 8.6 6.9 6.8 6.8 5.5 3.1 1.2 -0.1
Tom Owens 90.0 10.4 8.3 8.0 6.9 6.9 6.0 4.8 2.9 2.5 0.9
Jim Eakins 89.7 9.0 8.5 7.6 7.4 7.4 6.6 3.6 3.6 2.9 0.9
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 89.3 9.4 8.7 8.1 7.8 6.6 6.1 5.0 2.5 0.7 0.5
Vlade Divac 85.8 9.5 8.3 7.4 7.3 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.2 5.0 1.8
Nate Thurmond 84.7 9.9 9.0 7.2 7.2 6.5 6.1 5.2 4.3 3.7 3.5
Dave Robisch 83.5 10.1 9.1 8.6 8.5 7.8 5.2 5.0 4.2 2.3 2.3
Mike Gminski 83.0 9.2 7.0 6.5 6.1 6.0 5.4 4.3 4.0 1.8 1.5
Red Rocha 82.9 7.8 7.2 7.0 6.5 5.1 5.0 4.6 3.6 1.0
Alvan Adams 82.5 7.7 7.6 7.2 7.2 7.0 6.8 6.5 6.3 4.9 3.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Clifford Ray 8.7 8.2 8.1 7.0 6.9 6.7 5.7 3.8 1.9 -0.3
Swen Nater 92.0 9.7 8.7 8.6 6.9 6.8 6.8 5.5 3.1 1.2 1.2 -0.1
Jim Eakins 89.7 9.0 8.5 7.6 7.4 7.4 6.6 3.6 3.6 2.9 0.9
Tom Owens 86.8 10.4 8.3 8.0 6.9 6.9 6.0 4.8 3.2 2.9 2.5 0.9 0.6
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 85.5 9.4 8.7 8.1 7.8 6.6 6.1 5.6 5.0 2.9 2.5 2.5 0.7 0.5
Red Rocha 82.9 7.8 7.2 7.0 6.5 5.1 5.0 4.6 3.6 1.0
Dave Robisch 82.5 10.1 9.1 8.6 8.5 7.8 5.2 5.0 4.2 2.3 2.3 0.7 0.4 0.1
Byron Beck 81.7 8.1 7.7 6.4 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.1 4.4 0.8
Arnie Risen 80.5 10.6 9.3 7.8 6.8 5.8 4.6 3.9 2.7 2.6 1.8
Clyde Lovellette 80.4 10.1 9.0 8.5 8.5 8.2 8.1 6.5 5.2 3.6 2.1 1.3
Billy Paultz 79.2 9.0 8.9 8.7 8.6 7.0 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.0 4.0 2.7 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1967-68 19 OKLAHOMA 8 44 95 22 35 100 110 .463 .629 13.8 12.5
1968-69 20 OKLAHOMA 25 109 228 45 86 210 263 .478 .523 10.5 8.4
1969-70 21 OKLAHOMA 23 80 185 40 77 219 200 .432 .519 8.7 9.5
1970-71 22 OKLAHOMA 27 141 279 72 114 325 354 .505 .632 13.1 12.0
Career 75 330 692 157 277 754 817 .477 .567 10.9 10.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1971-72 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
MVP Award Shares
1973-74 NBA 0.003 (11)
1975-76 NBA 0.006 (16)
Career 0.010 (158)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1975 Golden State Warriors (NBA)
Games
1971-72 NBA 82 (2)
1974-75 NBA 82 (2)
1975-76 NBA 82 (2)
1978-79 NBA 82 (1)
Field Goal Pct
1973-74 NBA .511 (6)
Career NBA .524 (37)
Career .524 (40)
Offensive Rebounds
1973-74 NBA 285 (9)
1974-75 NBA 259 (8)
1975-76 NBA 270 (8)
Defensive Rebounds
1973-74 NBA 692 (9)
Total Rebounds
1973-74 NBA 977 (9)
Career NBA 6953 (95)
Blocks
1973-74 NBA 173 (9)
Personal Fouls
1971-72 NBA 296 (8)
1974-75 NBA 305 (4)
Rebounds Per Game
1973-74 NBA 12.2 (9)
Career NBA 8.9 (81)
Career 8.9 (97)
Blocks Per Game
1973-74 NBA 2.2 (8)
True Shooting Pct
1974-75 NBA .551 (9)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1973-74 NBA .511 (6)
Career NBA .524 (67)
Career .524 (71)
Offensive Rebound Pct
1973-74 NBA 11.0 (6)
1974-75 NBA 10.0 (9)
1975-76 NBA 12.0 (5)
Career NBA 10.4 (49)
Career 10.4 (60)
Defensive Rebound Pct
1973-74 NBA 27.7 (4)
1974-75 NBA 23.8 (10)
Career NBA 23.4 (35)
Career 23.4 (36)
Total Rebound Pct
1971-72 NBA 22.1 (1)
1972-73 NBA 19.9 (1)
1973-74 NBA 19.2 (3)
1974-75 NBA 16.8 (10)
1975-76 NBA 17.0 (7)
Career NBA 17.6 (25)
Career 17.6 (27)
Block Pct
1973-74 NBA 3.6 (7)
Defensive Rating
1973-74 NBA 89.1 (4)
1975-76 NBA 92.1 (5)
Career NBA 96.3 (7)
Career 96.3 (7)
Defensive Win Shares
1971-72 NBA 6.3 (8)
1973-74 NBA 5.7 (5)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1972-73 NBA .194 (7)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.002 (468)
NBA Elo Player Rating
404th (overall) as of Feb 12, 2012, 7:01AM
 

Transactions

September 5, 1969: Traded by the Seattle SuperSonics (as a 1971 3rd round draft pick) with Bob Kauffman to the Chicago Bulls for Bob Boozer and Barry Clemens.

May 29, 1971: Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 3rd round (40th pick) of the 1971 NBA Draft.

September 3, 1974: Traded by the Chicago Bulls with a 1975 1st round draft pick (Joe Bryant) to the Golden State Warriors for Nate Thurmond.

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