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Walter Simon

Walter J. Simon (Walt)

Position: Forward-Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: December 1, 1939 in Delcambre, Louisiana
Died: October 10, 1997
High School: Commerce in New York, New York
College: Benedict College
ABA Debut: October 23, 1967

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1967-68 28 NJA ABA SF 78 2518 433 955 .453 1 15 .067 169 266 .635 524 212 173 272 1036
1968-69 29 NYA ABA SF 68 2750 570 1296 .440 6 27 .222 290 417 .695 181 373 554 234 183 289 1436
1969-70 30 NYA ABA SF 81 2696 454 1030 .441 1 20 .050 253 338 .749 152 322 474 294 197 296 1162
1970-71 31 KEN ABA SF 84 1411 274 578 .474 1 11 .091 100 156 .641 102 213 315 156 128 253 649
1971-72 32 KEN ABA SF 67 1111 243 464 .524 1 10 .100 109 156 .699 72 161 233 137 72 157 596
1972-73 33 KEN ABA SF 83 2403 432 897 .482 3 17 .176 143 191 .749 122 273 395 336 156 271 1010
1973-74 34 KEN ABA SF 80 1164 233 492 .474 2 13 .154 57 68 .838 62 147 209 117 38 10 77 133 525
Career ABA 541 14053 2639 5712 .462 15 113 .133 1121 1592 .704 691 1489 2704 1486 38 10 986 1671 6414

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1967-68 28 NJA ABA SF 78 32.3 5.6 12.2 .453 0.0 0.2 .067 2.2 3.4 .635 6.7 2.7 2.2 3.5 13.3
1968-69 29 NYA ABA SF 68 40.4 8.4 19.1 .440 0.1 0.4 .222 4.3 6.1 .695 2.7 5.5 8.1 3.4 2.7 4.3 21.1
1969-70 30 NYA ABA SF 81 33.3 5.6 12.7 .441 0.0 0.2 .050 3.1 4.2 .749 1.9 4.0 5.9 3.6 2.4 3.7 14.3
1970-71 31 KEN ABA SF 84 16.8 3.3 6.9 .474 0.0 0.1 .091 1.2 1.9 .641 1.2 2.5 3.8 1.9 1.5 3.0 7.7
1971-72 32 KEN ABA SF 67 16.6 3.6 6.9 .524 0.0 0.1 .100 1.6 2.3 .699 1.1 2.4 3.5 2.0 1.1 2.3 8.9
1972-73 33 KEN ABA SF 83 29.0 5.2 10.8 .482 0.0 0.2 .176 1.7 2.3 .749 1.5 3.3 4.8 4.0 1.9 3.3 12.2
1973-74 34 KEN ABA SF 80 14.6 2.9 6.2 .474 0.0 0.2 .154 0.7 0.9 .838 0.8 1.8 2.6 1.5 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.7 6.6
Career ABA 541 26.0 4.9 10.6 .462 0.0 0.2 .133 2.1 2.9 .704 1.5 3.2 5.0 2.7 0.5 0.1 1.8 3.1 11.9

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1967-68 28 NJA ABA SF 78 2518 6.2 13.7 .453 0.0 0.2 .067 2.4 3.8 .635 7.5 3.0 2.5 3.9 14.8
1968-69 29 NYA ABA SF 68 2750 7.5 17.0 .440 0.1 0.4 .222 3.8 5.5 .695 2.4 4.9 7.3 3.1 2.4 3.8 18.8
1969-70 30 NYA ABA SF 81 2696 6.1 13.8 .441 0.0 0.3 .050 3.4 4.5 .749 2.0 4.3 6.3 3.9 2.6 4.0 15.5
1970-71 31 KEN ABA SF 84 1411 7.0 14.7 .474 0.0 0.3 .091 2.6 4.0 .641 2.6 5.4 8.0 4.0 3.3 6.5 16.6
1971-72 32 KEN ABA SF 67 1111 7.9 15.0 .524 0.0 0.3 .100 3.5 5.1 .699 2.3 5.2 7.5 4.4 2.3 5.1 19.3
1972-73 33 KEN ABA SF 83 2403 6.5 13.4 .482 0.0 0.3 .176 2.1 2.9 .749 1.8 4.1 5.9 5.0 2.3 4.1 15.1
1973-74 34 KEN ABA SF 80 1164 7.2 15.2 .474 0.1 0.4 .154 1.8 2.1 .838 1.9 4.5 6.5 3.6 1.2 0.3 2.4 4.1 16.2
Career ABA 541 14053 6.8 14.6 .462 0.0 0.3 .133 2.9 4.1 .704 2.2 4.6 6.9 3.8 1.2 0.3 2.5 4.3 16.4

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1967-68 28 NJA ABA SF 78 2518 13.8 .483 .454 9.2 12.4 13.9 18.1 2.4 2.4 4.8 .092
1968-69 29 NYA ABA SF 68 2750 16.4 .485 .442 9.0 13.6 11.0 22.1 1.8 1.5 3.4 .059
1969-70 30 NYA ABA SF 81 2696 14.0 .493 .441 8.4 15.5 14.3 19.2 1.8 2.7 4.5 .080
1970-71 31 KEN ABA SF 84 1411 12.1 .502 .475 9.7 14.2 16.5 19.5 0.9 1.1 2.0 .068
1971-72 32 KEN ABA SF 67 1111 18.4 .559 .525 6.3 12.7 9.7 17.1 11.9 21.0 2.4 1.7 4.1 .177
1972-73 33 KEN ABA SF 83 2403 13.8 .515 .483 4.8 11.0 7.9 18.5 13.7 18.5 1.7 4.4 6.1 .122
1973-74 34 KEN ABA SF 80 1164 14.1 .503 .476 5.0 11.8 8.4 14.2 1.5 0.5 12.9 19.9 103 101 1.1 1.5 2.7 .111
Career ABA 541 14053 14.6 .500 .463 5.2 11.6 8.8 15.0 1.5 0.5 13.3 19.7 103 101 12.3 15.3 27.6 .094

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1969-70 30 NYA ABA SF 7 222 39 78 .500 0 6 .000 23 28 .821 53 21 101
1970-71 31 KEN ABA SF 19 385 70 155 .452 0 6 .000 34 49 .694 34 63 97 52 26 67 174
1971-72 32 KEN ABA SF 6 99 16 39 .410 0 0 7 8 .875 12 3 2 21 39
1972-73 33 KEN ABA SF 19 639 92 207 .444 0 4 .000 27 31 .871 19 74 93 79 38 67 211
1973-74 34 KEN ABA SF 8 90 14 35 .400 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 3 6 9 7 4 3 5 17 30
Career ABA 59 1435 231 514 .449 0 18 .000 93 118 .788 56 143 264 162 4 3 71 172 555

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1969-70 30 NYA ABA SF 7 31.7 5.6 11.1 .500 0.0 0.9 .000 3.3 4.0 .821 7.6 3.0 14.4
1970-71 31 KEN ABA SF 19 20.3 3.7 8.2 .452 0.0 0.3 .000 1.8 2.6 .694 1.8 3.3 5.1 2.7 1.4 3.5 9.2
1971-72 32 KEN ABA SF 6 16.5 2.7 6.5 .410 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.3 .875 2.0 0.5 0.3 3.5 6.5
1972-73 33 KEN ABA SF 19 33.6 4.8 10.9 .444 0.0 0.2 .000 1.4 1.6 .871 1.0 3.9 4.9 4.2 2.0 3.5 11.1
1973-74 34 KEN ABA SF 8 11.3 1.8 4.4 .400 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.4 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.6 2.1 3.8
Career ABA 59 24.3 3.9 8.7 .449 0.0 0.3 .000 1.6 2.0 .788 1.2 3.1 4.5 2.7 0.5 0.4 1.4 2.9 9.4

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1969-70 30 NYA ABA SF 7 222 6.3 12.6 .500 0.0 1.0 .000 3.7 4.5 .821 8.6 3.4 16.4
1970-71 31 KEN ABA SF 19 385 6.5 14.5 .452 0.0 0.6 .000 3.2 4.6 .694 3.2 5.9 9.1 4.9 2.4 6.3 16.3
1971-72 32 KEN ABA SF 6 99 5.8 14.2 .410 0.0 0.0 2.5 2.9 .875 4.4 1.1 0.7 7.6 14.2
1972-73 33 KEN ABA SF 19 639 5.2 11.7 .444 0.0 0.2 .000 1.5 1.7 .871 1.1 4.2 5.2 4.5 2.1 3.8 11.9
1973-74 34 KEN ABA SF 8 90 5.6 14.0 .400 0.0 0.8 .000 0.8 0.8 1.000 1.2 2.4 3.6 2.8 1.6 1.2 2.0 6.8 12.0
Career ABA 59 1435 5.8 12.9 .449 0.0 0.5 .000 2.3 3.0 .788 1.8 4.6 6.6 4.1 1.6 1.2 2.1 4.3 13.9

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1969-70 30 NYA ABA SF 7 222 22.1 .559 .500 12.0 13.8 0.4 0.1 0.6 .121
1970-71 31 KEN ABA SF 19 385 13.2 .493 .452 17.8 12.8 0.2 0.6 0.8 .101
1971-72 32 KEN ABA SF 6 99 8.3 .459 .410 6.6 4.6 4.5 19.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.019
1972-73 33 KEN ABA SF 19 639 11.6 .478 .444 7.3 17.8 14.7 16.9 0.1 0.8 0.9 .070
1973-74 34 KEN ABA SF 8 90 7.6 .418 .400 3.4 6.0 4.8 11.2 2.1 1.7 12.2 18.1 89 103 -0.1 0.1 0.0 .026
Career ABA 59 1435 13.2 .490 .449 3.4 6.0 8.0 15.9 2.1 1.7 13.0 17.3 89 103 0.6 1.7 2.3 .077

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1968-69 29 NYA ABA SF 1 21:00 8 11 .727 0 0 2 3 .667 3 4 1 2 3 18
Career ABA 1 21 8 11 .727 0 0 2 3 .667 3 4 1 2 3 18

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 7 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Walter Simon 6.1 4.8 4.5 4.1 3.4 2.7 2.0
John Johnson 93.4 6.2 4.6 4.3 4.0 2.5 2.3 2.1
Harvey Grant 93.4 6.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.9 2.6 1.7
Kyle Korver 92.1 6.6 4.6 4.6 4.2 3.7 2.6 1.0
Matt Bonner 91.6 6.8 4.4 4.2 4.1 3.7 2.2 2.0
Glenn Robinson 91.4 6.7 4.8 4.7 4.0 3.5 3.2 3.1
Darnell Hillman 90.6 6.2 4.4 4.2 3.8 3.3 3.2 3.2
Robert Horry 90.2 6.6 5.9 4.9 4.2 3.6 2.9 1.7
Clyde Lee 89.9 6.1 5.1 3.5 3.4 3.1 2.2 2.1
Juwan Howard 89.7 7.0 5.6 4.6 4.4 2.8 2.8 1.9
Chris Morris 89.4 7.2 4.7 4.5 4.0 3.8 3.2 2.8
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Walter Simon 6.1 4.8 4.5 4.1 3.4 2.7 2.0
Roy Hinson 88.0 7.4 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.4 2.5 1.8 0.1
Phil Hubbard 87.3 5.7 4.6 4.5 3.4 3.3 2.7 2.6 1.6 0.4 0.2
George Carter 87.1 6.4 4.4 4.2 4.1 2.9 2.2 0.2 0.0
Brandon Bass 86.8 6.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.1 2.0 0.1 0.0
Ken Norman 86.0 5.2 4.8 4.0 4.0 3.2 2.9 1.9 1.1 0.6 -0.6
Matt Barnes 85.7 6.3 5.9 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.0 2.3 1.0 0.7 0.4
Mel Hutchins 85.6 6.9 5.8 4.4 3.9 3.8 2.8 0.3
Amir Johnson 85.4 7.3 5.7 4.5 4.0 3.0 2.7 0.5 0.2
Kenny Thomas 84.9 6.6 5.5 4.6 4.4 4.3 2.2 2.2 1.2 0.4 0.1 -0.3
Gerald Govan 84.6 5.6 5.4 4.1 3.4 2.6 2.5 2.4 1.0 0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1969 ABA
Games
1967-68 ABA 78 (3)
1970-71 ABA 84 (4)
Career ABA 541 (19)
Minutes Played
Career ABA 14053 (34)
Field Goals
Career ABA 2639 (31)
Field Goal Attempts
Career ABA 5712 (32)
3-Pt Field Goals
Career ABA 15 (97)
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
Career ABA 113 (71)
Free Throws
Career ABA 1121 (52)
Free Throw Attempts
Career ABA 1592 (46)
Offensive Rebounds
Career ABA 691 (54)
Defensive Rebounds
Career ABA 1489 (46)
Total Rebounds
Career ABA 2704 (39)
Assists
Career ABA 1486 (22)
Turnovers
Career ABA 986 (40)
Personal Fouls
1968-69 ABA 289 (10)
Career ABA 1671 (14)
Points
Career ABA 6414 (36)
Field Goal Pct
1968-69 ABA .440 (10)
Career ABA .462 (59)
Free Throw Pct
Career ABA .704 (78)
Minutes Per Game
Career ABA 26.0 (70)
Points Per Game
Career ABA 11.9 (51)
Rebounds Per Game
Career ABA 5.0 (42)
Assists Per Game
Career ABA 2.7 (30)
Player Efficiency Rating
Career ABA 14.6 (55)
True Shooting Pct
Career ABA .500 (79)
Effective Field Goal Pct
Career ABA .463 (67)
Total Rebound Pct
Career ABA 8.8 (47)
Assist Pct
Career ABA 15.0 (31)
Steal Pct
Career ABA 1.5 (79)
Turnover Pct
Career ABA 13.3 (34)
Usage Pct
Career ABA 19.7 (46)
Offensive Win Shares
Career ABA 12.3 (52)
Defensive Win Shares
1972-73 ABA 4.4 (10)
Career ABA 15.3 (31)
Win Shares
Career ABA 27.6 (43)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
Career ABA .094 (54)
    

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