Neal Eugene Walk
Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: July 29, 1948 in Cleveland, Ohio
High School: Miami Beach in Miami Beach, Florida
College: University of Florida
Draft: Phoenix Suns, 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall), 1969 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 16, 1969
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| 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 | 21 | PHO | NBA | C | 82 | 1394 | 257 | 547 | .470 | 155 | 242 | .640 | 455 | 80 | 225 | 669 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 22 | PHO | NBA | C | 82 | 2033 | 426 | 945 | .451 | 205 | 268 | .765 | 674 | 117 | 282 | 1057 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 23 | PHO | NBA | C | 81 | 2142 | 506 | 1057 | .479 | 256 | 344 | .744 | 665 | 151 | 295 | 1268 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 24 | PHO | NBA | C | 81 | 3114 | 678 | 1455 | .466 | 279 | 355 | .786 | 1006 | 287 | 323 | 1635 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 25 | PHO | NBA | C | 82 | 2549 | 573 | 1245 | .460 | 235 | 297 | .791 | 235 | 602 | 837 | 331 | 73 | 57 | 255 | 1381 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 26 | TOT | NBA | C | 67 | 1125 | 198 | 473 | .419 | 86 | 105 | .819 | 91 | 248 | 339 | 123 | 37 | 23 | 177 | 482 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 26 | NOJ | NBA | C | 37 | 851 | 151 | 358 | .422 | 64 | 80 | .800 | 73 | 189 | 262 | 101 | 30 | 20 | 122 | 366 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 26 | NYK | NBA | C | 30 | 274 | 47 | 115 | .409 | 22 | 25 | .880 | 18 | 59 | 77 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 116 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 27 | NYK | NBA | C | 82 | 1340 | 262 | 607 | .432 | 79 | 99 | .798 | 98 | 291 | 389 | 119 | 26 | 22 | 209 | 603 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 28 | NYK | NBA | C | 11 | 135 | 28 | 57 | .491 | 6 | 7 | .857 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 62 | |||||
| Career | NBA | 568 | 13832 | 2928 | 6386 | .459 | 1301 | 1717 | .758 | 429 | 1163 | 4392 | 1214 | 140 | 105 | 1788 | 7157 |
| 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 | 21 | PHO | NBA | C | 82 | 17.0 | 3.1 | 6.7 | .470 | 1.9 | 3.0 | .640 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 8.2 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 22 | PHO | NBA | C | 82 | 24.8 | 5.2 | 11.5 | .451 | 2.5 | 3.3 | .765 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 12.9 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 23 | PHO | NBA | C | 81 | 26.4 | 6.2 | 13.0 | .479 | 3.2 | 4.2 | .744 | 8.2 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 15.7 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 24 | PHO | NBA | C | 81 | 38.4 | 8.4 | 18.0 | .466 | 3.4 | 4.4 | .786 | 12.4 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 20.2 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 25 | PHO | NBA | C | 82 | 31.1 | 7.0 | 15.2 | .460 | 2.9 | 3.6 | .791 | 2.9 | 7.3 | 10.2 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 16.8 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 26 | TOT | NBA | C | 67 | 16.8 | 3.0 | 7.1 | .419 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .819 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 7.2 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 26 | NOJ | NBA | C | 37 | 23.0 | 4.1 | 9.7 | .422 | 1.7 | 2.2 | .800 | 2.0 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 9.9 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 26 | NYK | NBA | C | 30 | 9.1 | 1.6 | 3.8 | .409 | 0.7 | 0.8 | .880 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 3.9 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 27 | NYK | NBA | C | 82 | 16.3 | 3.2 | 7.4 | .432 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .798 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 7.4 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 28 | NYK | NBA | C | 11 | 12.3 | 2.5 | 5.2 | .491 | 0.5 | 0.6 | .857 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 5.6 | |||||
| Career | NBA | 568 | 24.4 | 5.2 | 11.2 | .459 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .758 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 12.6 |
| 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 | 21 | PHO | NBA | C | 82 | 1394 | 6.6 | 14.1 | .470 | 4.0 | 6.2 | .640 | 11.8 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 17.3 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 22 | PHO | NBA | C | 82 | 2033 | 7.5 | 16.7 | .451 | 3.6 | 4.7 | .765 | 11.9 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 18.7 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 23 | PHO | NBA | C | 81 | 2142 | 8.5 | 17.8 | .479 | 4.3 | 5.8 | .744 | 11.2 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 21.3 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 24 | PHO | NBA | C | 81 | 3114 | 7.8 | 16.8 | .466 | 3.2 | 4.1 | .786 | 11.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 18.9 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 25 | PHO | NBA | C | 82 | 2549 | 8.1 | 17.6 | .460 | 3.3 | 4.2 | .791 | 3.3 | 8.5 | 11.8 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 19.5 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 26 | TOT | NBA | C | 67 | 1125 | 6.3 | 15.1 | .419 | 2.8 | 3.4 | .819 | 2.9 | 7.9 | 10.8 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 5.7 | 15.4 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 26 | NOJ | NBA | C | 37 | 851 | 6.4 | 15.1 | .422 | 2.7 | 3.4 | .800 | 3.1 | 8.0 | 11.1 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 15.5 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 26 | NYK | NBA | C | 30 | 274 | 6.2 | 15.1 | .409 | 2.9 | 3.3 | .880 | 2.4 | 7.8 | 10.1 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 7.2 | 15.2 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 27 | NYK | NBA | C | 82 | 1340 | 7.0 | 16.3 | .432 | 2.1 | 2.7 | .798 | 2.6 | 7.8 | 10.5 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 5.6 | 16.2 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 28 | NYK | NBA | C | 11 | 135 | 7.5 | 15.2 | .491 | 1.6 | 1.9 | .857 | 1.3 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 5.9 | 16.5 | |||||
| Career | NBA | 568 | 13832 | 7.6 | 16.6 | .459 | 3.4 | 4.5 | .758 | 3.0 | 8.1 | 11.4 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 18.6 |
| 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 | 21 | PHO | NBA | C | 82 | 1394 | 14.0 | .512 | .470 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.1 | .071 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 22 | PHO | NBA | C | 82 | 2033 | 16.1 | .497 | .451 | 15.2 | 8.5 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 5.1 | .121 | ||||||||
| 1971-72 | 23 | PHO | NBA | C | 81 | 2142 | 18.4 | .525 | .479 | 14.9 | 10.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 7.1 | .159 | ||||||||
| 1972-73 | 24 | PHO | NBA | C | 81 | 3114 | 18.0 | .507 | .466 | 15.7 | 13.2 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 6.8 | .105 | ||||||||
| 1973-74 | 25 | PHO | NBA | C | 82 | 2549 | 19.1 | .502 | .460 | 9.4 | 23.7 | 16.6 | 19.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 99 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 6.1 | .115 | |||
| 1974-75 | 26 | TOT | NBA | C | 67 | 1125 | 14.8 | .464 | .419 | 7.9 | 23.0 | 15.2 | 16.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 97 | -0.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | .053 | |||
| 1974-75 | 26 | NOJ | NBA | C | 37 | 851 | 15.4 | .465 | .422 | 8.3 | 23.0 | 15.4 | 18.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 97 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .055 | |||
| 1974-75 | 26 | NYK | NBA | C | 30 | 274 | 13.0 | .460 | .409 | 6.8 | 22.8 | 14.7 | 11.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 97 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .046 | |||
| 1975-76 | 27 | NYK | NBA | C | 82 | 1340 | 14.5 | .463 | .432 | 7.4 | 22.7 | 14.9 | 13.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 98 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | .060 | |||
| 1976-77 | 28 | NYK | NBA | C | 11 | 135 | 12.6 | .516 | .491 | 4.0 | 16.8 | 10.5 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 100 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .070 | |||
| Career | NBA | 568 | 13832 | 16.9 | .501 | .459 | 8.4 | 23.1 | 15.5 | 12.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 98 | 15.6 | 14.7 | 30.3 | .105 |
| 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 | 21 | PHO | NBA | C | 5 | 12.6 | 3.4 | 8.6 | .395 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .750 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 8.0 | |||||||||
| 1974-75 | 26 | NYK | NBA | C | 3 | 13.0 | 1.7 | 3.3 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3.3 | ||||||
| Career | NBA | 8 | 12.8 | 2.8 | 6.6 | .415 | 0.8 | 1.0 | .750 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 21 | PHO | NBA | C | 5 | 63 | 9.7 | 24.6 | .395 | 3.4 | 4.6 | .750 | 20.0 | 1.1 | 7.4 | 22.9 | |||||||||
| 1974-75 | 26 | NYK | NBA | C | 3 | 39 | 4.6 | 9.2 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 9.2 | ||||||
| Career | NBA | 8 | 102 | 7.8 | 18.7 | .415 | 2.1 | 2.8 | .750 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 14.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 17.6 |
| 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 | 21 | PHO | NBA | C | 5 | 63 | 17.7 | .430 | .395 | 5.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .036 | |||||||||
| 1974-75 | 26 | NYK | NBA | C | 3 | 39 | 9.7 | .500 | .500 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 105 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | |||
| Career | NBA | 8 | 102 | 14.6 | .442 | .415 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 105 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .022 |
| Thru 8 Years | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Neal Walk | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | |
| Sam Lacey | 85.2 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| Wayne Embry | 84.3 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| Elmore Smith | 83.6 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| Rony Seikaly | 83.0 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | -0.5 |
| Andris Biedrins | 82.6 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Mark West | 82.5 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -0.1 |
| Samuel Dalembert | 82.3 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
| Rick Mahorn | 82.1 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| Gene Moore | 81.9 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | |
| Darryl Dawkins | 81.7 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 0.1 |
| Career | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Neal Walk | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | |||||
| Elmore Smith | 83.6 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | ||||
| Jamaal Magloire | 82.7 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.6 |
| Gene Moore | 81.9 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | |||||
| Darrall Imhoff | 81.8 | 8.2 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.6 |
| Andrew Bogut | 81.4 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 | ||||
| Andris Biedrins | 80.5 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | |||
| Steve Stipanovich | 79.2 | 9.0 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 3.6 | |||||||
| Rony Seikaly | 77.5 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -0.5 | |
| Jack Nichols | 76.1 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | ||||
| Tom Boerwinkle | 75.7 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | ||
April 7, 1969: Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1969 NBA Draft.
September 16, 1974: Traded by the Phoenix Suns with a 1975 2nd round draft pick (Clyde Mayes) to the New Orleans Jazz for Dennis Awtrey, Nate Hawthorne, Curtis Perry and a 1976 1st round draft pick (Adrian Dantley).
February 1, 1975: Traded by the New Orleans Jazz with Jim Barnett to the New York Knicks for Henry Bibby and a 1975 1st round draft pick (Bill Robinzine).
November 22, 1976: Waived by the New York Knicks.
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