Chet Walker F

Current Team: N/A

Born: Feb 22, 1940 (Passed away Jun 8, 2024, aged 84)

Birthplace/Hometown: Benton Harbor, Michigan

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-6 (198cm)     Weight: 212 (96kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1962 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 2, Pick 5, Syracuse Nationals

Pre-Draft Team: Bradley (Sr)

High School: Benton Harbor High School [Benton Harbor, Michigan]

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Chet Walker Player Profile

NBA Career

13 Years Of Service - Hall of Fame Player, NBA Champion, 7x All-Star

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1962-63 SYR 78 - 25.5 12.27 4.51 9.63 .469 - - - 3.24 4.64 .699 - - 7.19 1.06 - - - 2.82
1963-64 ☆ PHL 76 - 36.5 17.29 6.47 14.71 .440 - - - 4.34 6.11 .711 - - 10.32 1.63 - - - 3.05
1964-65 PHL 79 - 27.7 13.19 4.77 11.85 .403 - - - 3.65 4.91 .742 - - 6.68 1.67 - - - 2.53
1965-66 ☆ PHL 80 - 32.5 15.26 5.54 12.28 .451 - - - 4.19 5.85 .716 - - 7.95 2.51 - - - 2.98
1966-67 ☆ PHL 81 - 33.2 19.35 6.93 14.20 .488 - - - 5.49 7.17 .766 - - 8.15 2.32 - - - 2.86
1967-68 PHL 82 - 32.0 17.87 6.57 14.29 .460 - - - 4.72 6.50 .726 - - 7.40 1.91 - - - 3.07
1968-69 PHL 82 - 33.6 18.01 6.76 13.96 .484 - - - 4.50 5.60 .804 - - 7.80 1.76 - - - 2.98
1969-70 ☆ CHI 78 - 34.9 21.47 7.64 16.01 .477 - - - 6.19 7.28 .850 - - 7.74 2.46 - - - 2.60
1970-71 ☆ CHI 81 - 36.1 21.98 8.02 17.26 .465 - - - 5.93 6.90 .859 - - 7.26 2.21 - - - 2.31
1971-72 CHI 78 - 33.2 22.04 7.94 15.71 .505 - - - 6.17 7.28 .847 - - 6.06 2.28 - - - 2.19
1972-73 ☆ CHI 79 - 31.1 19.87 7.56 15.80 .478 - - - 4.76 5.72 .832 - - 5.00 2.27 - - - 2.10
1973-74 ☆ CHI 82 - 32.5 19.30 6.98 14.37 .486 - - - 5.35 6.12 .875 1.60 3.35 4.95 2.44 0.83 0.05 - 2.45
1974-75 CHI 76 - 32.3 19.22 6.89 14.16 .487 - - - 5.43 6.32 .860 1.50 4.18 5.68 2.22 0.64 0.08 - 2.38
CAREER   1032 - 32.4 18.25 6.66 14.17 .470 - - - 4.92 6.19 .796 1.55 3.75 7.09 2.06 0.74 0.06 - 2.64

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1962-63 SYR 78 - 1,992 957 352 751 .469 - - - 253 362 .699 - - 561 83 - - - 220
1963-64 ☆ PHL 76 - 2,775 1,314 492 1,118 .440 - - - 330 464 .711 - - 784 124 - - - 232
1964-65 PHL 79 - 2,187 1,042 377 936 .403 - - - 288 388 .742 - - 528 132 - - - 200
1965-66 ☆ PHL 80 - 2,603 1,221 443 982 .451 - - - 335 468 .716 - - 636 201 - - - 238
1966-67 ☆ PHL 81 - 2,691 1,567 561 1,150 .488 - - - 445 581 .766 - - 660 188 - - - 232
1967-68 PHL 82 - 2,623 1,465 539 1,172 .460 - - - 387 533 .726 - - 607 157 - - - 252
1968-69 PHL 82 - 2,753 1,477 554 1,145 .484 - - - 369 459 .804 - - 640 144 - - - 244
1969-70 ☆ CHI 78 - 2,726 1,675 596 1,249 .477 - - - 483 568 .850 - - 604 192 - - - 203
1970-71 ☆ CHI 81 - 2,927 1,780 650 1,398 .465 - - - 480 559 .859 - - 588 179 - - - 187
1971-72 CHI 78 - 2,588 1,719 619 1,225 .505 - - - 481 568 .847 - - 473 178 - - - 171
1972-73 ☆ CHI 79 - 2,455 1,570 597 1,248 .478 - - - 376 452 .832 - - 395 179 - - - 166
1973-74 ☆ CHI 82 - 2,661 1,583 572 1,178 .486 - - - 439 502 .875 131 275 406 200 68 4 - 201
1974-75 CHI 76 - 2,452 1,461 524 1,076 .487 - - - 413 480 .860 114 318 432 169 49 6 - 181
CAREER   1032 - 33,433 18,831 6,876 14,628 .470 - - - 5,079 6,384 .796 245 593 7,314 2,126 117 10 - 2,727

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1962-63 SYR 78 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 - - 0.48 47 30 .610 3.30 2.00 5.30
1963-64 ☆ PHL 76 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181 - - 0.42 32 44 .421 3.50 1.90 5.40
1964-65 PHL 79 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 - - 0.41 40 39 .506 1.80 1.90 3.70
1965-66 ☆ PHL 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 - - 0.48 55 25 .688 4.20 3.50 7.80
1966-67 ☆ PHL 81 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 - - 0.51 68 13 .840 7.40 2.70 10.10
1967-68 PHL 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 - - 0.45 62 20 .756 4.50 3.70 8.20
1968-69 PHL 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 - - 0.40 55 27 .671 6.80 2.90 9.80
1969-70 ☆ CHI 78 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .218 - - 0.45 36 42 .462 7.00 2.70 9.80
1970-71 ☆ CHI 81 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .240 - - 0.40 50 31 .617 7.50 3.40 10.90
1971-72 CHI 78 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .225 - - 0.46 53 25 .679 10.00 4.50 14.50
1972-73 ☆ CHI 79 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 - - 0.36 50 29 .633 7.20 3.60 10.90
1973-74 ☆ CHI 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 - - 0.43 54 28 .659 7.40 3.20 10.60
1974-75 CHI 76 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 - - 0.45 45 31 .592 7.60 2.90 10.50
CAREER   1032 - 0 0 3 0 0 0 .194 - - 0.44 647 384 .628 78.20 38.90 117.50

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1962-63 SYR 78 - .526 .469 - - - - - - - - 116.76 - 1.27 - - 14.67
1963-64 ☆ PHL 76 - .497 .440 - - - - - - - - 115.13 - 1.18 - - 15.36
1964-65 PHL 79 - .471 .403 - - - 8.53 - - - - 114.50 - 1.11 - - 14.29
1965-66 ☆ PHL 80 - .514 .451 - - - 9.93 - - - - 116.69 - 1.24 - - 15.11
1966-67 ☆ PHL 81 - .557 .488 - - - 8.80 - - - - 125.37 - 1.36 - - 18.16
1967-68 PHL 82 - .521 .460 - - - 7.51 - - - - 118.60 - 1.25 - - 15.38
1968-69 PHL 82 - .548 .484 - - - 7.01 - - - - 128.78 - 1.29 - - 16.83
1969-70 ☆ CHI 78 - .559 .477 - - - 10.23 - - - - 132.75 - 1.34 - - 18.71
1970-71 ☆ CHI 81 - .541 .465 - - - 9.36 - - - - 132.36 - 1.27 - - 19.07
1971-72 CHI 78 - .583 .505 - - - 10.49 - - - - 135.21 - 1.40 - - 21.89
1972-73 ☆ CHI 79 - .543 .478 - - - 11.48 - - - - 131.02 - 1.26 - - 20.49
1973-74 ☆ CHI 82 - .566 .486 5.02 10.90 7.91 12.18 - 1.18 0.08 - 136.01 - 1.34 - 96.5 18.43
1974-75 CHI 76 - .568 .487 4.92 13.59 9.28 11.83 - 0.96 0.14 - 134.74 - 1.36 - 96.8 19.42
CAREER   1032 - .540 .470 4.98 12.19 8.57 9.63 - 1.07 0.11 - 126.56 - 1.29 - 96.6 17.60

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NBA Transactions

Mar 26, 1962 - The Syracuse Nationals selected Chet Walker in Round 2 with Pick 5 in the 1962 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1962 - Chet Walker signed a multi-year contract with the Syracuse Nationals.
Sep 2, 1969 - Chet Walker was acquired by the Chicago Bulls from the Philadelphia Sixers in a trade.
Jul 1, 1975 - Chet Walker, previously with the Chicago Bulls, became a free agent.
Jun 8, 2024 - Chet Walker passed away. He was 84 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1967
All-Rookie First Team - 1963

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1962-63 SYR 5 - 26.0 15.20 5.40 10.60 .509 - - - 4.40 6.00 .733 - - 9.40 1.80 - - - 1.60
1963-64 PHL 5 - 38.0 18.80 6.00 15.40 .390 - - - 6.80 9.20 .739 - - 10.40 2.60 - - - 3.00
1964-65 PHL 11 - 42.6 20.27 7.55 15.73 .480 - - - 5.18 6.82 .760 - - 7.18 1.64 - - - 3.45
1965-66 PHL 5 - 36.2 14.60 4.80 12.80 .375 - - - 5.00 6.20 .806 - - 7.40 3.00 - - - 3.60
1966-67 PHL 15 - 36.7 21.73 7.67 16.40 .467 - - - 6.40 7.93 .807 - - 7.60 2.13 - - - 2.93
1967-68 PHL 13 - 37.3 19.08 6.62 16.15 .410 - - - 5.85 8.62 .679 - - 7.38 1.85 - - - 3.38
1968-69 PHL 4 - 27.3 13.50 5.75 10.75 .535 - - - 2.00 3.00 .667 - - 5.75 2.00 - - - 1.25
1969-70 CHI 5 - 35.6 19.40 7.00 16.60 .422 - - - 5.40 6.60 .818 - - 8.40 2.20 - - - 2.80
1970-71 CHI 7 - 33.4 15.00 6.29 14.29 .440 - - - 2.43 3.43 .708 - - 7.14 3.14 - - - 2.86
1971-72 CHI 4 - 24.3 11.25 4.00 9.50 .421 - - - 3.25 4.00 .813 - - 3.50 1.00 - - - 1.75
1972-73 CHI 7 - 32.7 16.71 6.00 17.29 .347 - - - 4.71 5.29 .892 - - 8.86 2.00 - - - 2.14
1973-74 CHI 11 - 36.6 20.91 7.36 14.45 .509 - - - 6.18 7.18 .861 2.36 3.18 5.55 1.64 0.91 0.09 - 2.36
1974-75 CHI 13 - 33.2 17.54 6.23 12.62 .494 - - - 5.08 5.77 .880 0.77 3.85 4.62 1.85 1.00 0.08 - 2.46
CAREER   105 - 35.1 18.25 6.54 14.58 .449 - - - 5.16 6.56 .787 1.50 3.54 7.02 2.02 0.96 0.08 - 2.72

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1962-63 SYR 5 - 130 76 27 53 .509 - - - 22 30 .733 - - 47 9 - - - 8
1963-64 PHL 5 - 190 94 30 77 .390 - - - 34 46 .739 - - 52 13 - - - 15
1964-65 PHL 11 - 469 223 83 173 .480 - - - 57 75 .760 - - 79 18 - - - 38
1965-66 PHL 5 - 181 73 24 64 .375 - - - 25 31 .806 - - 37 15 - - - 18
1966-67 PHL 15 - 551 326 115 246 .467 - - - 96 119 .807 - - 114 32 - - - 44
1967-68 PHL 13 - 485 248 86 210 .410 - - - 76 112 .679 - - 96 24 - - - 44
1968-69 PHL 4 - 109 54 23 43 .535 - - - 8 12 .667 - - 23 8 - - - 5
1969-70 CHI 5 - 178 97 35 83 .422 - - - 27 33 .818 - - 42 11 - - - 14
1970-71 CHI 7 - 234 105 44 100 .440 - - - 17 24 .708 - - 50 22 - - - 20
1971-72 CHI 4 - 97 45 16 38 .421 - - - 13 16 .813 - - 14 4 - - - 7
1972-73 CHI 7 - 229 117 42 121 .347 - - - 33 37 .892 - - 62 14 - - - 15
1973-74 CHI 11 - 403 230 81 159 .509 - - - 68 79 .861 26 35 61 18 10 1 - 26
1974-75 CHI 13 - 432 228 81 164 .494 - - - 66 75 .880 10 50 60 24 13 1 - 32
CAREER   105 - 3,688 1,916 687 1,531 .449 - - - 542 689 .787 36 85 737 212 23 2 - 286

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1962-63 SYR 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 - - 0.57 2 3 .400 0.40 - 0.40
1963-64 PHL 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 - - 0.60 2 3 .400 0.20 - 0.30
1964-65 PHL 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 - - 0.43 6 5 .545 1.00 0.30 1.30
1965-66 PHL 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 - - 0.48 1 4 .200 0.10 0.30 0.30
1966-67 PHL 15 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 - - 0.48 11 4 .733 1.70 0.60 2.30
1967-68 PHL 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 - - 0.53 7 6 .538 0.30 0.60 0.90
1968-69 PHL 4 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 - - 0.28 0 4 .000 0.30 - 0.30
1969-70 CHI 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 - - 0.40 1 4 .200 0.20 0.10 0.30
1970-71 CHI 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 - - 0.24 3 4 .429 0.20 0.10 0.30
1971-72 CHI 4 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119 - - 0.42 0 4 .000 0.10 - 0.10
1972-73 CHI 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 - - 0.31 3 4 .429 -0.20 0.40 0.20
1973-74 CHI 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 - - 0.50 4 7 .364 1.60 -0.10 1.60
1974-75 CHI 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 - - 0.46 7 6 .538 1.30 0.60 1.80
CAREER   105 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 - - 0.45 47 58 .448 7.20 2.90 10.10

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1962-63 SYR 5 - .574 .509 - - - 9.69 - - - - 124.28 - 1.43 - - 19.04
1963-64 PHL 5 - .483 .390 - - - 9.89 - - - - 112.87 - 1.22 - - 13.84
1964-65 PHL 11 - .541 .480 - - - 5.61 - - - - 123.98 - 1.29 - - 14.41
1965-66 PHL 5 - .470 .375 - - - 12.57 - - - - 118.15 - 1.14 - - 12.04
1966-67 PHL 15 - .546 .467 - - - 7.62 - - - - 127.42 - 1.33 - - 17.16
1967-68 PHL 13 - .478 .410 - - - 6.99 - - - - 108.81 - 1.18 - - 12.86
1968-69 PHL 4 - .559 .535 - - - 11.49 - - - - 120.16 - 1.26 - - 17.04
1969-70 CHI 5 - .497 .422 - - - 8.39 - - - - 123.99 - 1.17 - - 15.78
1970-71 CHI 7 - .475 .440 - - - 13.63 - - - - 114.83 - 1.05 - - 14.10
1971-72 CHI 4 - .500 .421 - - - 5.81 - - - - 123.36 - 1.18 - - 12.94
1972-73 CHI 7 - .426 .347 - - - 9.46 - - - - 123.90 - 0.97 - - 15.36
1973-74 CHI 11 - .594 .509 6.14 10.37 8.02 7.66 - 1.23 0.14 - 137.02 - 1.45 - 105.2 19.68
1974-75 CHI 13 - .579 .494 2.38 12.15 7.21 9.73 - 1.48 0.13 - 137.39 - 1.39 - 95.9 17.99
CAREER   105 - .522 .449 4.27 11.31 7.59 8.41 - 1.36 0.14 - 123.54 - 1.25 - 100.2 15.77

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1974
Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1964, 1966, 1967
Western All-Star Coaches Selection - 1970, 1971, 1973

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1964 East 1 - 12 4 2 5 .400 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 0 0 - - - 1
1966 East 1 - 25 8 3 10 .300 - - - 2 3 .667 - - 6 4 - - - 2
1967 East 1 - 22 15 6 9 .667 - - - 3 4 .750 - - 4 2 - - - 2
1970 West 1 - 17 4 1 3 .333 - - - 2 2 1.000 - - 2 1 - - - 2
1971 West 1 - 19 10 3 9 .333 - - - 4 5 .800 - - 3 1 - - - 1
1973 West 1 - 16 4 1 5 .200 - - - 2 2 1.000 - - 1 0 - - - 2
1974 West 1 - 14 12 4 5 .800 - - - 4 4 1.000 0 2 2 1 0 0 - 1
TOTAL   7 - 125 57 20 46 .435 - - - 17 20 .850 0 18 18 9 0 0 - 11
AVERAGES   7 - 17.9 8.14 2.86 6.57 .435 - - - 2.43 2.86 .850 0.00 2.57 2.57 1.29 0.00 0.00 - 1.57

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NCAA Career

College: Bradley (1962)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1958-59 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1959-60 Bradley So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1960-61 Bradley Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1961-62 Bradley Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

Consensus All-American First Team - 1961, 1962
NABC All-American First Team - 1961, 1962
NABC All-American Second Team - 1960
AP All-American First Team - 1961, 1962
AP All-American Second Team - 1960
USBWA All-American First Team - 1961, 1962
Sporting News All-American First Team - 1962
Sporting News All-American Second Team - 1961
UPI All-American First Team - 1961, 1962
UPI All-American Second Team - 1960
NEA All-American First Team - 1962
NEA All-American Third Team - 1961
NCAB All-American First Team - 1961

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Basketball Hall Of Famer, Bulls Legend Chet Walker Passes Away At 84

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Chet Walker?

Chet Walker is 84 years old.

What is the height of Chet Walker?

Chet Walker is 6-6 (198cm) tall.

What is the weight of Chet Walker?

Chet Walker is 212 lbs (96kg).

What is the birthday of Chet Walker?

Chet Walker was born on Feb 22, 1940.

What position does Chet Walker play?

Chet Walker plays the F position.

What was the pre-draft team of Chet Walker?

Chet Walker was drafted out of Bradley.

What high school did Chet Walker attend?

Chet Walker attended Benton Harbor High School in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

What nationality is Chet Walker?

Chet Walker has a United States nationality.

Where was Chet Walker born?

Chet Walker was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

How many NBA seasons has Chet Walker played?

Chet Walker played 13 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Chet Walker?

Chet Walker had career averages 18.2 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists in 1,032 games.

What are the career totals of Chet Walker?

Chet Walker had career totals of 18,831 points, 7,314 rebounds, 2,126 assists, 10 blocks, 117 steals in 1,032 games.

How many teams has Chet Walker been on?

Chet Walker played for 3 NBA teams in his career - Chicago Bulls, Philadelphia Sixers, Syracuse Nationals.

When was Chet Walker drafted?

Chet Walker was drafted in the 2nd round (#14 overall) of the 1962 NBA Draft by the Syracuse Nationals.

What is Chet Walker's career high in points?

Chet Walker averaged a career high 22.0 points per game in 1971-1972.

What is Chet Walker's career high in rebounds?

Chet Walker averaged a career high 10.3 rebounds per game in 1963-1964.

What is Chet Walker's career high in assists?

Chet Walker averaged a career high 2.5 assists per game in 1965-1966.

What is the career PER of Chet Walker's?

Chet Walker had a career PER of 17.6.

Is Chet Walker in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Chet Walker was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.

How many championships has Chet Walker won?

Chet Walker has won 1 NBA championships.

How many All-Star teams has Chet Walker been on?

Chet Walker is a 7x All-Star.