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Walter Dukes

Career (regular season)

GP: 553
PTS: 10.4
REB: 11.3
AST: 1.1

Personal details

Position: Center
Height and weight: 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) · 100 kg (220 lb)
Born: June 23, 1930
Died: † March 13, 2001 (aged 70)
Birthplace: Rochester, Estados Unidos
School / club: Seton Hall
Draft: 1953
NBA career: 1955-1962 · 8 seasons

Stats

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Regular season

Season	Team	GP	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1955-56	NYK	60	465	443	39	1,290	—	—	—	40.3	—	70.8
1956-57	MNL	71	720	794	54	1,866	—	—	—	36.4	—	68.9
1957-58	DET	72	803	954	52	2,184	—	—	—	34.9	—	67.5
1958-59	DET	72	933	958	64	2,338	—	—	—	35.2	—	65.7
1959-60	DET	66	1,004	883	80	2,140	—	—	—	36.1	—	74.0
1960-61	DET	73	853	1,028	139	2,044	—	—	—	40.5	—	70.3
1961-62	DET	77	720	803	125	1,896	—	—	—	39.6	—	71.5
1962-63	DET	62	267	360	55	913	—	—	—	32.5	—	73.7
Career		553	5,765	6,223	608	14,671	—	—	—	36.9	—	70.0

Playoffs

Season	Team	GP	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1956-57	MNL	5	68	74	5	177	—	—	—	42.1	—	74.1
1957-58	DET	7	111	97	4	286	—	—	—	36.6	—	66.1
1958-59	DET	3	43	40	3	113	—	—	—	50.0	—	76.5
1959-60	DET	2	48	33	2	78	—	—	—	51.6	—	72.7
1960-61	DET	5	50	49	11	152	—	—	—	37.7	—	55.6
1961-62	DET	10	124	138	24	347	—	—	—	42.9	—	75.4
1962-63	DET	3	3	1	2	8	—	—	—	—	—	100.0
Career		35	447	432	51	1,161	—	—	—	41.6	—	71.1

Awards and titles

All-Star (2): 1960 (starter), 1961

Draft

1953 · territorial pick · New York Knicks · Seton Hall

Transactions

Oct 26, 1956 · Trade

The New York Knicks traded Walter Dukes and Burdette Haldorson to the Minneapolis Lakers for Jerry Bird, Phil Jordon and Slater Martin.
Sep 12, 1957 · Trade

The Minneapolis Lakers traded Walter Dukes to the Detroit Pistons for Larry Foust.

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