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Walter Dukes
Position: Center
Full Name: Walter F. Dukes
Nickname: Walt, Wally
Born: June 23, 1930 in Rochester, New York
Height: 7-0
Weight: 220
High School: East in Rochester, New York
College: Seton Hall University
Drafted: 1st Round, 8th Pick - New York Knicks, 1953
Jersey#: 24, 6 (New York Knicks), 23 (Detroit Pistons)
Played for the Lakers from 1956 to 1957
Dukes helped the Lakers win the 1956-57 NBA Western Division in his second season with the team. While with the Pistons, he was named to the 1960 and 1961 NBA All-Star West Teams. Dukes averaged double figures in rebounds in six of his eight seasons in the NBA, and had career averages of 11.3 rebounds per game and 10.4 points per game.
Dukes led the NBA in Personal Fouls in 1958 (311) and 1959 (332) and led the NBA in disqualifications four consecutive seasons between 1958-59 and 1961-62 - still an NBA record. His 121 career disqualifications (in only eight seasons) rank second in the NBA to Vern Mikkelsen.
Regular Season Stats
| YEAR | TEAM | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NYK | 60 | 1290 | 149 | 370 | .403 | 167 | 236 | .708 | 0 | 0 | - | 443 | 7.4 | 39 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 465 | 7.8 |
| 1957 | MIE | 71 | 1866 | 228 | 626 | .364 | 264 | 383 | .689 | 0 | 0 | - | 794 | 11.2 | 54 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 720 | 10.1 |
| 1958 | DET | 72 | 2184 | 278 | 796 | .349 | 247 | 366 | .675 | 0 | 0 | - | 954 | 13.3 | 52 | 311 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 803 | 11.2 |
| 1959 | DET | 72 | 2338 | 318 | 904 | .352 | 297 | 452 | .657 | 0 | 0 | - | 958 | 13.3 | 64 | 332 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 933 | 13.0 |
| 1960 | DET | 66 | 2140 | 314 | 871 | .361 | 376 | 508 | .740 | 0 | 0 | - | 883 | 13.4 | 80 | 310 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1004 | 15.2 |
| 1961 | DET | 73 | 2044 | 286 | 706 | .405 | 281 | 400 | .703 | 0 | 0 | - | 1028 | 14.1 | 139 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 853 | 11.7 |
| 1962 | DET | 77 | 1896 | 256 | 647 | .396 | 208 | 291 | .715 | 0 | 0 | - | 803 | 10.4 | 125 | 327 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 720 | 9.4 |
| 1963 | DET | 62 | 913 | 83 | 255 | .325 | 101 | 137 | .737 | 0 | 0 | - | 360 | 5.8 | 55 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 4.3 |
| CAREER | 553 | 14671 | 1912 | 5175 | .369 | 1941 | 2773 | .700 | 0 | 0 | - | 6223 | 11.3 | 608 | 2260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5765 | 10.4 | |
Playoff Stats
| YEAR | TEAM | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | MIE | 5 | 177 | 24 | 57 | .421 | 20 | 27 | .741 | 0 | 0 | - | 74 | 14.8 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 13.6 |
| 1958 | DET | 7 | 286 | 37 | 101 | .366 | 37 | 56 | .661 | 0 | 0 | - | 97 | 13.9 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 15.9 |
| 1959 | DET | 3 | 113 | 15 | 30 | .500 | 13 | 17 | .765 | 0 | 0 | - | 40 | 13.3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 14.3 |
| 1960 | DET | 2 | 78 | 16 | 31 | .516 | 16 | 22 | .727 | 0 | 0 | - | 33 | 16.5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 1961 | DET | 5 | 152 | 20 | 53 | .377 | 10 | 18 | .556 | 0 | 0 | - | 49 | 9.8 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 10.0 |
| 1962 | DET | 10 | 342 | 39 | 91 | .429 | 46 | 61 | .754 | 0 | 0 | - | 138 | 13.8 | 24 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 12.4 |
| 1963 | DET | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 |
| CAREER | 35 | 1156 | 151 | 363 | .416 | 145 | 204 | .711 | 0 | 0 | - | 432 | 12.3 | 51 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 447 | 12.8 | |
