Frederick Russell Crawford Jr. (born December 23, 1941[1]) is a former American basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Crawford was drafted in the fourth round of the 1964 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. Previously, he had been drafted by the Knicks in the 1963 NBA draft. He eventually played with the Knicks in the NBA in 1967. The following year, he was sold to the Los Angeles Lakers. In 1969, he was again sold, this time to the Milwaukee Bucks. Later, Crawford was selected by the Buffalo Braves in the 1970 NBA Expansion Draft. He was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers later that year.

Freddie Crawford
Crawford in 1962
Personal information
Born (1941-12-23) December 23, 1941 (age 82)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolSamuel Gompers
(Bronx, New York)
CollegeSt. Bonaventure (1960–1964)
NBA draft1964: 4th round, 26th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career1967–1971
PositionShooting guard
Number4, 12, 16, 15, 11
Career history
19671968New York Knicks
19681969Los Angeles Lakers
1969–1970Milwaukee Bucks
1970Buffalo Braves
1970–1971Philadelphia 76ers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points2,031
Rebounds746
Assists610
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

NBA career statistics

edit
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

edit
 
Crawford with the Lakers in 1969
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1966–67 New York 19 - 10.1 .379 - .632 2.5 0.6 - - 5.9
1967–68 New York 31 - 13.7 .367 - .627 2.7 1.5 - - 5.4
1967–68 Los Angeles 38 - 19.9 .482 - .617 2.9 2.5 - - 10.3
1968–69 Los Angeles 81 - 20.9 .465 - .539 2.7 1.9 - - 6.2
1969–70 Milwaukee 77 - 17.3 .480 - .682 2.4 2.9 - - 7.6
1970–71 Buffalo 15 - 13.5 .340 - .615 2.3 1.6 - - 5.9
1970–71 Philadelphia 36 - 12.5 .423 - .444 1.9 1.5 - - 5.0
Career 297 - 17.0 .446 - .595 2.5 2.1 - - 6.8

Playoffs

edit
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1966–67 New York 4 - 28.0 .425 - .500 6.0 4.0 - - 17.0
1967–68 Los Angeles 15 - 17.1 .434 - .543 2.3 1.1 - - 6.1
1968–69 Los Angeles 5 - 4.0 .500 - .000 0.6 0.6 - - 0.8
1969–70 Milwaukee 10 - 20.8 .386 - .833 3.5 3.7 - - 8.8
1970–71 Philadelphia 1 - 9.0 .500 - .750 0.0 1.0 - - 7.0
Career 35 - 17.3 .417 - .632 2.8 2.1 - - 7.4

References

edit
  1. ^ "Freddie Crawford". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 16, 2011.