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.
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Personal information | |
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Born | (1941-12-23) December 23, 1941 (age 80) New York City, New York |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 189 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Samuel Gompers (Bronx, New York) |
College | St. Bonaventure (1960–1964) |
NBA draft | 1964 / Round: 4 / Pick: 26th overall |
Selected by the New York Knicks | |
Playing career | 1967–1971 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 4, 12, 16, 15, 11 |
Career history | |
1967–1968 | New York Knicks |
1968–1969 | Los Angeles Lakers |
1969–1970 | Milwaukee Bucks |
1970 | Buffalo Braves |
1970–1971 | Philadelphia 76ers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 2,031 |
Rebounds | 746 |
Assists | 610 |
Stats ![]() | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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 |
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