Dick Snyder

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Dick Snyder
Personal information
Born (1944-02-01) February 1, 1944 (age 81)
North Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school Hoover (North Canton, Ohio)
College Davidson (1963–1966)
NBA draft 1966: 2nd round, 14th overall pick
Drafted by St. Louis Hawks
Playing career1966–1979
Position Small forward / shooting guard
Number10, 11
Career history
19661968 St. Louis Hawks
19681969 Phoenix Suns
19691974 Seattle SuperSonics
19741977 Cleveland Cavaliers
1978–1979 Seattle SuperSonics
Career highlights
Career statistics
Points 11,755 (12.2 ppg)
Rebounds 2,732 (2.8 rpg)
Assists 2,767 (2.9 apg)
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Richard J. Snyder Jr. (born February 1, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the St. Louis Hawks, Phoenix Suns, Seattle SuperSonics, and Cleveland Cavaliers. Snyder graduated from Davidson College and was drafted by the Hawks in the second round of the 1966 NBA draft. A solid shooting guard who also played small forward on occasion, Snyder achieved his greatest basketball successes with the SuperSonics franchise.

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During the early 1970s, Snyder was often among the league leaders in field goal percentage. [1] Perhaps his best season statistically was the 1970–71 season when he averaged 19.4 points per game and was fifth in the league in both field goal and free throw percentage. [1] Traded to Cleveland after the 1974 season, Snyder returned to the SuperSonics in his final season in 1978–79 where he earned an NBA championship ring.

Snyder was a star football, baseball, and basketball player in high school and also pitched and played outfield for Davidson's baseball team. In 2011, he was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame. [2]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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
 * Led the league

NBA

Source [1]

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGSTLBLKPPG
1966–67 St. Louis 5512.3.432.7541.71.16.1
1967–68 St. Louis 7521.6.419.7722.62.28.6
1968–69 Phoenix 8126.0.472.7254.02.612.1
1969–70 Phoenix 6*24.5.489.8752.51.58.5
1969–70 Seattle 76*30.1.531.8104.14.413.6
1970–71 Seattle 8234.4.531.8373.14.319.4
1971–72 Seattle 7334.7.529.8423.13.916.6
1972–73 Seattle 82*37.3.463.8613.93.813.8
1973–74 Seattle 7436.1.481.8664.13.61.2.418.1
1974–75 Cleveland 8231.6.504.8462.93.4.8.514.2
1975–76 Cleveland 828227.7.501.8242.42.7.7.412.6
1976–77 Cleveland 8220.5.456.8521.82.0.5.49.3
1977–78 Cleveland 5811.4.444.875.81.0.4.34.8
1978–79 Seattle 569.6.433.843.91.1.3.13.7
Career9648226.6.488.8242.82.9.7.412.2

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGSTLBLKPPG
1967 St. Louis 12.0.0.0.0
1968 St. Louis 415.5.455.8001.31.06.0
1976 Cleveland 1328.0.451.8182.22.4.8.512.0
1977 Cleveland 317.7.296.4001.71.3.3.76.0
1978 Cleveland 13.0.0.0.0.0.0
1979 Seattle 99.8.323.6671.21.1.4.32.9
Career3118.5.416.7321.61.6.6.47.2

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dick Snyder NBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  2. "2011 Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony" (PDF). May 21, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 23, 2011.