Lee Winfield | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lb: | 174 |
Birth Date: | 4 February 1947 |
Birth Place: | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
High School: | Sumner (St. Louis, Missouri) |
College: |
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Draft Year: | 1969 |
Draft Round: | 3 |
Draft Pick: | 32 |
Draft Team: | Seattle SuperSonics |
Career Start: | 1969 |
Career End: | 1976 |
Career Number: | 11, 3 |
Career Position: | Point guard |
Years1: | – |
Team1: | Seattle SuperSonics |
Years2: | – |
Team2: | Buffalo Braves |
Team3: | Kansas City Kings |
Stats League: | NBA |
Stat1label: | Points |
Stat1value: | 2,959 (7.3 ppg) |
Stat2label: | Rebounds |
Stat2value: | 828 (2.1 rpg) |
Stat3label: | Assists |
Stat3value: | 1,003 (2.5 apg) |
Leroy Winfield (February 4, 1947 – February 4, 2011) was an American professional basketball player.
A 6'2" guard from North Texas State University, Winfield played in the National Basketball Association from 1969 to 1976 as a member of the Seattle SuperSonics, Buffalo Braves, and Kansas City Kings. His most productive seasons came in 1970–71 and 1971–72 when he averaged more than 10 points a game with Seattle. He was also a member of the Braves' 1974 and 1975 playoff teams. He averaged 7.3 points per game in his professional career.[1]
Winfield later worked as an assistant coach at Saint Louis University,[2] the University of Missouri,[3] and St. Louis Community College.[4]
He died on his 64th birthday after a battle with colon cancer.[5]
Source[1]
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seattle | 64 | 12.0 | .479 | .750 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 5.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seattle | 79 | 20.3 | .466 | .664 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 10.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seattle | 81 | 25.2 | .496 | .668 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 10.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seattle | 53 | 20.0 | .431 | .574 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 6.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 36 | 12.0 | .352 | .635 | 1.2 | 1.3 | .4 | .1 | 3.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 68 | 18.5 | .526 | .721 | 1.9 | 2.0 | .6 | .4 | 5.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas City | 22 | 9.7 | .485 | .643 | 1.1 | .9 | .5 | .3 | 3.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career | 403 | 18.3 | .474 | .668 | 2.1 | 2.5 | .5 | .3 | 7.3Playoffs
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