Walt Frazier vs. Chris Gatling Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Gatling and Walt Frazier, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Walt Frazier played 13 years in the NBA, 2 more than Chris Gatling, who played 11. Walt Frazier had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, while Chris Gatling had his rookie season in 1991-92. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Walt Frazier 13 8 1967-68 to 1979-80
Chris Gatling 11 5 1991-92 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Walt Frazier Chris Gatling
Season 1967-681991-92
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisWarriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 74 21.5 9.0 - - 4.2 4.1 - - - 2.7 3.5 7.7 .451 - - - 2.1 3.2 .655
Chris Gatling 54 11.3 5.7 1.4 2.0 3.4 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.9 2.2 3.8 .568 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 2.0 .661
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 4 29.8 9.5 - - 5.5 6.3 - - - 3.0 3.0 8.3 .364 - - - 3.5 4.5 .778
Chris Gatling 4 20.3 12.5 2.3 4.0 6.3 0.0 0.5 2.5 0.3 3.5 4.5 7.3 .621 0.0 0.0 - 3.5 5.5 .636

Season 2

Walt Frazier Chris Gatling
Season 1968-691992-93
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 80 36.9 17.5 - - 6.2 7.9 - - - 3.1 6.6 13.2 .505 - - - 4.3 5.7 .746
Chris Gatling 70 17.8 9.3 1.8 2.7 4.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.5 2.8 3.6 6.6 .539 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 3.0 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 10 41.5 21.2 - - 7.4 9.1 - - - 3.0 8.9 17.7 .503 - - - 3.4 5.7 .596
Chris Gatling ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Walt Frazier Chris Gatling
Season 1969-701993-94
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionWarriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 77 39.5 20.9 - - 6.0 8.2 - - - 2.6 7.8 15.0 .518 - - - 5.3 7.1 .748
Chris Gatling 82 15.8 8.2 1.7 3.1 4.8 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.0 2.7 3.3 5.6 .588 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.5 .620
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 19 43.9 16.0 - - 7.8 8.2 - - - 2.8 6.2 13.0 .478 - - - 3.6 4.7 .764
Chris Gatling 3 18.0 8.7 2.3 3.3 5.7 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.7 3.3 2.7 4.3 .615 0.0 0.0 - 3.3 4.3 .769

Season 4

Walt Frazier Chris Gatling
Season 1970-711994-95
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 80 43.2 21.7 - - 6.8 6.7 - - - 3.0 8.1 16.5 .494 - - - 5.4 7.0 .779
Chris Gatling 58 25.3 13.7 2.5 5.2 7.6 0.9 0.7 0.9 2.0 3.2 5.6 8.8 .633 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 4.3 .592
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 12 41.8 22.6 - - 5.8 4.5 - - - 3.8 9.0 17.0 .529 - - - 4.6 6.3 .733
Chris Gatling ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Walt Frazier Chris Gatling
Season 1971-721995-96
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 77 40.6 23.2 - - 6.7 5.8 - - - 2.4 8.7 17.0 .512 - - - 5.8 7.2 .808
Chris Gatling 71 20.1 11.1 1.8 4.1 5.9 0.6 0.5 0.6 1.3 3.1 4.6 8.0 .575 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.9 .671
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 16 44.0 24.3 - - 7.0 6.1 - - - 3.0 9.3 17.3 .536 - - - 5.8 7.8 .736
Chris Gatling 3 22.7 6.0 3.3 4.7 8.0 0.3 0.7 0.0 2.7 2.7 2.0 7.3 .273 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 4.0 .500

Season 6

Walt Frazier Chris Gatling
Season 1972-731996-97
Team New York KnicksDallas Mavericks, New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 78 40.8 21.1 - - 7.3 5.9 - - - 2.4 8.7 17.8 .490 - - - 3.7 4.5 .817
Chris Gatling 47 27.3 19.0 2.9 5.0 7.9 0.6 0.8 0.7 2.6 2.9 7.0 13.3 .525 0.0 0.1 .167 5.0 7.0 .717
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 17 45.0 21.9 - - 7.3 6.2 - - - 3.1 8.8 17.2 .514 - - - 4.3 5.5 .777
Chris Gatling ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Walt Frazier Chris Gatling
Season 1973-741997-98
Team New York KnicksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 80 41.7 20.5 1.5 5.2 6.7 6.9 2.0 0.2 - 2.7 8.4 17.9 .472 - - - 3.7 4.4 .838
Chris Gatling 57 23.8 11.5 2.1 3.8 5.9 0.9 0.9 0.5 1.7 2.7 4.4 9.6 .455 0.0 0.1 .250 2.8 4.6 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 12 40.9 22.5 1.8 6.2 7.9 4.0 1.8 0.3 - 3.4 9.4 18.8 .502 - - - 3.7 4.1 .898
Chris Gatling 3 26.7 15.3 2.0 1.3 3.3 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 3.0 6.3 12.7 .500 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 4.0 .667

Season 8

Walt Frazier Chris Gatling
Season 1974-751998-99
Team New York KnicksNew Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 78 41.1 21.5 1.2 4.8 6.0 6.1 2.4 0.2 - 2.6 8.6 17.8 .483 - - - 4.2 5.1 .828
Chris Gatling 48 16.1 5.7 1.1 2.6 3.7 0.7 0.7 0.2 1.3 2.5 2.4 5.5 .442 0.0 0.2 .125 0.8 1.9 .398
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 3 41.3 23.7 1.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 3.7 0.0 - 1.3 9.7 15.3 .630 - - - 4.3 5.3 .813
Chris Gatling 2 6.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 1.5 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1.0 .000

Season 9

Walt Frazier Chris Gatling
Season 1975-761999-00
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 59 41.1 19.1 1.3 5.4 6.8 5.9 1.8 0.2 - 2.8 8.0 16.4 .485 - - - 3.2 3.8 .823
Chris Gatling 85 21.3 11.9 1.8 4.1 5.9 0.8 1.0 0.3 2.0 2.9 4.3 9.4 .455 0.2 0.8 .257 3.1 4.4 .713
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier ------- --- ----------
Chris Gatling ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Walt Frazier Chris Gatling
Season 1976-772000-01
Team New York KnicksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 76 35.4 17.4 0.7 3.2 3.9 5.3 1.7 0.1 - 2.6 7.0 14.3 .489 - - - 3.4 4.4 .771
Chris Gatling 74 22.6 11.4 1.3 3.9 5.3 0.8 0.7 0.4 1.6 2.5 4.4 9.9 .449 0.4 1.2 .304 2.1 3.1 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier ------- --- ----------
Chris Gatling ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Walt Frazier Chris Gatling
Season 1977-782001-02
Team Cleveland CavaliersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 51 32.6 16.2 1.1 3.0 4.1 4.1 1.5 0.3 2.2 2.4 6.6 14.0 .471 - - - 3.0 3.5 .850
Chris Gatling 54 15.0 6.4 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.5 0.3 0.2 1.1 2.0 2.4 5.4 .447 0.0 0.1 .125 1.5 2.2 .701
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier ------- --- ----------
Chris Gatling ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Walt Frazier Chris Gatling
Season 1978-79-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 12 23.3 10.8 0.6 1.1 1.7 2.7 1.1 0.2 1.8 1.8 4.5 10.2 .443 - - - 1.8 2.3 .778
Chris Gatling ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier ------- --- ----------
Chris Gatling ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Walt Frazier Chris Gatling
Season 1979-80-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 3 9.0 3.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 2.7 0.7 0.3 1.3 0.7 1.3 3.7 .364 0.0 0.3 .000 0.7 0.7 1.000
Chris Gatling ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier ------- --- ----------
Chris Gatling ------- --- ----------