The Season in Brief
The 1975-76 New York Knicks went 38-44. Led by Walt Frazier, Spencer Haywood and Earl Monroe, they posted a -1.05 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Walt Frazier leads at 29%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Earl Monroe | 20.7 |
| Rebounds | Spencer Haywood | 11.3 |
| Assists | Walt Frazier | 5.9 |
| Steals | Walt Frazier | 1.8 |
| Blocks | Spencer Haywood | 1.0 |
| True Shooting | Butch Beard | 53.0 |
| Def. Win Shares | Spencer Haywood | 3.4 |
The Roster, by Fame
Walt FrazierAll-Star4702Spencer Haywood4503Earl Monroe204John Gianelli115Butch Beard116Phil Jackson97Bill Bradley78Neal Walk69Jim Barnett510Harthorne Wingo111Mel Davis112Gene Short★113Dennis Bell014Ken Mayfield★015Larry Fogle★0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Frazier | 59 | 19.1 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 52.7 | — | 2.4 | 47 |
| Spencer Haywood | 78 | 19.9 | 11.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 49.7 | — | 3.4 | 45 |
| Earl Monroe | 76 | 20.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 52.1 | — | 2.1 | 20 |
| John Gianelli | 82 | 9.3 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 50.4 | — | 1.9 | 11 |
| Butch Beard | 60 | 8.4 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 53.0 | — | 1.5 | 11 |
| Phil Jackson | 80 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 53.0 | — | 1.6 | 9 |
| Bill Bradley | 82 | 11.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 47.1 | — | 1.5 | 7 |
| Neal Walk | 82 | 7.4 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 46.3 | — | 1.5 | 6 |
| Jim Barnett | 71 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 49.6 | — | 0.4 | 5 |
| Harthorne Wingo | 57 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 48.6 | — | 0.5 | 1 |
| Mel Davis | 42 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 42.3 | — | 0.6 | 1 |
| Gene Short★ | 27 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 38.1 | — | 0.2 | 1 |
| Dennis Bell | 10 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 39.5 | — | 0.1 | 0 |
| Ken Mayfield★ | 13 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.1 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
| Larry Fogle★ | 2 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 20.0 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 28.7
- Youngest: Gene Short (22)
- Oldest: Bill Bradley (1968-1977) (32)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Gene Short - rookie
- Ken Mayfield - rookie
- Larry Fogle - rookie
- Spencer Haywood - new to the team
- Butch Beard - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Walt Frazier - pick #5 (1967)
- Spencer Haywood - pick #30 (1971)
- Earl Monroe - pick #2 (1967)
- John Gianelli - pick #20 (1972)
- Butch Beard - pick #10 (1969)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the New York Knicks fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
1946-471972-732025-26
3 championship seasons marked above the arc.