Frederick Russell Crawford Jr. (born December 23, 1941) is a former American basketball player who played in the

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(NBA). Crawford was drafted in the fourth round of the

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by the

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. 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

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. In 1969, he was again sold, this time to the

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. Later, Crawford was selected by the

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in the 1970 NBA Expansion Draft. He was traded to the

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later that year.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 19 , , - , , 10.1 , , .379 , , - , , .632 , , 2.5 , , 0.6 , , - , , - , , 5.9 , - , align="left" , 1967–68 , align="left" ,

, 31 , , - , , 13.7 , , .367 , , - , , .627 , , 2.7 , , 1.5 , , - , , - , , 5.4 , - , align="left" , 1967–68 , align="left" ,

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

, 38 , , - , , 19.9 , , .482 , , - , , .617 , , 2.9 , , 2.5 , , - , , - , , 10.3 , - , align="left" , 1968–69 , align="left" ,

, 81 , , - , , 20.9 , , .465 , , - , , .539 , , 2.7 , , 1.9 , , - , , - , , 6.2 , - , align="left" , 1969–70 , align="left" ,

Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is ...

, 77 , , - , , 17.3 , , .480 , , - , , .682 , , 2.4 , , 2.9 , , - , , - , , 7.6 , - , align="left" , 1970–71 , align="left" , Buffalo , 15 , , - , , 13.5 , , .340 , , - , , .615 , , 2.3 , , 1.6 , , - , , - , , 5.9 , - , align="left" , 1970–71 , align="left" ,

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

, 36 , , - , , 12.5 , , .423 , , - , , .444 , , 1.9 , , 1.5 , , - , , - , , 5.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 297 , , - , , 17.0 , , .446 , , - , , .595 , , 2.5 , , 2.1 , , - , , - , , 6.8

Playoffs

, - , align="left" , 1966–67 , align="left" ,

, 4 , , - , , 28.0 , , .425 , , - , , .500 , , 6.0 , , 4.0 , , - , , - , , 17.0 , - , align="left" , 1967–68 , align="left" ,

, 15 , , - , , 17.1 , , .434 , , - , , .543 , , 2.3 , , 1.1 , , - , , - , , 6.1 , - , align="left" , 1968–69 , align="left" ,

, 5 , , - , , 4.0 , , .500 , , - , , .000 , , 0.6 , , 0.6 , , - , , - , , 0.8 , - , align="left" , 1969–70 , align="left" ,

, 10 , , - , , 20.8 , , .386 , , - , , .833 , , 3.5 , , 3.7 , , - , , - , , 8.8 , - , align="left" , 1970–71 , align="left" ,

, 1 , , - , , 9.0 , , .500 , , - , , .750 , , 0.0 , , 1.0 , , - , , - , , 7.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 35 , , - , , 17.3 , , .417 , , - , , .632 , , 2.8 , , 2.1 , , - , , - , , 7.4

References

1941 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from New York City Buffalo Braves players Los Angeles Lakers players Milwaukee Bucks players New York Knicks draft picks New York Knicks players Philadelphia 76ers players Shooting guards St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball players Wilmington Blue Bombers players {{1940s-US-basketball-bio-stub