Pat Cummings vs. Walt Frazier Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Walt Frazier and Pat Cummings, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Pat Cummings played 12 years in the NBA, 1 less than Walt Frazier, who played 13. Pat Cummings had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, while Walt Frazier had his rookie season in 1967-68. 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
Pat Cummings 12 5 1979-80 to 1990-91
Walt Frazier 13 8 1967-68 to 1979-80

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Pat Cummings Walt Frazier
Season 1979-801967-68
Team Milwaukee BucksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisKnicks Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pat Cummings 71 12.7 6.6 1.1 2.2 3.4 0.7 0.3 0.2 1.0 2.0 2.6 5.2 .505 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.7 .764
Walt Frazier 74 21.5 9.0 - - 4.2 4.1 - - - 2.7 3.5 7.7 .451 - - - 2.1 3.2 .655
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pat Cummings 6 9.5 4.5 0.7 2.0 2.7 0.3 0.2 0.0 1.3 1.5 1.8 2.8 .647 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .833
Walt Frazier 4 29.8 9.5 - - 5.5 6.3 - - - 3.0 3.0 8.3 .364 - - - 3.5 4.5 .778

Season 2

Pat Cummings Walt Frazier
Season 1980-811968-69
Team Milwaukee BucksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf SemisKnicks Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pat Cummings 74 14.6 8.0 1.3 2.6 3.9 0.8 0.4 0.3 1.5 2.6 3.4 6.2 .539 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.9 .707
Walt Frazier 80 36.9 17.5 - - 6.2 7.9 - - - 3.1 6.6 13.2 .505 - - - 4.3 5.7 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pat Cummings 5 5.0 1.8 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 2.2 .273 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .750
Walt Frazier 10 41.5 21.2 - - 7.4 9.1 - - - 3.0 8.9 17.7 .503 - - - 3.4 5.7 .596

Season 3

Pat Cummings Walt Frazier
Season 1981-821969-70
Team Milwaukee BucksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pat Cummings 78 14.5 6.5 0.8 2.4 3.1 1.3 0.3 0.1 1.4 2.9 2.8 5.5 .509 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.2 .736
Walt Frazier 77 39.5 20.9 - - 6.0 8.2 - - - 2.6 7.8 15.0 .518 - - - 5.3 7.1 .748
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pat Cummings 6 7.3 1.5 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.7 1.2 0.7 1.8 .364 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .500
Walt Frazier 19 43.9 16.0 - - 7.8 8.2 - - - 2.8 6.2 13.0 .478 - - - 3.6 4.7 .764

Season 4

Pat Cummings Walt Frazier
Season 1982-831970-71
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pat Cummings 81 28.6 12.5 2.8 5.5 8.2 1.8 0.7 0.4 2.0 3.7 5.3 10.8 .493 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.4 .755
Walt Frazier 80 43.2 21.7 - - 6.8 6.7 - - - 3.0 8.1 16.5 .494 - - - 5.4 7.0 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pat Cummings ------- --- ----------
Walt Frazier 12 41.8 22.6 - - 5.8 4.5 - - - 3.8 9.0 17.0 .529 - - - 4.6 6.3 .733

Season 5

Pat Cummings Walt Frazier
Season 1983-841971-72
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf SemisKnicks Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pat Cummings 80 31.2 13.1 1.9 6.3 8.2 2.0 0.8 0.3 1.8 3.5 5.7 11.4 .494 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.4 .742
Walt Frazier 77 40.6 23.2 - - 6.7 5.8 - - - 2.4 8.7 17.0 .512 - - - 5.8 7.2 .808
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pat Cummings 10 30.0 10.8 2.6 4.6 7.2 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.9 3.0 4.7 11.5 .409 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.5 .933
Walt Frazier 16 44.0 24.3 - - 7.0 6.1 - - - 3.0 9.3 17.3 .536 - - - 5.8 7.8 .736

Season 6

Pat Cummings Walt Frazier
Season 1984-851972-73
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pat Cummings 63 32.8 15.8 2.2 6.0 8.2 1.7 0.8 0.3 2.6 3.9 6.5 12.7 .514 0.0 0.1 .000 2.8 3.6 .780
Walt Frazier 78 40.8 21.1 - - 7.3 5.9 - - - 2.4 8.7 17.8 .490 - - - 3.7 4.5 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pat Cummings ------- --- ----------
Walt Frazier 17 45.0 21.9 - - 7.3 6.2 - - - 3.1 8.8 17.2 .514 - - - 4.3 5.5 .777

Season 7

Pat Cummings Walt Frazier
Season 1985-861973-74
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pat Cummings 31 32.5 15.7 3.0 6.1 9.0 1.5 0.9 0.4 2.8 4.4 6.3 13.2 .478 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 4.5 .698
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pat Cummings ------- --- ----------
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

Season 8

Pat Cummings Walt Frazier
Season 1986-871974-75
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 %
Pat Cummings 49 21.6 8.6 2.5 3.9 6.4 0.8 0.5 0.1 1.7 3.0 3.5 7.8 .450 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.2 .718
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pat Cummings ------- --- ----------
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

Season 9

Pat Cummings Walt Frazier
Season 1987-881975-76
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Pat Cummings 62 15.3 5.5 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.6 0.3 0.2 1.0 2.3 2.3 5.0 .456 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.3 .738
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pat Cummings 3 9.3 2.3 0.7 1.7 2.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.7 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .750
Walt Frazier ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Pat Cummings Walt Frazier
Season 1988-891976-77
Team Miami HeatNew York Knicks
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 %
Pat Cummings 53 20.7 8.8 1.6 3.7 5.3 0.9 0.5 0.3 2.1 3.0 3.7 7.4 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 1.8 .742
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pat Cummings ------- --- ----------
Walt Frazier ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Pat Cummings Walt Frazier
Season 1989-901977-78
Team Miami HeatCleveland 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 %
Pat Cummings 37 10.6 4.7 0.8 1.8 2.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.9 1.6 2.1 4.3 .484 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .568
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pat Cummings ------- --- ----------
Walt Frazier ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Pat Cummings Walt Frazier
Season 1990-911978-79
Team Utah JazzCleveland 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 %
Pat Cummings 4 6.5 3.8 0.8 0.5 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.0 1.0 1.5 .667 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.5 .700
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pat Cummings ------- --- ----------
Walt Frazier ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Pat Cummings Walt Frazier
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 %
Pat Cummings ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pat Cummings ------- --- ----------
Walt Frazier ------- --- ----------