Walt Frazier vs. Mike Gminski Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mike Gminski 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, 1 less than Mike Gminski, who played 14. Walt Frazier had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, while Mike Gminski had his rookie season in 1980-81. 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
Mike Gminski 14 8 1980-81 to 1993-94

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Walt Frazier Mike Gminski
Season 1967-681980-81
Team New York KnicksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisDid 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 74 21.5 9.0 - - 4.2 4.1 - - - 2.7 3.5 7.7 .451 - - - 2.1 3.2 .655
Mike Gminski 56 28.2 13.2 2.4 5.0 7.5 1.3 1.0 1.8 2.3 2.3 5.2 12.3 .423 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.6 .767
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
Mike Gminski ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Walt Frazier Mike Gminski
Season 1968-691981-82
Team New York KnicksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div 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 36.9 17.5 - - 6.2 7.9 - - - 3.1 6.6 13.2 .505 - - - 4.3 5.7 .746
Mike Gminski 64 11.6 5.2 1.1 1.8 2.9 0.6 0.3 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.9 4.2 .441 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.8 .822
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
Mike Gminski 1 10.0 5.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 .667 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .500

Season 3

Walt Frazier Mike Gminski
Season 1969-701982-83
Team New York KnicksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNets 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 39.5 20.9 - - 6.0 8.2 - - - 2.6 7.8 15.0 .518 - - - 5.3 7.1 .748
Mike Gminski 80 15.7 7.5 1.9 2.9 4.8 0.8 0.4 1.5 1.6 1.5 2.7 5.3 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 2.8 .778
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
Mike Gminski 2 14.5 7.5 2.0 2.5 4.5 0.5 0.0 2.0 0.5 1.0 3.0 4.5 .667 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.0 .750

Season 4

Walt Frazier Mike Gminski
Season 1970-711983-84
Team New York KnicksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsNets Lost East Conf 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 %
Walt Frazier 80 43.2 21.7 - - 6.8 6.7 - - - 3.0 8.1 16.5 .494 - - - 5.4 7.0 .779
Mike Gminski 82 20.2 7.6 2.0 3.3 5.3 1.1 0.5 0.9 1.5 2.0 2.9 5.6 .513 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.2 .799
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
Mike Gminski 11 20.3 8.5 2.0 3.0 5.0 0.5 0.6 1.4 0.8 1.5 2.6 4.5 .580 0.0 0.0 - 3.3 4.7 .692

Season 5

Walt Frazier Mike Gminski
Season 1971-721984-85
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 NBA 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 77 40.6 23.2 - - 6.7 5.8 - - - 2.4 8.7 17.0 .512 - - - 5.8 7.2 .808
Mike Gminski 81 29.9 12.8 2.8 5.0 7.8 2.0 0.5 1.1 1.7 1.7 4.7 10.1 .465 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 4.0 .841
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
Mike Gminski 3 27.0 14.0 1.3 5.0 6.3 1.3 1.0 1.7 3.3 1.7 6.0 11.0 .545 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.0 1.000

Season 6

Walt Frazier Mike Gminski
Season 1972-731985-86
Team New York KnicksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNets 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 40.8 21.1 - - 7.3 5.9 - - - 2.4 8.7 17.8 .490 - - - 3.7 4.5 .817
Mike Gminski 81 31.2 16.5 2.5 5.7 8.2 1.6 0.7 0.9 1.7 2.0 6.1 11.7 .517 0.0 0.0 .000 4.3 4.9 .893
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
Mike Gminski 3 36.3 19.3 3.7 6.3 10.0 1.7 1.3 0.7 3.0 3.7 5.3 14.3 .372 0.0 0.0 - 8.7 9.0 .963

Season 7

Walt Frazier Mike Gminski
Season 1973-741986-87
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 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 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
Mike Gminski 72 31.6 16.4 2.7 6.1 8.8 1.4 0.7 1.0 1.8 2.2 6.0 13.2 .457 0.0 0.0 - 4.3 5.1 .846
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
Mike Gminski ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Walt Frazier Mike Gminski
Season 1974-751987-88
Team New York KnicksNew Jersey Nets, Philadelphia 76ers
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 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 %
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
Mike Gminski 81 36.6 16.9 3.0 7.0 10.0 1.7 0.8 1.5 2.2 2.2 6.2 13.9 .448 0.0 0.0 .000 4.4 4.8 .906
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
Mike Gminski ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Walt Frazier Mike Gminski
Season 1975-761988-89
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 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
Mike Gminski 82 33.4 17.2 2.6 6.8 9.4 1.7 0.6 1.3 1.6 1.7 6.8 14.2 .477 0.0 0.1 .000 3.6 4.2 .871
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier ------- --- ----------
Mike Gminski 3 39.3 16.3 2.0 5.7 7.7 0.7 0.0 2.7 0.7 2.7 6.3 16.0 .396 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 5.3 .688

Season 10

Walt Frazier Mike Gminski
Season 1976-771989-90
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf 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 %
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
Mike Gminski 81 32.8 13.7 2.4 6.1 8.5 1.6 0.5 1.3 1.2 1.7 5.7 12.4 .457 0.0 0.2 .176 2.4 2.9 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier ------- --- ----------
Mike Gminski 10 34.2 12.8 0.8 4.6 5.4 1.1 0.8 2.3 1.7 2.7 5.7 11.7 .487 0.0 0.5 .000 1.4 1.5 .933

Season 11

Walt Frazier Mike Gminski
Season 1977-781990-91
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhiladelphia 76ers, Charlotte Hornets
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
Mike Gminski 80 27.5 10.6 2.3 5.0 7.3 1.2 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.2 4.5 10.1 .442 0.0 0.2 .143 1.6 2.0 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier ------- --- ----------
Mike Gminski ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Walt Frazier Mike Gminski
Season 1978-791991-92
Team Cleveland CavaliersCharlotte Hornets
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 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
Mike Gminski 35 14.3 5.8 1.1 2.3 3.4 0.9 0.3 0.5 0.6 1.1 2.6 5.7 .452 0.0 0.1 .333 0.6 0.8 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier ------- --- ----------
Mike Gminski ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Walt Frazier Mike Gminski
Season 1979-801992-93
Team Cleveland CavaliersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHornets Lost East Conf 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 %
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
Mike Gminski 34 7.4 2.7 1.0 1.5 2.5 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.2 2.4 .506 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 .900
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier ------- --- ----------
Mike Gminski 2 2.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 14

Walt Frazier Mike Gminski
Season -1993-94
Team -Charlotte Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks
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 ------- --- ----------
Mike Gminski 29 10.7 3.0 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.8 1.2 3.6 .350 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.6 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier ------- --- ----------
Mike Gminski ------- --- ----------