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Richie GuerinNew York Knicks · #9

Guard · 6'2", 185 lb · 13th season

Richie Guerin is a retired guard and Basketball Hall of Famer, most associated with the New York Knicks. A tough, high-scoring lead guard. Career averages: 17.3 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game.

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New York Knicks · #9 · Guard

Richie Guerin

Season avg0.9 pts · 0.3 reb · 1.5 ast · .273 fg

Career avg17.3 pts · 5.0 reb · 5.0 ast · .413 fg

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Scouting report

Richie Guerin — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

C+

Hall of Fame guard · Impact 66

Richie Guerin is a retired guard and Basketball Hall of Famer, most associated with the New York Knicks. A tough, high-scoring lead guard. Career aver

Offense

Defense

Feel / IQ

Playmaking

Average creator

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B-

Scoring

Strong scorer

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C-

Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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C-

3PT / spacing

Average spacing

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C-

Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Average late

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C+

Athleticism

Average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Richie Guerin stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

✦ Balladex Consensus: Solid starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

66Impact index

302Star score

Career scoring average17.3 ppg

Seasons in the index13

Accolades on file2

6× NBA All-Star · HOF Hall of Fame

Stat explorer

Richie Guerin — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

B-

Scoring

0.9 PPG

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Playmaking

1.5 APG

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C-

Rebounding

0.3 RPG

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C-

Shooting

— 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Richie Guerin

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 1970-71 68% confidence

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pts

-1.2–2.4

0.2

reb

-0.6–1.0

1.6

ast

0.8–2.4

8.0

min

proj

health

.398

fg%

~base

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3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 13-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 0.9 → projected 0.6 PPG

Minutes / role

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Development (his trend)

-0.3

Age curve

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Live context

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Net vs last season-0.3 PPG

Everything it reads

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13 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

auto

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age — — applied per stat

curve

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: 80 / 27 / 8 → games & confidence

health

The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Richie Guerin career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%
1956-57	72	24.9	9.7	4.6	2.5	.368
1957-58	63	37.6	16.5	7.8	5.0	.354
1958-59	71	36.0	18.2	7.3	5.1	.424
1959-60	74	32.8	21.8	6.8	6.3	.420
1960-61	79	38.3	21.8	7.9	6.4	.396
1961-62	78	42.9	29.5	6.4	6.9	.442
1962-63	79	34.3	21.5	4.2	4.4	.432
1963-64 (New York/St. Louis)	80	29.6	13.1	3.2	4.7	.415
1964-65 (St. Louis)	57	29.4	14.4	2.6	4.8	.446
1965-66	80	29.5	14.9	3.9	4.9	.415
1966-67	80	28.4	13.7	2.4	4.3	.436
1968-69 (Atlanta)	27	17.5	5.6	2.2	3.7	.423
1969-70	8	8.0	0.9	0.3	1.5	.273
Career	848	32.4	17.3	5.0	5.0

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.

EraLab · the stat time machinenovel

Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.

—raw PPG

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—in 2026 pace

why

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Brandon Roy 99%Charlie Scott 99%Fat Lever 99%Gail Goodrich 99%Gilbert Arenas 99%

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Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart

Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.

Role simulatorpowered by GM engine

Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.

If a key teammate misses 20 games →

Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.

Context

Are the New York Knicks built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

58–24proj record

#3conf seed

+6.4net rtg

118.7off rtg

112.3def rtg

99%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby.

How his role moves

Projected 58–24, 3rd in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

66 of 99

Solid starter tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

2 accolades

6× NBA All-Star · HOF Hall of Fame

Act IV

The Ballad of Richie Guerin

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

New York Knicks

Turning pro

Drafted 1954 as a Guard.

true

Richie Guerin is a Basketball Hall of Famer. A tough, high-scoring lead guard.

Chapter

He averaged 17.3 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists over his career.

Where things stand

A Hall of Fame guard and New York Knicks name.

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Guerin's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Richie Guerin Career Highlight Video ▶ Richie Guerin Inducted into the Hall of Fame ▶ The Life And Tragic Ending of Richie Guerin

Off the court

Measurables

Height: 6'2"
Weight: 185 lb
Draft: 1954
Jersey: #9

Legacy

A tough, high-scoring lead guard.

The person

A Hall of Fame guard and New York Knicks name.

Hall of Fame

New York Knicks

All-Star

FAQ

Richie Guerin — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Richie Guerin, answered.

What were Richie Guerin's career averages?

Richie Guerin averaged 17.3 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game.

Is Richie Guerin in the Hall of Fame?

Yes — Richie Guerin is enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Richie Guerin career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.