Lee Winfield

Leroy Winfield (February 4, 1947 – February 4, 2011) was an American professional basketball player.

Lee Winfield

Lee Winfield, 1972 (yellow).
Personal information
Born	(1947-02-04)February 4, 1947 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died	February 4, 2011(2011-02-04) (aged 64) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	174 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Sumner (St. Louis, Missouri)
College	Missouri Baptist (1965–1967) North Texas (1967–1969)
NBA draft	1969: 3rd round, 32nd overall pick
Drafted by	Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career	1969–1976
Position	Point guard
Number	11, 3
Career history
1969–1973	Seattle SuperSonics
1973–1975	Buffalo Braves
1975–1976	Kansas City Kings
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,959 (7.3 ppg)
Rebounds	828 (2.1 rpg)
Assists	1,003 (2.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

A 6'2" guard from North Texas State University, Winfield played in the National Basketball Association from 1969 to 1976 as a member of the Seattle SuperSonics, Buffalo Braves, and Kansas City Kings. His most productive seasons came in 1970–71 and 1971–72 when he averaged more than 10 points a game with Seattle. He was also a member of the Braves' 1974 and 1975 playoff teams.^[1] He averaged 7.3 points per game in his professional career.^[2]

Winfield later worked as an assistant coach at Saint Louis University,^[3] the University of Missouri,^[4] and St. Louis Community College.^[5]

He died on his 64th birthday after a battle with colon cancer.^[6]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Source^[2]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1969–70	Seattle	64	12.0	.479	.750	1.5	1.6			5.7
1970–71	Seattle	79	20.3	.466	.664	2.4	2.8			10.5
1971–72	Seattle	81	25.2	.496	.668	2.7	3.6			10.6
1972–73	Seattle	53	20.0	.431	.574	2.4	3.5			6.6
1973–74	Buffalo	36	12.0	.352	.635	1.2	1.3	.4	.1	3.0
1974–75	Buffalo	68	18.5	.526	.721	1.9	2.0	.6	.4	5.5
1975–76	Kansas City	22	9.7	.485	.643	1.1	.9	.5	.3	3.3
Career		403	18.3	.474	.668	2.1	2.5	.5	.3	7.3

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1974	Buffalo	1	12.0	.000	.500	3.0	2.0	1.0	.0	1.0
1975	Buffalo	6	10.8	.438	.600	1.3	1.5	.3	.2	2.8
Career		7	11.0	.389	.571	1.6	1.6	.4	.1	2.6