Fredrick James Carter (born February 14, 1945), nicknamed "Mad Dog" or "Doggy", is an American former

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player and coach, who played in the

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(NBA) for eight seasons (

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– 77) for the Baltimore Bullets,

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, and

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Career

A 6' 3" guard from

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, Carter was selected by the Baltimore Bullets in the third round of the

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. He was traded along with

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from the Baltimore Bullets to the

for Archie Clark, a

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second-round selection (19th overall–

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) and cash on October 17, 1971. Over the course of his NBA playing career, Carter scored 9,271 points; he was the leading scorer (20.0 PPG) on the

Sixers team that lost an NBA record 73 of 82 regular-season games. Carter later became the assistant coach for the

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, and Philadelphia 76ers, before becoming the head coach of the Sixers for almost two seasons, from late-

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to mid-

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. Following his coaching tenure with the Sixers, Carter began a successful career as a basketball analyst for

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. During his time as co-host of ''

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'' he was known for his claim of being "the best player on the worst team in NBA history."Kerby, Trey. "Fred Carter wants to remain immortal, if you don't mind," yahoo!sports, Wednesday, March 24, 2010.
Retrieved March 16, 2022. He is currently an analyst on NBA TV. On December 1, 2007, Carter had his jersey, number "33", retired at halftime of the Mount St. Mary's v. Loyola men's basketball game at Coach Jim Phelan Court in Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Carter is also known for popularizing the "

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NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 77 , , – , , 22.2 , , .417 , , – , , .650 , , 3.3 , , 2.1 , , – , , – , , 10.4 , - , align="left" , 1971–72 , align="left" ,

, 2 , , – , , 34.0 , , .222 , , – , , .333 , , 9.5 , , 6.0 , , – , , – , , 7.5 , - , align="left" , 1971–72 , align="left" ,

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, 77 , , – , , 27.9 , , .444 , , – , , .630 , , 4.0 , , 2.6 , , – , , – , , 13.8 , - , align="left" , 1972–73 , align="left" ,

, 81 , , – , , 37.0 , , .421 , , – , , .704 , , 6.0 , , 4.3 , , – , , – , , 20.0 , - , align="left" , 1973–74 , align="left" ,

, 78 , , – , , 39.0 , , .430 , , – , , .709 , , 4.8 , , 5.7 , , 1.4 , , 0.3 , , 21.4 , - , align="left" , 1974–75 , align="left" ,

, 77 , , – , , 39.6 , , .447 , , – , , .738 , , 4.4 , , 4.4 , , 1.1 , , 0.3 , , 21.9 , - , align="left" , 1975–76 , align="left" ,

, 82 , , – , , 36.5 , , .417 , , – , , .702 , , 3.6 , , 4.5 , , 1.7 , , 0.2 , , 18.9 , - , align="left" , 1976–77 , align="left" ,

, 14 , , – , , 16.9 , , .426 , , – , , .526 , , 1.7 , , 1.5 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 6.9 , - , align="left" , 1976–77 , align="left" ,

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, 47 , , – , , 18.6 , , .416 , , – , , .753 , , 2.0 , , 2.2 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 8.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 611 , , – , , 30.0 , , .425 , , – , , .693 , , 3.9 , , 3.5 , , 1.2 , , 0.2 , , 15.2

Playoffs

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, 7 , , – , , 36.1 , , .383 , , – , , .607 , , 4.4 , , 3.4 , , – , , – , , 14.1 , - , align="left" , 1970–71 , align="left" ,

, 18 , , – , , 33.2 , , .415 , , – , , .644 , , 4.6 , , 2.0 , , – , , – , , 14.6 , - , align="left" , 1975–76 , align="left" ,

, 3 , , – , , 41.7 , , .433 , , – , , .867 , , 3.3 , , 5.0 , , 1.3 , , 0.3 , , 28.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 28 , , – , , 34.8 , , .410 , , – , , .687 , , 4.4 , , 2.7 , , 1.3 , , 0.3 , , 15.9

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