Butch Beard G

Full Name: Alfred Beard

Born: May 4, 1947 (77 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Hardinsburg, Kentucky

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-3 (191cm)     Weight: 185 (84kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1969 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 10, Atlanta Hawks

Pre-Draft Team: Louisville (Sr)

High School: Breckinridge County High School [Harned, Kentucky]

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Butch Beard Player Profile

NBA Career

9 Years Of Service - NBA Champion, All-Star

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1969-70 ATL 72 - 13.1 6.96 2.54 5.44 .467 - - - 1.88 2.26 .828 - - 1.94 1.68 - - - 1.72
1971-72 CLE 68 - 35.8 15.41 5.79 12.49 .464 - - - 3.82 5.03 .760 - - 4.06 6.71 - - - 3.13
1972-73 SEA 73 - 19.2 6.60 2.62 5.96 .439 - - - 1.37 1.92 .714 - - 2.38 3.38 - - - 1.90
1973-74 GOS 79 - 27.0 10.19 4.00 7.81 .512 - - - 2.19 2.96 .739 1.72 3.20 4.92 3.80 1.33 0.11 - 3.05
1974-75 GOS 82 - 30.7 12.78 4.98 9.43 .528 - - - 2.83 3.40 .832 1.41 2.44 3.85 4.21 1.61 0.13 - 3.62
1975-76 * All Teams 75 - 22.7 8.00 3.04 6.61 .460 - - - 1.92 2.56 .750 1.37 2.76 4.13 2.91 1.08 0.11 - 2.88
1975-76 * NYK 60 - 24.2 8.38 3.22 6.77 .475 - - - 1.95 2.58 .755 1.48 2.97 4.45 2.88 1.18 0.10 - 3.00
1975-76 * CLE 15 - 17.0 6.47 2.33 6.00 .389 - - - 1.80 2.47 .730 0.93 1.93 2.87 3.00 0.67 0.13 - 2.40
1976-77 NYK 70 - 15.5 5.30 2.11 4.19 .505 - - - 1.07 1.56 .688 0.71 1.61 2.33 2.06 0.81 0.07 - 1.96
1977-78 NYK 79 - 25.1 9.43 3.90 7.77 .502 - - - 1.63 2.03 .806 0.96 2.38 3.34 4.29 1.48 0.04 1.95 2.54
1978-79 NYK 7 - 12.1 3.14 1.57 3.71 .423 - - - 0.00 0.00 .000 0.14 1.29 1.43 2.71 1.00 0.00 1.43 1.86
CAREER   605 - 23.6 9.29 3.61 7.43 .487 - - - 2.06 2.68 .771 1.23 2.47 3.38 3.62 1.27 0.09 1.91 2.61

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1969-70 ATL 72 - 941 501 183 392 .467 - - - 135 163 .828 - - 140 121 - - - 124
1971-72 CLE 68 - 2,434 1,048 394 849 .464 - - - 260 342 .760 - - 276 456 - - - 213
1972-73 SEA 73 - 1,403 482 191 435 .439 - - - 100 140 .714 - - 174 247 - - - 139
1973-74 GOS 79 - 2,134 805 316 617 .512 - - - 173 234 .739 136 253 389 300 105 9 - 241
1974-75 GOS 82 - 2,521 1,048 408 773 .528 - - - 232 279 .832 116 200 316 345 132 11 - 297
1975-76 * All Teams 75 - 1,704 600 228 496 .460 - - - 144 192 .750 103 207 310 218 81 8 - 216
1975-76 * NYK 60 - 1,449 503 193 406 .475 - - - 117 155 .755 89 178 267 173 71 6 - 180
1975-76 * CLE 15 - 255 97 35 90 .389 - - - 27 37 .730 14 29 43 45 10 2 - 36
1976-77 NYK 70 - 1,082 371 148 293 .505 - - - 75 109 .688 50 113 163 144 57 5 - 137
1977-78 NYK 79 - 1,979 745 308 614 .502 - - - 129 160 .806 76 188 264 339 117 3 154 201
1978-79 NYK 7 - 85 22 11 26 .423 - - - 0 0 .000 1 9 10 19 7 0 10 13
CAREER   605 - 14,283 5,622 2,187 4,495 .487 - - - 1,248 1,619 .771 482 970 2,042 2,189 499 36 164 1,581

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1969-70 ATL 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080 - - 0.42 39 32 .549 1.70 0.50 2.20
1971-72 CLE 68 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 - - 0.40 19 49 .279 3.70 2.20 5.90
1972-73 SEA 73 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .127 - - 0.32 22 51 .301 1.00 0.50 1.50
1973-74 GOS 79 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .166 - - 0.38 42 37 .532 3.70 1.90 5.60
1974-75 GOS 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 - - 0.36 48 34 .585 5.60 2.00 7.60
1975-76 * All Teams 75 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .141 - - 0.39 37 38 .493 1.90 1.80 3.70
1975-76 * NYK 60 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .106 - - 0.38 31 29 .517 1.80 1.50 3.30
1975-76 * CLE 15 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .023 - - 0.41 6 9 .400 0.10 0.30 0.40
1976-77 NYK 70 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080 - - 0.37 33 37 .471 0.90 1.00 2.00
1977-78 NYK 79 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 2.20 0.76 0.26 42 37 .532 2.80 1.60 4.40
1978-79 NYK 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .008 1.90 0.70 0.00 3 4 .429 -0.10 0.10 -
CAREER   605 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 2.18 0.76 0.36 285 319 .472 19.30 9.80 29.20

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1969-70 ATL 72 - .540 .467 - - - 16.69 - - - - 129.51 - 1.28 - - 16.13
1971-72 CLE 68 - .524 .464 - - - 26.26 - - - - 122.43 - 1.23 - - 15.78
1972-73 SEA 73 - .485 .439 - - - 23.95 - - - - 115.34 - 1.11 - - 13.09
1973-74 GOS 79 - .559 .512 6.15 10.96 8.61 17.66 - 2.17 0.21 - 125.15 - 1.30 - 99.2 15.43
1974-75 GOS 82 - .585 .528 4.47 7.77 6.11 17.61 - 2.34 0.23 - 135.94 - 1.36 - 99.8 16.05
1975-76 * All Teams 75 - .517 .460 6.10 12.74 9.35 17.33 - 2.21 0.25 - 120.97 - 1.21 - 97.9 14.52
1975-76 * NYK 60 - .530 .475 6.22 12.84 9.47 16.22 - 2.26 0.22 - 123.02 - 1.24 - 98.1 14.50
1975-76 * CLE 15 - .456 .389 5.46 12.10 8.67 23.67 - 1.86 0.43 - 111.86 - 1.08 - 97.3 14.57
1976-77 NYK 70 - .544 .505 4.95 10.74 7.90 16.86 - 2.35 0.24 - 119.32 - 1.27 - 100.2 13.37
1977-78 NYK 79 - .544 .502 4.04 9.64 6.89 21.47 18.37 2.59 0.08 16.04 130.79 3.54 1.21 106.0 102.7 14.66
1978-79 NYK 7 - .423 .423 1.26 11.46 6.34 27.95 27.78 3.77 - 16.61 42.31 3.16 0.85 82.5 102.3 9.03
CAREER   605 - .540 .487 5.16 10.38 7.77 20.10 18.76 2.37 0.20 16.32 125.74 4.06 1.25 105.4 100.3 15.01

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NBA Transactions

Apr 6, 1969 - The Atlanta Hawks selected Butch Beard in Round 1 with Pick 10 in the 1969 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1969 - Butch Beard signed a multi-year contract with the Atlanta Hawks.
May 11, 1970 - Butch Beard was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Expansion Draft from the Atlanta Hawks.
Aug 23, 1972 - Butch Beard was acquired by the Seattle SuperSonics from the Cleveland Cavaliers in a trade.
Jul 25, 1973 - Butch Beard was acquired by the Golden State Warriors from the Seattle SuperSonics in a trade.
Jun 4, 1975 - Butch Beard was acquired by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Golden State Warriors in a trade.
Nov 27, 1975 - The Cleveland Cavaliers placed the contract of Butch Beard on waivers.
Dec 1, 1975 - The New York Knicks made a successful waiver claim for the contract of Butch Beard.
Oct 30, 1978 - The New York Knicks placed the contract of Butch Beard on waivers.
Nov 2, 1978 - Butch Beard, previously with the New York Knicks, became a free agent.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1975

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1969-70 ATL 9 - 16.2 9.00 3.44 7.22 .477 - - - 2.11 2.89 .731 - - 2.89 0.89 - - - 2.11
1974-75 GOS 17 - 26.4 9.06 3.53 8.59 .411 - - - 2.00 3.12 .642 1.35 2.88 4.24 3.12 1.41 0.12 - 3.76
1977-78 NYK 6 - 26.7 9.00 4.00 8.00 .500 - - - 1.00 1.67 .600 1.17 2.33 3.50 4.50 1.67 0.33 1.83 3.67
CAREER   32 - 23.6 9.03 3.59 8.09 .444 - - - 1.84 2.78 .663 1.30 2.74 3.72 2.75 1.48 0.17 1.83 3.28

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1969-70 ATL 9 - 146 81 31 65 .477 - - - 19 26 .731 - - 26 8 - - - 19
1974-75 GOS 17 - 448 154 60 146 .411 - - - 34 53 .642 23 49 72 53 24 2 - 64
1977-78 NYK 6 - 160 54 24 48 .500 - - - 6 10 .600 7 14 21 27 10 2 11 22
CAREER   32 - 754 289 115 259 .444 - - - 59 89 .663 30 63 119 88 34 4 11 105

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1969-70 ATL 9 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .093 - - 0.40 4 5 .444 0.30 0.10 0.40
1974-75 GOS 17 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162 - - 0.36 12 5 .706 - 0.70 0.70
1977-78 NYK 6 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181 2.45 0.91 0.21 2 4 .333 0.10 0.10 0.20
CAREER   32 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107 2.45 0.91 0.34 18 14 .563 0.40 0.90 1.30

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1969-70 ATL 9 - .530 .477 - - - 7.36 - - - - 120.77 - 1.25 - - 15.34
1974-75 GOS 17 - .455 .411 5.10 11.38 8.17 16.40 - 2.51 0.26 - 105.25 - 1.05 - 93.8 12.35
1977-78 NYK 6 - .515 .500 4.12 9.62 6.65 20.44 17.35 2.73 0.64 14.93 110.00 4.26 1.12 102.9 107.6 13.73
CAREER   32 - .485 .444 4.90 11.17 7.91 16.23 17.35 2.64 0.37 14.93 110.69 5.25 1.12 102.9 96.2 13.22

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1972

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1972 East 1 - 7 3 1 4 .250 - - - 1 1 1.000 - - 1 0 - - - 0
TOTAL   1 - 7 3 1 4 .250 - - - 1 1 1.000 - - 1 0 - - - 0
AVERAGES   1 - 7.0 3.00 1.00 4.00 .250 - - - 1.00 1.00 1.000 - - 1.00 0.00 - - - 0.00

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NCAA Career

College: Louisville (1969)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1965-66 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1966-67 Louisville So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1967-68 Louisville Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1968-69 Louisville Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

AP All-American Third Team - 1967
UPI All-American Second Team - 1967
UPI All-American Third Team - 1969

High School Basketball Career

Prep/High School: Breckinridge County High School [Harned, Kentucky]

Prep/High School Awards & Honors

Kentucky Mr. Basketball - 1965

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Butch Beard is 77 years old.

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Butch Beard is 6-3 (191cm) tall.

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Butch Beard is 185 lbs (84kg).

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Butch Beard was born on May 4, 1947.

What position does Butch Beard play?

Butch Beard plays the G position.

What was the pre-draft team of Butch Beard?

Butch Beard was drafted out of Louisville.

What high school did Butch Beard attend?

Butch Beard attended Breckinridge County High School in Harned, Kentucky.

What nationality is Butch Beard?

Butch Beard has a United States nationality.

Where was Butch Beard born?

Butch Beard was born in Hardinsburg, Kentucky.

How many NBA seasons has Butch Beard played?

Butch Beard played 9 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Butch Beard?

Butch Beard had career averages 9.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 0.8 steals in 605 games.

What are the career totals of Butch Beard?

Butch Beard had career totals of 5,622 points, 2,042 rebounds, 2,189 assists, 36 blocks, 499 steals in 605 games.

How many teams has Butch Beard been on?

Butch Beard played for 5 NBA teams in his career - Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, Seattle SuperSonics.

When was Butch Beard drafted?

Butch Beard was drafted in the 1st round (#11 overall) of the 1969 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks.

What is Butch Beard's career high in points?

Butch Beard averaged a career high 15.4 points per game in 1971-1972.

What is Butch Beard's career high in rebounds?

Butch Beard averaged a career high 4.9 rebounds per game in 1973-1974.

What is Butch Beard's career high in assists?

Butch Beard averaged a career high 6.7 assists per game in 1971-1972.

What is the career PER of Butch Beard's?

Butch Beard had a career PER of 15.0.

How many championships has Butch Beard won?

Butch Beard has won 1 NBA championships.

How many All-Star teams has Butch Beard been on?

Butch Beard is a 1x All-Star.