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Bird Averitt

William Rodney Averitt (Bird)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-1    Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: July 22, 1952 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky
High School: Hopkinsville in Hopkinsville, Kentucky
College: Pepperdine University

Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1973-74 21 SAA ABA 74 1639 343 912 .376 9 50 .180 156 224 .696 44 77 121 132 63 6 137 166 851
1974-75 22 KEN ABA 84 2031 422 1014 .416 7 47 .149 249 320 .778 51 134 185 319 87 13 232 212 1100
1975-76 23 KEN ABA 78 2272 546 1274 .429 40 128 .313 266 346 .769 55 158 213 297 106 22 221 208 1398
1976-77 24 BUF NBA 75 1136 234 619 .378 121 169 .716 20 58 78 134 30 5 127 589
1977-78 25 TOT NBA 55 1085 198 484 .409 100 141 .709 17 66 83 196 39 9 143 123 496
1977-78 25 NJN NBA 21 409 69 188 .367 36 45 .800 7 26 33 68 17 1 55 37 174
1977-78 25 BUF NBA 34 676 129 296 .436 64 96 .667 10 40 50 128 22 8 88 86 322
Career TOT 366 8163 1743 4303 .405 56 225 .249 892 1200 .743 187 493 680 1078 325 55 733 836 4434
ABA 236 5942 1311 3200 .410 56 225 .249 671 890 .754 150 369 519 748 256 41 590 586 3349
NBA 130 2221 432 1103 .392 221 310 .713 37 124 161 330 69 14 143 250 1085

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1973-74 21 SAA ABA 74 22.1 4.6 12.3 .376 0.1 0.7 .180 2.1 3.0 .696 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.8 0.9 0.1 1.9 2.2 11.5
1974-75 22 KEN ABA 84 24.2 5.0 12.1 .416 0.1 0.6 .149 3.0 3.8 .778 0.6 1.6 2.2 3.8 1.0 0.2 2.8 2.5 13.1
1975-76 23 KEN ABA 78 29.1 7.0 16.3 .429 0.5 1.6 .313 3.4 4.4 .769 0.7 2.0 2.7 3.8 1.4 0.3 2.8 2.7 17.9
1976-77 24 BUF NBA 75 15.1 3.1 8.3 .378 1.6 2.3 .716 0.3 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.4 0.1 1.7 7.9
1977-78 25 TOT NBA 55 19.7 3.6 8.8 .409 1.8 2.6 .709 0.3 1.2 1.5 3.6 0.7 0.2 2.6 2.2 9.0
1977-78 25 NJN NBA 21 19.5 3.3 9.0 .367 1.7 2.1 .800 0.3 1.2 1.6 3.2 0.8 0.0 2.6 1.8 8.3
1977-78 25 BUF NBA 34 19.9 3.8 8.7 .436 1.9 2.8 .667 0.3 1.2 1.5 3.8 0.6 0.2 2.6 2.5 9.5
Career TOT 366 22.3 4.8 11.8 .405 0.2 1.0 .249 2.4 3.3 .743 0.5 1.3 1.9 2.9 0.9 0.2 2.5 2.3 12.1
ABA 236 25.2 5.6 13.6 .410 0.2 1.0 .249 2.8 3.8 .754 0.6 1.6 2.2 3.2 1.1 0.2 2.5 2.5 14.2
NBA 130 17.1 3.3 8.5 .392 1.7 2.4 .713 0.3 1.0 1.2 2.5 0.5 0.1 2.6 1.9 8.3

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1973-74 21 SAA ABA 74 1639 7.5 20.0 .376 0.2 1.1 .180 3.4 4.9 .696 1.0 1.7 2.7 2.9 1.4 0.1 3.0 3.6 18.7
1974-75 22 KEN ABA 84 2031 7.5 18.0 .416 0.1 0.8 .149 4.4 5.7 .778 0.9 2.4 3.3 5.7 1.5 0.2 4.1 3.8 19.5
1975-76 23 KEN ABA 78 2272 8.7 20.2 .429 0.6 2.0 .313 4.2 5.5 .769 0.9 2.5 3.4 4.7 1.7 0.3 3.5 3.3 22.2
1976-77 24 BUF NBA 75 1136 7.4 19.6 .378 3.8 5.4 .716 0.6 1.8 2.5 4.2 1.0 0.2 4.0 18.7
1977-78 25 TOT NBA 55 1085 6.6 16.1 .409 3.3 4.7 .709 0.6 2.2 2.8 6.5 1.3 0.3 4.7 4.1 16.5
1977-78 25 NJN NBA 21 409 6.1 16.5 .367 3.2 4.0 .800 0.6 2.3 2.9 6.0 1.5 0.1 4.8 3.3 15.3
1977-78 25 BUF NBA 34 676 6.9 15.8 .436 3.4 5.1 .667 0.5 2.1 2.7 6.8 1.2 0.4 4.7 4.6 17.1
Career TOT 366 8163 7.7 19.0 .405 0.3 1.4 .249 3.9 5.3 .743 0.8 2.2 3.0 4.8 1.4 0.2 3.8 3.7 19.6
ABA 236 5942 7.9 19.4 .410 0.3 1.4 .249 4.1 5.4 .754 0.9 2.2 3.1 4.5 1.6 0.2 3.6 3.6 20.3
NBA 130 2221 7.0 17.9 .392 3.6 5.0 .713 0.6 2.0 2.6 5.3 1.1 0.2 4.7 4.1 17.6

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1973-74 21 SAA ABA 74 1639 10.4 .421 .381 2.9 5.2 4.0 13.2 1.9 0.2 11.9 30.0 87 103 0.0 5.1 5 26 -10.5
1974-75 22 KEN ABA 84 2031 13.0 .476 .420 2.6 6.5 4.5 22.2 2.0 0.4 16.7 26.9 95 101 0.0 8.9 9 20 -5.5
1975-76 23 KEN ABA 78 2272 15.3 .490 .444 2.4 6.5 4.5 19.3 2.1 0.5 13.4 27.7 100 105 4.3 6.9 11 19 -4.0
1976-77 24 BUF NBA 75 1136 11.2 .425 .378 1.8 5.2 3.5 18.2 1.2 0.2 106
1977-78 25 TOT NBA 55 1085 10.3 .454 .409 1.6 6.4 3.9 26.3 1.6 0.4 20.8 24.6 86 105 0.0 1.3 2 18 -8.0
1977-78 25 NJN NBA 21 409 8.2 .419 .367 1.6 6.5 3.9 23.0 1.8 0.1 20.9 23.7 80 104 0.0 0.7 1 7 -3.0
1977-78 25 BUF NBA 34 676 11.5 .476 .436 1.6 6.3 4.0 28.2 1.5 0.6 20.6 25.2 89 106 0.0 0.6 1 11 -5.0
Career TOT 366 8163 12.5 .459 .412 2.3 6.0 4.2 19.5 1.9 0.4 15.0 27.5 93 104 4.3 22.2 27 83 -28.0
ABA 236 5942 13.2 .466 .418 2.6 6.1 4.4 18.6 2.0 0.4 14.1 28.0 95 103 4.3 20.9 25 65 -20.0
NBA 130 2221 10.8 .438 .392 1.7 5.8 3.7 22.2 1.4 0.3 20.8 24.6 86 105 0.0 1.3 2 18 -8.0

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1973-74 21 SAA ABA 6 104 19 51 0 3 15 19 0 11 2 1 4 9 11 53 .373 .000 .789 17.3 8.8 1.8 0.3
1974-75 22 KEN ABA 14 265 56 154 1 5 25 31 5 22 30 7 0 24 32 138 .364 .200 .806 18.9 9.9 1.6 2.1
1975-76 23 KEN ABA 10 358 80 198 2 13 37 42 7 22 61 12 2 30 31 199 .404 .154 .881 35.8 19.9 2.2 6.1
Career ABA 30 727 155 403 3 21 77 92 12 55 93 20 6 63 74 390 .385 .143 .837 24.2 13.0 1.8 3.1

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games

1974-75 ABA 84 (1)

Field Goals

Career ABA 1311 (88)

Field Goal Attempts

Career ABA 3200 (79)

3-Pt Field Goals

1975-76 ABA 40 (4)
Career ABA 56 (50)

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts

1975-76 ABA 128 (4)
Career ABA 225 (50)

3-Pt Field Goal Pct

1975-76 ABA .312 (7)

Free Throws

Career ABA 671 (87)

Free Throw Attempts

Career ABA 890 (87)

Assists

Career ABA 748 (72)

Steals

Career ABA 256 (23)

Blocks

Career ABA 41 (70)

Turnovers

Career ABA 590 (80)

Points

Career ABA 3349 (86)

Assist Pct

1975-76 ABA 19.3 (7)

Usage Pct

1975-76 ABA 27.7 (3)

Offensive Win Shares

Career ABA 4.3 (82)

Defensive Win Shares

Career ABA 20.9 (26)

Win Shares

Career ABA 25 (44)

Loss Shares

1973-74 ABA 26 (4)
1975-76 ABA 19 (8)
Career ABA 65 (4)