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Butch Beard

Alfred Beard Jr. (Butch)

Position: Guard ▪ Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: May 4, 1947 in Hardinsburg, Kentucky
High School: Breckenridge County in Hardinsburg, Kentucky
College: University of Louisville
Draft: Atlanta Hawks, 1st round (10th pick, 10th overall), 1969 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 15, 1969
As Coach: 2 Yrs, 60-104, .366 W-L% (Full Record)

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All-Star

Totals

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
1969-70 22 ATL NBA 72 941 183 392 .467 135 163 .828 140 121 124 501
1971-72 24 CLE NBA 68 2434 394 849 .464 260 342 .760 276 456 213 1048
1972-73 25 SEA NBA 73 1403 191 435 .439 100 140 .714 174 247 139 482
1973-74 26 GSW NBA 79 2134 316 617 .512 173 234 .739 136 253 389 300 105 9 241 805
1974-75 27 GSW NBA 82 2521 408 773 .528 232 279 .832 116 200 316 345 132 11 297 1048
1975-76 28 TOT NBA 75 1704 228 496 .460 144 192 .750 103 207 310 218 81 8 216 600
1975-76 28 CLE NBA 15 255 35 90 .389 27 37 .730 14 29 43 45 10 2 36 97
1975-76 28 NYK NBA 60 1449 193 406 .475 117 155 .755 89 178 267 173 71 6 180 503
1976-77 29 NYK NBA 70 1082 148 293 .505 75 109 .688 50 113 163 144 57 5 137 371
1977-78 30 NYK NBA 79 1979 308 614 .502 129 160 .806 76 188 264 339 117 3 154 201 745
1978-79 31 NYK NBA 7 85 11 26 .423 0 0 1 9 10 19 7 0 10 13 22
Career NBA 605 14283 2187 4495 .487 1248 1619 .771 482 970 2042 2189 499 36 164 1581 5622

Per Game

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
1969-70 22 ATL NBA 72 13.1 2.5 5.4 .467 1.9 2.3 .828 1.9 1.7 1.7 7.0
1971-72 24 CLE NBA 68 35.8 5.8 12.5 .464 3.8 5.0 .760 4.1 6.7 3.1 15.4
1972-73 25 SEA NBA 73 19.2 2.6 6.0 .439 1.4 1.9 .714 2.4 3.4 1.9 6.6
1973-74 26 GSW NBA 79 27.0 4.0 7.8 .512 2.2 3.0 .739 1.7 3.2 4.9 3.8 1.3 0.1 3.1 10.2
1974-75 27 GSW NBA 82 30.7 5.0 9.4 .528 2.8 3.4 .832 1.4 2.4 3.9 4.2 1.6 0.1 3.6 12.8
1975-76 28 TOT NBA 75 22.7 3.0 6.6 .460 1.9 2.6 .750 1.4 2.8 4.1 2.9 1.1 0.1 2.9 8.0
1975-76 28 CLE NBA 15 17.0 2.3 6.0 .389 1.8 2.5 .730 0.9 1.9 2.9 3.0 0.7 0.1 2.4 6.5
1975-76 28 NYK NBA 60 24.2 3.2 6.8 .475 2.0 2.6 .755 1.5 3.0 4.5 2.9 1.2 0.1 3.0 8.4
1976-77 29 NYK NBA 70 15.5 2.1 4.2 .505 1.1 1.6 .688 0.7 1.6 2.3 2.1 0.8 0.1 2.0 5.3
1977-78 30 NYK NBA 79 25.1 3.9 7.8 .502 1.6 2.0 .806 1.0 2.4 3.3 4.3 1.5 0.0 1.9 2.5 9.4
1978-79 31 NYK NBA 7 12.1 1.6 3.7 .423 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.3 1.4 2.7 1.0 0.0 1.4 1.9 3.1
Career NBA 605 23.6 3.6 7.4 .487 2.1 2.7 .771 1.2 2.5 3.4 3.6 1.3 0.1 1.9 2.6 9.3

Per 36 Minutes

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
1969-70 22 ATL NBA 72 941 7.0 15.0 .467 5.2 6.2 .828 5.4 4.6 4.7 19.2
1971-72 24 CLE NBA 68 2434 5.8 12.6 .464 3.8 5.1 .760 4.1 6.7 3.2 15.5
1972-73 25 SEA NBA 73 1403 4.9 11.2 .439 2.6 3.6 .714 4.5 6.3 3.6 12.4
1973-74 26 GSW NBA 79 2134 5.3 10.4 .512 2.9 3.9 .739 2.3 4.3 6.6 5.1 1.8 0.2 4.1 13.6
1974-75 27 GSW NBA 82 2521 5.8 11.0 .528 3.3 4.0 .832 1.7 2.9 4.5 4.9 1.9 0.2 4.2 15.0
1975-76 28 TOT NBA 75 1704 4.8 10.5 .460 3.0 4.1 .750 2.2 4.4 6.5 4.6 1.7 0.2 4.6 12.7
1975-76 28 CLE NBA 15 255 4.9 12.7 .389 3.8 5.2 .730 2.0 4.1 6.1 6.4 1.4 0.3 5.1 13.7
1975-76 28 NYK NBA 60 1449 4.8 10.1 .475 2.9 3.9 .755 2.2 4.4 6.6 4.3 1.8 0.1 4.5 12.5
1976-77 29 NYK NBA 70 1082 4.9 9.7 .505 2.5 3.6 .688 1.7 3.8 5.4 4.8 1.9 0.2 4.6 12.3
1977-78 30 NYK NBA 79 1979 5.6 11.2 .502 2.3 2.9 .806 1.4 3.4 4.8 6.2 2.1 0.1 2.8 3.7 13.6
1978-79 31 NYK NBA 7 85 4.7 11.0 .423 0.0 0.0 0.4 3.8 4.2 8.0 3.0 0.0 4.2 5.5 9.3
Career NBA 605 14283 5.5 11.3 .487 3.1 4.1 .771 1.8 3.7 5.1 5.5 1.9 0.1 2.9 4.0 14.2

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1969-70 22 ATL NBA 72 941 15.7 .540 .467 16.7 1.7 0.5 2.2 .113
1971-72 24 CLE NBA 68 2434 15.7 .524 .464 5.5 26.3 3.7 2.2 5.9 .115
1972-73 25 SEA NBA 73 1403 13.1 .485 .439 5.9 23.9 1.0 0.5 1.5 .051
1973-74 26 GSW NBA 79 2134 15.5 .559 .512 6.2 11.0 8.6 17.7 2.2 0.2 99 3.7 1.9 5.6 .126
1974-75 27 GSW NBA 82 2521 16.1 .585 .528 4.5 7.8 6.1 17.6 2.3 0.2 100 5.6 2.0 7.6 .144
1975-76 28 TOT NBA 75 1704 14.5 .517 .460 6.1 12.7 9.4 17.3 2.2 0.3 98 1.9 1.8 3.7 .105
1975-76 28 CLE NBA 15 255 14.5 .456 .389 5.5 12.1 8.7 23.7 1.9 0.4 97 0.1 0.3 0.4 .073
1975-76 28 NYK NBA 60 1449 14.5 .530 .475 6.2 12.8 9.5 16.2 2.3 0.2 98 1.8 1.5 3.3 .110
1976-77 29 NYK NBA 70 1082 13.4 .544 .505 4.9 10.7 7.9 16.9 2.3 0.2 100 0.9 1.0 2.0 .088
1977-78 30 NYK NBA 79 1979 14.6 .544 .502 4.0 9.6 6.9 21.5 2.6 0.1 18.4 16.0 106 103 2.8 1.6 4.4 .107
1978-79 31 NYK NBA 7 85 9.0 .423 .423 1.3 11.5 6.3 27.9 3.8 0.0 27.8 16.6 82 102 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.012
Career NBA 605 14283 15.0 .540 .487 5.1 10.1 7.1 20.2 2.3 0.2 18.8 16.1 105 100 21.2 11.6 32.8 .110

Playoffs

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
1969-70 22 ATL NBA 9 146 31 65 19 26 26 8 19 81 .477 .731 16.2 9.0 2.9 0.9
1974-75 27 GSW NBA 17 448 60 146 34 53 23 72 53 24 2 64 154 .411 .642 26.4 9.1 4.2 3.1
1977-78 30 NYK NBA 6 160 24 48 6 10 7 21 27 10 2 11 22 54 .500 .600 26.7 9.0 3.5 4.5
Career NBA 32 754 115 259 59 89 30 119 88 34 4 11 105 289 .444 .663 23.6 9.0 3.7 2.8

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1969-70 22 ATL NBA 9 146 15.3 .530 .477 7.4 0.3 0.1 0.4 .144
1974-75 27 GSW NBA 17 448 12.5 .455 .411 5.1 11.4 8.2 16.4 2.5 0.3 94 0.0 0.7 0.7 .077
1977-78 30 NYK NBA 6 160 13.2 .515 .500 4.1 9.6 6.7 20.4 2.7 0.6 17.4 14.9 103 108 0.1 0.1 0.2 .056
Career NBA 32 754 13.2 .485 .444 4.8 10.9 7.8 15.5 2.6 0.4 17.4 14.9 103 98 0.4 0.9 1.3 .085

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1971-72 24 CLE NBA 1 0 7:00 1 4 .250 1 1 1.000 1 0 0 3
Career NBA 1 0 7 1 4 .250 1 1 1.000 1 0 0 3

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 9 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Butch Beard 7.6 5.9 5.6 4.4 3.7 2.2 2.0 1.5 0.0
Dave Twardzik 91.1 7.5 5.5 5.1 5.1 3.7 3.0 2.4 1.1
Devin Harris 90.5 7.5 6.5 5.6 4.2 3.7 2.7 2.7
Raja Bell 88.8 6.8 5.8 4.5 3.7 3.6 2.2 1.7 1.1 -0.1
John Salmons 88.0 7.1 5.6 4.3 3.7 3.6 2.1 1.7 1.4 0.6
Eric Snow 87.8 8.4 6.1 5.5 5.5 3.8 3.8 1.9 1.3 0.5
Johnny Moore 87.0 7.2 6.6 5.8 3.8 3.2 2.1 1.2 0.3 -0.1
John Lucas 86.9 7.9 5.9 5.2 4.8 4.3 3.9 3.2 1.3 0.4
Vinnie Johnson 86.7 7.7 5.9 4.8 4.7 4.2 4.1 2.7 2.3 0.2
Ben Gordon 86.6 8.6 6.9 5.1 4.4 3.5 2.1 1.7
Clem Haskins 86.3 6.8 6.4 6.1 5.3 3.4 2.9 2.3 1.6 1.0
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Butch Beard 7.6 5.9 5.6 4.4 3.7 2.2 2.0 1.5 0.0
Dave Twardzik 91.1 7.5 5.5 5.1 5.1 3.7 3.0 2.4 1.1
Devin Harris 90.5 7.5 6.5 5.6 4.2 3.7 2.7 2.7
John Salmons 88.0 7.1 5.6 4.3 3.7 3.6 2.1 1.7 1.4 0.6
Johnny Moore 87.0 7.2 6.6 5.8 3.8 3.2 2.1 1.2 0.3 -0.1
Ben Gordon 86.6 8.6 6.9 5.1 4.4 3.5 2.1 1.7
Clem Haskins 86.3 6.8 6.4 6.1 5.3 3.4 2.9 2.3 1.6 1.0
Raja Bell 86.3 6.8 5.8 4.5 3.7 3.6 2.2 1.7 1.7 1.1 0.5 -0.1
Kevin Porter 85.4 6.5 6.4 6.2 5.2 4.2 2.7 2.3 1.8 0.5 0.2
Bryant Stith 85.2 6.8 5.6 5.2 4.8 3.0 1.6 1.6 0.7 0.5 -0.3
Steve Jones 85.1 8.2 7.1 5.6 5.4 4.4 2.7 1.6 1.1 0.8

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1972 NBA
Honors
1966-67 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1975 Golden State Warriors (NBA)
Games
1974-75 NBA 82 (2)
Field Goal Pct
1973-74 NBA .512 (5)
1974-75 NBA .528 (2)
Assists
1971-72 NBA 456 (9)
Personal Fouls
1974-75 NBA 297 (6)
True Shooting Pct
1973-74 NBA .559 (9)
1974-75 NBA .585 (2)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1973-74 NBA .512 (5)
1974-75 NBA .528 (2)
Assist Pct
1971-72 NBA 26.3 (6)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.002 (411)
 

Transactions

April 7, 1969: Drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1969 NBA Draft.

May 11, 1970: Drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA expansion draft.

August 23, 1972: Traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Seattle SuperSonics for Barry Clemens and Lenny Wilkens.

July 25, 1973: Traded by the Seattle SuperSonics to the Golden State Warriors for Mahdi Abdul-Rahman.

May 29, 1975: Traded by the Golden State Warriors with a 1975 1st round draft pick (John Lambert) and a 1975 2nd round draft pick (Mel Utley) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Dwight Davis.

December 1, 1975: Claimed on waivers by the New York Knicks from the Cleveland Cavaliers

October 30, 1978: Waived by the New York Knicks.

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