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Byron Beck
A. Byron Beck (Byron)
Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6-9 Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: January 25, 1945 in Ellensburg, Washington
High School: Kittitas in Ellensburg, Washington
College: University of Denver
Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 2nd round (3rd pick, 15th overall) of the 1967 NBA draft.
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Denver Nuggets 1977 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | 23 | DNR | ABA | 71 | 1623 | 275 | 570 | .482 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 119 | 159 | .748 | 559 | 38 | 72 | 219 | 669 | |||||
| 1968-69 | 24 | DNR | ABA | 71 | 2289 | 423 | 843 | .502 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 182 | 238 | .765 | 272 | 507 | 779 | 77 | 92 | 248 | 1030 | |||
| 1969-70 | 25 | DNR | ABA | 79 | 2454 | 440 | 841 | .523 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 137 | 174 | .787 | 250 | 514 | 764 | 112 | 137 | 293 | 1017 | |||
| 1970-71 | 26 | DNR | ABA | 84 | 2849 | 490 | 1033 | .474 | 4 | 14 | .286 | 158 | 182 | .868 | 280 | 604 | 884 | 177 | 160 | 273 | 1142 | |||
| 1971-72 | 27 | DNR | ABA | 66 | 1816 | 337 | 669 | .504 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 140 | 166 | .843 | 171 | 357 | 528 | 136 | 96 | 213 | 814 | |||
| 1972-73 | 28 | DNR | ABA | 77 | 2303 | 466 | 879 | .530 | 2 | 7 | .286 | 158 | 198 | .798 | 203 | 334 | 537 | 107 | 126 | 267 | 1092 | |||
| 1973-74 | 29 | DNR | ABA | 82 | 1979 | 425 | 823 | .516 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 120 | 141 | .851 | 164 | 253 | 417 | 76 | 48 | 8 | 83 | 233 | 970 | |
| 1974-75 | 30 | DNA | ABA | 84 | 1818 | 384 | 745 | .515 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 81 | 97 | .835 | 127 | 216 | 343 | 106 | 59 | 14 | 76 | 270 | 849 | |
| 1975-76 | 31 | DNA | ABA | 80 | 1586 | 334 | 646 | .517 | 5 | 11 | .455 | 97 | 116 | .836 | 123 | 231 | 354 | 116 | 48 | 20 | 91 | 192 | 770 | |
| 1976-77 | 32 | DEN | NBA | 53 | 480 | 107 | 246 | .435 | 36 | 44 | .818 | 45 | 51 | 96 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 59 | 250 | |||||
| Career | TOT | 747 | 19197 | 3681 | 7295 | .505 | 13 | 44 | .295 | 1228 | 1515 | .811 | 1635 | 3067 | 5261 | 978 | 170 | 43 | 933 | 2267 | 8603 | |||
| ABA | 694 | 18717 | 3574 | 7049 | .507 | 13 | 44 | .295 | 1192 | 1471 | .810 | 1590 | 3016 | 5165 | 945 | 155 | 42 | 933 | 2208 | 8353 | ||||
| NBA | 53 | 480 | 107 | 246 | .435 | 36 | 44 | .818 | 45 | 51 | 96 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 59 | 250 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | 23 | DNR | ABA | 71 | 22.9 | 3.9 | 8.0 | .482 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.7 | 2.2 | .748 | 7.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 9.4 | |||||
| 1968-69 | 24 | DNR | ABA | 71 | 32.2 | 6.0 | 11.9 | .502 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .667 | 2.6 | 3.4 | .765 | 3.8 | 7.1 | 11.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 14.5 | |||
| 1969-70 | 25 | DNR | ABA | 79 | 31.1 | 5.6 | 10.6 | .523 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.7 | 2.2 | .787 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 12.9 | |||
| 1970-71 | 26 | DNR | ABA | 84 | 33.9 | 5.8 | 12.3 | .474 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .286 | 1.9 | 2.2 | .868 | 3.3 | 7.2 | 10.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 13.6 | |||
| 1971-72 | 27 | DNR | ABA | 66 | 27.5 | 5.1 | 10.1 | .504 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.1 | 2.5 | .843 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 12.3 | |||
| 1972-73 | 28 | DNR | ABA | 77 | 29.9 | 6.1 | 11.4 | .530 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .286 | 2.1 | 2.6 | .798 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 14.2 | |||
| 1973-74 | 29 | DNR | ABA | 82 | 24.1 | 5.2 | 10.0 | .516 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.5 | 1.7 | .851 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 11.8 | |
| 1974-75 | 30 | DNA | ABA | 84 | 21.6 | 4.6 | 8.9 | .515 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .835 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 10.1 | |
| 1975-76 | 31 | DNA | ABA | 80 | 19.8 | 4.2 | 8.1 | .517 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .455 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .836 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 9.6 | |
| 1976-77 | 32 | DEN | NBA | 53 | 9.1 | 2.0 | 4.6 | .435 | 0.7 | 0.8 | .818 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 4.7 | |||||
| Career | TOT | 747 | 25.7 | 4.9 | 9.8 | .505 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .295 | 1.6 | 2.0 | .811 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 11.5 | |||
| ABA | 694 | 27.0 | 5.1 | 10.2 | .507 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .295 | 1.7 | 2.1 | .810 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 12.0 | ||||
| NBA | 53 | 9.1 | 2.0 | 4.6 | .435 | 0.7 | 0.8 | .818 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 4.7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | 23 | DNR | ABA | 71 | 1623 | 6.1 | 12.6 | .482 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.6 | 3.5 | .748 | 12.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 14.8 | |||||
| 1968-69 | 24 | DNR | ABA | 71 | 2289 | 6.7 | 13.3 | .502 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .667 | 2.9 | 3.7 | .765 | 4.3 | 8.0 | 12.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 16.2 | |||
| 1969-70 | 25 | DNR | ABA | 79 | 2454 | 6.5 | 12.3 | .523 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.0 | 2.6 | .787 | 3.7 | 7.5 | 11.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 14.9 | |||
| 1970-71 | 26 | DNR | ABA | 84 | 2849 | 6.2 | 13.1 | .474 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .286 | 2.0 | 2.3 | .868 | 3.5 | 7.6 | 11.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 14.4 | |||
| 1971-72 | 27 | DNR | ABA | 66 | 1816 | 6.7 | 13.3 | .504 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.8 | 3.3 | .843 | 3.4 | 7.1 | 10.5 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 16.1 | |||
| 1972-73 | 28 | DNR | ABA | 77 | 2303 | 7.3 | 13.7 | .530 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .286 | 2.5 | 3.1 | .798 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 8.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 17.1 | |||
| 1973-74 | 29 | DNR | ABA | 82 | 1979 | 7.7 | 15.0 | .516 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.2 | 2.6 | .851 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 17.6 | |
| 1974-75 | 30 | DNA | ABA | 84 | 1818 | 7.6 | 14.8 | .515 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.6 | 1.9 | .835 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 16.8 | |
| 1975-76 | 31 | DNA | ABA | 80 | 1586 | 7.6 | 14.7 | .517 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .455 | 2.2 | 2.6 | .836 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 8.0 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 17.5 | |
| 1976-77 | 32 | DEN | NBA | 53 | 480 | 8.0 | 18.5 | .435 | 2.7 | 3.3 | .818 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 7.2 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 18.7 | |||||
| Career | TOT | 747 | 19197 | 6.9 | 13.7 | .505 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .295 | 2.3 | 2.8 | .811 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 9.9 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 16.1 | |||
| ABA | 694 | 18717 | 6.9 | 13.6 | .507 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .295 | 2.3 | 2.8 | .810 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 9.9 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 16.1 | ||||
| NBA | 53 | 480 | 8.0 | 18.5 | .435 | 2.7 | 3.3 | .818 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 7.2 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 18.7 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | 23 | DNR | ABA | 71 | 1623 | 18.6 | .523 | .482 | 16.1 | 3.6 | 10.1 | 16.9 | |||||||||||
| 1968-69 | 24 | DNR | ABA | 71 | 2289 | 19.7 | .543 | .503 | 15.5 | 4.7 | 8.8 | 17.0 | |||||||||||
| 1969-70 | 25 | DNR | ABA | 79 | 2454 | 17.0 | .554 | .523 | 13.7 | 6.2 | 13.0 | 15.9 | |||||||||||
| 1970-71 | 26 | DNR | ABA | 84 | 2849 | 14.8 | .513 | .476 | 13.3 | 8.1 | 12.6 | 15.6 | |||||||||||
| 1971-72 | 27 | DNR | ABA | 66 | 1816 | 17.0 | .548 | .504 | 8.3 | 18.3 | 13.1 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 17.3 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 28 | DNR | ABA | 77 | 2303 | 16.0 | .565 | .531 | 8.8 | 15.2 | 11.9 | 7.1 | 11.5 | 18.3 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 29 | DNR | ABA | 82 | 1979 | 15.8 | .548 | .516 | 8.1 | 13.2 | 10.5 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 8.6 | 18.9 | 114 | 105 | 12.7 | 4.3 | 17 | 8 | 4.5 |
| 1974-75 | 30 | DNA | ABA | 84 | 1818 | 13.6 | .539 | .515 | 7.9 | 12.1 | 10.1 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 8.8 | 18.0 | 114 | 105 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 17 | 4 | 6.5 |
| 1975-76 | 31 | DNA | ABA | 80 | 1586 | 14.9 | .552 | .521 | 8.1 | 13.3 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 11.5 | 18.4 | 112 | 105 | 8.9 | 4.9 | 14 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 1976-77 | 32 | DEN | NBA | 53 | 480 | 13.2 | .471 | .435 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 99 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2 | 4 | -1.0 | |||
| Career | TOT | 747 | 19197 | 16.3 | .540 | .505 | 8.3 | 14.3 | 12.8 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 10.8 | 17.2 | 113 | 104 | 33.1 | 16.8 | 50 | 21 | 14.5 | ||
| ABA | 694 | 18717 | 16.4 | .543 | .508 | 8.3 | 14.5 | 12.9 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 10.8 | 17.2 | 113 | 105 | 32.3 | 15.3 | 48 | 17 | 15.5 | |||
| NBA | 53 | 480 | 13.2 | .471 | .435 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 99 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2 | 4 | -1.0 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 1967-68 | 23 | DNR | ABA | 5 | 160 | 23 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 55 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 57 | .460 | .733 | 32.0 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 1.0 | ||||
| 1968-69 | 24 | DNR | ABA | 7 | 214 | 48 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 63 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 110 | .505 | .000 | .824 | 30.6 | 15.7 | 9.0 | 1.3 | |||
| 1969-70 | 25 | DNR | ABA | 12 | 439 | 77 | 176 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 47 | 144 | 19 | 24 | 41 | 191 | .438 | .250 | .766 | 36.6 | 15.9 | 12.0 | 1.6 | |||
| 1971-72 | 27 | DNR | ABA | 7 | 264 | 56 | 115 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 28 | 72 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 139 | .487 | .250 | .929 | 37.7 | 19.9 | 10.3 | 2.0 | |||
| 1972-73 | 28 | DNR | ABA | 4 | 130 | 28 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 69 | .444 | .765 | 32.5 | 17.3 | 9.8 | 1.3 | |||
| 1974-75 | 30 | DNA | ABA | 13 | 278 | 69 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 28 | 21 | 50 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 44 | 162 | .515 | .857 | 21.4 | 12.5 | 3.8 | 1.4 | |
| 1975-76 | 31 | DNA | ABA | 13 | 276 | 42 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 34 | 19 | 57 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 41 | 112 | .442 | .000 | .824 | 21.2 | 8.6 | 4.4 | 0.8 |
| 1976-77 | 32 | DEN | NBA | 5 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .333 | 1.000 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | ||||
| Career | TOT | 66 | 1790 | 346 | 737 | 2 | 10 | 154 | 188 | 61 | 486 | 82 | 8 | 4 | 105 | 220 | 848 | .469 | .200 | .819 | 27.1 | 12.8 | 7.4 | 1.2 | ||
| ABA | 61 | 1761 | 343 | 728 | 2 | 10 | 152 | 186 | 59 | 480 | 81 | 8 | 4 | 105 | 215 | 840 | .471 | .200 | .817 | 28.9 | 13.8 | 7.9 | 1.3 | |||
| NBA | 5 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .333 | 1.000 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | |||||||
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | 24 | DNR | ABA | 1 | 27 | 7 | 13 | .538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 31 | DNA | ABA | 1 | 20 | 6 | 11 | .545 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | ||||||
| Career | ABA | 2 | 47 | 13 | 24 | .542 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 28 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
Glossary|
All-Star Games 1969 ABA1976 ABA |
Games 1970-71 ABA 84 (4)1974-75 ABA 84 (1) Career ABA 694 (2) |
Minutes Played Career ABA 18717 (14) |
Field Goals Career ABA 3574 (16) |
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Field Goal Attempts Career ABA 7049 (20) |
Field Goal Pct 1967-68 ABA .482 (10)1969-70 ABA .523 (3) 1973-74 ABA .516 (8) 1975-76 ABA .517 (5) Career ABA .507 (5) Career .505 (82) |
Free Throws Career ABA 1192 (46) |
Free Throw Attempts Career ABA 1471 (52) |
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Free Throw Pct 1970-71 ABA .868 (3)1971-72 ABA .843 (10) |
Offensive Rebounds Career ABA 1590 (11) |
Defensive Rebounds 1968-69 ABA 507 (8)Career ABA 3016 (11) |
Total Rebounds Career ABA 5165 (8) |
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Assists Career ABA 945 (55) |
Steals Career ABA 155 (52) |
Blocks Career ABA 42 (69) |
Turnovers Career ABA 933 (47) |
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Personal Fouls Career ABA 2208 (3) |
Points Career ABA 8353 (20) |
Minutes Per Game Career ABA 27.0 (30) |
Rebounds Per Game 1968-69 ABA 11.0 (5)Career ABA 7.4 (9) |
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Player Efficiency Rating 1968-69 ABA 19.7 (9)Career ABA 16.4 (17) |
True Shooting Pct 1969-70 ABA .554 (8)Career ABA .543 (12) |
Offensive Rebound Pct Career ABA 8.3 (13) |
Total Rebound Pct 1968-69 ABA 15.5 (9)Career ABA 12.9 (8) |
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Turnover Pct 1968-69 ABA 8.8 (1)1972-73 ABA 11.5 (6) Career ABA 10.8 (4) Career 10.8 (55) |
Usage Pct Career ABA 17.2 (26) |
Offensive Rating 1973-74 ABA 114.1 (3)1974-75 ABA 113.5 (10) 1975-76 ABA 112.2 (8) |
Offensive Win Shares Career ABA 32.3 (14) |
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Defensive Win Shares Career ABA 15.3 (38) |
Win Shares Career ABA 48 (22) |
Loss Shares Career ABA 17 (79) |
Win Shares Above Average Career ABA 15.5 (14) |