Al Butler
Elbert J. Butler (Al)
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: July 9, 1938 in Rochester, New York
Died: July 12, 2000
High School: East in Rochester, New York
College: Niagara University
Draft: Boston Celtics, 2nd round (8th pick, 17th overall), 1961 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 21, 1961
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Totals
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-62 | 23 | TOT | NBA | PG | 59 | 2016 | 349 | 754 | .463 | 129 | 182 | .709 | 337 | 205 | 156 | 827 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 23 | BOS | NBA | PG | 5 | 47 | 13 | 29 | .448 | 5 | 6 | .833 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 23 | NYK | NBA | PG | 54 | 1969 | 336 | 725 | .463 | 124 | 176 | .705 | 324 | 201 | 147 | 796 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 24 | NYK | NBA | PG | 74 | 1488 | 297 | 676 | .439 | 144 | 187 | .770 | 170 | 156 | 145 | 738 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 25 | NYK | NBA | PG | 76 | 1379 | 260 | 616 | .422 | 138 | 187 | .738 | 168 | 157 | 167 | 658 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 26 | BAL | NBA | PG | 25 | 172 | 24 | 73 | .329 | 11 | 15 | .733 | 21 | 12 | 25 | 59 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 234 | 5055 | 930 | 2119 | .439 | 422 | 571 | .739 | 696 | 530 | 493 | 2282 |
Per Game
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-62 | 23 | TOT | NBA | PG | 59 | 34.2 | 5.9 | 12.8 | .463 | 2.2 | 3.1 | .709 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 14.0 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 23 | BOS | NBA | PG | 5 | 9.4 | 2.6 | 5.8 | .448 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .833 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 6.2 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 23 | NYK | NBA | PG | 54 | 36.5 | 6.2 | 13.4 | .463 | 2.3 | 3.3 | .705 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 14.7 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 24 | NYK | NBA | PG | 74 | 20.1 | 4.0 | 9.1 | .439 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .770 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 10.0 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 25 | NYK | NBA | PG | 76 | 18.1 | 3.4 | 8.1 | .422 | 1.8 | 2.5 | .738 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 8.7 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 26 | BAL | NBA | PG | 25 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 2.9 | .329 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .733 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.4 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 234 | 21.6 | 4.0 | 9.1 | .439 | 1.8 | 2.4 | .739 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 9.8 |
Per 36 Minutes
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-62 | 23 | TOT | NBA | PG | 59 | 2016 | 6.2 | 13.5 | .463 | 2.3 | 3.2 | .709 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 14.8 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 23 | BOS | NBA | PG | 5 | 47 | 10.0 | 22.2 | .448 | 3.8 | 4.6 | .833 | 10.0 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 23.7 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 23 | NYK | NBA | PG | 54 | 1969 | 6.1 | 13.3 | .463 | 2.3 | 3.2 | .705 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 14.6 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 24 | NYK | NBA | PG | 74 | 1488 | 7.2 | 16.4 | .439 | 3.5 | 4.5 | .770 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 17.9 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 25 | NYK | NBA | PG | 76 | 1379 | 6.8 | 16.1 | .422 | 3.6 | 4.9 | .738 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 17.2 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 26 | BAL | NBA | PG | 25 | 172 | 5.0 | 15.3 | .329 | 2.3 | 3.1 | .733 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 12.3 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 234 | 5055 | 6.6 | 15.1 | .439 | 3.0 | 4.1 | .739 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 16.3 |
Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-62 | 23 | TOT | NBA | PG | 59 | 2016 | 13.0 | .496 | .463 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 4.1 | .098 | ||||||||||
| 1961-62 | 23 | BOS | NBA | PG | 5 | 47 | 17.4 | .490 | .448 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .189 | ||||||||||
| 1961-62 | 23 | NYK | NBA | PG | 54 | 1969 | 12.9 | .496 | .463 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 3.9 | .096 | ||||||||||
| 1962-63 | 24 | NYK | NBA | PG | 74 | 1488 | 13.8 | .487 | .439 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.1 | .068 | ||||||||||
| 1963-64 | 25 | NYK | NBA | PG | 76 | 1379 | 13.0 | .471 | .422 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | .038 | ||||||||||
| 1964-65 | 26 | BAL | NBA | PG | 25 | 172 | 5.7 | .371 | .329 | 9.4 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.077 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 234 | 5055 | 13.0 | .481 | .439 | 9.4 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 7.0 | .067 |
Similarity Scores
Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
| Thru 4 Years | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Al Butler | 4.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | -0.3 | |
| Ernie Beck | 95.1 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 1.1 | -0.4 |
| Stan Stutz | 86.8 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 | |
| Devean George | 86.2 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| Mike Riordan | 84.8 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | -0.1 |
| Lucious Harris | 84.7 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Raja Bell | 84.6 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| Matt Guokas | 84.2 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| Trenton Hassell | 83.0 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 1.5 | -0.1 |
| Winston Garland | 82.5 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 1.7 | -0.3 |
| Billy Ray Bates | 82.4 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Career | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Al Butler | 4.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | -0.3 | |||
| Stan Stutz | 86.8 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 | |||
| Billy Ray Bates | 82.4 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | ||
| Earl Tatum | 81.0 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | ||
| Greivis Vasquez | 80.7 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.5 | |||
| Jiri Welsch | 79.0 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | -0.4 | ||
| Keith Jennings | 78.9 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 0.6 | |||
| Ron Sobie | 78.7 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | ||
| Toney Douglas | 78.4 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | -0.6 | ||
| Mel Riebe | 77.9 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | |||
| Ronnie Lester | 76.6 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Transactions
March 27, 1961: Drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 2nd round (17th pick) of the 1961 NBA Draft.
December 11, 1961: Sold by the Boston Celtics to the New York Knicks.
October 17, 1964: Sold by the New York Knicks to the Baltimore Bullets.
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