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Mike Butler

Michael Edward Butler (Mike)

Position: Guard ▪ Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: October 22, 1946 in Memphis, Tennessee
High School: Kingsbury in Memphis, Tennessee
College: University of Memphis
Draft: San Diego Rockets, 10th round (1st pick, 121st overall), 1968 NBA Draft
ABA Debut: October 21, 1968

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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
1968-69 22 NOB ABA 77 1315 207 528 .392 50 162 .309 112 133 .842 26 89 115 171 113 130 576
1969-70 23 NOB ABA 83 1728 298 800 .373 87 300 .290 135 161 .839 10 109 119 134 103 193 818
1970-71 24 UTS ABA 71 1414 271 646 .420 32 125 .256 153 168 .911 24 107 131 186 107 142 727
1971-72 25 UTS ABA 14 97 14 36 .389 3 9 .333 6 7 .857 4 6 10 13 12 18 37
Career ABA 245 4554 790 2010 .393 172 596 .289 406 469 .866 64 311 375 504 335 483 2158

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
1968-69 22 NOB ABA 77 17.1 2.7 6.9 .392 0.6 2.1 .309 1.5 1.7 .842 0.3 1.2 1.5 2.2 1.5 1.7 7.5
1969-70 23 NOB ABA 83 20.8 3.6 9.6 .373 1.0 3.6 .290 1.6 1.9 .839 0.1 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.2 2.3 9.9
1970-71 24 UTS ABA 71 19.9 3.8 9.1 .420 0.5 1.8 .256 2.2 2.4 .911 0.3 1.5 1.8 2.6 1.5 2.0 10.2
1971-72 25 UTS ABA 14 6.9 1.0 2.6 .389 0.2 0.6 .333 0.4 0.5 .857 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.3 2.6
Career ABA 245 18.6 3.2 8.2 .393 0.7 2.4 .289 1.7 1.9 .866 0.3 1.3 1.5 2.1 1.4 2.0 8.8

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
1968-69 22 NOB ABA 77 1315 5.7 14.5 .392 1.4 4.4 .309 3.1 3.6 .842 0.7 2.4 3.1 4.7 3.1 3.6 15.8
1969-70 23 NOB ABA 83 1728 6.2 16.7 .373 1.8 6.2 .290 2.8 3.4 .839 0.2 2.3 2.5 2.8 2.1 4.0 17.0
1970-71 24 UTS ABA 71 1414 6.9 16.4 .420 0.8 3.2 .256 3.9 4.3 .911 0.6 2.7 3.3 4.7 2.7 3.6 18.5
1971-72 25 UTS ABA 14 97 5.2 13.4 .389 1.1 3.3 .333 2.2 2.6 .857 1.5 2.2 3.7 4.8 4.5 6.7 13.7
Career ABA 245 4554 6.2 15.9 .393 1.4 4.7 .289 3.2 3.7 .866 0.5 2.5 3.0 4.0 2.6 3.8 17.1

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
1968-69 22 NOB ABA 77 1315 11.4 .491 .439 3.8 17.6 16.2 19.5 1.0 1.4 2.3 .085
1969-70 23 NOB ABA 83 1728 10.9 .470 .427 3.1 11.5 10.6 21.7 0.2 1.5 1.6 .046
1970-71 24 UTS ABA 71 1414 14.1 .505 .444 3.9 17.7 12.9 21.4 1.2 1.9 3.1 .107
1971-72 25 UTS ABA 14 97 6.0 .473 .431 4.0 5.4 4.7 17.3 23.5 20.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 .037
Career ABA 245 4554 11.9 .487 .436 4.0 5.4 3.6 15.3 13.1 20.9 2.4 4.8 7.2 .076

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
1968-69 22 NOB ABA 11 237 30 107 14 53 26 29 29 17 14 26 100 .280 .264 .897 21.5 9.1 2.6 1.5
1970-71 24 UTS ABA 10 77 19 33 2 8 8 9 2 11 6 9 8 48 .576 .250 .889 7.7 4.8 1.1 0.6
Career ABA 21 314 49 140 16 61 34 38 2 40 23 23 34 148 .350 .262 .895 15.0 7.0 1.9 1.1

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
1968-69 22 NOB ABA 11 237 7.9 .418 .346 5.3 9.2 10.5 20.0 -0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.023
1970-71 24 UTS ABA 10 77 18.4 .649 .606 10.7 19.6 0.4 0.1 0.4 .257
Career ABA 21 314 10.5 .472 .407 5.3 9.6 12.8 20.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 .046

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 4 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4
Mike Butler 3.1 2.3 1.6 0.1
Maurice Evans 90.6 3.2 2.6 2.1 0.1
Haywoode Workman 90.4 2.8 2.5 1.9 0.1
Steve Kerr 89.7 3.2 2.4 1.3 0.4
Mo Williams 89.7 3.2 2.5 2.2 0.2
Freddie Crawford 88.1 2.7 2.2 1.6 -0.2
Louie Nelson 88.0 2.9 2.3 1.1 0.0
John Battle 87.1 3.2 2.3 1.5 1.0
Roger Phegley 86.7 3.7 2.6 1.6 0.0
Greg Minor 86.7 3.0 2.1 1.7 0.6
Rick Adelman 86.7 3.4 2.2 1.6 0.7
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
Mike Butler 3.1 2.3 1.6 0.1
Louie Nelson 87.8 2.9 2.3 1.1 0.0 0.0
Dennis Hopson 86.2 3.1 2.1 1.7 0.5 -0.3
Jose Barea 85.3 3.2 2.2 2.2 0.5 0.1
Freddie Crawford 84.6 2.7 2.2 1.6 -0.2 -0.3
Terry Furlow 83.7 3.3 2.8 1.1 0.0
Mervin Jackson 82.5 3.1 3.1 1.8 -0.2 -0.2
Dick Garrett 82.4 2.4 2.3 1.6 0.1 -0.2
Billy Ray Bates 81.6 3.6 2.4 0.9 0.0
Dick Farley 80.8 3.0 2.8 2.5
Ron Sobie 79.8 3.6 2.6 0.9 0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1971 Utah Stars (ABA)
3-Pt Field Goals
1968-69 ABA 50 (9)
1969-70 ABA 87 (5)
Career ABA 172 (14)
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
1968-69 ABA 162 (8)
1969-70 ABA 300 (3)
Career ABA 596 (13)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct
Career ABA .289 (21)
Free Throw Pct
1969-70 ABA .839 (8)
1970-71 ABA .911 (1)
     

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