Butch Beard
PG · New York Knicks
Seasons 1969-70–1978-79 · 9 on record · Ht 6-3 · b. 1947
All-Star
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Player info
| Position | PG |
|---|---|
| Number | #21 (also #14, #9) |
| Team | New York Knicks |
| Height | 6-3 |
| Weight | 185 lb |
| Born | 1947-05-04 |
| College | Louisville |
| Drafted | 1969 · Round 1, Pick 10 · Atlanta Hawks |
| Seasons | 1969-70–1978-79 (9) |
Career averages
9.3 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 3.6 APG · 605 games · .487 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 | ATL | 22 | 72 | 13.1 | .467 | — | .828 | 1.9 | 1.7 | — | — | 7.0 | 15.7 | .540 |
| 1971-72 | CLE | 24 | 68 | 35.8 | .464 | — | .760 | 4.1 | 6.7 | — | — | 15.4 | 15.7 | .524 |
| 1972-73 | SEA | 25 | 73 | 19.2 | .439 | — | .714 | 2.4 | 3.4 | — | — | 6.6 | 13.1 | .485 |
| 1973-74 | GSW | 26 | 79 | 27.0 | .512 | — | .739 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 10.2 | 15.5 | .559 |
| 1974-75 | GSW | 27 | 82 | 30.7 | .528 | — | .832 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 12.8 | 16.1 | .585 |
| 1975-76 | 2TM | 28 | 75 | 22.7 | .460 | — | .750 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 8.0 | 14.5 | .517 |
| CLE | 28 | 15 | 17.0 | .389 | — | .730 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 6.5 | 14.5 | .456 | |
| NYK | 28 | 60 | 24.2 | .475 | — | .755 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 8.4 | 14.5 | .530 | |
| 1976-77 | NYK | 29 | 70 | 15.5 | .505 | — | .688 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 13.4 | .544 |
| 1977-78 | NYK | 30 | 79 | 25.1 | .502 | — | .806 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 14.6 | .544 |
| 1978-79 | NYK | 31 | 7 | 12.1 | .423 | — | — | 1.4 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 9.0 | .423 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 | ATL | 72 | — | 941 | 183 | 392 | .467 | — | — | 135 | 163 | 140 | 121 | — | — | — | 501 |
| 1971-72 | CLE | 68 | — | 2,434 | 394 | 849 | .464 | — | — | 260 | 342 | 276 | 456 | — | — | — | 1,048 |
| 1972-73 | SEA | 73 | — | 1,403 | 191 | 435 | .439 | — | — | 100 | 140 | 174 | 247 | — | — | — | 482 |
| 1973-74 | GSW | 79 | — | 2,134 | 316 | 617 | .512 | — | — | 173 | 234 | 389 | 300 | 105 | 9 | — | 805 |
| 1974-75 | GSW | 82 | — | 2,521 | 408 | 773 | .528 | — | — | 232 | 279 | 316 | 345 | 132 | 11 | — | 1,048 |
| 1975-76 | 2TM | 75 | — | 1,704 | 228 | 496 | .460 | — | — | 144 | 192 | 310 | 218 | 81 | 8 | — | 600 |
| CLE | 15 | — | 255 | 35 | 90 | .389 | — | — | 27 | 37 | 43 | 45 | 10 | 2 | — | 97 | |
| NYK | 60 | — | 1,449 | 193 | 406 | .475 | — | — | 117 | 155 | 267 | 173 | 71 | 6 | — | 503 | |
| 1976-77 | NYK | 70 | — | 1,082 | 148 | 293 | .505 | — | — | 75 | 109 | 163 | 144 | 57 | 5 | — | 371 |
| 1977-78 | NYK | 79 | — | 1,979 | 308 | 614 | .502 | — | — | 129 | 160 | 264 | 339 | 117 | 3 | 154 | 745 |
| 1978-79 | NYK | 7 | — | 85 | 11 | 26 | .423 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 22 |
| Career | 605 | — | — | 2,187 | 4,495 | .487 | 0 | 0 | 1248 | 1619 | 2042 | 2189 | 499 | 36 | 164 | 5,622 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 | ATL | 72 | 13.1 | 7.0 | 15.0 | .467 | — | — | 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.6 | — | — | — | 19.2 |
| 1971-72 | CLE | 68 | 35.8 | 5.8 | 12.6 | .464 | — | — | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 6.7 | — | — | — | 15.5 |
| 1972-73 | SEA | 73 | 19.2 | 4.9 | 11.2 | .439 | — | — | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 6.3 | — | — | — | 12.4 |
| 1973-74 | GSW | 79 | 27.0 | 5.3 | 10.4 | .512 | — | — | 2.9 | 3.9 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 0.2 | — | 13.6 |
| 1974-75 | GSW | 82 | 30.7 | 5.8 | 11.0 | .528 | — | — | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 0.2 | — | 15.0 |
| 1975-76 | 2TM | 75 | 22.7 | 4.8 | 10.5 | .460 | — | — | 3.0 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 0.2 | — | 12.7 |
| CLE | 15 | 17.0 | 4.9 | 12.7 | .389 | — | — | 3.8 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | — | 13.7 | |
| NYK | 60 | 24.1 | 4.8 | 10.1 | .475 | — | — | 2.9 | 3.9 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0.1 | — | 12.5 | |
| 1976-77 | NYK | 70 | 15.5 | 4.9 | 9.7 | .505 | — | — | 2.5 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 0.2 | — | 12.3 |
| 1977-78 | NYK | 79 | 25.1 | 5.6 | 11.2 | .502 | — | — | 2.3 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 13.6 |
| 1978-79 | NYK | 7 | 12.1 | 4.7 | 11.0 | .423 | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 9.3 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 | ATL | 72 | 941 | 15.7 | .540 | — | 1.7 | 0.5 | 2.2 | .113 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | CLE | 68 | 2,434 | 15.7 | .524 | — | 3.7 | 2.2 | 5.9 | .115 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | SEA | 73 | 1,403 | 13.1 | .485 | — | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | .051 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | GSW | 79 | 2,134 | 15.5 | .559 | — | 3.7 | 1.9 | 5.6 | .126 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +1.6 |
| 1974-75 | GSW | 82 | 2,521 | 16.1 | .585 | — | 5.6 | 2.0 | 7.6 | .144 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +1.8 |
| 1975-76 | 2TM | 75 | 1,704 | 14.5 | .517 | — | 1.9 | 1.8 | 3.7 | .105 | -0.5 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +1.1 |
| CLE | 15 | 255 | 14.5 | .456 | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .073 | -1.6 | +0.3 | -1.3 | +0.1 | |
| NYK | 60 | 1,449 | 14.5 | .530 | — | 1.8 | 1.5 | 3.3 | .110 | -0.3 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +1.0 | |
| 1976-77 | NYK | 70 | 1,082 | 13.4 | .544 | — | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.0 | .088 | -0.9 | +1.0 | +0.1 | +0.6 |
| 1977-78 | NYK | 79 | 1,979 | 14.6 | .544 | 16.0 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 4.4 | .107 | -0.1 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +1.2 |
| 1978-79 | NYK | 7 | 85 | 9.0 | .423 | 16.6 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -.012 | -4.0 | +0.6 | -3.4 | +0.0 |
| Career | 605 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32.9 | — | — | — | — | +6.3 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 | 9 | 16.2 | 9.0 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .477 | — | .530 |
| 1974-75 | 17 | 26.4 | 9.1 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | .411 | — | .455 |
| 1977-78 | 6 | 26.7 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | .500 | — | .515 |
| Career | 32 | 23.6 | 9.0 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | .444 | — | .485 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 303 | 9.6 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 176–127 |
| Away | 302 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 110–192 |
| In wins | 286 | 9.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 286–0 |
| In losses | 319 | 9.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 0–319 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 27 | 9.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 17–10 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 38 | 9.4 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 16–22 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 9 | 9.2 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 6–3 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 38 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 18–20 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 22 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 11–11 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 7 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 5–2 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 32 | 10.5 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 15–17 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 28 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 11–17 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 35 | 9.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 18–17 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 8 | 8.9 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5–3 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 37 | 10.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 16–21 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 35 | 8.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 15–20 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 22 | 9.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 8–14 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 35 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 20–15 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 40 | 9.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 19–21 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 34 | 11.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 17–17 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 24 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 12–12 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 7 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2–5 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 18 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 10–8 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Butch Beard play for?
Butch Beard plays PG for the New York Knicks.
What are Butch Beard's career stats?
Butch Beard has averaged 9.3 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 3.6 APG over 9 seasons (1969-70–1978-79).
How tall is Butch Beard?
Butch Beard is 6-3 (185 lb).
When was Butch Beard drafted?
Butch Beard was drafted in 1969, round 1, pick 10, by the Atlanta Hawks.