Butch Beard
- Seasons
- 1969-70 to 1978-79
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Born
- May 4, 1947
- College
- Louisville
- Draft
- 1969, round 1, pick 10
1Championships
1All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 15.0
- True shooting
- .540
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- 16.0
- Win shares
- 32.9
- WS per 48
- .111
- Box plus/minus
- 0.6
- VORP
- 6.3
- Best season, WS
- 7.6
- Best season, BPM
- 0.9
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 1
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 | ATL | 22 | 72 | 941 | 15.7 | .540 | .467 | – | 1.7 | 0.5 | 2.2 | .113 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 | CLE | 24 | 68 | 2,434 | 15.7 | .524 | .464 | – | 3.7 | 2.2 | 5.9 | .115 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 | SEA | 25 | 73 | 1,403 | 13.1 | .485 | .439 | – | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | .051 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 | GSW | 26 | 79 | 2,134 | 15.5 | .559 | .512 | – | 3.7 | 1.9 | 5.6 | .126 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | – | 99 |
| 1974-75 | GSW | 27 | 82 | 2,521 | 16.1 | .585 | .528 | – | 5.6 | 2.0 | 7.6 | .144 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.8 | – | 100 |
| 1975-76 | 2+ teams | 28 | 75 | 1,704 | 14.5 | .517 | .460 | – | 1.9 | 1.8 | 3.7 | .105 | -0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | – | 98 |
| 1976-77 | NYK | 29 | 70 | 1,082 | 13.4 | .544 | .505 | – | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.0 | .088 | -0.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | – | 100 |
| 1977-78 | NYK | 30 | 79 | 1,979 | 14.6 | .544 | .502 | 16.0 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 4.4 | .107 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 106 | 103 |
| 1978-79 | NYK | 31 | 7 | 85 | 9.0 | .423 | .423 | 16.6 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.012 | -4.0 | 0.6 | -3.4 | 0.0 | 82 | 102 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.