William Averitt
William Rodney Averitt (Bird)
Position: G
Height: 6' 1'' Weight: 170
Born: 7/22/1952, in Hopkinsville, KY, USA
High School:Hopkinsville, in Hopkinsville, KY
College:Pepperdine University
About bio info
Position: G
Height: 6' 1'' Weight: 170
Born: 7/22/1952, in Hopkinsville, KY, USA
High School:Hopkinsville, in Hopkinsville, KY
College:Pepperdine University
About bio info
Draft History
1973 NBA - Round 4 by POR
1973 ABA - Round 2 by SDQ (Special Circumstance Draft)
1976 NBA - Round 0 by BUF (ABA Dispersal Draft)
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| Year | Age | Team | Lg | G | Min | Pts | PPG | FGM | FGA | FGP | FTM | FTA | FTP | 3PM | 3PA | 3PP | ORB | DRB | TRB | RPG | AST | APG | STL | BLK | TO | PF | ? | ? |
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| 1973-74 | 21 | SAS | ABA | 74 | 1639 | 851 | 11.5 | 343 | 912 | .376 | 156 | 224 | .696 | 9 | 50 | .180 | 0 | 121 | 121 | 1.6 | 132 | 1.8 | 63 | 6 | 137 | 166 | ?? | ? |
| 1974-75 | 22 | KEN | ABA | 84 | 2031 | 1100 | 13.1 | 422 | 1014 | .416 | 249 | 320 | .778 | 7 | 47 | .149 | 0 | 185 | 185 | 2.2 | 319 | 3.8 | 87 | 13 | 232 | 212 | ?? | ? |
| 1975-76 | 23 | KEN | ABA | 78 | 2272 | 1398 | 17.9 | 546 | 1274 | .429 | 266 | 346 | .769 | 40 | 128 | .313 | 0 | 213 | 213 | 2.7 | 297 | 3.8 | 106 | 22 | 221 | 208 | ?? | ? |
| 1976-77 | 24 | BUF | NBA | 75 | 1136 | 589 | 7.9 | 234 | 619 | .378 | 121 | 169 | .716 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 20 | 58 | 78 | 1.0 | 134 | 1.8 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 127 | ?? | ? |
| 1977-78 | 25 | NJN | NBA | 21 | 409 | 174 | 8.3 | 69 | 188 | .367 | 36 | 45 | .800 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 1.6 | 68 | 3.2 | 17 | 1 | 55 | 37 | ?? | ? |
| 1977-78 | 25 | BUF | NBA | 34 | 676 | 322 | 9.5 | 129 | 296 | .436 | 64 | 96 | .667 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 1.5 | 128 | 3.8 | 22 | 8 | 88 | 86 | ?? | ? |
| 3 Season Totals | ? | ? | 236 | 5942 | 3349 | 14.2 | 1311 | 3200 | .410 | 671 | 890 | .754 | 56 | 225 | .249 | 0 | 519 | 519 | 2.2 | 748 | 3.2 | 256 | 41 | 590 | 586 | ? | ? | |
| 2 Season Totals | ? | ? | 130 | 2221 | 1085 | 8.3 | 432 | 1103 | .392 | 221 | 310 | .713 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 37 | 124 | 161 | 1.2 | 330 | 2.5 | 69 | 14 | 143 | 250 | ? | ? | |
M - MVP
N - All NBA First Team
A - All Star
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| Year | Age | Team | Lg | G | MPG | PPG | EFF | AV | VI | PPFGA | PPR | RbRate |
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| 1973-74 | 21 | SAS | ABA | 74 | 22.1 | 11.5 | 5.39 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 0.842 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 1974-75 | 22 | KEN | ABA | 84 | 24.2 | 13.1 | 9.63 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 0.953 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 1975-76 | 23 | KEN | ABA | 78 | 29.1 | 17.9 | 12.91 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 0.980 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 1976-77 | 24 | BUF | NBA | 75 | 15.1 | 7.9 | 5.37 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 0.849 | 0.00 | 3.5 |
| 1977-78 | 25 | NJN | NBA | 21 | 19.5 | 8.3 | 5.24 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 0.837 | -2.47 | 0.0 |
| 1977-78 | 25 | BUF | NBA | 34 | 19.9 | 9.5 | 7.15 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 0.952 | -0.52 | 0.0 |
| 3 Season Totals | ? | ? | 236 | 25.2 | 14.2 | 9.39 | 15.4 | 4.6 | 0.932 | -1.62 | 0.0 | |
| 2 Season Totals | ? | ? | 130 | 17.1 | 8.3 | 5.82 | 6.9 | 3.0 | 0.875 | 3.37 | 0.0 | |
Playoff Stats
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | Min | Pts | PPG | FGM | FGA | FGP | FTM | FTA | FTP | 3PM | 3PA | 3PP | ORB | DRB | TRB | RPG | AST | APG | STL | BLK | TO |
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| 1973-74 | SAS | ABA | 6 | 104 | 53 | 8.8 | 19 | 51 | .373 | 15 | 19 | .789 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1.8 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974-75 | KEN | ABA | 14 | 265 | 137 | 9.8 | 56 | 154 | .364 | 25 | 31 | .806 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1.6 | 30 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975-76 | KEN | ABA | 10 | 358 | 197 | 19.7 | 80 | 198 | .404 | 37 | 42 | .881 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2.2 | 61 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | ? | 30 | 727 | 387 | 12.9 | 155 | 403 | .385 | 77 | 92 | .837 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1.8 | 93 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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