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Guard ·Indiana Pacers ·NBA ·#12

Butch Carter

Age68 BornJun 11, 1958 FromUSA Height196 cm (6'5") Weight82 kg CollegeIndiana Draft1980 · #37
Career averages
8.5PPG
1.5RPG
1.9APG
370 games · 6 seasons

At a glance

IND hub
Career snapshot
6Seasons
370Games
3,158Career points
8.4PER average
Most-played franchise: Indiana Pacers · 229 games · 1981-82 to 1983-84
Draft1980
2Round
37Overall pick
From Indiana
Career highsSingle season
13.4PPG · 1983-84 · IND
2.1RPG · 1983-84 · IND
2.8APG · 1983-84 · IND
14.9PER · 1982-83 · IND
3.0Win shares · 1982-83 · IND
Position rank1984-85
#55PPG rank
#44PER rank
#50Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 82 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

New York Knicks
1984-85 - 1985-86 · 2 seasons
7.4 PPG 1.3 RPG 2.3 APG
74 games
Philadelphia 76ers
1985-86 - 1985-86 · 1 seasons
3.8 PPG 0.3 RPG 0.3 APG
4 games
Indiana Pacers
1981-82 - 1983-84 · 3 seasons
9.9 PPG 1.7 RPG 2.0 APG
229 games
Los Angeles Lakers
1980-81 - 1980-81 · 1 seasons
5.6 PPG 1.2 RPG 1.0 APG
54 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1980-81 LAL 54 0 12.4 5.6 1.2 1.0 0.4 0.0 46.2 30.0 73.7 10.7 0.9
1981-82 IND 75 0 13.8 5.9 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.1 46.8 32.0 82.9 11.1 1.3
1982-83 IND 81 28 21.2 10.5 1.9 2.4 1.0 0.2 50.1 33.3 80.5 14.9 3.0
1983-84 IND 73 54 28.0 13.4 2.1 2.8 1.8 0.2 47.9 32.6 76.4 13.5 2.6
1984-85 NYK 69 11 18.5 7.9 1.4 2.4 0.8 0.1 45.0 25.6 81.3 11.5 0.9
1985-86 NBA 9 0 7.4 2.2 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 29.2 0.0 85.7 - -
1985-86 NYK 5 0 6.2 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.0 25.0 0.0 100.0 -5.4 -0.2
1985-86 PHI 4 0 9.0 3.8 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 31.3 0.0 83.3 2.2 0.0

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1985 New York Knicks Philadelphia 76ers
Jul 1984 Indiana Pacers New York Knicks
Jul 1981 Los Angeles Lakers Indiana Pacers

All entries are season change.

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Born on June 11

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About Butch Carter

Clarence Eugene "Butch" Carter Jr. is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers.