Guard · Detroit Pistons
Donnie Butcher
Age 90 · USA · 188 cm (6'2") · 91 kg · Born Feb 8, 1936 · Pikeville
6.8 PPG
3.4 RPG
2.5 APG
310 games
4 seasons
Career snapshot
4seasons
310games
2,121career pts
10.5PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Detroit Pistons
· 138 games · 1963-64–1965-66
Position rank · 1964-65
#22PPG rank
#12PER rank
#11WS rank
Among 26 Guard players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
8.6
1963-64 · DET
RPG
5.0
1963-64 · DET
APG
3.4
1963-64 · DET
PER
11.4
1962-63 · NYK
WS
1.9
1964-65 · DET
Draft
1961
Round 7 ·
Pick 60
from Pikeville
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-63 | NYK | 68 | 0 | 17.5 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.6 | 0.0 | 67.5 | 11.4 | 1.1 |
| 1963-64 | NBA | 78 | 0 | 25.3 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.8 | 0.0 | 62.1 | — | — |
| 1963-64 | NYK | 26 | 0 | 16.1 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.2 | 0.0 | 63.6 | 9.3 | -0.2 |
| 1963-64 | DET | 52 | 0 | 29.9 | 8.6 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42.1 | 0.0 | 61.6 | 10.2 | 1.5 |
| 1964-65 | DET | 71 | 0 | 16.3 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.5 | 0.0 | 61.8 | 10.9 | 1.9 |
| 1965-66 | DET | 15 | 0 | 19.0 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.9 | 0.0 | 52.9 | 10.7 | 0.5 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1963 | New York Knicks | Detroit Pistons | |
All entries are season change.
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