Ralph Beard

Age 98 · USA · 178 cm (5'10") · 79 kg · Born Dec 2, 1927 · Kentucky

15.9 PPG 2.0 RPG 4.4 APG 126 games 2 seasons

Career snapshot

2seasons

126games

2,002career pts

0.0PER (avg)

Position rank · 1950-51

#1PPG rank

#1PER rank

#6WS rank

Among 29 Guard players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 16.8 1950-51 · —

RPG 3.8 1950-51 · —

APG 4.8 1950-51 · —

Draft

1949

Round 2 · Pick 0

from Kentucky

Honors & awards

2×

All-NBA Team

1950, 1949

1×

All-Star Selection

1950

Stats by season

Season	Team	G	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	3P%	FT%	PER	WS
1949-50	NBA	60	0	0.0	14.9	0.0	3.9	0.0	0.0	36.3	0.0	76.2	—	—
1950-51	NBA	66	0	0.0	16.8	3.8	4.8	0.0	0.0	36.8	0.0	77.5	—	—

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About Ralph Beard

Ralph Milton Beard Jr. was an American collegiate and professional basketball player. He won two NCAA national basketball championships at the University of Kentucky and played two years in the National Basketball Association prior to being barred for life for his participation in the 1951 college basketball point-shaving scandal.