Zelmo Beaty
Career averages
15.8PPG
10.4RPG
1.5APG
522 games · 7 seasons
At a glance
ATL hubCareer snapshot
7Seasons
522Games
8,254Career points
16.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Atlanta Hawks · 453 games · 1962-63 to 1968-69
Honors and awards8 total
5×
All-Star Selection1972, 1971, 1970, 1967, 1965
2×
All-ABA Team1971, 1970
1×
All-Rookie Team1962
Career highsSingle season
21.5PPG · 1968-69 · ATL
13.6RPG · 1965-66 · ATL
2.1APG · 1967-68 · ATL
19.1PER · 1968-69 · ATL
8.4Win shares · 1968-69 · ATL
Draft1962
1Round
3Overall pick
From Prairie View A&M
Position rank1974-75
#23PPG rank
#18PER rank
#18Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 35 Center players with 41+ games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-63 | ATL | 80 | 0 | 24.0 | 10.2 | 8.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.9 | 0.0 | 71.7 | - | - |
| 1963-64 | ATL | 59 | 0 | 32.6 | 13.1 | 10.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.4 | 0.0 | 74.1 | - | - |
| 1964-65 | ATL | 80 | 0 | 36.5 | 16.9 | 12.1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.2 | 0.0 | 71.5 | - | - |
| 1965-66 | ATL | 80 | 0 | 38.4 | 20.7 | 13.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.3 | 0.0 | 75.8 | - | - |
| 1967-68 | ATL | 82 | 0 | 37.4 | 21.1 | 11.7 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.8 | 0.0 | 79.4 | - | - |
| 1968-69 | ATL | 72 | 0 | 35.8 | 21.5 | 11.1 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.0 | 0.0 | 73.1 | 19.1 | 8.4 |
| 1974-75 | LAL | 69 | 0 | 17.6 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 43.9 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 12.8 | 2.3 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1974 | Atlanta Hawks | Los Angeles Lakers | From 1968-69 to 1974-75 | |
All entries are offseason.
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About Zelmo Beaty
Zelmo "Big Z" Beaty was an American basketball player. He played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and four in the rival American Basketball Association (ABA). Beaty excelled in both high school and college basketball before being selected as a first round draft pick by the St. Louis Hawks in 1962. He was a two-time All-Star for the team in seven years before deciding to jump to the Utah Stars in 1970. In four seasons with the Stars, he was an ABA All-Star three times while being a key figure in the team's run to the 1971 ABA championship, where he recorded 36 points a