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Retired#24Forward1970–1980#707 all-time in points

Garfield Heard

Garfield Heard scored 6,828 points in 787 games, 707th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1973-74 at 15.3 points a game. He earned 0 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 6″ / 219 lb
Age78
PositionForward
BornMay 3, 1948
HometownHogansville, Georgia
Experience1970–1980
CollegeUniversity of Oklahoma
Draft1970 · round 3, pick 40
High school—
TeamsSeattle SuperSonics 1970–1972Chicago Bulls 1972–1972Buffalo Braves 1973–1975Phoenix Suns 1975–1979San Diego Clippers 1980–1980
Career points
6,828
787 games · 8.7 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#707
Also 819th in assists, 204th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1970–1980. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1980-81.

1980-81 season

SDC · 78 games
Points3774.8 per game
Rebounds4.5348 total
Assists1.6122 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

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Garfield Heard career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1973-74 · 15.3 points per game

Garfield Heard milestones

Career · regular season
6,828 career points
Retired 707th on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K
Career marks
Points6,828Past 5,000 · 707th all-time
Rebounds5,876Past 5,000 · 204th all-time

Garfield Heard career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
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Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
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Garfield Heard stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1980-81SDC783774.84.51.6.376.000.7820———
1979-80PHX824065.04.61.2.417.000.7440———
1978-79PHX633956.35.61.0.441—.689————
1977-78PHX806207.88.21.6.424—.612————
1976-77PHX464469.79.61.9.379—.725————
1975-76PHX/BUF8694211.010.12.2.435—.637————
1974-75BUF6774211.19.92.8.388—.564————
1973-74BUF811,23915.311.72.2.435—.650————
1972-73CHI/SEA8181610.15.60.7.425—.652————
1971-72SEA584597.97.60.9.401—.617————
1970-71SEA653865.95.00.7.381—.656————
Career11 seasons7876,8288.77.51.6.414.000.6540——0

Garfield Heard splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
83%
Threes
0%
Free throws
17%

Every big night · 0

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Quick answers

Garfield Heard facts
How many career points did Garfield Heard score?

Garfield Heard scored 6,828 career regular-season points in 787 games, 8.7 per game, which ranks 707th all-time.

What was Garfield Heard’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1973-74 with BUF: 15.3 points, 11.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.

Where is Garfield Heard from?

Garfield Heard is from Hogansville, Georgia. He played college ball at University of Oklahoma.

What teams did Garfield Heard play for?

Seattle SuperSonics (1970–1972); Chicago Bulls (1972–1972); Buffalo Braves (1973–1975); Phoenix Suns (1975–1979); San Diego Clippers (1980–1980).