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Retired#31Center1962–1974#479 all-time in points

Zelmo Beaty

Zelmo Beaty scored 9,107 points in 570 games, 479th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1968-69 at 21.5 points a game. He earned 2 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 9″ / 225 lb
Age87
PositionCenter
BornOct 25, 1939
HometownHillister, Texas
Experience1962–1974
Before the NBAPrairie View A&M
Draft1962 · round 1, pick 3
High school—
TeamsSt. Louis Hawks 1962–1967Atlanta Hawks 1968–1968Los Angeles Lakers 1974–1974
Career points
9,107
570 games · 16.0 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#479
Also 200th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1962–1974. 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 1974-75.

1974-75 season

LAL · 69 games
Points3805.5 per game
Rebounds4.7327 total
Assists1.174 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

2 badges earned
0Unicorn
0Rare Air
2Legend
  • ×2LegendSeasonAll-Star1965-66, 1967-68
  • ×3LegendSeason20-10 season1965-66, 1967-68, 1968-69

Zelmo Beaty career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1968-69 · 21.5 points per game

Zelmo Beaty milestones

Career · regular season
9,107 career points
Retired 479th on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K
Career marks
Points9,107Past 5,000 · 479th all-time
Rebounds5,949Past 5,000 · 200th all-time

Zelmo Beaty career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Zelmo Beaty stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1974-75LAL693805.54.71.1.439—.800————
1968-69ATL721,54621.511.11.8.470—.731————
1967-68STL821,73321.111.72.1.488—.794————
1966-67STL4885317.810.71.3.473—.758————
1965-66STL801,65620.713.61.6.473—.758————
1964-65STL801,35116.912.11.4.482—.715————
1963-64STL5977413.110.71.3.444—.741————
1962-63STL8081410.28.31.1.439—.717————
Career8 seasons5709,10716.010.41.5.469—.7500——0

Zelmo Beaty 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
75%
Threes
0%
Free throws
25%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Zelmo Beaty facts
How many career points did Zelmo Beaty score?

Zelmo Beaty scored 9,107 career regular-season points in 570 games, 16.0 per game, which ranks 479th all-time.

What was Zelmo Beaty’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1968-69 with ATL: 21.5 points, 11.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.

Where is Zelmo Beaty from?

Zelmo Beaty is from Hillister, Texas. Before the NBA he played for Prairie View A&M.

What teams did Zelmo Beaty play for?

St. Louis Hawks (1962–1967); Atlanta Hawks (1968–1968); Los Angeles Lakers (1974–1974).