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Zelmo BeatyAtlanta Hawks · #31

Center · 6'11", 245 lb · 12th season

Zelmo Beaty is a retired center and Basketball Hall of Famer, most associated with the Atlanta Hawks. Powerful two-way center across ABA and NBA. Career averages: 17.1 points, 10.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.

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Balladex Impact · 60

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Analysis by Beau Thoutt · Balladex

◆ Rated

Atlanta Hawks · #31 · Center

Zelmo Beaty

Season avg5.5 pts · 4.7 reb · 1.1 ast · .439 fg

Career avg17.1 pts · 10.9 reb · 1.5 ast · .489 fg

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Scouting report

Zelmo Beaty — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

Hall of Fame center · Impact 60

Zelmo Beaty is a retired center and Basketball Hall of Famer, most associated with the Atlanta Hawks. Powerful two-way center across ABA and NBA. Care

C-

Offense

C-

Defense

C-

Feel / IQ

Playmaking

Below average creator

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B-

Scoring

Strong scorer

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C+

Rebounding

Strong on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Average at the rim

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Clutch

Average late

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C+

Athleticism

Average tools

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C-

Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Zelmo Beaty stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

✦ Balladex Consensus: Solid starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

60Impact index

188Star score

Career scoring average17.1 ppg

Seasons in the index12

Accolades on file2

2× NBA All-Star · HOF Hall of Fame

Stat explorer

Zelmo Beaty — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

B-

Scoring

5.5 PPG

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Playmaking

1.1 APG

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C+

Rebounding

4.7 RPG

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Shooting

— 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Zelmo Beaty

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 1975-76 74% confidence

4.2

pts

2.6–5.8

3.9

reb

3.1–4.7

1.0

ast

0.4–1.6

15.2

min

proj

health

.491

fg%

~base

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3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 12-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 5.5 → projected 4.2 PPG

Minutes / role

-0.8

Development (his trend)

-0.6

Age curve

+0.0

Live context

+0.1

Net vs last season-1.3 PPG

Everything it reads

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12 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

real

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

auto

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

+dev

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Per-stat aging curves

age — — applied per stat

curve

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

+ctx

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Durability signal

GP last 3: 82 / 77 / 69 → games & confidence

health

The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Zelmo Beaty career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
1962-63 (St. Louis)	80	24.0	10.2	8.3	1.1	.439
1963-64 (St. Louis)	59	32.6	13.1	10.7	1.3	.444
1964-65 (St. Louis)	80	36.5	16.9	12.1	1.4	.482
1965-66 (St. Louis)	80	38.4	20.7	13.6	1.6	.473
1966-67 (St. Louis)	48	34.6	17.8	10.7	1.3	.473
1967-68 (St. Louis)	82	37.4	21.1	11.7	2.1	.488
1968-69 (Atlanta)	72	35.8	21.5	11.1	1.8	.470
1970-71 (ABA, Utah) CHIP, MVP	76	38.4	22.9	15.7	1.9	.555	.500
1971-72 (ABA, Utah)	84	37.3	23.6	13.2	1.5	.539	.000
1972-73 (ABA, Utah)	82	34.2	16.4	9.8	1.5	.520	.000
1973-74 (ABA, Utah)	77	32.2	13.4	8.0	1.7	.524	.000
1974-75 (LA Lakers)	69	17.6	5.5	4.7	1.1	.439
Career	889	33.4	17.1	10.9	1.5

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.

EraLab · the stat time machinenovel

Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.

—raw PPG

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—in 2026 pace

why

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Al Jefferson 99%Artis Gilmore 99%Bill Laimbeer 99%Bob Lanier 99%Clyde Lovellette 99%

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Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart

Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.

Role simulatorpowered by GM engine

Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.

If a key teammate misses 20 games →

Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.

Context

Are the Atlanta Hawks built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

49–33proj record

#6conf seed

+2.9net rtg

115.3off rtg

112.6def rtg

89%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Switch-heavy — Switches 1–4 (or 1–5) to erase actions and keep bodies in front. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Dyson Daniels, Luguentz Dort.

How his role moves

Projected 49–33, 6th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

60 of 99

Solid starter tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

2 accolades

2× NBA All-Star · HOF Hall of Fame

Act IV

The Ballad of Zelmo Beaty

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Atlanta Hawks

Turning pro

Drafted 1962 as a Center.

true

Zelmo Beaty is a Basketball Hall of Famer. Powerful two-way center across ABA and NBA.

Chapter

He averaged 17.1 points, 10.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists over his career.

Where things stand

A Hall of Fame center and Atlanta Hawks name.

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Beaty's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Zelmo Beaty Career Highlights ▶ Zelmo Beaty Scouting Video (Hall of Fame NBA and ABA Center)▶ Remembering Zelmo Beaty: 1939-2013 ▶ Zelmo Beaty, one of the smallest centers from the Wilt and Russell era… was still a BEAST 🏀#nba

Off the court

Measurables ESPN

Height: 6' 9"
Weight: 237 lbs
Experience: Rookie
NBA debut: 1962
Draft: 1962
Jersey: #31

Legacy

Powerful two-way center across ABA and NBA.

The person

A Hall of Fame center and Atlanta Hawks name.

Hall of Fame

Atlanta Hawks

All-Star

Verified profiles & sources

ESPN

FAQ

Zelmo Beaty — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Zelmo Beaty, answered.

What were Zelmo Beaty's career averages?

Zelmo Beaty averaged 17.1 points, 10.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.

Is Zelmo Beaty in the Hall of Fame?

Yes — Zelmo Beaty is enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Zelmo Beaty career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.