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The Atlanta Hawks 1969–70 were powered by Lou Hudson, whose scoring spearheaded the offence, while Walt Bellamy provided an efficient interior presence with strong rebounding and scoring around the basket. Pete Maravich added secondary scoring and emerged as the team’s primary playmaker, complementing the veteran core. The statistics indicate a balanced team that combined productive perimeter offence with reliable frontcourt play and shared offensive responsibilities.

Here is the Atlanta Hawks 1969-70 roster and regular season player statistics. The team was known as the St. Louis Hawks during this season.

Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Birth Date College/From
10 Paul Silas F 6’7″ 220 lbs Jul 12, 1943 Creighton
11 Jim Davis F/C 6’9″ 225 lbs Dec 18, 1941 Colorado
14 Bill Bridges F 6’6″ 228 lbs Apr 4, 1939 Kansas
20 Herm Gilliam G 6’3″ 190 lbs Apr 5, 1947 Purdue
21 Lou Hudson G/F 6’5″ 210 lbs Jul 11, 1944 Minnesota
22 Joe Caldwell G/F 6’5″ 195 lbs Nov 1, 1941 Arizona State
23 Walt Hazzard G 6’2″ 185 lbs Apr 15, 1942 UCLA
24 Zelmo Beaty C 6’9″ 235 lbs Oct 25, 1939 Prairie View A&M
25 Walt Bellamy C 6’11” 225 lbs Jul 24, 1939 Indiana
32 Clem Haskins G 6’3″ 195 lbs Aug 11, 1943 Western Kentucky
35 Don Adams F 6’6″ 210 lbs Nov 27, 1947 Northwestern

Coach: Richie Guerin

Regular Season Per Game

PLR POS AGE GP GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Lou Hudson SF 25 80 0 38.6 25.4 4.7 3.5 0 0 0 19.6 10.4 .531 0 0 0 5.6 4.6 .824
Joe Caldwell SG 28 82 0 34.8 21.1 5.0 3.5 0 0 0 16.2 8.2 .507 0 0 0 6.7 4.6 .688
Walt Bellamy C 30 23 0 37.2 15.5 13.5 3.8 0 0 0 12.5 6.1 .491 0 0 0 5.4 3.3 .605
Walt Hazzard PG 27 82 0 33.6 15.3 4.0 6.8 0 0 0 12.9 6.0 .467 0 0 0 4.0 3.3 .809
Bill Bridges PF 30 82 0 39.9 14.8 14.4 4.2 0 0 0 11.4 5.4 .475 0 0 0 5.5 4.0 .734
Jim Davis C 28 82 0 32.0 13.6 9.7 2.9 0 0 0 11.5 5.3 .464 0 0 0 3.9 2.9 .755
Gary Gregor SF 24 81 0 19.8 8.1 4.9 0.8 0 0 0 8.2 3.5 .433 0 0 0 1.4 1.1 .779
Butch Beard PG 22 72 0 13.1 7.0 1.9 1.7 0 0 0 5.4 2.5 .467 0 0 0 2.3 1.9 .828
Don Ohl SG 33 66 0 14.9 6.2 1.1 1.5 0 0 0 5.6 2.7 .473 0 0 0 1.1 0.9 .806
Dave Newmark C 23 64 0 9.6 4.9 2.7 0.7 0 0 0 4.6 2.0 .429 0 0 0 1.2 0.9 .766
Grady O’Malley   21 24 0 4.7 2.1 1.1 0.4 0 0 0 2.5 0.9 .350 0 0 0 0.8 0.3 .421
Gene Tormohlen C 32 2 0 5.5 2.0 2.0 0.5 0 0 0 2.0 1.0 .500 0 0 0 0.0 0.0  
Richie Guerin SG 37 8 0 8.0 0.9 0.3 1.5 0 0 0 1.4 0.4 .273 0 0 0 0.1 0.1 1.000
Team Totals – – 82 0 241.2 117.6 51.3 26.1 0 0 0 96.4 46.5 .483 0 0 0 32.5 24.5 .754

Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Joe Caldwell SG 28 9   43.7 25.0 5.0 4.2       22.0 10.3 .470       6.7 4.3 .650
Lou Hudson SF 25 9   40.0 21.9 4.4 3.7       20.8 8.7 .417       5.6 4.6 .820
Walt Hazzard PG 27 7   36.4 21.4 3.4 7.7       18.6 9.3 .500       4.6 2.9 .625
Walt Bellamy C 30 9   40.9 16.8 15.6 3.9       14.0 6.6 .468       5.1 3.7 .717
Richie Guerin SG 37 2   28.0 16.5 4.0 2.0       10.5 6.5 .619       3.5 3.5 1.000
Bill Bridges PF 30 9   42.3 11.6 17.1 3.2       12.2 4.9 .400       3.0 1.8 .593
Butch Beard PG 22 9   16.2 9.0 2.9 0.9       7.2 3.4 .477       2.9 2.1 .731
Dave Newmark C 23 6   7.0 5.7 2.0 0.3       5.5 2.5 .455       0.7 0.7 1.000
Jim Davis C 28 9   13.0 4.2 3.3 0.7       4.1 1.6 .378       1.9 1.1 .588
Gary Gregor SF 24 7   9.6 2.3 2.4 0.3       3.0 0.9 .286       0.9 0.6 .667
Team Totals – – 9 – 242.8 114.3 55.1 23.4 – – – 103.1 46.4 .450 – – – 30.6 21.4 .702

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Lou Hudson   25 80   3091 2031 373 276       1564 830 .531       450 371 .824
Joe Caldwell   28 82   2857 1727 407 287       1329 674 .507       551 379 .688
Bill Bridges   30 82   3269 1217 1181 345       932 443 .475       451 331 .734
Walt Hazzard   27 82   2757 1253 329 561       1056 493 .467       330 267 .809
Jim Davis   28 82   2623 1116 796 238       943 438 .464       318 240 .755
Gary Gregor   24 81   1603 660 397 63       661 286 .433       113 88 .779
Butch Beard   22 72   941 501 140 121       392 183 .467       163 135 .828
Don Ohl   33 66   984 410 71 98       372 176 .473       72 58 .806
Walt Bellamy   30 23   855 357 310 88       287 141 .491       124 75 .605
Dave Newmark   23 64   612 313 174 42       296 127 .429       77 59 .766
Grady O’Malley   21 24   113 50 26 10       60 21 .350       19 8 .421
Richie Guerin   37 8   64 7 2 12       11 3 .273       1 1 1.000
Gene Tormohlen   32 2   11 4 4 1       4 2 .500       0 0  
Team Totals     82   19780 9646 4210 2142       7907 3817 .483       2669 2012 .754

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Joe Caldwell   28 9   393 225 45 38       198 93 .470       60 39 .650
Walt Bellamy   30 9   368 151 140 35       126 59 .468       46 33 .717
Lou Hudson   25 9   360 197 40 33       187 78 .417       50 41 .820
Walt Hazzard   27 7   255 150 24 54       130 65 .500       32 20 .625
Bill Bridges   30 9   381 104 154 29       110 44 .400       27 16 .593
Butch Beard   22 9   146 81 26 8       65 31 .477       26 19 .731
Dave Newmark   23 6   42 34 12 2       33 15 .455       4 4 1.000
Richie Guerin   37 2   56 33 8 4       21 13 .619       7 7 1.000
Jim Davis   28 9   117 38 30 6       37 14 .378       17 10 .588
Gary Gregor   24 7   67 16 17 2       21 6 .286       6 4 .667
Team Totals     9   2185 1029 496 211       928 418 .450       275 193 .702

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes Awards
Lou Hudson Primary Scorer / Go-To Wing 38.6 High Usage 25.4 4.7 3.5 N/A 16.8 Led the team in scoring and was the focal offensive option driving shot creation and volume scoring. Hawks finished 1st in Western Division.  All-NBA Second Team; All-Star & team scoring leader. 
Joe Caldwell Secondary Scorer / Two-Way Wing 34.8 High Usage 21.1 5.0 3.5 N/A 14.8 Reliable 21-point scorer who also contributed defensively and on glass; strong two-way wing presence. Hawks relied on him in key playoff wins.  All-Star / All-NBA Defensive Second Team. 
Bill Bridges Lead Big / Rebounding Engine 39.9 Meditate Usage 14.8 14.4 4.2 N/A 16.7 Identity as the team’s rebound and physical anchor; among NBA’s elite rebounders.  All-NBA Defensive Second Team. 
Walt Hazzard Primary Playmaker / Facilitator 33.6 High Usage 15.3 4.0 6.8 N/A 13.1 Led the Hawks in assists, orchestrating offense and creating looks for Hudson, Caldwell.  Veteran point guard with strong creation role.
Walt Bellamy Interior Scoring Rebounder 37.2 Med-High Usage 15.5 13.5 3.8 N/A 15.4 Provided scoring and elite rebounding inside; spacing force in half-court sets.  Big presence, significant inside production.
Jim Davis Frontcourt Role Big / Secondary Rebounder 32.0 Med Usage 13.6 9.7 2.9 N/A 13.1 Stretch big with reliable rebounding and finisher around the rim when called upon.  Tough rotation big with physical play.
Gary Gregor 3rd-Unit Wing / Energy Sub 19.8 Low Usage 8.1 4.9 0.8 N/A 6.9 Official rotation contributor providing energy and occasional boards in limited minutes.  Young role player.
Butch Beard Bench PG / Off-Ball Facilitator 13.1 Low Usage 7.0 1.9 1.7 N/A 5.3 Emergent bench guard handling tempo and spot playmaking.  Rookie season contributor.
Don Ohl Veteran Scoring Guard (Limited) 14.9 Low Usage 6.2 1.1 1.5 N/A 4.4 Provided veteran scoring punch in spot minutes.  Established scorer from earlier prime years.
Dave Newmark Deep Rotation Big 9.6 Very Low Usage 4.9 2.7 0.7 N/A 3.2 Minimal rotation minutes; limited impact sample.  Young big on development track.
Richie Guerin Player-Coach / Mentor 8.0 Minimal Usage 0.9 0.3 1.5 N/A 1.2 Served primarily in veteran leadership/mentor capacity.  Franchise icon in twilight role.
Gene Tormohlen Emergency Frontcourt 5.5 Minimal Usage 2.0 2.0 0.5 N/A 2.2 Very limited action.  Spot depth call-up.
Grady O’Malley Depth Wing 4.7 Minimal Usage 2.1 1.1 0.4 N/A 2.8 Short sample; fringe role.  Development role.