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{{Short description|American basketball player and coach (1936–2024)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Al Attles
| image = Al Attles 1970 (cropped).JPG
| caption = Attles with the [[San Francisco Warriors]] in 1970
| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|11|7}}
| birth_place = [[Newark, New Jersey]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|8|20|1936|11|7}}
| death_place = [[Oakland|Oakland, California]], U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 175
| high_school = [[Weequahic High School|Weequahic]] (Newark, New Jersey)
| college = [[North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball|North Carolina A&T]] (1956–1960)
| draft_round = 5
| draft_pick = 39
| draft_year = 1960
| draft_team = [[Philadelphia Warriors]]
| career_start = 1960
| career_end = 1971
| career_position = [[Point guard]]
| career_number = 16
| coach_start = 1968–1983, 1994
| coach_end = 1995
| years1 = {{nbay|1960|start}}–{{nbay|1970|end}}
| team1 = [[Golden State Warriors|Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors]]
| cyears1 = {{nbay|1968|start}}–{{nbay|1969|end}}
| cteam1 = San Francisco Warriors (assistant)
| cyears2 = {{nbay|1969|end}}–{{nbay|1982|end}}
| cteam2 = San Francisco / Golden State Warriors
| cyears3 = {{nbay|1994|full=y}}
| cteam3 = Golden State Warriors (assistant)
| highlights =
'''As player:'''
* No. 16 [[Golden State Warriors#Retired numbers|retired by Golden State Warriors]]
* No. 22 [[North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball|retired by North Carolina A&T Aggies]]
'''As coach:'''
* [[NBA champion]] ([[1975 NBA Finals|1975]])
* 2× [[List of NBA All-Star Game head coaches|NBA All-Star Game head coach]] ({{nasg|1975}}, {{nasg|1976}})
* [[Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award]] (2017)
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 6,328 (8.9 ppg)
| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value = 2,463 (3.5 rpg)
| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value = 2,483 (3.5 apg)
| HOF = al-attles
| cstats_league1 = NBA
| cwin1 = 557
| closs1 = 518
}}

'''Alvin Austin Attles Jr.''' (November 7, 1936 – August 20, 2024) was an American professional basketball player, coach, and executive who spent his entire career with the [[Golden State Warriors]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). Nicknamed the "'''Destroyer'''", he played the [[point guard]] position.

Attles was selected by the Warriors in the [[1960 NBA draft]] and played 11 seasons with the team, including moving with the team from [[Philadelphia]] to the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] in 1962. He took over as [[player-coach]] during the [[1970–71 San Francisco Warriors season|1970–71 season]], his last as a player. He remained the team's [[head coach]] after his playing retirement and led the Warriors to an NBA championship in [[1975 NBA Finals|1975]]. He stepped down as head coach in 1983 and then served as [[general manager]] for the Warriors from 1983 to 1986. Attles was employed by the Warriors for the rest of his life, serving in roles including team ambassador and community relations representative.

Attles's number 16 was [[Golden State Warriors#Retired numbers|retired by the Warriors]] in 1977. He was inducted into the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] in 2019.

==Biography==

=== Early life ===
Attles was born in [[Newark, New Jersey]], to Alvin Sr. and Geraldine Attles.<ref name=goldstein /> His father worked as a [[railway porter]].<ref name=goldstein /> Attles was a graduate of [[Weequahic High School]] in Newark.<ref>Johnson, Roy S. [https://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=FA0A11FC385C0C7B8EDDA80894DA484D81 "ATTLES COACHES IN A PERSONAL WAY"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 28, 1982. Retrieved November 22, 2007.</ref> He held a bachelor's degree in Physical Education and History from [[North Carolina A&T State University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/alvin_attles.html|title=Alvin Attles|website=[[NBA.com]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017044312/https://www.nba.com/warriors/alvin_attles.html|archive-date=October 17, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Before the Warriors drafted him, he intended to return to Newark and coach at his local junior high school. He initially declined before accepting and going to training camp.<ref name=sf-gate>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/ostler/article/50-years-on-reluctant-Warrior-Al-Attles-is-the-3203061.php|title=50 years on, reluctant Warrior Al Attles is the team's mainstay|newspaper=Sfgate |date=January 11, 2010 |last1=Ostler |first1=Scott }}</ref>

=== Playing career ===
Attles was drafted by the then-Philadelphia Warriors in [[1960 NBA draft|1960]] as a fifth-round selection.<ref name=espn>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40941565/al-attles-former-warriors-player-coach-gm-dies-87|title=Al Attles, former Warriors player, coach, GM, dies at 87|work=ESPN|date=August 21, 2024}}</ref> On March 2, 1962, he was the team's second-leading scorer with 17 points, shooting a perfect 8-of-8 on [[field goal (basketball)|field goals]] and 1-of-1 on [[free throw]]s, on [[Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game|the night Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points]].<ref name=espn/><ref>{{cite news|first=Bruce|last=Jenkins|title=Al Attles embodied the Warriors for a lifetime, from Philadelphia to Golden State|date=August 21, 2024|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/jenkins/article/al-attles-embodied-warriors-life-philly-golden-19715319.php|access-date=August 22, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Wilt's 100-Point Game Box Score| work = [[Philadelphia 76ers]]| publisher = NBA.com| url = http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/wilt_boxscore.html| access-date = January 6, 2012| archive-date = March 4, 2012| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120304022835/http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/wilt_boxscore.html| url-status = dead}}</ref> Attles moved with the team to the [[Bay Area]] at the end of the [[1962–63 NBA season|1962 season]], playing until [[1970–71 NBA season|1971]].<ref name=espn/> Attles was known as "the Destroyer" due to his defensive specialities along with once punching a player in the jaw.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/27/sports/basketball/al-attles-part-of-warriors-past-is-still-a-presence.html?_r=0|title=Al Attles, a Warrior for Life, is a Bridge to a Lone Bay Area Title|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 27, 2015|last1=Rhoden|first1=William C.}}</ref> He was a [[Substitution (sport)|reserve]] on the 1964 Warriors team (with [[Wilt Chamberlain]] and [[Guy Rodgers]]) that reached [[1964 NBA Finals|the NBA Finals]] and lost to the [[Boston Celtics]], four games to one.<ref>{{cite news|first=Bill|last=Van Niekerken|title=Warriors' first drive to the playoffs in 1964 full of classic moments|date=April 29, 2019|work=SFGate|url=https://www.sfgate.com/chronicle_vault/article/The-Warriors-first-drive-to-the-playoffs-6276514.php|access-date=August 22, 2024}}</ref><ref name=lerseth_06032015>{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Lerseth|title=Warriors' 1st 2 visits to the NBA Finals|date=June 3, 2015|work=SFGate|url=https://www.sfgate.com/warriors/article/Warriors-1st-2-visits-to-the-NBA-Finals-6305664.php|access-date=August 22, 2024}}</ref> Attles also played on the Warriors' 1967 team that lost to Chamberlain's 68–13 [[Philadelphia 76ers]] in a six-game championship series.<ref name=lerseth_06032015/>

=== Coaching career ===
Attles was named player-coach of the Warriors midway through the [[1969–70 NBA season|1969–70 season]],<ref name=battles>{{cite web|author=Barry McDermott|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1975/04/21/attles-battles-no-longer|title=Attles Battles No Longer|publisher=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=April 21, 1975|access-date=May 30, 2020}}</ref>  succeeding [[George Lee (basketball)|George Lee]]. He was one of the first [[African-American]] head coaches in the NBA.<ref name=espn/> He retired as a player after the 1970–71 season,<ref name=espn/> and stayed on as head coach, guiding the [[Rick Barry]]-led Warriors to the [[1975 NBA Finals|1975 NBA championship]] over the heavily favored [[1974–75 Washington Bullets season|Washington Bullets]],<ref name=sf-gate/> making him the second African-American coach to win an NBA title (the first was [[Bill Russell]]). Attles's team tried to repeat the following season, but they lost to the [[1975–76 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix Suns]] in [[1976 NBA playoffs|the conference finals]] in seven games.<ref name=sf-gate/> The team would make the playoffs only once more for the remainder of his tenure as coach. Attles tore his [[Achilles tendon]] during the [[1979–80 Golden State Warriors season|1979–80 season]] and missed 21 games which were covered by his assistant [[Johnny Bach]].<ref name=wolff>{{cite magazine |last1=Wolff |first1=Alexander |title=Bench-jockeying, NBA style |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1983/06/27/bench-jockeying-nba-style |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=August 21, 2024 |date=June 27, 1983}}</ref>

Attles coached the Warriors until 1983,<ref name=espn/> compiling a 557–518 regular-season record (588–548 including playoffs) with six playoff appearances in 14 seasons. From 1983 to 1986, Attles worked as the Warriors' general manager.<ref name=nba>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/a-warrior-for-life-remembering-al-attles-20240821|title=A Warrior for Life: Remembering Al Attles|work=NBA.com|date=August 21, 2024}}</ref> He is the longest-serving coach in Warriors history,<ref name=nba/> and also had the most wins in franchise history until being surpassed by [[Steve Kerr]] in March 2025.<ref name=espn/><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-15 |first=Danny |last=Emerman |title=Steve Kerr passes Al Attles for most wins in Warriors franchise history |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/03/15/steve-kerr-passes-al-attles-for-most-wins-in-warriors-franchise-history/ |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}</ref>

Attles returned as an assistant coach for the Warriors for the 1994–95 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/warriors-franchise-legend-al-attles-174025575.html|title=Warriors franchise legend Al Attles dies at age 87|work=Yahoo! Sports|date=August 21, 2024|first=Tommy|last= Call}}</ref>

=== Death ===
Attles died at his [[East Bay, California]], home on August 20, 2024, at the age of 87.<ref name="goldstein" /><ref name="nba2">{{cite web |date=August 21, 2024 |title=Warriors Legend Alvin Attles Passes Away At 87 |url=https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors-legend-alvin-attles-passes-away-at-87-20240821 |access-date=August 21, 2024 |website=NBA}}</ref> He had spent weeks in [[hospice care]].<ref>[https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/al-attles-dies-obituary/1772433/ Al Attles, Warriors' most enduring, selfless legend, dies at 87]</ref>

==Honors==
[[File:Golden State Warriors retired jersey.jpg|thumb|right|Attles's no. 16 banner hanging amongst others in [[Oakland Arena]]]]
In 2014, Attles was the recipient of the
[[John Bunn (basketball)|John W. Bunn]] Lifetime Achievement Award, an annual basketball award given by the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] to an individual who has contributed significantly to the sport of basketball; the award is the Basketball Hall of Fame's highest honor besides enshrinement.<ref name=espn/>

Attles's number 16 is retired by the Warriors.<ref name=espn/> He also served as a team ambassador.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/staff_directory|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113195518/http://www.nba.com/warriors/staff_directory|url-status=dead|title=Warriors staff directory|website=[[NBA.com]] |archive-date=November 13, 2012|access-date=December 18, 2022}}</ref> On February 7, 2015, Attles's number 22 was retired by North Carolina A&T, the first ever retired by the team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hbcusports.com/2015/01/28/north-carolina-at-to-retire-alvin-attles-number/|title=North Carolina A&T to Retire Alvin Attles' Number|date=January 28, 2015 }}</ref> He was inducted into the [[Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame]] in 1993.<ref name=espn/>

Attles was on the Warriors' payroll in one capacity or another for over 60 years, the longest stint of any person for one team.<ref name=nba2 /> He was one of the last living members of the franchise who dates to their time in Philadelphia. Attles was working as a community relations representative at the time of his death.<ref name=goldstein>{{cite web |last1=Goldstein |first1=Richard |title=Al Attles, a Golden State Warrior in Name and in Spirit, Dies at 87 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/sports/al-attles-dead.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=August 21, 2024 |date=August 21, 2024}}</ref>

In 2017, Attles was named a recipient of the [[Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Al Attles, Hubie Brown recipients of 2017 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award |url=https://www.nba.com/news/al-attles-hubie-brown-2017-chuck-daly-lifetime-achievement-award |access-date=May 25, 2021 |website=nba.com}}</ref>

On April 6, 2019, Attles was chosen as a member of the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Attles III |first1=Alvin |title=On the occasion of his father's induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame, a son pays tribute |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/09/06/on-the-occasion-of-his-fathers-induction-into-the-basketball-hall-of-fame-a-son-pays-tribute/ |publisher=Bay Area News Group |date=September 6, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Al Attles (18942789466).jpg|thumb|Attles at the Warriors' championship parade in 2015]]

Attles married his wife, Wilhelmina Rice, in 1964; his Warriors teammate, [[Wilt Chamberlain]], was his [[best man]].<ref name=thompson /> The couple have two children, Alvin III and Ericka.<ref name=thompson>{{cite web |last1=Thompson II |first1=Marcus |title=Thompson: Known for his toughness, Warriors legend Al Attles' strength comes from his wife's love |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/905193/2019/04/04/thompson-known-for-his-toughness-warriors-legend-al-attles-strength-comes-from-his-wifes-love/ |website=The Athletic |access-date=August 21, 2024 |date=April 4, 2019}}</ref> He has four grandchildren and one great-grandson. One of his grandsons, Isaiah Attles, played [[college basketball]] for the [[Alcorn State Braves basketball|Alcorn State Braves]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Spears |first1=Marc J. |title=Warriors patriarch Al Attles will return to Oracle one last time |url=https://andscape.com/features/warriors-patriarch-al-attles-will-return-to-oracle-one-last-time/ |website=Andscape |access-date=August 21, 2024 |date=May 21, 2019}}</ref> Attles was friends with [[Bill Cosby]] and [[Les McCann]].<ref name=thompson /> Attles was [[Catholic Church|Catholic]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 19, 1975 |title=Smallwood Praises Al Attles |url=https://digital.library.ncat.edu/atregister/589 |access-date=June 23, 2021 |work=The A&T Register}}</ref>

In 1983, Attles received a master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the [[University of San Francisco]].<ref name=hayward>{{cite web| title=Al Attles: Warriors NBA Legend| url=https://haywardrotary.org/speakers/3c04113b-2381-4609-9354-c95a464044c8|publisher=Hayward Rotary Club|date=2016-02-08}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend|champion=y|leader=y}}

===Playing===

====NBA====
Source<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/attleal01.html|title=Al Attles NBA playing stats|website=[[Basketball Reference]]|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=May 5, 2023}}</ref>

=====Regular season=====
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
|-
!Year
!Team
!GP
!MPG
!FG%
!FT%
!RPG
!APG
!PPG
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1960–61 NBA season|1960–61]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1960–61 Philadelphia Warriors season|Philadelphia]]
|77 || 20.1 || .409 || .599 || 2.8 || 2.3 || 7.0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1961–62 NBA season|1961–62]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1961–62 Philadelphia Warriors season|Philadelphia]]
|75 || '''32.9''' || .474 || .592 || '''4.7''' || 4.4 || '''11.3'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1962–63 NBA season|1962–63]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1962–63 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]]
|71 || 26.4 || .478 || .646 || 2.9 || 2.6 || 10.4
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1963–64 NBA season|1963–64]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1963–64 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]]
|70 || 26.9 || .452 || .673 || 3.4 || 2.8 || 10.9
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1964–65 NBA season|1964–65]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1964–65 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]]
|73 || 23.7 || .384 || .624 || 3.3 || 2.8 || 9.4
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1965–66 NBA season|1965–66]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1965–66 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]]
|'''79''' || 26.0 || '''.503''' || .611 || 4.1 || 2.8 || 11.2
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1966–67 NBA season|1966–67]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1966–67 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]]
|69 || 25.6 || .454 || .583 || '''4.7''' || 3.9 || 7.4
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1967–68 NBA season|1967–68]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1967–68 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]]
|67 || 29.7 || .467 || '''.694''' || 4.1 || 5.8 || 9.8
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1968–69 NBA season|1968–69]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1968–69 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]]
|51 || 29.7 || .451 || .638 || 3.5 || '''6.0''' || 8.2
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1969–70 NBA season|1969–70]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1969–70 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]]
|45 || 15.0 || .386 || .664 || 1.6 || 3.2 || 5.1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1970–71 NBA season|1970–71]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1970-71 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]]
|34 || 9.4 || .407 || .585 || 1.2 || 1.7 || 2.0
|-class="sortbottom"
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" |Career
|711 || 25.1 || .451 || .632 || 3.5 || 3.5 || 8.9
|}

=====Playoffs=====
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
|-
!Year
!Team
!GP
!MPG
!FG%
!FT%
!RPG
!APG
!PPG
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1961 NBA playoffs|1961]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1960–61 Philadelphia Warriors season|Philadelphia]]
|3 ||  '''36.7''' || .462 || .357 || 4.0 || 3.0 || 9.7
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1962 NBA playoffs|1962]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1961–62 Philadelphia Warriors season|Philadelphia]]
|12 || 28.2 || .368 || .548 || 4.6 || 2.3 || 6.1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1964 NBA playoffs|1964]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1963–64 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]]
|bgcolor="CFECEC"|12* || 32.2 || .403 || .536 || 3.1 || 2.5 || '''12.2'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1967 NBA playoffs|1967]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1966–67 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]]
|bgcolor="CFECEC"|'''15'''* || 15.8 || .435 || .375 || 4.1 || 2.5 || 3.1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1968 NBA playoffs|1968]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1967–68 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]]
|10 || 27.7 || .403 || '''.767''' || '''5.3''' || '''7.0''' || 7.3
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1969 NBA playoffs|1969]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1968–69 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]]
|6 || 18.2 || .333 || .250 || 3.0 || 3.5 || 2.5
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1971 NBA playoffs|1971]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1970–71 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]]
|4 || 11.8 || '''.571''' || .571 || 2.0 || 2.8 || 3.0
|-class="sortbottom"
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
|62 || 24.3 || .403 || .544 || 4.0 || 3.3 || 6.4
|}

===Head coaching record===
Source<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/attleal01c.html|title=Al Attles: Coaching Record, Awards|website=[[Basketball Reference]]|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=August 21, 2024}}</ref>
{{NBA coach statistics legend}}
{{NBA coach statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" |[[1969–70 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]]
| align="left" |{{nbay|1969}}
|30||8||22|||{{Winning percentage|8|22}}||style="text-align:center;"|6th in Western ||—||—||—||—
|style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
| align="left" |[[1970–71 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]]
| align="left" |{{nbay|1970}}
|82||41||41|||{{Winning percentage|41|41}}||style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Pacific||5||1||4||{{Winning percentage|1|4}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[1971 NBA Playoffs|Conf. Semifinals]]
|-
| align="left" |[[1971–72 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| align="left" |{{nbay|1971}}
|82||51||31|||{{Winning percentage|51|31}}||style="text-align:center;"| 2nd in Pacific||5||1||4||{{Winning percentage|1|4}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[1972 NBA Playoffs|Conf. Semifinals]]
|-
| align="left" |[[1972–73 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| align="left" |{{nbay|1972}}
|82||47||35|||{{Winning percentage|47|35}}||style="text-align:center;"| 2nd in Pacific||11||5||6||{{Winning percentage|5|6}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[1973 NBA Playoffs|Conf. Finals]]
|-
| align="left" |[[1973–74 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| align="left" |{{nbay|1973}}
|82||44||38|||{{Winning percentage|44|38}}||style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Pacific||—||—||—||—
|style="text-align:center;"|—
|- ! style="background:#FDE910;"
| align="left" |[[1974–75 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| align="left" |{{nbay|1974}}
|82||48||34|||{{Winning percentage|48|34}}||style="text-align:center;"|1st in Pacific||17||12||5||{{Winning percentage|12|5}}
|style="text-align:center;"|'''Won [[1975 NBA Finals|NBA Championship]]'''
|-
| align="left" |[[1975–76 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| align="left" |{{nbay|1975}}
|82||59||23|||{{Winning percentage|59|23}}||style="text-align:center;"|1st in Pacific||13||7||6||{{Winning percentage|7|6}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[1976 NBA Playoffs|Conf. Finals]]
|-
| align="left" |[[1976–77 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| align="left" |{{nbay|1976}}
|82||46||36|||{{Winning percentage|46|36}}||style="text-align:center;"|3rd in Pacific||10||5||5||{{Winning percentage|5|5}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[1977 NBA Playoffs|Conf. Semifinals]]
|-
| align="left" |[[1977–78 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| align="left" |{{nbay|1977}}
|82||43||39|||{{Winning percentage|43|39}}||style="text-align:center;"|5th in Pacific||—||—||—||—
|style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
| align="left" |[[1978–79 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| align="left" |{{nbay|1978}}
|82||38||44|||{{Winning percentage|38|44}}||style="text-align:center;"|6th in Pacific||—||—||—||—
|style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
| align="left" |[[1979–80 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| align="left" |{{nbay|1979}}
|61||18||43|||{{Winning percentage|18|43}}||style="text-align:center;"|6th in Pacific||—||—||—||—
|style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
| align="left" |[[1980–81 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| align="left" |{{nbay|1980}}
|82||39||43|||{{Winning percentage|39|43}}||style="text-align:center;"|4th in Pacific||—||—||—||—
|style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
| align="left" |[[1981–82 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| align="left" |{{nbay|1981}}
|82||45||37|||{{Winning percentage|45|37}}||style="text-align:center;"|4th in Pacific||—||—||—||—
|style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
| align="left" |[[1982–83 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| align="left" |{{nbay|1982}}
|82||30||52|||{{Winning percentage|30|52}}||style="text-align:center;"|5th in Pacific||—||—||—||—
|style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|-class="sortbottom"
| align="left" |'''Career'''
| ||1,075||557||518||{{Winning percentage|557|518}}|| ||61||31||30||{{Winning percentage|31|30}}||
{{s-end}}

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* [https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/attleal01c.html Basketball-Reference.com: Al Attles (as coach)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629043219/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/attleal01c.html |date=June 29, 2011 }}

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