Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ralph Beard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ralph Beard and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Ralph Beard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ralph Beard: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ralph Beard 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Ralph Beard 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Ralph Beard 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Ralph Beard 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ralph Beard 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ralph Beard 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Ralph Beard 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Ralph Beard 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Ralph Beard 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Ralph Beard 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ralph Beard 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ralph Beard 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Ralph Beard 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ralph Beard 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Ralph Beard 15.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Ralph Beard 3.8 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Ralph Beard 4.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Ralph Beard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Ralph Beard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Ralph Beard 2,006

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Ralph Beard 251 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Ralph Beard 551

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Ralph Beard - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Ralph Beard - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Ralph Beard 126

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Ralph Beard .366

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Ralph Beard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Ralph Beard .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Ralph Beard 16.8 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Ralph Beard 3.8 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Ralph Beard 4.8 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Ralph Beard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Ralph Beard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Ralph Beard 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Ralph Beard 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Ralph Beard 4.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Ralph Beard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Ralph Beard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Ralph Beard 132

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Ralph Beard 12 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Ralph Beard 35

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Ralph Beard - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Ralph Beard - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Ralph Beard 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Ralph Beard .374

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Ralph Beard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Ralph Beard .756

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Ralph Beard 22.0 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Ralph Beard 4.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Ralph Beard 4.4 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Ralph Beard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Ralph Beard - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.