Butch Beard vs. Bernard King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bernard King and Butch Beard 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

Butch Beard

vs.

Bernard King

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Bernard King 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Bernard King 14

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Bernard King 5

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Bernard King 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Bernard King 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Bernard King 4

Scoring Leader Butch Beard 0 Bernard King 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Bernard King 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Bernard King 5.8

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Bernard King 3.3

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Bernard King 1.0

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Bernard King 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Bernard King 19,655

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Bernard King 5,060

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Bernard King 2,863

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Bernard King 866

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Bernard King 230

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Bernard King 874

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Bernard King .518

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Bernard King .172 *

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Bernard King .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Bernard King 32.9 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Bernard King 9.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Bernard King 4.6 (1990)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Bernard King 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Bernard King 0.5 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Bernard King 24.5

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Bernard King 4.3

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Bernard King 2.3

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Bernard King 0.9

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Bernard King 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Bernard King 687

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Bernard King 121

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Bernard King 65

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Bernard King 24

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Bernard King 6

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Bernard King 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Bernard King .559

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Bernard King .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Bernard King .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Bernard King 34.8 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Bernard King 6.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Bernard King 3.5 (1979)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Bernard King 2.0 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Bernard King 0.5 (1984)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.