Butch Beard vs. Clyde Drexler Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Clyde Drexler 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.

Clyde Drexler

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Clyde Drexler: 1983-84 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Clyde Drexler 1

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Clyde Drexler 15

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Clyde Drexler 15

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Clyde Drexler 10

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Clyde Drexler 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Clyde Drexler 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Clyde Drexler 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Clyde Drexler 6.1

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Clyde Drexler 5.6

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Clyde Drexler 2.0

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Clyde Drexler 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Clyde Drexler 22,195

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Clyde Drexler 6,677

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Clyde Drexler 6,125

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Clyde Drexler 2,207

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Clyde Drexler 719

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Clyde Drexler 1,086

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Clyde Drexler .472

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Clyde Drexler .318

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Clyde Drexler .788

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Clyde Drexler 27.2 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Clyde Drexler 7.9 (1989)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Clyde Drexler 8.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Clyde Drexler 2.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Clyde Drexler 0.9 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Clyde Drexler 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Clyde Drexler 6.9

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Clyde Drexler 6.1

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Clyde Drexler 1.9

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Clyde Drexler 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Clyde Drexler 2,963

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Clyde Drexler 1,002

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Clyde Drexler 891

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Clyde Drexler 278

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Clyde Drexler 108

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Clyde Drexler 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Clyde Drexler .447

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Clyde Drexler .288

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Clyde Drexler .787

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Clyde Drexler 27.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Clyde Drexler 10.3 (1994)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Clyde Drexler 9.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Clyde Drexler 3.0 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Clyde Drexler 1.0 (1993)

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, this player has no data for the stat.