Butch Beard vs. Josh Giddey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Josh Giddey 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.

Josh Giddey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Josh Giddey: 2021-22 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Josh Giddey 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Josh Giddey 3

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Josh Giddey 1

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Josh Giddey 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Josh Giddey 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Josh Giddey 7.3

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Josh Giddey 5.7

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Josh Giddey 0.8

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Josh Giddey 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Josh Giddey 2,920

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Josh Giddey 1,534

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Josh Giddey 1,200

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Josh Giddey 160

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Josh Giddey 95

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Josh Giddey 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Josh Giddey .464

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Josh Giddey .310

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Josh Giddey .753

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Josh Giddey 16.6 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Josh Giddey 7.9 (2023)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Josh Giddey 6.4 (2022)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Josh Giddey 0.9 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Josh Giddey 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Josh Giddey 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Josh Giddey 3.6

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Josh Giddey 2.1

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Josh Giddey 0.2

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Josh Giddey 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Josh Giddey 87

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Josh Giddey 36

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Josh Giddey 21

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Josh Giddey 2

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Josh Giddey 4

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Josh Giddey 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Josh Giddey .453

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Josh Giddey .353

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Josh Giddey .875

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Josh Giddey 8.7 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Josh Giddey 3.6 (2024)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Josh Giddey 2.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Josh Giddey 0.2 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Josh Giddey 0.4 (2024)

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.