Butch Beard vs. Russell Westbrook Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russell Westbrook 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.

Russell Westbrook

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Russell Westbrook: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Russell Westbrook 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Russell Westbrook 16

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Russell Westbrook 13

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Russell Westbrook 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Beard 0 Russell Westbrook 1

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Russell Westbrook 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Scoring Leader Butch Beard 0 Russell Westbrook 2

Assists Leader Butch Beard 0 Russell Westbrook 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Russell Westbrook 21.7

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Russell Westbrook 8.1

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Russell Westbrook 1.6

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Russell Westbrook 25,211

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Russell Westbrook 8,307

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Russell Westbrook 9,468

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Russell Westbrook 1,849

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Russell Westbrook 369

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Russell Westbrook 1,162

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Russell Westbrook .438

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .304

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Russell Westbrook .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Russell Westbrook 31.6 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Russell Westbrook 11.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Russell Westbrook 11.7 (2021)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Russell Westbrook 2.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Russell Westbrook 0.5 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Russell Westbrook 23.6

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Russell Westbrook 7.0

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Russell Westbrook 7.5

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Russell Westbrook 1.7

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Russell Westbrook 2,883

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Russell Westbrook 857

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Russell Westbrook 921

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Russell Westbrook 211

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Russell Westbrook 41

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Russell Westbrook 122

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Russell Westbrook .405

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .297

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Russell Westbrook .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Russell Westbrook 37.4 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Russell Westbrook 12.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Russell Westbrook 11.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Russell Westbrook 3.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Russell Westbrook 1.4 (2023)

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.