Butch Beard vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal 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.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Beard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Butch Beard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Butch Beard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Butch Beard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

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.