Butch Beard vs. Zach LaVine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zach LaVine 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.

Zach LaVine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Zach LaVine 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Zach LaVine 10

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Zach LaVine 1

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Zach LaVine 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Zach LaVine 20.5

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Zach LaVine 4.1

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Zach LaVine 3.9

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Zach LaVine 0.9

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Zach LaVine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Zach LaVine 11,866

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Zach LaVine 2,350

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Zach LaVine 2,285

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Zach LaVine 513

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Zach LaVine 171

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Zach LaVine 580

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Zach LaVine .464

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Zach LaVine .382

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Zach LaVine .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Zach LaVine 19.3

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Zach LaVine 5.3

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Zach LaVine 6.0

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Zach LaVine 0.8

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Zach LaVine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Zach LaVine 77

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Zach LaVine 21

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Zach LaVine 24

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Zach LaVine 3

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Zach LaVine 1

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Zach LaVine 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Zach LaVine .429

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Zach LaVine .375

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Zach LaVine .933

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022)

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.