Butch Beard vs. Chris Bosh Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Bosh and Butch Beard, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Butch Beard played 9 years in the NBA, 4 less than Chris Bosh, who played 13. Butch Beard had the first of his seasons in 1969-70, while Chris Bosh had his rookie season in 2003-04. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Butch Beard 9 3 1969-70 to 1978-79
Chris Bosh 13 6 2003-04 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Butch Beard Chris Bosh
Season 1969-702003-04
Team Atlanta HawksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard 72 13.1 7.0 - - 1.9 1.7 - - - 1.7 2.5 5.4 .467 - - - 1.9 2.3 .828
Chris Bosh 75 33.5 11.5 2.5 4.9 7.4 1.0 0.8 1.4 1.4 2.9 4.4 9.5 .459 0.1 0.2 .357 2.7 3.8 .701
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard 9 16.2 9.0 - - 2.9 0.9 - - - 2.1 3.4 7.2 .477 - - - 2.1 2.9 .731
Chris Bosh ------- --- ----------

Note: Butch Beard didn't play in 1970-71.

Season 2
Butch Beard Chris Bosh
Season 1971-722004-05
Team Cleveland CavaliersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard 68 35.8 15.4 - - 4.1 6.7 - - - 3.1 5.8 12.5 .464 - - - 3.8 5.0 .760
Chris Bosh 81 37.2 16.8 2.4 6.5 8.9 1.9 0.9 1.4 2.3 2.8 5.8 12.4 .471 0.0 0.1 .300 5.1 6.7 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard ------- --- ----------
Chris Bosh ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Butch Beard Chris Bosh
Season 1972-732005-06
Team Seattle SupersonicsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard 73 19.2 6.6 - - 2.4 3.4 - - - 1.9 2.6 6.0 .439 - - - 1.4 1.9 .714
Chris Bosh 70 39.3 22.5 2.9 6.3 9.2 2.6 0.7 1.1 2.2 3.0 7.8 15.5 .505 0.0 0.2 .000 6.8 8.3 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard ------- --- ----------
Chris Bosh ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Butch Beard Chris Bosh
Season 1973-742006-07
Team Golden State WarriorsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard 79 27.0 10.2 1.7 3.2 4.9 3.8 1.3 0.1 - 3.1 4.0 7.8 .512 - - - 2.2 3.0 .739
Chris Bosh 69 38.5 22.6 2.7 8.0 10.7 2.5 0.6 1.3 2.6 2.4 7.9 15.9 .496 0.2 0.5 .343 6.7 8.6 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard ------- --- ----------
Chris Bosh 6 37.0 17.5 1.2 7.8 9.0 2.5 0.8 1.8 2.0 3.2 6.0 15.2 .396 0.2 0.8 .200 5.3 6.3 .842

Season 5
Butch Beard Chris Bosh
Season 1974-752007-08
Team Golden State WarriorsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionRaptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard 82 30.7 12.8 1.4 2.4 3.9 4.2 1.6 0.1 - 3.6 5.0 9.4 .528 - - - 2.8 3.4 .832
Chris Bosh 67 36.2 22.3 2.6 6.1 8.7 2.6 0.9 1.0 2.3 2.3 7.6 15.3 .494 0.1 0.4 .400 7.0 8.3 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard 17 26.4 9.1 1.4 2.9 4.2 3.1 1.4 0.1 - 3.8 3.5 8.6 .411 - - - 2.0 3.1 .642
Chris Bosh 5 39.8 24.0 4.0 5.0 9.0 3.6 1.6 0.4 2.6 3.8 8.4 17.8 .472 0.2 1.4 .143 7.0 8.4 .833

Season 6
Butch Beard Chris Bosh
Season 1975-762008-09
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, New York KnicksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard 75 22.7 8.0 1.4 2.8 4.1 2.9 1.1 0.1 - 2.9 3.0 6.6 .460 - - - 1.9 2.6 .750
Chris Bosh 77 38.0 22.7 2.8 7.2 10.0 2.5 0.9 1.0 2.3 2.5 8.0 16.4 .487 0.2 0.6 .245 6.5 8.0 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard ------- --- ----------
Chris Bosh ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Butch Beard Chris Bosh
Season 1976-772009-10
Team New York KnicksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard 70 15.5 5.3 0.7 1.6 2.3 2.1 0.8 0.1 - 2.0 2.1 4.2 .505 - - - 1.1 1.6 .688
Chris Bosh 70 36.1 24.0 2.9 7.9 10.8 2.4 0.6 1.0 2.4 2.4 8.6 16.5 .518 0.1 0.3 .364 6.7 8.4 .797
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard ------- --- ----------
Chris Bosh ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Butch Beard Chris Bosh
Season 1977-782010-11
Team New York KnicksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisHeat Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard 79 25.1 9.4 1.0 2.4 3.3 4.3 1.5 0.0 1.9 2.5 3.9 7.8 .502 - - - 1.6 2.0 .806
Chris Bosh 77 36.3 18.7 1.8 6.5 8.3 1.9 0.8 0.6 1.8 2.2 6.8 13.7 .496 0.1 0.3 .240 5.0 6.1 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard 6 26.7 9.0 1.2 2.3 3.5 4.5 1.7 0.3 1.8 3.7 4.0 8.0 .500 - - - 1.0 1.7 .600
Chris Bosh 21 39.7 18.6 2.2 6.2 8.5 1.1 0.7 0.9 1.9 2.3 6.6 13.9 .474 0.0 0.2 .000 5.4 6.7 .814

Season 9
Butch Beard Chris Bosh
Season 1978-792011-12
Team New York KnicksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard 7 12.1 3.1 0.1 1.3 1.4 2.7 1.0 0.0 1.4 1.9 1.6 3.7 .423 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Chris Bosh 57 35.2 18.0 1.6 6.3 7.9 1.8 0.9 0.8 2.1 2.2 6.9 14.2 .487 0.2 0.6 .286 4.0 4.9 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard ------- --- ----------
Chris Bosh 14 31.4 14.0 2.6 5.2 7.8 0.6 0.4 1.0 1.4 1.4 5.2 10.6 .493 0.5 0.9 .538 3.1 3.7 .827

Season 10
Butch Beard Chris Bosh
Season -2012-13
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard ------- --- ----------
Chris Bosh 74 33.2 16.6 1.8 5.0 6.8 1.7 0.9 1.4 1.7 2.3 6.6 12.3 .535 0.3 1.0 .284 3.3 4.1 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard ------- --- ----------
Chris Bosh 23 32.7 12.1 1.7 5.6 7.3 1.5 1.0 1.6 1.2 2.9 4.8 10.4 .458 0.7 1.6 .405 1.9 2.6 .733

Season 11
Butch Beard Chris Bosh
Season -2013-14
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Heat Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard ------- --- ----------
Chris Bosh 79 32.0 16.2 1.2 5.4 6.6 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.6 2.4 6.2 12.1 .516 0.9 2.8 .339 2.8 3.4 .820
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard ------- --- ----------
Chris Bosh 20 34.3 14.9 1.2 4.4 5.6 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.7 2.6 5.8 11.5 .507 1.5 3.7 .405 1.8 2.4 .750

Season 12
Butch Beard Chris Bosh
Season -2014-15
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard ------- --- ----------
Chris Bosh 44 35.4 21.1 1.0 6.0 7.0 2.2 0.9 0.6 2.2 1.6 7.8 16.9 .460 1.4 3.8 .375 4.1 5.3 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard ------- --- ----------
Chris Bosh ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Butch Beard Chris Bosh
Season -2015-16
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard ------- --- ----------
Chris Bosh 53 33.5 19.1 0.9 6.5 7.4 2.4 0.7 0.6 1.5 1.9 6.8 14.5 .467 1.5 4.2 .365 4.0 5.1 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard ------- --- ----------
Chris Bosh ------- --- ----------
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