Butch Beard vs. Lance Stephenson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lance Stephenson 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.
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, 1 less than Lance Stephenson, who played 10. Butch Beard had the first of his seasons in 1969-70, while Lance Stephenson had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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 |
Lance Stephenson |
10 |
6 |
2010-11 to 2021-22 |
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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 |
Lance Stephenson |
12 |
9.6 |
3.1 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.786 |
|
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 |
Lance Stephenson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Butch Beard didn't play in 1970-71.
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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 |
Lance Stephenson |
42 |
10.5 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
.376 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.133 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.471 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Butch Beard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lance Stephenson |
4 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
.222 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.500 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.500 |
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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 |
Lance Stephenson |
78 |
29.2 |
8.8 |
0.6 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
7.7 |
.460 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
.330 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.652 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Butch Beard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lance Stephenson |
19 |
35.4 |
9.4 |
0.7 |
6.8 |
7.6 |
3.3 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
8.9 |
.408 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
.281 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
.622 |
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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 |
Lance Stephenson |
78 |
35.3 |
13.8 |
1.2 |
5.9 |
7.2 |
4.6 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
11.2 |
.491 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
.352 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
.711 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Butch Beard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lance Stephenson |
19 |
37.1 |
13.6 |
1.3 |
5.6 |
6.9 |
4.2 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
5.3 |
11.6 |
.455 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.358 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
.714 |
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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 |
Lance Stephenson |
61 |
25.8 |
8.2 |
0.6 |
3.9 |
4.5 |
3.9 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
9.0 |
.376 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
.171 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
.627 |
|
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 |
Lance Stephenson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Lance Stephenson |
69 |
19.9 |
8.3 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
6.9 |
.481 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.385 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.784 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Butch Beard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lance Stephenson |
4 |
23.8 |
13.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
5.8 |
11.0 |
.523 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.400 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.800 |
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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 |
Lance Stephenson |
18 |
20.1 |
6.8 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
6.7 |
.450 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.300 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
.615 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Butch Beard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lance Stephenson |
4 |
26.8 |
16.0 |
0.3 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
6.8 |
13.3 |
.509 |
1.8 |
4.5 |
.389 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.750 |
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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 |
Lance Stephenson |
82 |
22.6 |
9.2 |
0.8 |
4.4 |
5.2 |
2.9 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
8.6 |
.427 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
.289 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.661 |
|
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 |
Lance Stephenson |
7 |
21.3 |
10.4 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
4.3 |
9.3 |
.462 |
1.1 |
3.7 |
.308 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
.556 |
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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 |
- |
Lance Stephenson |
68 |
16.5 |
7.2 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
6.4 |
.426 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
.371 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
.685 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Butch Beard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lance Stephenson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Lance Stephenson didn't play in 2019-20 and 2020-21.
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lance Stephenson |
46 |
17.7 |
8.3 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
7.0 |
.455 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
.300 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
.788 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Butch Beard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lance Stephenson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |