Bam Adebayo vs. Butch Beard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Butch Beard and Bam Adebayo 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

Bam Adebayo

vs.

Butch Beard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Butch Beard 1

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Butch Beard 9

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Butch Beard 3

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Butch Beard 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Butch Beard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Butch Beard 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Butch Beard 3.4

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Butch Beard 3.6

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Butch Beard 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Butch Beard 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Butch Beard 5,622

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Butch Beard 2,042

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Butch Beard 2,189

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Butch Beard 499 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Butch Beard 36 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Butch Beard 605

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Butch Beard .487

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Butch Beard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Butch Beard .771

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Butch Beard 15.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Butch Beard 4.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Butch Beard 6.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.3 Butch Beard 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.1 Butch Beard 3.7

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Butch Beard 2.8

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Butch Beard 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Butch Beard 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,208 Butch Beard 289

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 671 Butch Beard 119

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 253 Butch Beard 88

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 64 Butch Beard 34 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Butch Beard 4 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 74 Butch Beard 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .523 Butch Beard .444

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .125 Butch Beard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .760 Butch Beard .663

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Butch Beard 9.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Butch Beard 4.2 (1975)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Butch Beard 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) *

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.