Butch Beard vs. Anfernee Simons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Anfernee Simons 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.

Anfernee Simons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Anfernee Simons: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Anfernee Simons 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Anfernee Simons 6

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Anfernee Simons 3

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Anfernee Simons 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Anfernee Simons 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Anfernee Simons 2.5

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Anfernee Simons 2.9

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Anfernee Simons 0.4

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Anfernee Simons 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Anfernee Simons 4,489

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Anfernee Simons 784

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Anfernee Simons 928

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Anfernee Simons 140

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Anfernee Simons 43

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Anfernee Simons 319

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Anfernee Simons .432

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Anfernee Simons .386

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Anfernee Simons .873

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Anfernee Simons 22.6 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Anfernee Simons 3.6 (2024)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Anfernee Simons 5.5 (2024)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Anfernee Simons 0.7 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Anfernee Simons 0.2 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Anfernee Simons 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Anfernee Simons 1.8

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Anfernee Simons 1.0

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Anfernee Simons 0.6

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Anfernee Simons 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Anfernee Simons 70

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Anfernee Simons 27

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Anfernee Simons 15

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Anfernee Simons 9

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Anfernee Simons 1

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Anfernee Simons 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Anfernee Simons .379

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Anfernee Simons .500

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Anfernee Simons .818

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Anfernee Simons 6.8 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Anfernee Simons 2.8 (2020)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Anfernee Simons 2.5 (2020)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Anfernee Simons 1.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Anfernee Simons 0.2 (2021)

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.