Butch Beard vs. Artis Gilmore Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Artis Gilmore 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.

Artis Gilmore

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Artis Gilmore: 1976-77 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Artis Gilmore 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Artis Gilmore 12

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Artis Gilmore 6

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Artis Gilmore 6

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Artis Gilmore 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Artis Gilmore 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Artis Gilmore 10.1

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Artis Gilmore 2.0

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Artis Gilmore 0.5

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Artis Gilmore 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Artis Gilmore 15,579

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Artis Gilmore 9,161

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Artis Gilmore 1,777

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Artis Gilmore 470

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Artis Gilmore 1,747

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Artis Gilmore 909

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Artis Gilmore .599

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Artis Gilmore .077 *

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Artis Gilmore .713

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Artis Gilmore 23.7 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Artis Gilmore 13.1 (1978)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Artis Gilmore 3.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Artis Gilmore 0.6 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Artis Gilmore 2.7 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Artis Gilmore 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Artis Gilmore 8.0

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Artis Gilmore 1.1

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Artis Gilmore 0.6

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Artis Gilmore 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Artis Gilmore 492

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Artis Gilmore 336

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Artis Gilmore 47

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Artis Gilmore 27

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Artis Gilmore 71

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Artis Gilmore 42

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Artis Gilmore .566

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Artis Gilmore - *

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Artis Gilmore .680

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Artis Gilmore 18.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Artis Gilmore 13.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Artis Gilmore 2.0 (1981)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Artis Gilmore 2.3 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Artis Gilmore 3.1 (1983)

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. 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.