Butch Beard vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis 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.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

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.