Butch Beard vs. Austin Reaves Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Reaves 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.

Austin Reaves

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Austin Reaves: 2021-22 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Austin Reaves 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Austin Reaves 3

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Austin Reaves 2

NBA Cups Won Butch Beard 0 * Austin Reaves 1 *

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Austin Reaves 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Austin Reaves 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Austin Reaves 3.6

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Austin Reaves 3.7

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Austin Reaves 0.6

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Austin Reaves 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Austin Reaves 2,577

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Austin Reaves 738

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Austin Reaves 775

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Austin Reaves 128

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Austin Reaves 64

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Austin Reaves 207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Austin Reaves .493

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Austin Reaves .365

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Austin Reaves .855

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Austin Reaves 15.9 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Austin Reaves 4.3 (2024)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Austin Reaves 5.5 (2024)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Austin Reaves 0.8 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Austin Reaves 0.3 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Austin Reaves 16.9

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Austin Reaves 4.3

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Austin Reaves 4.3

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Austin Reaves 0.8

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Austin Reaves 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Austin Reaves 354

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Austin Reaves 90

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Austin Reaves 91

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Austin Reaves 17

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Austin Reaves 6

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Austin Reaves 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Austin Reaves .467

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Austin Reaves .404

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Austin Reaves .895

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Austin Reaves 16.9 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Austin Reaves 4.4 (2023)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Austin Reaves 4.6 (2023)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Austin Reaves 1.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Austin Reaves 0.6 (2024)

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.