Butch Beard vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Simmons 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.

Ben Simmons

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Ben Simmons 6

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Ben Simmons 3

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Ben Simmons 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Beard 0 Ben Simmons 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Ben Simmons 2

Steals Leader Butch Beard 0 * Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year Butch Beard 0 Ben Simmons 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Ben Simmons 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Ben Simmons 7.8

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Ben Simmons 7.4

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Ben Simmons 1.6

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Ben Simmons 4,765

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Ben Simmons 2,599

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Ben Simmons 2,469

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Ben Simmons 530

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Ben Simmons 232

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Ben Simmons 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Ben Simmons .560

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Ben Simmons .139

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Ben Simmons .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Ben Simmons 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Ben Simmons 8.0

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Ben Simmons 7.5

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Ben Simmons 1.4

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Ben Simmons 473

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Ben Simmons 273

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Ben Simmons 255

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Ben Simmons 47

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Ben Simmons 30

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Ben Simmons 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Ben Simmons .571

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Ben Simmons .000

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019)

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.