Butch Beard vs. Bill Walton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Walton 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.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Beard 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Butch Beard 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Beard 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Bill Walton 2

Rebounds Leader Butch Beard 0 Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Butch Beard 0 * Bill Walton 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 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Bill Walton 83

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Bill Walton 3.4 (1977)

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.