Butch Beard vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit 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.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Beard 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Butch Beard 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Butch Beard 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Butch Beard 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.