Butch Beard vs. Chris Paul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chris Paul 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.

Chris Paul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Chris Paul: 2005-06 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Chris Paul 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Chris Paul 19

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Chris Paul 15

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Chris Paul 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Chris Paul 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Chris Paul 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Beard 0 Chris Paul 7

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Chris Paul 9

Assists Leader Butch Beard 0 Chris Paul 5

Steals Leader Butch Beard 0 * Chris Paul 6

Rookie of The Year Butch Beard 0 Chris Paul 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 Chris Paul 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Chris Paul 4.5

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Chris Paul 9.4

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Chris Paul 2.1

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Chris Paul 22,288

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Chris Paul 5,682

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Chris Paul 11,894

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Chris Paul 2,614

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Chris Paul 200

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Chris Paul 1,272

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Chris Paul .471

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Chris Paul .369

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Chris Paul .870

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Chris Paul 22.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Chris Paul 5.5 (2009)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Chris Paul 11.6 (2008)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Chris Paul 2.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Chris Paul 0.4 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Chris Paul 20.0

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Chris Paul 4.9

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Chris Paul 8.3

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Chris Paul 1.9

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Chris Paul 2,981

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Chris Paul 730

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Chris Paul 1,233

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Chris Paul 287

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Chris Paul 31

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Chris Paul 149

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Chris Paul .484

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Chris Paul .373

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Chris Paul .854

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Chris Paul 25.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Chris Paul 7.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Chris Paul 11.5 (2011)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Chris Paul 2.8 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Chris Paul 0.7 (2023)

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.