Butch Beard vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson 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.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * David Thompson 407

Total Games Butch Beard 605 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * David Thompson 27

Total Games Butch Beard 32 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * David Thompson 1.6 (1978)

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.