Butch Beard vs. DeMarcus Cousins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeMarcus Cousins 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.

DeMarcus Cousins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 DeMarcus Cousins 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 DeMarcus Cousins 11

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 DeMarcus Cousins 3

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 DeMarcus Cousins 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 DeMarcus Cousins 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 DeMarcus Cousins 19.6

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 DeMarcus Cousins 10.2

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 DeMarcus Cousins 3.0

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * DeMarcus Cousins 1.3

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * DeMarcus Cousins 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 DeMarcus Cousins 12,802

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 DeMarcus Cousins 6,664

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 DeMarcus Cousins 1,979

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * DeMarcus Cousins 874

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * DeMarcus Cousins 742

Total Games Butch Beard 605 DeMarcus Cousins 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 DeMarcus Cousins .460

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins .331

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 DeMarcus Cousins .737

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 DeMarcus Cousins 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 DeMarcus Cousins 3.5

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 DeMarcus Cousins 1.5

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 DeMarcus Cousins 167

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 DeMarcus Cousins 70

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 DeMarcus Cousins 30

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Games Butch Beard 32 DeMarcus Cousins 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 DeMarcus Cousins .476

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins .393

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 DeMarcus Cousins .704

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (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.