Butch Beard vs. Dennis Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dennis Johnson 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.

Dennis Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Dennis Johnson: 1976-77 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Dennis Johnson 3

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Dennis Johnson 14

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Dennis Johnson 13

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Dennis Johnson 5

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Butch Beard 0 Dennis Johnson 1

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Dennis Johnson 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Dennis Johnson 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Beard 0 Dennis Johnson 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Dennis Johnson 9

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Dennis Johnson 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Dennis Johnson 3.9

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Dennis Johnson 5.0

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Dennis Johnson 1.3

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Dennis Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Dennis Johnson 15,535

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Dennis Johnson 4,249

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Dennis Johnson 5,499

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Dennis Johnson 1,477

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Dennis Johnson 675

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Dennis Johnson 1,100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Dennis Johnson .445

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Dennis Johnson .172 *

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Dennis Johnson .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Dennis Johnson 19.5 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Dennis Johnson 5.1 (1982)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Dennis Johnson 7.8 (1988)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Dennis Johnson 1.8 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Dennis Johnson 1.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Dennis Johnson 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Dennis Johnson 4.3

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Dennis Johnson 5.6

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Dennis Johnson 1.4

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Dennis Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Dennis Johnson 3,116

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Dennis Johnson 781

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Dennis Johnson 1,006

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Dennis Johnson 247

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Dennis Johnson 113

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Dennis Johnson 180

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Dennis Johnson .439

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Dennis Johnson .239 *

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Dennis Johnson .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Dennis Johnson 22.3 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Dennis Johnson 7.7 (1983)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Dennis Johnson 8.9 (1987)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Dennis Johnson 2.2 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Dennis Johnson 1.5 (1979)

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.