Butch Beard vs. Domantas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Domantas Sabonis 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.

Domantas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Domantas Sabonis: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Domantas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Domantas Sabonis 8

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Domantas Sabonis 4

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Domantas Sabonis 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Domantas Sabonis 1

Rebounds Leader Butch Beard 0 Domantas Sabonis 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Domantas Sabonis 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Domantas Sabonis 10.3

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Domantas Sabonis 4.8

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Domantas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Domantas Sabonis 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Domantas Sabonis 9,064

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Domantas Sabonis 5,908

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Domantas Sabonis 2,739

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Domantas Sabonis 448

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Domantas Sabonis 271

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Domantas Sabonis 576

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Domantas Sabonis .556

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Domantas Sabonis .332

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Domantas Sabonis .726

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Domantas Sabonis 20.3 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Domantas Sabonis 13.7 (2024)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Domantas Sabonis 8.2 (2024)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Domantas Sabonis 1.2 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Domantas Sabonis 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Domantas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Domantas Sabonis 7.0

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Domantas Sabonis 2.7

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Domantas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Domantas Sabonis 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Domantas Sabonis 240

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Domantas Sabonis 140

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Domantas Sabonis 54

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Domantas Sabonis 15

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Domantas Sabonis 10

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Domantas Sabonis 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Domantas Sabonis .503

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Domantas Sabonis .176

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Domantas Sabonis .672

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Domantas Sabonis 16.4 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Domantas Sabonis 11.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Domantas Sabonis 4.7 (2023)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Domantas Sabonis 1.4 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Domantas Sabonis 0.9 (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.