Butch Beard vs. Eric Bledsoe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Eric Bledsoe 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.

Eric Bledsoe

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Eric Bledsoe 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Eric Bledsoe 12

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Eric Bledsoe 5

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Eric Bledsoe 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Beard 0 Eric Bledsoe 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Eric Bledsoe 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Eric Bledsoe 13.7

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Eric Bledsoe 3.9

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Eric Bledsoe 4.7

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Eric Bledsoe 1.4

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Eric Bledsoe 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Eric Bledsoe 10,348

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Eric Bledsoe 2,937

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Eric Bledsoe 3,545

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Eric Bledsoe 1,028

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Eric Bledsoe 344

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Eric Bledsoe 756

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Eric Bledsoe .452

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Eric Bledsoe .336

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Eric Bledsoe .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Eric Bledsoe 21.1 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Eric Bledsoe 5.2 (2015)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Eric Bledsoe 6.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Eric Bledsoe 2.0 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Eric Bledsoe 0.7 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Eric Bledsoe 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Eric Bledsoe 3.4

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Eric Bledsoe 3.8

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Eric Bledsoe 1.0

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Eric Bledsoe 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Eric Bledsoe 531

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Eric Bledsoe 163

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Eric Bledsoe 184

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Eric Bledsoe 49

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Eric Bledsoe 25

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Eric Bledsoe 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Eric Bledsoe .441

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Eric Bledsoe .254

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Eric Bledsoe .712

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Eric Bledsoe 13.7 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Eric Bledsoe 4.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Eric Bledsoe 5.9 (2020)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Eric Bledsoe 1.2 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Eric Bledsoe 0.9 (2018)

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.