Butch Beard vs. Eric Gordon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Eric Gordon 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 Gordon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Eric Gordon: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Eric Gordon 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Eric Gordon 16

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Eric Gordon 7

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Eric Gordon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Eric Gordon 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Eric Gordon 2.3

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Eric Gordon 2.8

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Eric Gordon 0.8

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Eric Gordon 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Eric Gordon 13,868

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Eric Gordon 2,067

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Eric Gordon 2,443

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Eric Gordon 750

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Eric Gordon 313

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Eric Gordon 886

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Eric Gordon .430

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Eric Gordon .371

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Eric Gordon .811

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Eric Gordon 22.3 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Eric Gordon 2.9 (2011)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Eric Gordon 4.4 (2011)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Eric Gordon 1.4 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Eric Gordon 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Eric Gordon 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Eric Gordon 2.7

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Eric Gordon 2.1

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Eric Gordon 0.7

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Eric Gordon 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Eric Gordon 965

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Eric Gordon 171

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Eric Gordon 133

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Eric Gordon 45

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Eric Gordon 38

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Eric Gordon 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Eric Gordon .410

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Eric Gordon .361

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Eric Gordon .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Eric Gordon 18.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Eric Gordon 3.9 (2017)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Eric Gordon 3.8 (2015)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Eric Gordon 1.3 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Eric Gordon 1.0 (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.