Butch Beard vs. Fred VanVleet Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred VanVleet and Butch Beard that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

Butch Beard1
Fred VanVleet1
Butch Beard9
Fred VanVleet8
Butch Beard3
Fred VanVleet5
Butch Beard1
Fred VanVleet1

Honors and Awards

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Butch Beard 9.3
Fred VanVleet 15.0

Butch Beard 3.4
Fred VanVleet 3.4

Butch Beard 3.6
Fred VanVleet 5.7

Butch Beard 1.3
*
Fred VanVleet 1.4

Butch Beard 0.1
*
Fred VanVleet 0.5

Totals Stats

Butch Beard 5,622
Fred VanVleet 7,360

Butch Beard 2,042
Fred VanVleet 1,663

Butch Beard 2,189
Fred VanVleet 2,788

Butch Beard 499
*
Fred VanVleet 663

Butch Beard 36
*
Fred VanVleet 228

Butch Beard 605
Fred VanVleet 490

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Butch Beard .487
Fred VanVleet .404

3-Point Percentage
Butch Beard -
n/a **
Fred VanVleet .375

Free Throw Percentage
Butch Beard .771
Fred VanVleet .868

Best Season (no game minimum)

Butch Beard 15.4
(1972)
Fred VanVleet 20.3
(2022)

Butch Beard 4.9
(1974)
Fred VanVleet 4.4
(2022)

Butch Beard 6.7
(1972)
Fred VanVleet 8.1
(2024)

Butch Beard 1.6
(1975)
*
Fred VanVleet 1.9
(2020)

Butch Beard 0.1
(1975)
*
Fred VanVleet 0.8
(2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Butch Beard 9.0
Fred VanVleet 10.0

Butch Beard 3.7
Fred VanVleet 2.1

Butch Beard 2.8
Fred VanVleet 3.5

Butch Beard 1.5
*
Fred VanVleet 0.8

Butch Beard 0.2
*
Fred VanVleet 0.3

Totals Stats

Butch Beard 289
Fred VanVleet 518

Butch Beard 119
Fred VanVleet 111

Butch Beard 88
Fred VanVleet 180

Butch Beard 34
*
Fred VanVleet 44

Butch Beard 4
*
Fred VanVleet 17

Butch Beard 32
Fred VanVleet 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Butch Beard .444
Fred VanVleet .391

3-Point Percentage
Butch Beard -
n/a **
Fred VanVleet .372

Free Throw Percentage
Butch Beard .663
Fred VanVleet .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Butch Beard 9.1
(1975)
Fred VanVleet 19.6
(2020)

Butch Beard 4.2
(1975)
Fred VanVleet 4.4
(2020)

Butch Beard 4.5
(1978)
Fred VanVleet 6.9
(2020)

Butch Beard 1.7
(1978)
*
Fred VanVleet 1.8
(2022)

Butch Beard 0.3
(1978)
*
Fred VanVleet 1.0
(2022)

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.