Butch Beard vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton 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.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Beard 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Butch Beard 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Butch Beard 0 * Gary Payton 1

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Gary Payton 285

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Gary Payton 32

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

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.