Butch Beard vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon 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.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Beard 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Butch Beard 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Beard 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year Butch Beard 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader Butch Beard 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader Butch Beard 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3

* 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 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990)

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.