Butch Beard vs. Horace Grant Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Horace Grant 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.

Horace Grant

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Horace Grant: 1987-88 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Horace Grant 4

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Horace Grant 17

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Horace Grant 13

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Horace Grant 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Horace Grant 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Horace Grant 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Horace Grant 8.1

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Horace Grant 2.2

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Horace Grant 1.0

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Horace Grant 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Horace Grant 12,996

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Horace Grant 9,443

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Horace Grant 2,575

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Horace Grant 1,143

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Horace Grant 1,136

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Horace Grant 1,165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Horace Grant .509

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Horace Grant .063

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Horace Grant .692

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Horace Grant 15.1 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Horace Grant 11.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Horace Grant 3.4 (1994)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Horace Grant 1.5 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Horace Grant 1.6 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Horace Grant 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Horace Grant 8.6

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Horace Grant 2.1

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Horace Grant 1.0

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Horace Grant 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Horace Grant 1,907

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Horace Grant 1,457

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Horace Grant 360

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Horace Grant 171

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Horace Grant 173

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Horace Grant 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Horace Grant .530

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Horace Grant .125

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Horace Grant .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Horace Grant 16.2 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Horace Grant 10.4 (1996)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Horace Grant 3.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Horace Grant 1.6 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Horace Grant 1.8 (1994)

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.