Butch Beard vs. Isaiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isaiah Thomas 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.

Isaiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Isaiah Thomas: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Isaiah Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Isaiah Thomas 12

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Isaiah Thomas 4

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Isaiah Thomas 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Isaiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Isaiah Thomas 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Isaiah Thomas 2.4

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Isaiah Thomas 4.8

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Isaiah Thomas 0.8

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Isaiah Thomas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Isaiah Thomas 9,723

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Isaiah Thomas 1,321

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Isaiah Thomas 2,641

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Isaiah Thomas 472

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Isaiah Thomas 61

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Isaiah Thomas 556

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Isaiah Thomas .434

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Isaiah Thomas .363

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Isaiah Thomas .872

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Isaiah Thomas 28.9 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Isaiah Thomas 3.0 (2016)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Isaiah Thomas 6.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Isaiah Thomas 1.3 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Isaiah Thomas 0.2 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Isaiah Thomas 21.7

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Isaiah Thomas 3.0

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Isaiah Thomas 6.1

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Isaiah Thomas 0.8

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Isaiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Isaiah Thomas 564

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Isaiah Thomas 77

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Isaiah Thomas 158

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Isaiah Thomas 20

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Isaiah Thomas 7

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Isaiah Thomas 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Isaiah Thomas .404

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Isaiah Thomas .301

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Isaiah Thomas .842

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Isaiah Thomas 24.2 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Isaiah Thomas 3.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Isaiah Thomas 7.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Isaiah Thomas 0.9 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Isaiah Thomas 0.8 (2016)

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.