Butch Beard vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah 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.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Butch Beard 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Butch Beard 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)

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.