Butch Beard vs. James Worthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Worthy 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.

James Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Butch Beard 0 James Worthy 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 James Worthy 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * James Worthy 624

Total Games Butch Beard 605 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 James Worthy 747

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 James Worthy 463

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * James Worthy 177

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * James Worthy 96

Total Games Butch Beard 32 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * James Worthy 1.2 (1987)

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.