Butch Beard vs. JaVale McGee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaVale McGee 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.

JaVale McGee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 JaVale McGee 3

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 JaVale McGee 16

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 JaVale McGee 8

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 JaVale McGee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 JaVale McGee 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 JaVale McGee 5.0

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 JaVale McGee 0.4

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * JaVale McGee 0.4

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * JaVale McGee 1.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 JaVale McGee 6,907

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 JaVale McGee 4,577

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 JaVale McGee 386

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * JaVale McGee 345

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * JaVale McGee 1,258

Total Games Butch Beard 605 JaVale McGee 909

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 JaVale McGee .578

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** JaVale McGee .192

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 JaVale McGee .604

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 JaVale McGee 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 JaVale McGee 4.0

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 JaVale McGee 0.4

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * JaVale McGee 0.3

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * JaVale McGee 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 JaVale McGee 416

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 JaVale McGee 295

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 JaVale McGee 30

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * JaVale McGee 21

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * JaVale McGee 74

Total Games Butch Beard 32 JaVale McGee 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 JaVale McGee .616

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** JaVale McGee .000

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 JaVale McGee .571

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012)

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.