Butch Beard vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin 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.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

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.