Butch Beard vs. Jermaine O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jermaine O'Neal 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.

Jermaine O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Jermaine O'Neal: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Jermaine O'Neal 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Jermaine O'Neal 18

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Jermaine O'Neal 14

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Jermaine O'Neal 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Jermaine O'Neal 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Jermaine O'Neal 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Jermaine O'Neal 7.2

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Jermaine O'Neal 1.4

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Jermaine O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Jermaine O'Neal 1.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Jermaine O'Neal 13,309

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Jermaine O'Neal 7,261

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Jermaine O'Neal 1,369

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Jermaine O'Neal 470

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Jermaine O'Neal 1,820

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Jermaine O'Neal 1,011

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Jermaine O'Neal .467

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal .147

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Jermaine O'Neal .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Jermaine O'Neal 24.3 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Jermaine O'Neal 10.5 (2002)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Jermaine O'Neal 2.6 (2006)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Jermaine O'Neal 0.9 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Jermaine O'Neal 2.8 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Jermaine O'Neal 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Jermaine O'Neal 6.5

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Jermaine O'Neal 1.0

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Jermaine O'Neal 0.4

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Jermaine O'Neal 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Jermaine O'Neal 1,124

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Jermaine O'Neal 631

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Jermaine O'Neal 99

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Jermaine O'Neal 35

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Jermaine O'Neal 167

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Jermaine O'Neal 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Jermaine O'Neal .426

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal .000

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Jermaine O'Neal .718

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Jermaine O'Neal 22.8 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Jermaine O'Neal 17.5 (2003)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Jermaine O'Neal 2.2 (2005)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Jermaine O'Neal 0.8 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Jermaine O'Neal 3.0 (2003)

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.