Butch Beard vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Butch Beard 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Beard 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Butch Beard 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Butch Beard 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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.