Butch Beard vs. Joe Dumars Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Dumars 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.

Joe Dumars

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Joe Dumars: 1985-86 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Joe Dumars 2

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Joe Dumars 14

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Joe Dumars 10

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Joe Dumars 6

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Butch Beard 0 Joe Dumars 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Joe Dumars 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Beard 0 Joe Dumars 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Joe Dumars 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Joe Dumars 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Joe Dumars 2.2

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Joe Dumars 4.5

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Joe Dumars 0.9

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Joe Dumars 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Joe Dumars 16,401

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Joe Dumars 2,203

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Joe Dumars 4,612

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Joe Dumars 902

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Joe Dumars 83

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Joe Dumars 1,018

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Joe Dumars .460

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Joe Dumars .382

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Joe Dumars .843

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Joe Dumars 23.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Joe Dumars 2.8 (1990)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Joe Dumars 5.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Joe Dumars 1.1 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Joe Dumars 0.2 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Joe Dumars 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Joe Dumars 2.3

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Joe Dumars 4.6

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Joe Dumars 0.8

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Joe Dumars 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Joe Dumars 1,752

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Joe Dumars 257

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Joe Dumars 512

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Joe Dumars 91

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Joe Dumars 6

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Joe Dumars 112

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Joe Dumars .462

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Joe Dumars .358

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Joe Dumars .855

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Joe Dumars 20.6 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Joe Dumars 4.3 (1996)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Joe Dumars 6.3 (1986)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Joe Dumars 1.1 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Joe Dumars 0.2 (1992)

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.