Butch Beard vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek 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.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Butch Beard 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Beard 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Butch Beard 605 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Butch Beard 32 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) *

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.