Butch Beard vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith 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.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Butch Beard 605 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Butch Beard 32 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)

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.