Butch Beard vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl-Anthony Towns 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.

Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Karl-Anthony Towns 9

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 2

Rookie of The Year Butch Beard 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Karl-Anthony Towns 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Karl-Anthony Towns 10.8

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Karl-Anthony Towns 13,121

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Karl-Anthony Towns 6,216

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Karl-Anthony Towns 1,815

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Karl-Anthony Towns 452

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Karl-Anthony Towns 721

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Karl-Anthony Towns 573

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Karl-Anthony Towns .524

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns .398

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Karl-Anthony Towns .839

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Karl-Anthony Towns 12.4 (2019)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Karl-Anthony Towns 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Karl-Anthony Towns 10.8

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Karl-Anthony Towns 2.2

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Karl-Anthony Towns 0.5

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Karl-Anthony Towns 422

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Karl-Anthony Towns 237

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Karl-Anthony Towns 48

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Karl-Anthony Towns 12

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Karl-Anthony Towns 23

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Karl-Anthony Towns 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Karl-Anthony Towns .498

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns .398

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Karl-Anthony Towns .811

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Karl-Anthony Towns 2.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022)

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.