Butch Beard vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone 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 Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Beard 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Beard 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

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.