Butch Beard vs. Kevin Durant Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kevin Durant 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.

Kevin Durant

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Kevin Durant: 2007-08 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Kevin Durant 2

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Kevin Durant 16

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Kevin Durant 13

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Kevin Durant 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Beard 0 Kevin Durant 1

Finals MVP Butch Beard 0 Kevin Durant 2

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Kevin Durant 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Kevin Durant 10

Scoring Leader Butch Beard 0 Kevin Durant 4

Rookie of The Year Butch Beard 0 Kevin Durant 1

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Butch Beard 0 * Kevin Durant 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Kevin Durant 27.3

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Kevin Durant 7.0

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Kevin Durant 4.4

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Kevin Durant 1.1

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Kevin Durant 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Kevin Durant 28,924

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Kevin Durant 7,454

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Kevin Durant 4,645

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Kevin Durant 1,124

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Kevin Durant 1,196

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Kevin Durant 1,061

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Kevin Durant .501

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Kevin Durant .387

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Kevin Durant .884

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Kevin Durant 32.0 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Kevin Durant 8.3 (2017)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Kevin Durant 6.4 (2022)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Kevin Durant 1.4 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Kevin Durant 1.8 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Kevin Durant 29.3

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Kevin Durant 7.8

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Kevin Durant 4.2

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Kevin Durant 1.0

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Kevin Durant 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Kevin Durant 4,985

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Kevin Durant 1,327

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Kevin Durant 709

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Kevin Durant 172

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Kevin Durant 204

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Kevin Durant 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Kevin Durant .477

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Kevin Durant .356

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Kevin Durant .868

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Kevin Durant 34.3 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Kevin Durant 9.3 (2021)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Kevin Durant 6.3 (2013)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Kevin Durant 1.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Kevin Durant 1.6 (2021)

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.