Butch Beard vs. Kevin Garnett Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kevin Garnett 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 Garnett

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Kevin Garnett: 1995-96 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Kevin Garnett 1

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Kevin Garnett 21

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Kevin Garnett 14

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Kevin Garnett 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Beard 0 Kevin Garnett 1

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Kevin Garnett 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Kevin Garnett 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Beard 0 Kevin Garnett 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Kevin Garnett 12

Defensive Player of The Year Butch Beard 0 * Kevin Garnett 1

Rebounds Leader Butch Beard 0 Kevin Garnett 4

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Kevin Garnett 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Kevin Garnett 10.0

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Kevin Garnett 3.7

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Kevin Garnett 1.3

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Kevin Garnett 1.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Kevin Garnett 26,071

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Kevin Garnett 14,662

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Kevin Garnett 5,445

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Kevin Garnett 1,859

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Kevin Garnett 2,037

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Kevin Garnett 1,462

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Kevin Garnett .497

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Kevin Garnett .275

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Kevin Garnett .789

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Kevin Garnett 24.2 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Kevin Garnett 13.9 (2004)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Kevin Garnett 6.0 (2003)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Kevin Garnett 1.7 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Kevin Garnett 2.2 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Kevin Garnett 18.2

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Kevin Garnett 10.7

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Kevin Garnett 3.3

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Kevin Garnett 1.2

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Kevin Garnett 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Kevin Garnett 2,601

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Kevin Garnett 1,534

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Kevin Garnett 471

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Kevin Garnett 178

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Kevin Garnett 186

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Kevin Garnett 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Kevin Garnett .478

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Kevin Garnett .273

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Kevin Garnett .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Kevin Garnett 27.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Kevin Garnett 18.7 (2002)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Kevin Garnett 8.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Kevin Garnett 1.9 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Kevin Garnett 2.4 (1998)

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.