Butch Beard vs. Kevin Love Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Kevin Love 1

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Kevin Love 16

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Kevin Love 6

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Kevin Love 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Kevin Love 2

Rebounds Leader Butch Beard 0 Kevin Love 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Kevin Love 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Kevin Love 10.1

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Kevin Love 2.3

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Kevin Love 0.6

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Kevin Love 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Kevin Love 15,299

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Kevin Love 9,403

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Kevin Love 2,150

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Kevin Love 562

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Kevin Love 364

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Kevin Love 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Kevin Love .439

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Kevin Love .369

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Kevin Love .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Kevin Love 26.1 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Kevin Love 15.2 (2011)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Kevin Love 4.4 (2014)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Kevin Love 0.9 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Kevin Love 0.6 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Kevin Love 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Kevin Love 8.3

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Kevin Love 1.6

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Kevin Love 0.6

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Kevin Love 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Kevin Love 1,112

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Kevin Love 734

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Kevin Love 144

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Kevin Love 55

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Kevin Love 41

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Kevin Love 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Kevin Love .400

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Kevin Love .397

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Kevin Love .855

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Kevin Love 16.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Kevin Love 10.6 (2017)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Kevin Love 2.5 (2015)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Kevin Love 1.2 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Kevin Love 0.9 (2017)

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.