Butch Beard vs. Kobe Bryant Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kobe Bryant 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.

Kobe Bryant

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Kobe Bryant 5

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Kobe Bryant 20

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Kobe Bryant 15

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Kobe Bryant 18

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Beard 0 Kobe Bryant 1

Finals MVP Butch Beard 0 Kobe Bryant 2

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Kobe Bryant 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Kobe Bryant 15

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Beard 0 Kobe Bryant 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Kobe Bryant 12

Scoring Leader Butch Beard 0 Kobe Bryant 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Kobe Bryant 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Kobe Bryant 5.2

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Kobe Bryant 4.7

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Kobe Bryant 1.4

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Kobe Bryant 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Kobe Bryant 33,643

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Kobe Bryant 7,047

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Kobe Bryant 6,306

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Kobe Bryant 1,944

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Kobe Bryant 640

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Kobe Bryant 1,346

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Kobe Bryant .447

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Kobe Bryant .329

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Kobe Bryant .837

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Kobe Bryant 25.6

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Kobe Bryant 5.1

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Kobe Bryant 4.7

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Kobe Bryant 1.4

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Kobe Bryant 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Kobe Bryant 5,640

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Kobe Bryant 1,119

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Kobe Bryant 1,040

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Kobe Bryant 310

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Kobe Bryant 144

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Kobe Bryant 220

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Kobe Bryant .448

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Kobe Bryant .331

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Kobe Bryant .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000)

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.