Butch Beard vs. Kyle Kuzma Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kyle Kuzma 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.

Kyle Kuzma

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Kyle Kuzma 1

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Kyle Kuzma 7

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Kyle Kuzma 2

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Kyle Kuzma 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Kyle Kuzma 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Kyle Kuzma 6.4

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Kyle Kuzma 2.7

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Kyle Kuzma 0.6

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Kyle Kuzma 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Kyle Kuzma 8,246

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Kyle Kuzma 3,043

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Kyle Kuzma 1,294

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Kyle Kuzma 268

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Kyle Kuzma 262

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Kyle Kuzma 476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Kyle Kuzma .451

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Kyle Kuzma .337

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Kyle Kuzma .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Kyle Kuzma 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Kyle Kuzma 3.3

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Kyle Kuzma 0.9

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Kyle Kuzma 0.3

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Kyle Kuzma 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Kyle Kuzma 247

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Kyle Kuzma 88

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Kyle Kuzma 24

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Kyle Kuzma 8

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Kyle Kuzma 8

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Kyle Kuzma 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Kyle Kuzma .401

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Kyle Kuzma .283

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Kyle Kuzma .761

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020)

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.