Butch Beard vs. Kyrie Irving Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kyrie Irving 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.

Kyrie Irving

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Kyrie Irving 1

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Kyrie Irving 13

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Kyrie Irving 7

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Kyrie Irving 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Kyrie Irving 3

Rookie of The Year Butch Beard 0 Kyrie Irving 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Kyrie Irving 23.6

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Kyrie Irving 4.0

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Kyrie Irving 5.7

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Kyrie Irving 1.3

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Kyrie Irving 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Kyrie Irving 17,199

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Kyrie Irving 2,933

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Kyrie Irving 4,134

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Kyrie Irving 956

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Kyrie Irving 314

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Kyrie Irving 729

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Kyrie Irving .474

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Kyrie Irving .393

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Kyrie Irving .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Kyrie Irving 23.5

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Kyrie Irving 3.8

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Kyrie Irving 4.8

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Kyrie Irving 1.5

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Kyrie Irving 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Kyrie Irving 1,883

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Kyrie Irving 306

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Kyrie Irving 386

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Kyrie Irving 116

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Kyrie Irving 48

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Kyrie Irving 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Kyrie Irving .459

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Kyrie Irving .398

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Kyrie Irving .888

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Kyrie Irving 26.5 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022)

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.