Butch Beard vs. Larry Bird Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Bird 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.

Larry Bird

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Larry Bird 3

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Larry Bird 13

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Larry Bird 12

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Larry Bird 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Beard 0 Larry Bird 3

Finals MVP Butch Beard 0 Larry Bird 2

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Larry Bird 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Larry Bird 10

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Larry Bird 3

Rookie of The Year Butch Beard 0 Larry Bird 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Larry Bird 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Larry Bird 10.0

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Larry Bird 6.3

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Larry Bird 1.7

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Larry Bird 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Larry Bird 21,791

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Larry Bird 8,974

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Larry Bird 5,695

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Larry Bird 1,556

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Larry Bird 755

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Larry Bird 897

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Larry Bird .496

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Larry Bird .376

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Larry Bird .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Larry Bird 29.9 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Larry Bird 11.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Larry Bird 7.6 (1987)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Larry Bird 2.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Larry Bird 1.2 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Larry Bird 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Larry Bird 10.3

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Larry Bird 6.5

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Larry Bird 1.8

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Larry Bird 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Larry Bird 3,897

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Larry Bird 1,683

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Larry Bird 1,062

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Larry Bird 296

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Larry Bird 145

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Larry Bird 164

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Larry Bird .472

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Larry Bird .321

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Larry Bird .890

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Larry Bird 27.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Larry Bird 14.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Larry Bird 8.8 (1990)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Larry Bird 2.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Larry Bird 1.4 (1982)

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.