Butch Beard vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James 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.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Butch Beard 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Beard 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Butch Beard 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Beard 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Butch Beard 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Butch Beard 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Butch Beard 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Butch Beard 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Butch Beard 0 * LeBron James 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Butch Beard 605 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * LeBron James 275

Total Games Butch Beard 32 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * LeBron James 1.8 (2010)

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.