Butch Beard vs. Lou Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lou Williams 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.

Lou Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Lou Williams: 2005-06 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Lou Williams 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Lou Williams 17

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Lou Williams 10

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Lou Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Lou Williams 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Lou Williams 2.2

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Lou Williams 3.4

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Lou Williams 0.8

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Lou Williams 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Lou Williams 15,593

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Lou Williams 2,484

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Lou Williams 3,789

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Lou Williams 952

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Lou Williams 192

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Lou Williams 1,123

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Lou Williams .419

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Lou Williams .351

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Lou Williams .842

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Lou Williams 22.6 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Lou Williams 3.1 (2020)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Lou Williams 5.6 (2020)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Lou Williams 1.3 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Lou Williams 0.3 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Lou Williams 11.4

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Lou Williams 2.2

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Lou Williams 2.8

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Lou Williams 0.8

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Lou Williams 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Lou Williams 1,015

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Lou Williams 199

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Lou Williams 250

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Lou Williams 74

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Lou Williams 7

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Lou Williams 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Lou Williams .400

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Lou Williams .276

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Lou Williams .820

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Lou Williams 21.7 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Lou Williams 3.2 (2020)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Lou Williams 7.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Lou Williams 1.5 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Lou Williams 0.2 (2019)

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.