Butch Beard vs. Mikal Bridges Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mikal Bridges 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.

Mikal Bridges

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Mikal Bridges 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Mikal Bridges 6

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Mikal Bridges 3

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Mikal Bridges 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Beard 0 Mikal Bridges 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Mikal Bridges 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Mikal Bridges 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Mikal Bridges 4.1

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Mikal Bridges 2.6

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Mikal Bridges 1.2

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Mikal Bridges 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Mikal Bridges 6,760

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Mikal Bridges 1,948

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Mikal Bridges 1,211

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Mikal Bridges 575

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Mikal Bridges 274

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Mikal Bridges 474

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Mikal Bridges .480

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Mikal Bridges .375

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Mikal Bridges .846

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Mikal Bridges 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Mikal Bridges 4.5

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Mikal Bridges 2.3

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Mikal Bridges 1.0

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Mikal Bridges 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Mikal Bridges 511

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Mikal Bridges 176

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Mikal Bridges 89

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Mikal Bridges 38

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Mikal Bridges 30

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Mikal Bridges 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Mikal Bridges .472

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Mikal Bridges .379

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Mikal Bridges .877

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Mikal Bridges 1.0 (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.