Butch Beard vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone 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.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Beard 0 Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Butch Beard 0 Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Beard 0 Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader Butch Beard 0 Moses Malone 6

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Moses Malone 151

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Moses Malone 4.0 (1979)

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. 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.