Butch Beard vs. Nikola Vucevic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Vucevic 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.

Nikola Vucevic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Nikola Vucevic: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Nikola Vucevic 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Nikola Vucevic 13

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Nikola Vucevic 4

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Nikola Vucevic 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Nikola Vucevic 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Nikola Vucevic 10.5

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Nikola Vucevic 2.8

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Nikola Vucevic 0.8

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Nikola Vucevic 15,370

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Nikola Vucevic 9,435

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Nikola Vucevic 2,556

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Nikola Vucevic 760

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Nikola Vucevic 792

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Nikola Vucevic 899

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Nikola Vucevic .495

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic .341

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Nikola Vucevic .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Nikola Vucevic 23.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Nikola Vucevic 12.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Nikola Vucevic 3.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Nikola Vucevic 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Nikola Vucevic 9.9

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Nikola Vucevic 3.2

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Nikola Vucevic 0.5

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Nikola Vucevic 294

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Nikola Vucevic 158

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Nikola Vucevic 51

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Nikola Vucevic 8

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Nikola Vucevic 14

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Nikola Vucevic 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Nikola Vucevic .448

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic .343

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Nikola Vucevic .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Nikola Vucevic 28.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Nikola Vucevic 12.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Nikola Vucevic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Nikola Vucevic 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Nikola Vucevic 1.2 (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.