Butch Beard vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce 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.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Butch Beard 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

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.