Butch Beard vs. Payton Pritchard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Payton Pritchard 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.

Payton Pritchard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Payton Pritchard: 2020-21 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Payton Pritchard 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Payton Pritchard 4

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Payton Pritchard 4

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Payton Pritchard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Payton Pritchard 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Payton Pritchard 2.4

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Payton Pritchard 2.3

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Payton Pritchard 0.4

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Payton Pritchard 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Payton Pritchard 2,009

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Payton Pritchard 645

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Payton Pritchard 604

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Payton Pritchard 115

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Payton Pritchard 22

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Payton Pritchard 267

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Payton Pritchard .444

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Payton Pritchard .395

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Payton Pritchard .862

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Payton Pritchard 9.6 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Payton Pritchard 3.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Payton Pritchard 3.4 (2024)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Payton Pritchard 0.6 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Payton Pritchard 0.1 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Payton Pritchard 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Payton Pritchard 1.7

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Payton Pritchard 1.7

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Payton Pritchard 0.2

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Payton Pritchard 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Payton Pritchard 185

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Payton Pritchard 74

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Payton Pritchard 76

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Payton Pritchard 10

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Payton Pritchard 2

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Payton Pritchard 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Payton Pritchard .418

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Payton Pritchard .330

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Payton Pritchard .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Payton Pritchard 4.8 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Payton Pritchard 2.6 (2024)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Payton Pritchard 3.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Payton Pritchard 0.4 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Payton Pritchard 0.1 (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.