Butch Beard vs. Richard Jefferson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Richard Jefferson 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.

Richard Jefferson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Richard Jefferson: 2001-02 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Richard Jefferson 1

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Richard Jefferson 17

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Richard Jefferson 12

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Richard Jefferson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Richard Jefferson 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Richard Jefferson 4.0

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Richard Jefferson 2.0

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Richard Jefferson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Richard Jefferson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Richard Jefferson 14,904

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Richard Jefferson 4,720

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Richard Jefferson 2,412

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Richard Jefferson 787

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Richard Jefferson 347

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Richard Jefferson 1,181

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Richard Jefferson .464

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Richard Jefferson .376

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Richard Jefferson .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Richard Jefferson 22.6 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Richard Jefferson 7.3 (2005)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Richard Jefferson 4.0 (2005)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Richard Jefferson 1.1 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Richard Jefferson 0.6 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Richard Jefferson 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Richard Jefferson 4.3

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Richard Jefferson 1.7

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Richard Jefferson 0.6

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Richard Jefferson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Richard Jefferson 1,511

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Richard Jefferson 608

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Richard Jefferson 241

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Richard Jefferson 87

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Richard Jefferson 44

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Richard Jefferson 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Richard Jefferson .473

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Richard Jefferson .325

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Richard Jefferson .731

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Richard Jefferson 22.2 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Richard Jefferson 6.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Richard Jefferson 4.1 (2006)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Richard Jefferson 1.3 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Richard Jefferson 0.7 (2004)

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.