Butch Beard vs. Ricky Rubio Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ricky Rubio 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.

Ricky Rubio

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Ricky Rubio: 2011-12 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Ricky Rubio 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Ricky Rubio 12

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Ricky Rubio 3

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Ricky Rubio 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Ricky Rubio 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Ricky Rubio 4.1

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Ricky Rubio 7.4

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Ricky Rubio 1.8

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Ricky Rubio 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Ricky Rubio 7,570

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Ricky Rubio 2,830

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Ricky Rubio 5,160

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Ricky Rubio 1,226

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Ricky Rubio 94

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Ricky Rubio 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Ricky Rubio .388

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Ricky Rubio .324

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Ricky Rubio .843

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Ricky Rubio 13.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Ricky Rubio 5.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Ricky Rubio 9.1 (2017)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Ricky Rubio 0.2 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Ricky Rubio 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Ricky Rubio 4.7

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Ricky Rubio 6.3

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Ricky Rubio 1.5

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Ricky Rubio 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Ricky Rubio 161

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Ricky Rubio 66

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Ricky Rubio 88

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Ricky Rubio 21

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Ricky Rubio 4

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Ricky Rubio 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Ricky Rubio .384

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Ricky Rubio .269

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Ricky Rubio .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Ricky Rubio 15.4 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Ricky Rubio 7.3 (2018)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Ricky Rubio 8.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Ricky Rubio 0.5 (2018)

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.