Butch Beard vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay 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.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)

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.