Butch Beard vs. Sam Jones Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Jones 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.

Sam Jones

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Sam Jones 10

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Sam Jones 12

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Sam Jones 12

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Sam Jones 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Sam Jones 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Sam Jones 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Sam Jones 4.9

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Sam Jones 2.5

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Sam Jones 15,411

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Sam Jones 4,305

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Sam Jones 2,209

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Sam Jones 871

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Sam Jones .456

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Sam Jones .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Sam Jones 25.9 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Sam Jones 6.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Sam Jones 3.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Sam Jones - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Sam Jones 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Sam Jones 4.7

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Sam Jones 2.3

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Sam Jones 2,909

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Sam Jones 718

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Sam Jones 358

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Sam Jones 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Sam Jones .447

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Sam Jones .811

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Sam Jones 28.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Sam Jones 7.1 (1962)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Sam Jones 3.1 (1962)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Sam Jones - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.