Butch Beard vs. Serge Ibaka Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Serge Ibaka 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Serge Ibaka: 2009-10 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Serge Ibaka 1

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Serge Ibaka 14

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Serge Ibaka 12

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Serge Ibaka 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Beard 0 Serge Ibaka 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Serge Ibaka 3

Blocks Leader Butch Beard 0 * Serge Ibaka 2

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Serge Ibaka 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Serge Ibaka 7.1

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Serge Ibaka 0.8

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Serge Ibaka 0.4

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Serge Ibaka 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Serge Ibaka 11,028

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Serge Ibaka 6,513

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Serge Ibaka 749

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Serge Ibaka 373

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Serge Ibaka 1,759

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Serge Ibaka 919

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Serge Ibaka .513

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Serge Ibaka .359

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Serge Ibaka .757

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Serge Ibaka 15.4 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Serge Ibaka 8.8 (2014)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Serge Ibaka 1.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Serge Ibaka 0.5 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Serge Ibaka 3.7 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Serge Ibaka 10.6

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Serge Ibaka 6.3

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Serge Ibaka 0.7

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Serge Ibaka 0.4

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Serge Ibaka 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Serge Ibaka 1,608

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Serge Ibaka 965

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Serge Ibaka 109

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Serge Ibaka 61

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Serge Ibaka 292

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Serge Ibaka 152

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Serge Ibaka .499

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Serge Ibaka .382

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Serge Ibaka .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Serge Ibaka 14.8 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Serge Ibaka 8.4 (2013)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Serge Ibaka 1.4 (2017)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Serge Ibaka 0.8 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Serge Ibaka 3.1 (2011)

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.