Butch Beard vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood 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.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) *

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. 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.