Butch Beard vs. Stephen Curry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Stephen Curry 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
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Stephen Curry 4

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Stephen Curry 16

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Stephen Curry 10

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Stephen Curry 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Beard 0 Stephen Curry 2

Finals MVP Butch Beard 0 Stephen Curry 1

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Stephen Curry 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Stephen Curry 11

Scoring Leader Butch Beard 0 Stephen Curry 2

Steals Leader Butch Beard 0 * Stephen Curry 1

* 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 Stephen Curry 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Stephen Curry 4.7

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Stephen Curry 6.4

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Stephen Curry 1.5

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Stephen Curry 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Stephen Curry 25,386

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Stephen Curry 4,819

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Stephen Curry 6,540

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Stephen Curry 1,553

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Stephen Curry 265

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Stephen Curry 1,026

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Stephen Curry .471

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Stephen Curry .423

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Stephen Curry .911

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Stephen Curry 0.4 (2025)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Stephen Curry 26.8

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Stephen Curry 5.3

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Stephen Curry 6.1

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Stephen Curry 1.5

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Stephen Curry 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Stephen Curry 4,147

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Stephen Curry 828

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Stephen Curry 953

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Stephen Curry 231

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Stephen Curry 50

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Stephen Curry 155

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Stephen Curry .454

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Stephen Curry .397

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Stephen Curry .889

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Stephen Curry 0.8 (2025)

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.