Butch Beard vs. Steve Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Nash 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.

Steve Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Steve Nash 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Steve Nash 18

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Steve Nash 12

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Steve Nash 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Beard 0 Steve Nash 2

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Steve Nash 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Steve Nash 7

Assists Leader Butch Beard 0 Steve Nash 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Steve Nash 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Steve Nash 3.0

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Steve Nash 8.5

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Steve Nash 0.7

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Steve Nash 17,387

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Steve Nash 3,642

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Steve Nash 10,335

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Steve Nash 899

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Steve Nash 102

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Steve Nash 1,217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Steve Nash .490

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Steve Nash .428

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Steve Nash .904

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Steve Nash 18.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Steve Nash 4.2 (2006)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Steve Nash 11.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Steve Nash 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Steve Nash 0.2 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Steve Nash 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Steve Nash 3.5

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Steve Nash 8.8

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Steve Nash 0.6

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Steve Nash 2,072

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Steve Nash 422

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Steve Nash 1,061

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Steve Nash 66

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Steve Nash 14

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Steve Nash 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Steve Nash .473

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Steve Nash .406

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Steve Nash .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Steve Nash 23.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Steve Nash 5.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Steve Nash 13.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Steve Nash 0.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Steve Nash 0.3 (2006)

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.