Butch Beard vs. Tim Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tim Hardaway 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.

Tim Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Tim Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Tim Hardaway 13

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Tim Hardaway 9

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Tim Hardaway 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Tim Hardaway 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Tim Hardaway 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Tim Hardaway 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Tim Hardaway 3.3

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Tim Hardaway 8.2

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Tim Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Tim Hardaway 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Tim Hardaway 15,373

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Tim Hardaway 2,855

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Tim Hardaway 7,095

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Tim Hardaway 1,428

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Tim Hardaway 129

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Tim Hardaway 867

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Tim Hardaway .431

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Tim Hardaway .355

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Tim Hardaway .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Tim Hardaway 16.8

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Tim Hardaway 3.1

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Tim Hardaway 6.8

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Tim Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Tim Hardaway 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Tim Hardaway 943

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Tim Hardaway 172

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Tim Hardaway 382

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Tim Hardaway 88

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Tim Hardaway 9

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Tim Hardaway 56

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Tim Hardaway .393

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Tim Hardaway .320

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Tim Hardaway .751

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991)

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.