Butch Beard vs. Tim Hardaway Jr. Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Tim Hardaway Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Tim Hardaway Jr. 11

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Tim Hardaway Jr. 5

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Tim Hardaway Jr. 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Tim Hardaway Jr. 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.9

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Tim Hardaway Jr. 10,307

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,155

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,363

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 457

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 101

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Tim Hardaway Jr. 736

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Tim Hardaway Jr. .418

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Tim Hardaway Jr. .360

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Tim Hardaway Jr. .812

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Tim Hardaway Jr. 11.0

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.4

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.2

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Tim Hardaway Jr. 329

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Tim Hardaway Jr. 73

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Tim Hardaway Jr. 36

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 9

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 1

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Tim Hardaway Jr. 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Tim Hardaway Jr. .381

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Tim Hardaway Jr. .329

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Tim Hardaway Jr. .685

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016)

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.