Butch Beard vs. Walt Bellamy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Walt Bellamy 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.

Walt Bellamy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Walt Bellamy 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Walt Bellamy 14

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Walt Bellamy 7

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Walt Bellamy 4

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Butch Beard 0 Walt Bellamy 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Walt Bellamy 20.1

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Walt Bellamy 13.7

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Walt Bellamy 2.4

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Walt Bellamy 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Walt Bellamy 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Walt Bellamy 20,941

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Walt Bellamy 14,241

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Walt Bellamy 2,544

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Walt Bellamy 52 *

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Walt Bellamy 48 *

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Walt Bellamy 1,043

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Walt Bellamy .516

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Walt Bellamy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Walt Bellamy .632

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Walt Bellamy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Walt Bellamy 14.8

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Walt Bellamy 3.0

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Walt Bellamy - *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Walt Bellamy - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Walt Bellamy 850

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Walt Bellamy 680

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Walt Bellamy 136

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Walt Bellamy 0 *

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Walt Bellamy 0 *

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Walt Bellamy 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Walt Bellamy .471

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Walt Bellamy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Walt Bellamy .642

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Walt Bellamy - *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Walt Bellamy - *

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.