Butch Beard vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed 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.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Beard 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Butch Beard 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Beard 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Butch Beard 0 Willis Reed 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Willis Reed 0.0 (1974) *

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.