Butch Beard vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming 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.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Yao Ming 920

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Yao Ming 42

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

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.