Cole Anthony vs. Butch Beard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Butch Beard and Cole Anthony 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

Cole Anthony

vs.

Butch Beard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cole Anthony: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cole Anthony 0 Butch Beard 1

NBA Seasons Cole Anthony 4 Butch Beard 9

Playoffs Played Cole Anthony 1 Butch Beard 3

All-Star Games Cole Anthony 0 Butch Beard 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cole Anthony 13.4 Butch Beard 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Cole Anthony 4.6 Butch Beard 3.4

Assists Per Game Cole Anthony 4.1 Butch Beard 3.6

Steals Per Game Cole Anthony 0.7 Butch Beard 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Cole Anthony 0.4 Butch Beard 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cole Anthony 3,385 Butch Beard 5,622

Total Rebounds Cole Anthony 1,168 Butch Beard 2,042

Total Assists Cole Anthony 1,032 Butch Beard 2,189

Total Steals Cole Anthony 177 Butch Beard 499 *

Total Blocks Cole Anthony 103 Butch Beard 36 *

Total Games Cole Anthony 253 Butch Beard 605

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cole Anthony .418 Butch Beard .487

3-Point Percentage Cole Anthony .343 Butch Beard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cole Anthony .851 Butch Beard .771

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cole Anthony 16.3 (2022) Butch Beard 15.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Cole Anthony 5.4 (2022) Butch Beard 4.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Cole Anthony 5.7 (2022) Butch Beard 6.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cole Anthony 0.8 (2024) Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Cole Anthony 0.5 (2023) Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cole Anthony 5.1 Butch Beard 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Cole Anthony 2.1 Butch Beard 3.7

Assists Per Game Cole Anthony 1.3 Butch Beard 2.8

Steals Per Game Cole Anthony 0.6 Butch Beard 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Cole Anthony 0.1 Butch Beard 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cole Anthony 36 Butch Beard 289

Total Rebounds Cole Anthony 15 Butch Beard 119

Total Assists Cole Anthony 9 Butch Beard 88

Total Steals Cole Anthony 4 Butch Beard 34 *

Total Blocks Cole Anthony 1 Butch Beard 4 *

Total Games Cole Anthony 7 Butch Beard 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cole Anthony .317 Butch Beard .444

3-Point Percentage Cole Anthony .154 Butch Beard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cole Anthony .889 Butch Beard .663

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cole Anthony 5.1 (2024) Butch Beard 9.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Cole Anthony 2.1 (2024) Butch Beard 4.2 (1975)

Assists Per Game Cole Anthony 1.3 (2024) Butch Beard 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Cole Anthony 0.6 (2024) Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Cole Anthony 0.1 (2024) Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) *

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.