Desmond Bane vs. Ralph Beard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ralph Beard and Desmond Bane 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

Desmond Bane

vs.

Ralph Beard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Desmond Bane: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Ralph Beard: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Desmond Bane 0 Ralph Beard 0

NBA Seasons Desmond Bane 4 Ralph Beard 2

Playoffs Played Desmond Bane 3 Ralph Beard 2

All-Star Games Desmond Bane 0 Ralph Beard 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Desmond Bane 0 Ralph Beard 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Desmond Bane 0 Ralph Beard 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.4 Ralph Beard 15.9

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.2 Ralph Beard 3.8 *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.3 Ralph Beard 4.4

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.0 Ralph Beard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.4 Ralph Beard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 4,253 Ralph Beard 2,006

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 1,020 Ralph Beard 251 *

Total Assists Desmond Bane 810 Ralph Beard 551

Total Steals Desmond Bane 232 Ralph Beard - n/a **

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 89 Ralph Beard - n/a **

Total Games Desmond Bane 244 Ralph Beard 126

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .468 Ralph Beard .366

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .415 Ralph Beard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .879 Ralph Beard .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.7 (2024) Ralph Beard 16.8 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 5.0 (2023) Ralph Beard 3.8 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 5.5 (2024) Ralph Beard 4.8 (1951)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.2 (2022) Ralph Beard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 (2024) Ralph Beard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.1 Ralph Beard 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.3 Ralph Beard 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 2.4 Ralph Beard 4.4

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 Ralph Beard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 Ralph Beard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 394 Ralph Beard 132

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 98 Ralph Beard 12 *

Total Assists Desmond Bane 55 Ralph Beard 35

Total Steals Desmond Bane 18 Ralph Beard - n/a **

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 11 Ralph Beard - n/a **

Total Games Desmond Bane 23 Ralph Beard 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .463 Ralph Beard .374

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .433 Ralph Beard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .891 Ralph Beard .756

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.5 (2023) Ralph Beard 22.0 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 6.0 (2023) Ralph Beard 4.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.2 (2023) Ralph Beard 4.4 (1950)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.9 (2022) Ralph Beard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 (2022) Ralph Beard - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.