Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Butch Beard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Butch Beard and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Butch Beard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Butch Beard 1

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Butch Beard 9

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Butch Beard 3

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Butch Beard 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Butch Beard 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Butch Beard 0

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Butch Beard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Butch Beard 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Butch Beard 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Butch Beard 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Butch Beard 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Butch Beard 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Butch Beard 9.3

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Butch Beard 3.4

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Butch Beard 3.6

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Butch Beard 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Butch Beard 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Butch Beard 5,622

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Butch Beard 2,042

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Butch Beard 2,189

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Butch Beard 499 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Butch Beard 36 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Butch Beard 605

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Butch Beard .487

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Butch Beard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Butch Beard .771

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Butch Beard 15.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Butch Beard 4.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Butch Beard 6.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Butch Beard 9.0

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Butch Beard 3.7

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Butch Beard 2.8

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Butch Beard 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Butch Beard 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Butch Beard 289

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Butch Beard 119

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Butch Beard 88

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Butch Beard 34 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Butch Beard 4 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Butch Beard 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Butch Beard .444

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Butch Beard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Butch Beard .663

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Butch Beard 9.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Butch Beard 4.2 (1975)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Butch Beard 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) 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.