Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Butch Beard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Butch Beard and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Butch Beard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Butch Beard 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Butch Beard 9

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Butch Beard 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Butch Beard 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Butch Beard 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Butch Beard 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Butch Beard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Butch Beard 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Butch Beard 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Butch Beard 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Butch Beard 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Butch Beard 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Butch Beard 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Butch Beard 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Butch Beard 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Butch Beard 3.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Butch Beard 3.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Butch Beard 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Butch Beard 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Butch Beard 5,622

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Butch Beard 2,042

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Butch Beard 2,189

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Butch Beard 499 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Butch Beard 36 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Butch Beard 605

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Butch Beard .487

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Butch Beard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Butch Beard .771

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Butch Beard 15.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Butch Beard 4.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Butch Beard 6.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Butch Beard 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Butch Beard 3.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Butch Beard 2.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Butch Beard 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Butch Beard 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Butch Beard 289

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Butch Beard 119

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Butch Beard 88

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Butch Beard 34 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Butch Beard 4 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Butch Beard 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Butch Beard .444

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Butch Beard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Butch Beard .663

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Butch Beard 9.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Butch Beard 4.2 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Butch Beard 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * 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. 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.