LaMelo Ball vs. Butch Beard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Butch Beard and LaMelo Ball 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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Butch Beard

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Butch Beard 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Butch Beard 9

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Butch Beard 3

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Butch Beard 1

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Butch Beard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Butch Beard 9.3

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Butch Beard 3.4

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Butch Beard 3.6

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Butch Beard 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Butch Beard 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Butch Beard 5,622

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Butch Beard 2,042

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Butch Beard 2,189

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Butch Beard 499 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Butch Beard 36 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Butch Beard 605

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Butch Beard .487

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Butch Beard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Butch Beard .771

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Butch Beard 15.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Butch Beard 4.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Butch Beard 6.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Butch Beard 9.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Butch Beard 3.7

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Butch Beard 2.8

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Butch Beard 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Butch Beard 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Butch Beard 289

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Butch Beard 119

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Butch Beard 88

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Butch Beard 34 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Butch Beard 4 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Butch Beard 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Butch Beard .444

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Butch Beard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Butch Beard .663

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Butch Beard 9.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Butch Beard 4.2 (1975)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Butch Beard 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - 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.