Lonzo Ball vs. Butch Beard Comparison

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

Lonzo Ball

vs.

Butch Beard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lonzo Ball: 2017-18 to 2021-22
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lonzo Ball 0 Butch Beard 1

NBA Seasons Lonzo Ball 5 Butch Beard 9

Playoffs Played Lonzo Ball 0 Butch Beard 3

All-Star Games Lonzo Ball 0 Butch Beard 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lonzo Ball 11.9 Butch Beard 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Lonzo Ball 5.7 Butch Beard 3.4

Assists Per Game Lonzo Ball 6.2 Butch Beard 3.6

Steals Per Game Lonzo Ball 1.6 Butch Beard 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Lonzo Ball 0.6 Butch Beard 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lonzo Ball 2,995 Butch Beard 5,622

Total Rebounds Lonzo Ball 1,447 Butch Beard 2,042

Total Assists Lonzo Ball 1,563 Butch Beard 2,189

Total Steals Lonzo Ball 391 Butch Beard 499 *

Total Blocks Lonzo Ball 162 Butch Beard 36 *

Total Games Lonzo Ball 252 Butch Beard 605

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lonzo Ball .400 Butch Beard .487

3-Point Percentage Lonzo Ball .364 Butch Beard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lonzo Ball .578 Butch Beard .771

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lonzo Ball 14.6 (2021) Butch Beard 15.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Lonzo Ball 6.9 (2018) Butch Beard 4.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Lonzo Ball 7.2 (2018) Butch Beard 6.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lonzo Ball 1.8 (2022) Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Lonzo Ball 0.9 (2022) Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lonzo Ball - Butch Beard 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Lonzo Ball - Butch Beard 3.7

Assists Per Game Lonzo Ball - Butch Beard 2.8

Steals Per Game Lonzo Ball - Butch Beard 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Lonzo Ball - Butch Beard 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lonzo Ball - Butch Beard 289

Total Rebounds Lonzo Ball - Butch Beard 119

Total Assists Lonzo Ball - Butch Beard 88

Total Steals Lonzo Ball - Butch Beard 34 *

Total Blocks Lonzo Ball - Butch Beard 4 *

Total Games Lonzo Ball 0 Butch Beard 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lonzo Ball - Butch Beard .444

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

Free Throw Percentage Lonzo Ball - Butch Beard .663

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Lonzo 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.