Paolo Banchero vs. Butch Beard Comparison

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

Paolo Banchero

vs.

Butch Beard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paolo Banchero: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paolo Banchero 0 Butch Beard 1

NBA Seasons Paolo Banchero 2 Butch Beard 9

Playoffs Played Paolo Banchero 1 Butch Beard 3

All-Star Games Paolo Banchero 1 Butch Beard 1

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Paolo Banchero 1 Butch Beard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 21.3 Butch Beard 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 6.9 Butch Beard 3.4

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.6 Butch Beard 3.6

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.9 Butch Beard 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 Butch Beard 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 3,241 Butch Beard 5,622

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 1,051 Butch Beard 2,042

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 700 Butch Beard 2,189

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 131 Butch Beard 499 *

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 86 Butch Beard 36 *

Total Games Paolo Banchero 152 Butch Beard 605

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .442 Butch Beard .487

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .321 Butch Beard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .731 Butch Beard .771

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 22.6 (2024) Butch Beard 15.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 6.9 (2024) Butch Beard 4.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 5.4 (2024) Butch Beard 6.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.9 (2024) Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 (2024) Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 27.0 Butch Beard 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 8.6 Butch Beard 3.7

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.0 Butch Beard 2.8

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 1.1 Butch Beard 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 Butch Beard 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 189 Butch Beard 289

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 60 Butch Beard 119

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 28 Butch Beard 88

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 8 Butch Beard 34 *

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 4 Butch Beard 4 *

Total Games Paolo Banchero 7 Butch Beard 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .456 Butch Beard .444

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .400 Butch Beard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .755 Butch Beard .663

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 27.0 (2024) Butch Beard 9.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 8.6 (2024) Butch Beard 4.2 (1975)

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.0 (2024) Butch Beard 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 1.1 (2024) Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 (2024) 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.