Paul Arizin vs. Butch Beard Comparison

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

Paul Arizin

vs.

Butch Beard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Butch Beard 1

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Butch Beard 9

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Butch Beard 3

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Butch Beard 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Butch Beard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Butch Beard 0

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Butch Beard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Butch Beard 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Butch Beard 3.4

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Butch Beard 3.6

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Butch Beard 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Butch Beard 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Butch Beard 5,622

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Butch Beard 2,042

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Butch Beard 2,189

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Butch Beard 499 *

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Butch Beard 36 *

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Butch Beard 605

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Butch Beard .487

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Butch Beard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Butch Beard .771

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Butch Beard 15.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Butch Beard 4.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Butch Beard 6.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Butch Beard 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Butch Beard 3.7

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Butch Beard 2.8

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Butch Beard 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Butch Beard 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Butch Beard 289

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Butch Beard 119

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Butch Beard 88

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Butch Beard 34 *

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Butch Beard 4 *

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Butch Beard 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Butch Beard .444

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Butch Beard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Butch Beard .663

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Butch Beard 9.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Butch Beard 4.2 (1975)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Butch Beard 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.