Rick Barry vs. Butch Beard Comparison

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

Rick Barry

vs.

Butch Beard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Butch Beard 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Butch Beard 9

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Butch Beard 3

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Butch Beard 1

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Butch Beard 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Butch Beard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Butch Beard 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Butch Beard 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Butch Beard 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Butch Beard 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Butch Beard 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Butch Beard 3.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Butch Beard 3.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Butch Beard 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Butch Beard 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Butch Beard 5,622

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Butch Beard 2,042

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Butch Beard 2,189

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Butch Beard 499 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Butch Beard 36 *

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Butch Beard 605

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Butch Beard .487

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Butch Beard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Butch Beard .771

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Butch Beard 15.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Butch Beard 4.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Butch Beard 6.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Butch Beard 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Butch Beard 3.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Butch Beard 2.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Butch Beard 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Butch Beard 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Butch Beard 289

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Butch Beard 119

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Butch Beard 88

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Butch Beard 34 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Butch Beard 4 *

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Butch Beard 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Butch Beard .444

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Butch Beard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Butch Beard .663

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Butch Beard 9.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Butch Beard 4.2 (1975)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Butch Beard 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * 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.