Steven Adams vs. Butch Beard Comparison

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

Steven Adams

vs.

Butch Beard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steven Adams: 2013-14 to 2022-23
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 Butch Beard 1

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 10 Butch Beard 9

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 7 Butch Beard 3

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 Butch Beard 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 9.2 Butch Beard 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.2 Butch Beard 3.4

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 Butch Beard 3.6

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Butch Beard 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Butch Beard 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,518 Butch Beard 5,622

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 5,788 Butch Beard 2,042

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,079 Butch Beard 2,189

Total Steals Steven Adams 624 Butch Beard 499 *

Total Blocks Steven Adams 675 Butch Beard 36 *

Total Games Steven Adams 706 Butch Beard 605

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .587 Butch Beard .487

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .067 Butch Beard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .536 Butch Beard .771

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) Butch Beard 15.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) Butch Beard 4.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) Butch Beard 6.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.7 Butch Beard 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.4 Butch Beard 3.7

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Butch Beard 2.8

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 Butch Beard 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Butch Beard 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 509 Butch Beard 289

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 486 Butch Beard 119

Total Assists Steven Adams 64 Butch Beard 88

Total Steals Steven Adams 30 Butch Beard 34 *

Total Blocks Steven Adams 59 Butch Beard 4 *

Total Games Steven Adams 66 Butch Beard 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 Butch Beard .444

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 Butch Beard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .535 Butch Beard .663

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) Butch Beard 9.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) Butch Beard 4.2 (1975)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) Butch Beard 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (2017) 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.