Butch Beard vs. Alperen Sengun Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alperen Sengun and Butch Beard, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Butch Beard played 9 years in the NBA, 6 more than Alperen Sengun, who played 3. Butch Beard had the first of his seasons in 1969-70, while Alperen Sengun had his rookie season in 2021-22. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Butch Beard 9 3 1969-70 to 1978-79
Alperen Sengun 3 0 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Butch Beard Alperen Sengun
Season 1969-702021-22
Team Atlanta HawksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard 72 13.1 7.0 - - 1.9 1.7 - - - 1.7 2.5 5.4 .467 - - - 1.9 2.3 .828
Alperen Sengun 72 20.7 9.6 1.9 3.5 5.5 2.6 0.8 0.9 2.0 3.0 3.5 7.3 .474 0.4 1.6 .248 2.3 3.2 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard 9 16.2 9.0 - - 2.9 0.9 - - - 2.1 3.4 7.2 .477 - - - 2.1 2.9 .731
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------

Note: Butch Beard didn't play in 1970-71.

Season 2
Butch Beard Alperen Sengun
Season 1971-722022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard 68 35.8 15.4 - - 4.1 6.7 - - - 3.1 5.8 12.5 .464 - - - 3.8 5.0 .760
Alperen Sengun 75 28.9 14.8 3.2 5.8 9.0 3.9 0.9 0.9 2.6 3.4 5.9 10.7 .553 0.3 0.8 .333 2.7 3.8 .715
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard ------- --- ----------
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Butch Beard Alperen Sengun
Season 1972-732023-24
Team Seattle SupersonicsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard 73 19.2 6.6 - - 2.4 3.4 - - - 1.9 2.6 6.0 .439 - - - 1.4 1.9 .714
Alperen Sengun 63 32.5 21.1 2.9 6.4 9.3 5.0 1.2 0.7 2.6 3.3 8.4 15.6 .537 0.5 1.8 .297 3.9 5.6 .693
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard ------- --- ----------
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Butch Beard Alperen Sengun
Season 1973-74-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard 79 27.0 10.2 1.7 3.2 4.9 3.8 1.3 0.1 - 3.1 4.0 7.8 .512 - - - 2.2 3.0 .739
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard ------- --- ----------
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Butch Beard Alperen Sengun
Season 1974-75-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard 82 30.7 12.8 1.4 2.4 3.9 4.2 1.6 0.1 - 3.6 5.0 9.4 .528 - - - 2.8 3.4 .832
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard 17 26.4 9.1 1.4 2.9 4.2 3.1 1.4 0.1 - 3.8 3.5 8.6 .411 - - - 2.0 3.1 .642
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Butch Beard Alperen Sengun
Season 1975-76-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard 75 22.7 8.0 1.4 2.8 4.1 2.9 1.1 0.1 - 2.9 3.0 6.6 .460 - - - 1.9 2.6 .750
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard ------- --- ----------
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Butch Beard Alperen Sengun
Season 1976-77-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard 70 15.5 5.3 0.7 1.6 2.3 2.1 0.8 0.1 - 2.0 2.1 4.2 .505 - - - 1.1 1.6 .688
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard ------- --- ----------
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Butch Beard Alperen Sengun
Season 1977-78-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard 79 25.1 9.4 1.0 2.4 3.3 4.3 1.5 0.0 1.9 2.5 3.9 7.8 .502 - - - 1.6 2.0 .806
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard 6 26.7 9.0 1.2 2.3 3.5 4.5 1.7 0.3 1.8 3.7 4.0 8.0 .500 - - - 1.0 1.7 .600
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Butch Beard Alperen Sengun
Season 1978-79-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard 7 12.1 3.1 0.1 1.3 1.4 2.7 1.0 0.0 1.4 1.9 1.6 3.7 .423 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard ------- --- ----------
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
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