Butch Beard vs. Isaiah Hartenstein Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isaiah Hartenstein 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, 3 more than Isaiah Hartenstein, who played 6. Butch Beard had the first of his seasons in 1969-70, while Isaiah Hartenstein had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Isaiah Hartenstein 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Butch Beard Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 1969-702018-19
Team Atlanta HawksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsRockets Lost West 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 72 13.1 7.0 - - 1.9 1.7 - - - 1.7 2.5 5.4 .467 - - - 1.9 2.3 .828
Isaiah Hartenstein 28 7.9 1.9 0.8 0.9 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.5 2.0 0.7 1.5 .488 0.1 0.2 .333 0.4 0.5 .786
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
Isaiah Hartenstein 2 1.0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

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

Season 2
Butch Beard Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 1971-722019-20
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
Isaiah Hartenstein 23 11.6 4.7 1.3 2.7 3.9 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.8 1.9 2.9 .657 0.0 0.2 .000 0.8 1.2 .679
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard ------- --- ----------
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Butch Beard Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 1972-732020-21
Team Seattle SupersonicsDenver Nuggets, Cleveland Cavaliers
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
Isaiah Hartenstein 46 12.2 5.1 1.4 2.5 3.9 1.2 0.4 0.8 1.0 2.3 2.0 3.7 .550 0.0 0.1 .333 1.0 1.5 .648
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard ------- --- ----------
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Butch Beard Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 1973-742021-22
Team Golden State WarriorsLos Angeles Clippers
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 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
Isaiah Hartenstein 68 17.9 8.3 1.7 3.2 4.9 2.4 0.7 1.1 1.2 2.5 3.4 5.4 .626 0.2 0.4 .467 1.3 1.9 .689
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard ------- --- ----------
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Butch Beard Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 1974-752022-23
Team Golden State WarriorsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKnicks 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 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
Isaiah Hartenstein 82 19.9 5.0 2.5 4.0 6.5 1.2 0.6 0.8 0.8 2.6 2.1 4.0 .535 0.1 0.5 .216 0.6 0.9 .676
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
Isaiah Hartenstein 11 20.0 3.1 2.1 2.5 4.6 1.3 0.8 1.4 0.5 2.6 1.0 2.1 .478 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.5 .750

Season 6
Butch Beard Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 1975-762023-24
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks TBD
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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
Isaiah Hartenstein 75 25.3 7.8 3.3 5.1 8.3 2.5 1.2 1.1 1.2 2.8 3.1 4.9 .644 0.0 0.0 .333 1.5 2.1 .707
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard ------- --- ----------
Isaiah Hartenstein 12 29.8 9.2 3.8 4.0 7.8 3.7 0.3 0.9 1.4 3.1 3.8 6.2 .608 0.1 0.2 .500 1.6 1.8 .864

Season 7
Butch Beard Isaiah Hartenstein
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
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard ------- --- ----------
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Butch Beard Isaiah Hartenstein
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
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------
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
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Butch Beard Isaiah Hartenstein
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 -
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Beard ------- --- ----------
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------
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