Butch Beard vs. Jerry West Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jerry West 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.
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, 5 less than Jerry West, who played 14. Butch Beard had the first of his seasons in 1969-70, while Jerry West had his rookie season in 1960-61. 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 |
Jerry West |
14 |
13 |
1960-61 to 1973-74 |
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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 |
Jerry West |
79 |
35.4 |
17.6 |
- |
- |
7.7 |
4.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
6.7 |
16.0 |
.419 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
6.3 |
.666 |
|
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 |
Jerry West |
12 |
38.4 |
22.9 |
- |
- |
8.7 |
5.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
8.3 |
16.8 |
.490 |
- |
- |
- |
6.4 |
8.8 |
.726 |
Note: Butch Beard didn't play in 1970-71.
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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 |
Jerry West |
75 |
41.2 |
30.8 |
- |
- |
7.9 |
5.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
10.7 |
23.9 |
.445 |
- |
- |
- |
9.5 |
12.3 |
.769 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Butch Beard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jerry West |
13 |
42.8 |
31.5 |
- |
- |
6.8 |
4.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
11.1 |
23.8 |
.465 |
- |
- |
- |
9.3 |
11.5 |
.807 |
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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 |
Jerry West |
55 |
39.3 |
27.1 |
- |
- |
7.0 |
5.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
10.2 |
22.1 |
.461 |
- |
- |
- |
6.7 |
8.7 |
.778 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Butch Beard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jerry West |
13 |
41.4 |
27.8 |
- |
- |
8.2 |
4.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
11.1 |
22.0 |
.503 |
- |
- |
- |
5.7 |
7.7 |
.740 |
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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 |
Jerry West |
72 |
40.4 |
28.7 |
- |
- |
6.0 |
5.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
10.3 |
21.2 |
.484 |
- |
- |
- |
8.1 |
9.8 |
.832 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Butch Beard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jerry West |
5 |
41.2 |
31.2 |
- |
- |
7.2 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
11.4 |
23.0 |
.496 |
- |
- |
- |
8.4 |
10.6 |
.792 |
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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 |
Jerry West |
74 |
41.4 |
31.0 |
- |
- |
6.0 |
4.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
11.1 |
22.4 |
.497 |
- |
- |
- |
8.8 |
10.7 |
.821 |
|
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 |
Jerry West |
11 |
42.7 |
40.6 |
- |
- |
5.7 |
5.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
14.1 |
31.9 |
.442 |
- |
- |
- |
12.5 |
14.0 |
.890 |
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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 |
Jerry West |
79 |
40.7 |
31.3 |
- |
- |
7.1 |
6.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
10.4 |
21.9 |
.473 |
- |
- |
- |
10.6 |
12.4 |
.860 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Butch Beard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jerry West |
14 |
44.2 |
34.2 |
- |
- |
6.3 |
5.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
13.2 |
25.5 |
.518 |
- |
- |
- |
7.8 |
8.9 |
.872 |
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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 |
Jerry West |
66 |
40.5 |
28.7 |
- |
- |
5.9 |
6.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
9.8 |
21.0 |
.464 |
- |
- |
- |
9.1 |
10.4 |
.878 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Butch Beard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jerry West |
1 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
1.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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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 |
Jerry West |
51 |
37.6 |
26.3 |
- |
- |
5.8 |
6.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
9.3 |
18.2 |
.514 |
- |
- |
- |
7.7 |
9.5 |
.811 |
|
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 |
Jerry West |
15 |
41.5 |
30.8 |
- |
- |
5.4 |
5.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
11.0 |
20.9 |
.527 |
- |
- |
- |
8.8 |
11.3 |
.781 |
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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 |
- |
Jerry West |
61 |
39.2 |
25.9 |
- |
- |
4.3 |
6.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
8.9 |
19.0 |
.471 |
- |
- |
- |
8.0 |
9.8 |
.821 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Butch Beard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jerry West |
18 |
42.1 |
30.9 |
- |
- |
3.9 |
7.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
10.9 |
23.5 |
.463 |
- |
- |
- |
9.1 |
11.3 |
.804 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jerry West |
74 |
42.0 |
31.2 |
- |
- |
4.6 |
7.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
11.2 |
22.6 |
.497 |
- |
- |
- |
8.7 |
10.6 |
.824 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Butch Beard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jerry West |
18 |
46.1 |
31.2 |
- |
- |
3.7 |
8.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
10.9 |
23.2 |
.469 |
- |
- |
- |
9.4 |
11.8 |
.802 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jerry West |
69 |
35.7 |
22.8 |
- |
- |
4.2 |
8.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
9.0 |
18.7 |
.479 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
6.1 |
.805 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Butch Beard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jerry West |
17 |
37.5 |
23.6 |
- |
- |
4.5 |
7.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
8.9 |
19.8 |
.449 |
- |
- |
- |
5.8 |
7.5 |
.780 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jerry West |
31 |
31.2 |
20.3 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
6.6 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
- |
2.6 |
7.5 |
16.7 |
.447 |
- |
- |
- |
5.3 |
6.4 |
.833 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Butch Beard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jerry West |
1 |
14.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
2.0 |
9.0 |
.222 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |