Paul Arizin vs. Butch Beard Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Butch Beard and Paul Arizin, 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.
Paul Arizin played 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Butch Beard, who played 9. Paul Arizin had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Butch Beard had his rookie season in 1969-70. 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 |
Paul Arizin |
10 |
8 |
1950-51 to 1961-62 |
Butch Beard |
9 |
3 |
1969-70 to 1978-79 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
65 |
- |
17.2 |
- |
- |
9.8 |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
5.4 |
13.3 |
.407 |
- |
- |
- |
6.4 |
8.1 |
.793 |
Butch Beard |
72 |
13.1 |
7.0 |
- |
- |
1.9 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.5 |
5.4 |
.467 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.3 |
.828 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
2 |
- |
20.5 |
- |
- |
10.0 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
7.0 |
13.5 |
.519 |
- |
- |
- |
6.5 |
8.0 |
.813 |
Butch Beard |
9 |
16.2 |
9.0 |
- |
- |
2.9 |
0.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
3.4 |
7.2 |
.477 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.9 |
.731 |
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 |
% |
Paul Arizin |
66 |
44.5 |
25.4 |
- |
- |
11.3 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
8.3 |
18.5 |
.448 |
- |
- |
- |
8.8 |
10.7 |
.818 |
Butch Beard |
68 |
35.8 |
15.4 |
- |
- |
4.1 |
6.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
5.8 |
12.5 |
.464 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.0 |
.760 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
3 |
40.0 |
25.7 |
- |
- |
12.7 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
5.7 |
8.0 |
17.7 |
.453 |
- |
- |
- |
9.7 |
11.0 |
.879 |
Butch Beard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Paul Arizin didn't play in 1952-53 and 1953-54.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
72 |
41.0 |
21.0 |
- |
- |
9.4 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
7.3 |
18.4 |
.399 |
- |
- |
- |
6.3 |
8.1 |
.776 |
Butch Beard |
73 |
19.2 |
6.6 |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.6 |
6.0 |
.439 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.714 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Butch Beard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
72 |
37.8 |
24.2 |
- |
- |
7.5 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
8.6 |
19.1 |
.448 |
- |
- |
- |
7.0 |
8.7 |
.810 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
10 |
40.9 |
28.9 |
- |
- |
8.4 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
10.3 |
22.9 |
.450 |
- |
- |
- |
8.3 |
9.9 |
.838 |
Butch Beard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
71 |
39.0 |
25.6 |
- |
- |
7.9 |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
8.6 |
20.4 |
.422 |
- |
- |
- |
8.3 |
10.0 |
.829 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
2 |
11.0 |
4.5 |
- |
- |
4.0 |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
.375 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.5 |
.600 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
68 |
35.0 |
20.7 |
- |
- |
7.4 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
7.1 |
18.1 |
.393 |
- |
- |
- |
6.5 |
8.0 |
.809 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
8 |
38.6 |
23.5 |
- |
- |
7.8 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
8.3 |
21.1 |
.391 |
- |
- |
- |
7.0 |
9.0 |
.778 |
Butch Beard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 7 |
|
Paul Arizin |
Butch Beard |
Season |
1958-59 | 1976-77 |
Team |
Philadelphia Warriors | New York Knicks |
Honors & Awards |
All-NBA Second Team | - |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Paul Arizin |
70 |
40.0 |
26.4 |
- |
- |
9.1 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
9.0 |
20.9 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
8.4 |
10.3 |
.813 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Butch Beard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
72 |
36.4 |
22.3 |
- |
- |
8.6 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
8.2 |
19.4 |
.424 |
- |
- |
- |
5.8 |
7.3 |
.798 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
9 |
41.2 |
26.3 |
- |
- |
9.6 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
9.3 |
21.7 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
7.7 |
8.8 |
.873 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
79 |
37.2 |
23.2 |
- |
- |
8.6 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
8.2 |
19.4 |
.425 |
- |
- |
- |
6.7 |
8.1 |
.833 |
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 |
- |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
3 |
41.7 |
22.3 |
- |
- |
8.7 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
- |
5.7 |
7.3 |
22.3 |
.328 |
- |
- |
- |
7.7 |
11.0 |
.697 |
Butch Beard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
78 |
35.7 |
21.9 |
- |
- |
6.8 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
7.8 |
19.1 |
.410 |
- |
- |
- |
6.2 |
7.7 |
.805 |
Butch Beard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
12 |
38.3 |
23.2 |
- |
- |
6.7 |
2.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
7.9 |
21.1 |
.375 |
- |
- |
- |
7.3 |
8.5 |
.863 |
Butch Beard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |