Butch Beard vs. Patty Mills Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Patty Mills and Butch Beard 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

Butch Beard

vs.

Patty Mills

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Patty Mills: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Patty Mills 1

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Patty Mills 15

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Patty Mills 13

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Patty Mills 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Patty Mills 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Patty Mills 1.6

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Patty Mills 2.2

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Patty Mills 0.6

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Patty Mills 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Patty Mills 7,893

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Patty Mills 1,469

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Patty Mills 1,984

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Patty Mills 568

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Patty Mills 77

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Patty Mills 892

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Patty Mills .424

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Patty Mills .386

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Patty Mills .856

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Patty Mills 11.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Patty Mills 2.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Patty Mills 3.5 (2017)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Patty Mills 0.8 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Patty Mills 0.2 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Patty Mills 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Patty Mills 1.4

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Patty Mills 1.6

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Patty Mills 0.5

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Patty Mills 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Patty Mills 650

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Patty Mills 139

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Patty Mills 155

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Patty Mills 51

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Patty Mills 5

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Patty Mills 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Patty Mills .429

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Patty Mills .380

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Patty Mills .797

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Patty Mills 13.4 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Patty Mills 2.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Patty Mills 3.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Patty Mills 1.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Patty Mills 0.3 (2022)

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.