Elgin Baylor vs. Butch Beard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Butch Beard and Elgin Baylor 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

Elgin Baylor

vs.

Butch Beard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Butch Beard 1

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Butch Beard 9

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Butch Beard 3

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Butch Beard 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Butch Beard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Butch Beard 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Butch Beard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Butch Beard 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Butch Beard 3.4

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Butch Beard 3.6

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Butch Beard 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Butch Beard 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Butch Beard 5,622

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Butch Beard 2,042

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Butch Beard 2,189

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Butch Beard 499 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Butch Beard 36 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Butch Beard 605

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Butch Beard .487

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Butch Beard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Butch Beard .771

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Butch Beard 15.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Butch Beard 4.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Butch Beard 6.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Butch Beard 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Butch Beard 3.7

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Butch Beard 2.8

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Butch Beard 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Butch Beard 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Butch Beard 289

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Butch Beard 119

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Butch Beard 88

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Butch Beard 34 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Butch Beard 4 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Butch Beard 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Butch Beard .444

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Butch Beard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Butch Beard .663

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Butch Beard 9.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Butch Beard 4.2 (1975)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Butch Beard 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.