Butch Beard vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan 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.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Beard 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Jerry Sloan 6

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1974) *

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.