Bill Garnett vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Bill Garnett 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

Bill Garnett

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Garnett: 1982-83 to 1985-86
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Garnett 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Bill Garnett 4 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Bill Garnett 1 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Bill Garnett 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Garnett 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Garnett 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 5.5 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 4.3 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.3 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 1,638 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 1,298 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Bill Garnett 393 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Bill Garnett 159 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 173 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Bill Garnett 300 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .490 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett .000 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .720 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 6.4 (1985) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 5.4 (1983) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.6 (1984) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 (1983) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.9 (1983) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 38 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 22 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Bill Garnett 4 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Bill Garnett 0 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 2 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Bill Garnett 8 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .500 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett 1.000 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .875 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 (1984) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 (1984) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 (1984) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 (1984) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 (1984) 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.