Earl Gardner vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Earl Gardner 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

Earl Gardner

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Gardner 0 * Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** 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. ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.