Jim Garvin vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Jim Garvin 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

Jim Garvin

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Garvin: 1973-74 to 1973-74
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Garvin 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Jim Garvin 1 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Jim Garvin 0 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Jim Garvin 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Garvin 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Garvin 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Garvin 0.3 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Garvin 0.8 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Garvin 2 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Jim Garvin 5 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Jim Garvin 0 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Jim Garvin 0 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Jim Garvin 0 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Jim Garvin 6 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Garvin .250 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Jim Garvin - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Garvin - Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Garvin 0.3 (1974) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Garvin 0.8 (1974) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 (1974) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 (1974) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 (1974) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Garvin - Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Jim Garvin - Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Jim Garvin - Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Jim Garvin - Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Garvin - Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Garvin - Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Jim Garvin - Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Jim Garvin - Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Jim Garvin - Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Jim Garvin - Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Jim Garvin 0 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Garvin - Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Jim Garvin - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Garvin - Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Garvin - Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Garvin - Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jim Garvin - Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Jim Garvin - Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Garvin - 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.