Thomas Gardner vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

Thomas Gardner

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thomas Gardner: 2007-08 to 2008-09
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thomas Gardner 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Thomas Gardner 2 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Thomas Gardner 1 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Thomas Gardner 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Thomas 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 Thomas Gardner 2.3 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.6 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.2 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.2 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Gardner 45 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Thomas Gardner 11 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Thomas Gardner 3 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Thomas Gardner 4 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Thomas Gardner 1 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Thomas Gardner 20 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Gardner .305 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Thomas Gardner .200 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Gardner .333 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 5.3 (2008) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 1.0 (2008) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2008) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.1 (2009) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 4.7 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.0 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Gardner 14 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Thomas Gardner 2 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Thomas Gardner 2 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Thomas Gardner 1 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Thomas Gardner 0 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Thomas Gardner 3 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Gardner .385 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Thomas Gardner .500 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Gardner 1.000 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 4.7 (2009) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.0 (2009) 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.