Gar Heard vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

Gar Heard

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gar Heard: 1970-71 to 1980-81
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gar Heard 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Gar Heard 11 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Gar Heard 7 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Gar Heard 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Gar Heard 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gar Heard 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 8.7 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 7.5 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 6,828 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 5,876 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Gar Heard 1,220 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Gar Heard 784 * Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Gar Heard 780 * Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Gar Heard 787 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .414 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard .000 * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .654 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 15.3 (1974) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 11.7 (1974) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1975) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 (1974) * Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1974) * Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 10.2 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 9.1 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.4 * Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 * Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 602 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 537 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Gar Heard 96 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Gar Heard 80 * Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Gar Heard 98 * Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Gar Heard 59 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .419 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard - * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .651 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 16.8 (1974) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 14.7 (1974) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.6 (1975) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 2.1 (1976) * Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.0 (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. 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.