Gus Gerard vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

Gus Gerard

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gus Gerard: 1976-77 to 1980-81
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gus Gerard 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Gus Gerard 5 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Gus Gerard 2 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Gus Gerard 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Gus Gerard 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gus Gerard 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gus Gerard 5.7 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Gus Gerard 2.6 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Gus Gerard 0.8 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Gus Gerard 0.5 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Gus Gerard 0.5 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gus Gerard 1,607 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Gus Gerard 719 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Gus Gerard 224 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Gus Gerard 151 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Gus Gerard 135 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Gus Gerard 280 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gus Gerard .436 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Gus Gerard .143 * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gus Gerard .649 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gus Gerard 7.4 (1977) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gus Gerard 3.3 (1977) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Gus Gerard 1.4 (1977) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Gus Gerard 0.7 (1977) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gus Gerard 1.0 (1977) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gus Gerard 2.5 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Gus Gerard 2.0 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Gus Gerard 0.3 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Gus Gerard 0.1 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Gus Gerard 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gus Gerard 20 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Gus Gerard 16 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Gus Gerard 2 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Gus Gerard 1 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Gus Gerard 1 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Gus Gerard 8 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gus Gerard .421 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Gus Gerard - * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gus Gerard .500 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gus Gerard 3.3 (1980) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gus Gerard 2.7 (1980) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Gus Gerard 0.7 (1980) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Gus Gerard 0.2 (1979) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gus Gerard 0.2 (1979) 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.