Jim Ard vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 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 Ard 3.5 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Jim Ard 218 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 Jerry Sloan .427

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Jim Ard 21 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 Jerry Sloan .427

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (1975) 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.