Quinn Buckner vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

Quinn Buckner

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Quinn Buckner: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Quinn Buckner 1 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Quinn Buckner 10 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Quinn Buckner 6 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Quinn Buckner 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Quinn Buckner 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Quinn Buckner 4 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Quinn Buckner 8.2 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Quinn Buckner 2.7 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Quinn Buckner 4.3 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Quinn Buckner 1.9 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Quinn Buckner 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Quinn Buckner 5,929 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Quinn Buckner 1,969 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Quinn Buckner 3,114 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Quinn Buckner 1,337 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Quinn Buckner 80 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Quinn Buckner 719 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Quinn Buckner .461 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Quinn Buckner .184 * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Quinn Buckner .657 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Quinn Buckner 13.3 (1981) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Quinn Buckner 3.6 (1981) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Quinn Buckner 5.8 (1979) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Quinn Buckner 2.5 (1982) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Quinn Buckner 0.3 (1977) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Quinn Buckner 5.1 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Quinn Buckner 1.7 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Quinn Buckner 2.5 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Quinn Buckner 0.9 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Quinn Buckner 0.0 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Quinn Buckner 346 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Quinn Buckner 115 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Quinn Buckner 170 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Quinn Buckner 64 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Quinn Buckner 1 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Quinn Buckner 68 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Quinn Buckner .439 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Quinn Buckner .000 * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Quinn Buckner .610 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Quinn Buckner 11.2 (1978) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Quinn Buckner 3.0 (1978) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Quinn Buckner 6.9 (1978) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Quinn Buckner 2.1 (1980) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Quinn Buckner 0.1 (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.