Rodney McGruder vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

Rodney McGruder

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rodney McGruder: 2016-17 to 2022-23
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rodney McGruder 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Rodney McGruder 7 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Rodney McGruder 2 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Rodney McGruder 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Rodney McGruder 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rodney McGruder 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodney McGruder 5.8 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Rodney McGruder 2.8 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.2 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.5 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.2 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney McGruder 1,825 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Rodney McGruder 884 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Rodney McGruder 381 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Rodney McGruder 161 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Rodney McGruder 50 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Rodney McGruder 317 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney McGruder .420 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Rodney McGruder .360 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodney McGruder .672 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney McGruder 7.6 (2019) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney McGruder 3.6 (2019) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.7 (2019) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.6 (2017) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.2 (2017) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.1 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.9 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.2 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.0 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.0 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney McGruder 10 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Rodney McGruder 8 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Rodney McGruder 2 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Rodney McGruder 0 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Rodney McGruder 0 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Rodney McGruder 9 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney McGruder .444 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Rodney McGruder .400 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodney McGruder - Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.6 (2020) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.0 (2018) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.4 (2020) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.0 (2020) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.0 (2020) 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.