Rudy LaRusso vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Rudy LaRusso 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

Rudy LaRusso

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy LaRusso: 1959-60 to 1968-69
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy LaRusso 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Rudy LaRusso 10 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Rudy LaRusso 9 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Rudy LaRusso 5 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Rudy LaRusso 0 * Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rudy LaRusso 1 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy LaRusso 15.6 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy LaRusso 9.4 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Rudy LaRusso 2.1 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy LaRusso 11,507 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Rudy LaRusso 6,936 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Rudy LaRusso 1,556 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Rudy LaRusso 736 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy LaRusso .431 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy LaRusso .767 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy LaRusso 21.8 (1968) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy LaRusso 10.4 (1962) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy LaRusso 14.5 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Rudy LaRusso 8.4 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Rudy LaRusso 2.1 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy LaRusso 1,344 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Rudy LaRusso 779 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Rudy LaRusso 194 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Rudy LaRusso 93 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy LaRusso .405 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy LaRusso .751 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy LaRusso 20.3 (1968) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy LaRusso 9.9 (1968) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.