Vern Gardner vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Vern Gardner 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

Vern Gardner

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Gardner 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Vern Gardner 3 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Vern Gardner 3 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Vern Gardner 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Vern Gardner 0 * Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 8.9 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.0 * Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.6 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 1,339 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 349 * Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Vern Gardner 245 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Vern Gardner 151 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .344 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .748 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) * Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 10.1 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 3.6 * Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 0.7 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 71 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 18 * Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Vern Gardner 5 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Vern Gardner 7 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .366 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .826 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) * Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.