Jeff Ruland vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Jeff Ruland 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

Jeff Ruland

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeff Ruland: 1981-82 to 1992-93
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeff Ruland 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Jeff Ruland 8 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Jeff Ruland 4 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Jeff Ruland 2 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jeff Ruland 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jeff Ruland 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeff Ruland 17.4 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Ruland 10.2 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Jeff Ruland 3.0 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Jeff Ruland 0.8 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jeff Ruland 0.8 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeff Ruland 5,763 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Jeff Ruland 3,378 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Jeff Ruland 1,002 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Jeff Ruland 249 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Jeff Ruland 267 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Jeff Ruland 332 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeff Ruland .564 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Jeff Ruland .158 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeff Ruland .718 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeff Ruland 22.2 (1984) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Ruland 12.3 (1984) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jeff Ruland 5.3 (1986) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Jeff Ruland 0.9 (1983) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jeff Ruland 1.0 (1983) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeff Ruland 18.4 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Ruland 9.6 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Jeff Ruland 3.9 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Jeff Ruland 0.8 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jeff Ruland 0.8 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeff Ruland 313 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Jeff Ruland 163 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Jeff Ruland 67 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Jeff Ruland 14 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Jeff Ruland 13 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Jeff Ruland 17 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeff Ruland .521 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Jeff Ruland .000 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeff Ruland .775 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeff Ruland 24.0 (1984) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Ruland 12.8 (1984) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jeff Ruland 7.8 (1984) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Jeff Ruland 2.3 (1985) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jeff Ruland 1.0 (1986) 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.