Rodney Buford vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rodney Buford: 1999-00 to 2004-05
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rodney Buford 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Rodney Buford 5 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Rodney Buford 4 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Rodney Buford 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rodney Buford 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 Buford 6.4 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Buford 2.6 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Rodney Buford 0.8 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Rodney Buford 0.5 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Rodney Buford 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney Buford 1,472 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Rodney Buford 598 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Rodney Buford 179 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Rodney Buford 115 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Rodney Buford 31 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Rodney Buford 230 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney Buford .412 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Rodney Buford .300 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodney Buford .758 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney Buford 9.4 (2002) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Buford 4.3 (2002) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rodney Buford 1.1 (2002) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Rodney Buford 0.7 (2002) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rodney Buford 0.2 (2000) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodney Buford 1.8 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Buford 0.8 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Rodney Buford 0.3 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Rodney Buford 0.3 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rodney Buford 0.0 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney Buford 44 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Rodney Buford 18 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Rodney Buford 7 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Rodney Buford 6 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Rodney Buford 1 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Rodney Buford 24 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney Buford .386 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Rodney Buford .455 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodney Buford .833 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney Buford 11.0 (2000) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Buford 1.0 (2004) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rodney Buford 1.0 (2000) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Rodney Buford 0.4 (2004) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rodney Buford 0.1 (2001) 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.