Melvin Booker vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Melvin Booker 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

Melvin Booker

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Melvin Booker: 1995-96 to 1996-97
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Melvin Booker 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Melvin Booker 2 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Melvin Booker 0 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Melvin Booker 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Melvin Booker 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Melvin Booker 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Booker 5.2 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker 1.2 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker 2.3 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker 0.3 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Booker 166 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Melvin Booker 38 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Melvin Booker 74 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Melvin Booker 8 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Melvin Booker 3 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Melvin Booker 32 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Booker .400 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Melvin Booker .268 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Booker .871 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Booker 5.8 (1997) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker 1.4 (1997) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker 2.5 (1997) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker 0.5 (1996) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker 0.1 (1997) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Booker - Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker - Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker - Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker - Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker - Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Booker - Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Melvin Booker - Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Melvin Booker - Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Melvin Booker - Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Melvin Booker - Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Melvin Booker 0 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Booker - Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Melvin Booker - Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Booker - Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Booker - Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker - Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker - Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker - Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker - 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.