Aaron James vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Aaron James 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

Aaron James

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Aaron James: 1974-75 to 1978-79
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Aaron James 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Aaron James 5 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Aaron James 0 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Aaron James 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Aaron James 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Aaron James 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Aaron James 10.8 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Aaron James 4.1 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Aaron James 1.0 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Aaron James 0.4 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Aaron James 0.2 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Aaron James 3,829 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Aaron James 1,470 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Aaron James 370 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Aaron James 158 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Aaron James 69 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Aaron James 356 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Aaron James .481 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Aaron James - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Aaron James .760 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Aaron James 12.2 (1978) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Aaron James 5.3 (1978) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Aaron James 1.4 (1978) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Aaron James 0.5 (1975) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Aaron James 0.3 (1979) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Aaron James - Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Aaron James - Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Aaron James - Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Aaron James - Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Aaron James - Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Aaron James - Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Aaron James - Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Aaron James - Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Aaron James - Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Aaron James - Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Aaron James 0 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Aaron James - Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Aaron James - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Aaron James - Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Aaron James - Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Aaron James - Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Aaron James - Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Aaron James - Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Aaron James - 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.