Jerry Sloan vs. Buck Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Buck Williams and Jerry Sloan that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Jerry Sloan:
1965-66 to 1975-76
Buck Williams:
1981-82 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

Jerry Sloan0
Buck Williams0
Jerry Sloan11
Buck Williams17
Jerry Sloan9
Buck Williams14
Jerry Sloan2
Buck Williams3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Jerry Sloan0
Buck Williams1
Jerry Sloan4 *
Buck Williams2
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Jerry Sloan6
Buck Williams4
Jerry Sloan0
Buck Williams1
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Jerry Sloan 14.0
Buck Williams 12.8

Jerry Sloan 7.4
Buck Williams 10.0

Jerry Sloan 2.5
Buck Williams 1.3

Jerry Sloan 2.2
*
Buck Williams 0.8

Jerry Sloan 0.2
*
Buck Williams 0.8

Totals Stats

Jerry Sloan 10,571
Buck Williams 16,784

Jerry Sloan 5,615
Buck Williams 13,017

Jerry Sloan 1,925
Buck Williams 1,646

Jerry Sloan 381
*
Buck Williams 1,080

Jerry Sloan 32
*
Buck Williams 1,100

Jerry Sloan 755
Buck Williams 1,307

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Jerry Sloan .427
Buck Williams .549

3-Point Percentage
Jerry Sloan -
n/a **
Buck Williams .167

Free Throw Percentage
Jerry Sloan .722
Buck Williams .664

Best Season (no game minimum)

Jerry Sloan 18.3
(1971)
Buck Williams 18.3
(1988)

Jerry Sloan 9.1
(1967)
Buck Williams 12.5
(1983)

Jerry Sloan 3.5
(1969)
Buck Williams 2.0
(1985)

Jerry Sloan 2.4
(1974)
*
Buck Williams 1.1
(1983)

Jerry Sloan 0.2
(1976)
*
Buck Williams 1.5
(1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Jerry Sloan 13.8
Buck Williams 11.2

Jerry Sloan 7.9
Buck Williams 8.7

Jerry Sloan 2.1
Buck Williams 1.0

Jerry Sloan 1.4
*
Buck Williams 0.8

Jerry Sloan 0.1
*
Buck Williams 0.6

Totals Stats

Jerry Sloan 716
Buck Williams 1,211

Jerry Sloan 412
Buck Williams 941

Jerry Sloan 109
Buck Williams 113

Jerry Sloan 27
*
Buck Williams 90

Jerry Sloan 1
*
Buck Williams 70

Jerry Sloan 52
Buck Williams 108

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Jerry Sloan .427
Buck Williams .520

3-Point Percentage
Jerry Sloan -
n/a **
Buck Williams .500

Free Throw Percentage
Jerry Sloan .677
Buck Williams .672

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Jerry Sloan 17.0
(1971)
Buck Williams 24.7
(1985)

Jerry Sloan 10.3
(1974)
Buck Williams 14.1
(1984)

Jerry Sloan 3.0
(1966)
Buck Williams 2.0
(1983)

Jerry Sloan 1.5
(1975)
*
Buck Williams 2.0
(1986)

Jerry Sloan 0.2
(1974)
*
Buck Williams 1.7
(1985)

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.