Keith Closs vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Keith Closs 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

Keith Closs

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Keith Closs: 1997-98 to 1999-00
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keith Closs 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Keith Closs 3 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Keith Closs 0 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Keith Closs 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Keith Closs 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Keith Closs 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Closs 3.9 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs 2.9 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Keith Closs 0.3 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Keith Closs 0.2 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs 1.3 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Closs 502 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Keith Closs 372 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Keith Closs 44 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Keith Closs 28 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Keith Closs 163 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Keith Closs 130 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Closs .471 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Keith Closs .000 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keith Closs .606 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Closs 4.2 (2000) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs 3.1 (2000) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Keith Closs 0.4 (2000) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Keith Closs 0.2 (2000) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs 1.4 (1998) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Closs - Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs - Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Keith Closs - Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Keith Closs - Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs - Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Closs - Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Keith Closs - Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Keith Closs - Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Keith Closs - Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Keith Closs - Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Keith Closs 0 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Closs - Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Keith Closs - Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keith Closs - Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Closs - Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs - Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Keith Closs - Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Keith Closs - Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs - 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.