Mike James vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

Mike James

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike James: 2001-02 to 2013-14
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike James 1 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Mike James 12 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Mike James 3 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Mike James 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mike 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 Mike James 9.9 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike James 2.2 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Mike James 3.5 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Mike James 0.8 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Mike James 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike James 5,863 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Mike James 1,324 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Mike James 2,075 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Mike James 458 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Mike James 38 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Mike James 595 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike James .417 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Mike James .379 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike James .802 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike James 20.3 (2006) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mike James 3.3 (2006) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mike James 5.8 (2006) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Mike James 1.2 (2004) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike James 0.2 (2012) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike James 4.5 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Mike James 1.2 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Mike James 1.2 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Mike James 0.4 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mike James 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike James 150 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Mike James 40 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Mike James 41 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Mike James 13 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Mike James 2 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Mike James 33 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike James .425 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Mike James .286 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike James .810 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike James 11.6 (2005) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mike James 1.9 (2005) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mike James 2.3 (2005) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Mike James 0.9 (2005) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mike James 0.3 (2005) 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.