Ben McDonald vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

Ben McDonald

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben McDonald 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Ben McDonald 4 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Ben McDonald 2 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Ben McDonald 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ben McDonald 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ben McDonald 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 6.0 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 3.2 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.3 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.4 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 1,061 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 568 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Ben McDonald 236 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Ben McDonald 77 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 17 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Ben McDonald 176 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .468 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Ben McDonald .227 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .727 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 0.8 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.4 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.0 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 8 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 14 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Ben McDonald 10 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Ben McDonald 5 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 1 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Ben McDonald 10 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .143 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Ben McDonald .000 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .500 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.2 (1989) 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.