Bill Bridges vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

Bill Bridges

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Bridges: 1962-63 to 1974-75
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Bridges 1 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Bill Bridges 13 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Bill Bridges 12 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Bill Bridges 3 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Bridges 0 * Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 2 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 2.8 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.7 * Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.4 * Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 11,012 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 11,054 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Bill Bridges 2,553 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Bill Bridges 69 * Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 36 * Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Bill Bridges 926 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .442 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .693 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 17.4 (1967) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 15.1 (1967) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 4.2 (1970) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.9 (1974) * Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.5 (1974) * Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 10.5 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.5 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 1.9 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.8 * Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.2 * Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 1,185 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 1,305 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Bill Bridges 219 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Bill Bridges 16 * Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 4 * Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Bill Bridges 113 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .419 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .673 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 20.3 (1966) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 20.8 (1971) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 3.4 (1969) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 1.4 (1974) * Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.3 (1975) * 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.