Bob Pettit vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

Bob Pettit

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Pettit 1 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Bob Pettit 11 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Bob Pettit 9 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Bob Pettit 11 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Pettit 2 * Jerry Sloan 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Pettit 10 Jerry Sloan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Pettit 11 Jerry Sloan 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Pettit 0 * Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Pettit 0 Jerry Sloan 6

Scoring Leader Bob Pettit 2 Jerry Sloan 0

Rebounds Leader Bob Pettit 1 Jerry Sloan 0

Rookie of The Year Bob Pettit 1 Jerry Sloan 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 26.4 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 16.2 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.0 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 20,880 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 12,849 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Bob Pettit 2,369 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Bob Pettit 792 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .436 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .761 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 25.5 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 14.8 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 2.7 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 2,240 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 1,304 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Bob Pettit 241 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Bob Pettit 88 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .418 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .774 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.