Bruce Bowen vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

Bruce Bowen

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Bowen: 1996-97 to 2008-09
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Bowen 3 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Bruce Bowen 13 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Bruce Bowen 10 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Bruce Bowen 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bruce Bowen 5 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Bowen 8 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.1 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.8 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.2 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.4 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 5,290 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 2,428 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 1,089 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 712 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 336 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Bruce Bowen 873 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .409 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .393 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .575 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 8.2 (2005) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 3.9 (2006) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2001) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (1998) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.0 (1997) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.0 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.7 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.3 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.5 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 808 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 366 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 177 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 108 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 64 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Bruce Bowen 135 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .394 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .422 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .553 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.9 (2003) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 4.1 (2007) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2003) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (2007) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.7 (2003) 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.