Dean Oliver vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

Dean Oliver

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dean Oliver: 2001-02 to 2002-03
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dean Oliver 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Dean Oliver 2 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Dean Oliver 0 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Dean Oliver 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Dean Oliver 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dean Oliver 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dean Oliver 1.8 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Dean Oliver 0.7 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Dean Oliver 1.3 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Dean Oliver 0.3 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Dean Oliver 0.0 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dean Oliver 64 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Dean Oliver 24 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Dean Oliver 44 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Dean Oliver 10 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Dean Oliver 0 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Dean Oliver 35 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dean Oliver .320 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Dean Oliver .158 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dean Oliver .765 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dean Oliver 2.1 (2002) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dean Oliver 1.1 (2003) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dean Oliver 1.5 (2003) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Dean Oliver 0.5 (2003) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dean Oliver 0.0 (2003) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dean Oliver - Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Dean Oliver - Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Dean Oliver - Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Dean Oliver - Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dean Oliver - Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dean Oliver - Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Dean Oliver - Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Dean Oliver - Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Dean Oliver - Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Dean Oliver - Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Dean Oliver 0 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dean Oliver - Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Dean Oliver - Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dean Oliver - Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dean Oliver - Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dean Oliver - Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Dean Oliver - Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Dean Oliver - Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dean Oliver - 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.