Don Adams vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Don Adams 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

Don Adams

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Adams: 1970-71 to 1976-77
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Adams 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Don Adams 7 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Don Adams 3 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Don Adams 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Don Adams 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don Adams 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Adams 8.7 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 5.6 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Don Adams 1.8 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Don Adams 1.1 * Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.2 * Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Adams 4,236 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Don Adams 2,732 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Don Adams 869 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Don Adams 283 * Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Don Adams 55 * Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Don Adams 487 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Adams .402 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Don Adams - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Adams .739 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Adams 11.4 (1971) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 7.1 (1971) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Don Adams 2.1 (1971) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Don Adams 1.5 (1974) * Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.4 (1975) * Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Adams 7.1 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 5.3 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Don Adams 2.0 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Don Adams 0.5 * Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.1 * Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Adams 156 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Don Adams 116 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Don Adams 45 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Don Adams 8 * Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Don Adams 1 * Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Don Adams 22 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Adams .382 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Don Adams - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Adams .682 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Adams 9.3 (1972) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 7.3 (1974) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Don Adams 2.9 (1974) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Don Adams 0.9 (1974) * Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.1 (1974) * 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.