Earl Cureton vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Earl Cureton 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

Earl Cureton

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Cureton 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) 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.