Eduardo Najera vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Eduardo Najera 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Eduardo Najera: 2000-01 to 2011-12
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Eduardo Najera 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Eduardo Najera 12 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Eduardo Najera 9 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Eduardo Najera 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Eduardo Najera 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Eduardo Najera 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eduardo Najera 4.9 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Eduardo Najera 3.7 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Eduardo Najera 0.8 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Eduardo Najera 0.7 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Eduardo Najera 0.4 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Eduardo Najera 3,052 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Eduardo Najera 2,307 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Eduardo Najera 493 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Eduardo Najera 446 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Eduardo Najera 231 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Eduardo Najera 619 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eduardo Najera .481 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Eduardo Najera .311 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eduardo Najera .671 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eduardo Najera 6.7 (2003) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Eduardo Najera 5.5 (2002) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Eduardo Najera 1.2 (2008) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Eduardo Najera 1.0 (2007) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Eduardo Najera 0.5 (2006) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eduardo Najera 3.8 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Eduardo Najera 3.2 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Eduardo Najera 0.5 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Eduardo Najera 0.5 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Eduardo Najera 0.2 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Eduardo Najera 223 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Eduardo Najera 186 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Eduardo Najera 31 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Eduardo Najera 31 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Eduardo Najera 9 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Eduardo Najera 59 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eduardo Najera .443 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Eduardo Najera .294 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eduardo Najera .750 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eduardo Najera 6.1 (2003) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Eduardo Najera 5.6 (2007) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Eduardo Najera 1.5 (2008) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Eduardo Najera 0.8 (2008) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Eduardo Najera 0.4 (2004) 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.