Fred Saunders vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Fred Saunders 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

Fred Saunders

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Saunders: 1974-75 to 1977-78
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Saunders 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Fred Saunders 4 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Fred Saunders 1 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Fred Saunders 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Fred Saunders 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred Saunders 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Saunders 5.3 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred Saunders 3.0 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Fred Saunders 1.1 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Fred Saunders 0.4 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Saunders 0.2 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Saunders 1,107 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Fred Saunders 624 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Fred Saunders 224 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Fred Saunders 93 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Fred Saunders 37 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Fred Saunders 210 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Saunders .443 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Fred Saunders - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred Saunders .682 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Saunders 6.1 (1975) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Saunders 3.7 (1975) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Fred Saunders 1.3 (1977) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Fred Saunders 0.6 (1975) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Saunders 0.3 (1978) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Saunders 3.2 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Fred Saunders 1.0 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Fred Saunders 0.6 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Fred Saunders 0.1 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Saunders 0.0 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Saunders 29 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Fred Saunders 9 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Fred Saunders 5 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Fred Saunders 1 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Fred Saunders 0 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Fred Saunders 9 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Saunders .364 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Fred Saunders - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred Saunders .833 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Saunders 3.2 (1977) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Saunders 1.0 (1977) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Fred Saunders 0.6 (1977) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Fred Saunders 0.1 (1977) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Saunders 0.0 (1977) 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.