Gary Melchionni vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Gary Melchionni 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

Gary Melchionni

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Melchionni: 1973-74 to 1974-75
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Melchionni 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Gary Melchionni 2 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Gary Melchionni 0 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Gary Melchionni 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Melchionni 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Melchionni 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Melchionni 7.8 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Melchionni 2.4 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Gary Melchionni 2.2 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Gary Melchionni 0.6 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Melchionni 0.2 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Melchionni 1,074 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Gary Melchionni 329 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Gary Melchionni 298 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Gary Melchionni 89 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Gary Melchionni 21 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Gary Melchionni 137 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Melchionni .444 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Gary Melchionni - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Melchionni .831 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Melchionni 8.5 (1975) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Melchionni 2.8 (1975) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Gary Melchionni 2.3 (1975) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Gary Melchionni 0.7 (1975) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Melchionni 0.2 (1975) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Melchionni - Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Gary Melchionni - Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Gary Melchionni - Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Gary Melchionni - Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Melchionni - Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Melchionni - Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Gary Melchionni - Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Gary Melchionni - Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Gary Melchionni - Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Gary Melchionni - Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Gary Melchionni 0 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Melchionni - Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Gary Melchionni - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Melchionni - Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Melchionni - Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Melchionni - Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Gary Melchionni - Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Gary Melchionni - Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Melchionni - 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.