Gary Payton vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Jerry Sloan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jerry Sloan 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jerry Sloan 6

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Jerry Sloan 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Jerry Sloan 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) 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.