Gaylon Nickerson vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Gaylon Nickerson 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

Gaylon Nickerson

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gaylon Nickerson: 1996-97 to 1996-97
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gaylon Nickerson 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Gaylon Nickerson 1 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Gaylon Nickerson 0 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Gaylon Nickerson 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Gaylon Nickerson 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gaylon Nickerson 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gaylon Nickerson 15 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Gaylon Nickerson 5 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Gaylon Nickerson 1 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Gaylon Nickerson 1 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Gaylon Nickerson 1 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Gaylon Nickerson 4 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gaylon Nickerson .333 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Gaylon Nickerson .000 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gaylon Nickerson 1.000 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 (1997) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 (1997) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Gaylon Nickerson 0 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - 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.