Grant Long vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Grant Long 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

Grant Long

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Grant Long: 1988-89 to 2002-03
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Grant Long 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Grant Long 15 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Grant Long 7 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Grant Long 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Grant Long 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Grant Long 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Long 9.5 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 6.1 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Grant Long 1.7 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Grant Long 1.2 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.4 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Long 9,518 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Grant Long 6,154 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Grant Long 1,716 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Grant Long 1,199 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Grant Long 366 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Grant Long 1,003 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Long .467 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Grant Long .283 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Grant Long .761 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Long 14.8 (1992) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 9.6 (1996) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Grant Long 2.7 (1992) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Grant Long 1.7 (1992) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.6 (1989) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Long 8.9 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 5.8 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Grant Long 1.4 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Grant Long 1.0 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.2 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Long 373 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Grant Long 243 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Grant Long 59 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Grant Long 41 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Grant Long 10 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Grant Long 42 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Long .411 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Grant Long .200 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Grant Long .756 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Long 13.7 (1995) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 11.3 (1995) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Grant Long 2.8 (1996) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Grant Long 2.0 (1999) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.5 (1994) 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.