Jerry Bird vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

Jerry Bird

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Bird: 1958-59 to 1958-59
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Bird 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Bird 1 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Jerry Bird 0 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Jerry Bird 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry Bird 0 * Jerry Sloan 4 *

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird 25 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird 12 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Jerry Bird 4 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Jerry Bird 11 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird .375 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird 1.000 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 (1959) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 (1959) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 (1959) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird - Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird - Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Jerry Bird - Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Jerry Bird 0 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird - Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird - Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.