Jerry Sloan vs. Joe Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Smith and Jerry Sloan that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Jerry Sloan:
1965-66 to 1975-76
Joe Smith:
1995-96 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

Jerry Sloan0
Joe Smith0
Jerry Sloan11
Joe Smith16
Jerry Sloan9
Joe Smith10
Jerry Sloan2
Joe Smith0

Honors and Awards

Jerry Sloan4 *
Joe Smith0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Jerry Sloan6
Joe Smith0
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Jerry Sloan 14.0
Joe Smith 10.9

Jerry Sloan 7.4
Joe Smith 6.4

Jerry Sloan 2.5
Joe Smith 1.0

Jerry Sloan 2.2
*
Joe Smith 0.6

Jerry Sloan 0.2
*
Joe Smith 0.8

Totals Stats

Jerry Sloan 10,571
Joe Smith 11,208

Jerry Sloan 5,615
Joe Smith 6,575

Jerry Sloan 1,925
Joe Smith 1,010

Jerry Sloan 381
*
Joe Smith 606

Jerry Sloan 32
*
Joe Smith 868

Jerry Sloan 755
Joe Smith 1,030

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Jerry Sloan .427
Joe Smith .455

3-Point Percentage
Jerry Sloan -
n/a **
Joe Smith .238

Free Throw Percentage
Jerry Sloan .722
Joe Smith .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Jerry Sloan 18.3
(1971)
Joe Smith 18.7
(1997)

Jerry Sloan 9.1
(1967)
Joe Smith 8.7
(1996)

Jerry Sloan 3.5
(1969)
Joe Smith 1.6
(1999)

Jerry Sloan 2.4
(1974)
*
Joe Smith 1.0
(1996)

Jerry Sloan 0.2
(1976)
*
Joe Smith 1.6
(1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Jerry Sloan 13.8
Joe Smith 5.4

Jerry Sloan 7.9
Joe Smith 3.9

Jerry Sloan 2.1
Joe Smith 0.3

Jerry Sloan 1.4
*
Joe Smith 0.4

Jerry Sloan 0.1
*
Joe Smith 0.6

Totals Stats

Jerry Sloan 716
Joe Smith 337

Jerry Sloan 412
Joe Smith 243

Jerry Sloan 109
Joe Smith 20

Jerry Sloan 27
*
Joe Smith 23

Jerry Sloan 1
*
Joe Smith 38

Jerry Sloan 52
Joe Smith 62

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Jerry Sloan .427
Joe Smith .451

3-Point Percentage
Jerry Sloan -
n/a **
Joe Smith .375

Free Throw Percentage
Jerry Sloan .677
Joe Smith .780

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Jerry Sloan 17.0
(1971)
Joe Smith 13.2
(2004)

Jerry Sloan 10.3
(1974)
Joe Smith 10.0
(2004)

Jerry Sloan 3.0
(1966)
Joe Smith 1.3
(1999)

Jerry Sloan 1.5
(1975)
*
Joe Smith 0.8
(2004)

Jerry Sloan 0.2
(1974)
*
Joe Smith 2.0
(2004)

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.