Jim Petersen vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

Jim Petersen

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Petersen: 1984-85 to 1991-92
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Petersen 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Jim Petersen 8 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Jim Petersen 5 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Jim Petersen 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Petersen 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Petersen 6.9 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Petersen 4.8 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Jim Petersen 1.0 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Jim Petersen 0.4 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Petersen 0.7 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Petersen 3,397 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Jim Petersen 2,354 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Jim Petersen 487 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Jim Petersen 213 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Jim Petersen 363 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Jim Petersen 491 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Petersen .486 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Jim Petersen .071 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Petersen .725 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Petersen 11.3 (1987) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Petersen 6.8 (1987) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jim Petersen 1.5 (1987) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Jim Petersen 0.7 (1989) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Petersen 1.2 (1987) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Petersen 5.2 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Jim Petersen 4.5 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Jim Petersen 0.8 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Jim Petersen 0.4 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Petersen 0.4 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Petersen 241 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Jim Petersen 207 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Jim Petersen 37 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Jim Petersen 17 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Jim Petersen 17 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Jim Petersen 46 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Petersen .485 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Jim Petersen - Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Petersen .662 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Petersen 7.8 (1988) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Petersen 5.6 (1986) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jim Petersen 1.5 (1988) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Jim Petersen 0.5 (1987) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Petersen 0.5 (1988) 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.