John Battle vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

John Battle

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Battle 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons John Battle 10 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played John Battle 9 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games John Battle 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team John Battle 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 8.7 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.1 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 5,338 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds John Battle 824 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists John Battle 1,257 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals John Battle 273 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks John Battle 43 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games John Battle 612 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .464 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage John Battle .273 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .793 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 13.6 (1991) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.0 (1991) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.7 (1991) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.6 (1991) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1993) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 6.3 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game John Battle 1.5 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.2 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.0 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 347 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds John Battle 72 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists John Battle 80 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals John Battle 13 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks John Battle 1 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games John Battle 55 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .429 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage John Battle .182 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .848 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 11.6 (1991) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.6 (1989) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game John Battle 3.2 (1989) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 (1989) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1992) 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.