John Gianelli vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Gianelli: 1972-73 to 1979-80
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Gianelli 1 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons John Gianelli 8 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played John Gianelli 4 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games John Gianelli 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Gianelli 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 Gianelli 7.8 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 5.9 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.5 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.5 * Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.0 * Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Gianelli 4,210 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds John Gianelli 3,188 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists John Gianelli 832 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals John Gianelli 225 * Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks John Gianelli 476 * Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games John Gianelli 541 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Gianelli .470 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage John Gianelli - * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Gianelli .702 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Gianelli 10.3 (1975) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 8.6 (1975) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 2.3 (1978) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.7 (1978) * Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.5 (1975) * Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Gianelli 6.7 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 5.6 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.3 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.5 * Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 0.9 * Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Gianelli 208 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds John Gianelli 173 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists John Gianelli 40 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals John Gianelli 12 * Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks John Gianelli 21 * Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games John Gianelli 31 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Gianelli .434 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage John Gianelli - * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Gianelli .721 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Gianelli 8.3 (1975) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 7.3 (1974) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.9 (1974) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.9 (1978) * Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.3 (1975) * 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. 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.