John Lucas III vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Lucas III: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Lucas III 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons John Lucas III 8 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played John Lucas III 2 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games John Lucas III 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Lucas III 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 Lucas III 4.7 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.0 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.5 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.4 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas III 1,147 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds John Lucas III 237 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists John Lucas III 362 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals John Lucas III 88 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks John Lucas III 2 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games John Lucas III 242 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas III .383 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage John Lucas III .344 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas III .768 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas III 7.5 (2012) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.6 (2012) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 2.9 (2015) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.4 (2017) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 (2012) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas III 6.1 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.0 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.3 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.1 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas III 43 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds John Lucas III 7 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists John Lucas III 9 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals John Lucas III 1 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks John Lucas III 0 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games John Lucas III 7 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas III .439 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage John Lucas III .357 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas III 1.000 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas III 8.6 (2012) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.4 (2012) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.8 (2012) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.5 (2007) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 (2012) 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.