John Paxson vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Paxson: 1983-84 to 1993-94
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Paxson 3 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons John Paxson 11 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played John Paxson 10 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games John Paxson 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Paxson 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 Paxson 7.2 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.2 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game John Paxson 3.6 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game John Paxson 0.7 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Paxson 5,560 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds John Paxson 906 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists John Paxson 2,758 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals John Paxson 517 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks John Paxson 44 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games John Paxson 772 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Paxson .499 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage John Paxson .355 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Paxson .804 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Paxson 11.3 (1987) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.7 (1987) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game John Paxson 5.7 (1987) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game John Paxson 1.0 (1990) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 (1992) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Paxson 6.3 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 0.9 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game John Paxson 2.6 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game John Paxson 0.5 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.0 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Paxson 748 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds John Paxson 109 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists John Paxson 306 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals John Paxson 65 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks John Paxson 3 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games John Paxson 119 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Paxson .494 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage John Paxson .369 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Paxson .867 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Paxson 10.2 (1985) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.5 (1990) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game John Paxson 4.2 (1985) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game John Paxson 1.0 (1986) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 (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.