John Salley vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Salley: 1986-87 to 1999-00
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Salley 4 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons John Salley 11 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played John Salley 9 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games John Salley 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Salley 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 Salley 7.0 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 4.5 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game John Salley 1.2 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.6 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game John Salley 1.3 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salley 5,228 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds John Salley 3,356 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists John Salley 916 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals John Salley 451 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks John Salley 983 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games John Salley 748 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salley .506 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage John Salley .214 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Salley .714 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salley 9.5 (1992) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 6.1 (1993) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game John Salley 1.8 (1994) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.7 (1994) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Salley 1.9 (1990) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Salley 6.4 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 4.4 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game John Salley 0.8 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.4 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game John Salley 1.2 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salley 857 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds John Salley 588 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists John Salley 104 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals John Salley 49 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks John Salley 159 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games John Salley 134 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salley .505 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage John Salley .000 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Salley .690 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salley 12.6 (1992) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 8.0 (1994) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game John Salley 2.8 (1992) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.7 (1988) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Salley 2.8 (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.