John Salmons vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Salmons: 2002-03 to 2014-15
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Salmons 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons John Salmons 13 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played John Salmons 5 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games John Salmons 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Salmons 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 Salmons 9.3 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game John Salmons 2.9 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game John Salmons 2.4 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game John Salmons 0.8 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game John Salmons 0.3 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salmons 8,292 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds John Salmons 2,603 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists John Salmons 2,183 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals John Salmons 756 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks John Salmons 239 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games John Salmons 895 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salmons .431 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage John Salmons .366 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Salmons .799 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salmons 18.3 (2009) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Salmons 4.3 (2008) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game John Salmons 3.5 (2011) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game John Salmons 1.2 (2010) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Salmons 0.4 (2011) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Salmons 9.3 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game John Salmons 2.4 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game John Salmons 1.8 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game John Salmons 0.8 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game John Salmons 0.4 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salmons 259 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds John Salmons 66 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists John Salmons 50 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals John Salmons 21 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks John Salmons 11 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games John Salmons 28 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salmons .393 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage John Salmons .243 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Salmons .877 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salmons 18.1 (2009) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Salmons 4.4 (2009) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game John Salmons 4.0 (2010) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game John Salmons 1.4 (2010) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Salmons 1.0 (2009) 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.