Kevin McHale vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Kevin McHale 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

Kevin McHale

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Jerry Sloan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Jerry Sloan 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Jerry Sloan 6

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 17.9 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) 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.