Kurt Nimphius vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Kurt Nimphius 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

Kurt Nimphius

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kurt Nimphius: 1981-82 to 1989-90
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kurt Nimphius 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Kurt Nimphius 8 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Kurt Nimphius 5 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Kurt Nimphius 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Kurt Nimphius 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kurt Nimphius 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kurt Nimphius 6.4 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Kurt Nimphius 4.4 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Kurt Nimphius 1.2 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Kurt Nimphius 0.3 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Kurt Nimphius 1.2 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kurt Nimphius 3,602 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Kurt Nimphius 2,474 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Kurt Nimphius 681 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Kurt Nimphius 191 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Kurt Nimphius 696 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Kurt Nimphius 564 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kurt Nimphius .487 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Kurt Nimphius .100 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kurt Nimphius .668 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kurt Nimphius 11.2 (1986) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kurt Nimphius 6.3 (1984) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kurt Nimphius 2.2 (1985) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Kurt Nimphius 0.5 (1984) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kurt Nimphius 1.8 (1984) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kurt Nimphius 2.8 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Kurt Nimphius 3.2 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Kurt Nimphius 0.7 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Kurt Nimphius 0.1 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kurt Nimphius 0.8 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kurt Nimphius 70 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Kurt Nimphius 81 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Kurt Nimphius 18 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Kurt Nimphius 2 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Kurt Nimphius 19 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Kurt Nimphius 25 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kurt Nimphius .400 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Kurt Nimphius - Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kurt Nimphius .783 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kurt Nimphius 4.2 (1984) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kurt Nimphius 5.3 (1984) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kurt Nimphius 1.3 (1984) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Kurt Nimphius 0.3 (1990) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kurt Nimphius 1.4 (1984) 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.