LaMelo Ball vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and LaMelo Ball 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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team LaMelo Ball 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Jerry Sloan 6

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Jerry Sloan 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - 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.