Larry Bird vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jerry Sloan 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jerry Sloan 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jerry Sloan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Jerry Sloan 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Larry Bird 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Jerry Sloan 6

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jerry Sloan 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) 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.