Mel Bennett vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Mel Bennett 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

Mel Bennett

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Bennett: 1976-77 to 1981-82
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Bennett 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Mel Bennett 4 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Mel Bennett 0 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Mel Bennett 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Bennett 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Bennett 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Bennett 3.9 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett 3.3 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett 0.8 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett 0.4 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett 0.4 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Bennett 498 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Mel Bennett 426 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Mel Bennett 107 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Mel Bennett 52 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Mel Bennett 51 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Mel Bennett 129 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Bennett .346 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Mel Bennett .000 * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Bennett .608 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Bennett 4.7 (1977) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett 3.5 (1977) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett 1.0 (1977) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett 0.6 (1977) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett 0.5 (1977) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Bennett - Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett - Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett - Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett - Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett - Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Bennett - Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Mel Bennett - Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Mel Bennett - Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Mel Bennett - Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Mel Bennett - Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Mel Bennett 0 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Bennett - Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Mel Bennett - * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Bennett - Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Bennett - Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett - Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett - Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett - Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett - 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. 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.