Mel Counts vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 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 Counts 8.3 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Jerry Sloan .427

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Jerry Sloan .427

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * 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.