Mel Payton vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Payton 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Mel Payton 2 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Mel Payton 2 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Mel Payton 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Payton 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 Payton 5.4 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Payton 3.6 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Mel Payton 1.1 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Payton 595 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Mel Payton 396 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Mel Payton 126 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Mel Payton - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Mel Payton - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Mel Payton 111 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Payton .363 Jerry Sloan .427

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Payton .746 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Payton 7.1 (1953) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Payton 4.7 (1953) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mel Payton 1.2 (1953) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Payton 5.0 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Payton 1.8 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Mel Payton 0.2 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Payton 25 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Mel Payton 9 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Mel Payton 1 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Mel Payton - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Mel Payton - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Mel Payton 5 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Payton .421 Jerry Sloan .427

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Payton .900 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Payton 10.5 (1953) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Payton 3.0 (1953) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mel Payton 0.3 (1952) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.