Micheal Ray Richardson vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Micheal Ray Richardson 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

Micheal Ray Richardson

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
M. Richardson: 1978-79 to 1985-86
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships M. Richardson 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons M. Richardson 8 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played M. Richardson 4 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games M. Richardson 4 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team M. Richardson 2 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) M. Richardson 2 Jerry Sloan 6

Assists Leader M. Richardson 1 Jerry Sloan 0

Steals Leader M. Richardson 3 Jerry Sloan 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M. Richardson 14.8 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game M. Richardson 5.5 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game M. Richardson 7.0 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game M. Richardson 2.6 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game M. Richardson 0.4 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points M. Richardson 8,253 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds M. Richardson 3,056 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists M. Richardson 3,899 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals M. Richardson 1,463 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks M. Richardson 206 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games M. Richardson 556 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M. Richardson .457 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage M. Richardson .220 * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage M. Richardson .690 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M. Richardson 20.1 (1985) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game M. Richardson 6.9 (1981) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game M. Richardson 10.1 (1980) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game M. Richardson 3.2 (1980) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game M. Richardson 0.5 (1982) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M. Richardson 15.7 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game M. Richardson 5.5 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game M. Richardson 7.2 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game M. Richardson 2.8 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game M. Richardson 0.2 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points M. Richardson 282 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds M. Richardson 99 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists M. Richardson 129 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals M. Richardson 50 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks M. Richardson 4 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games M. Richardson 18 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M. Richardson .386 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage M. Richardson .207 * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage M. Richardson .690 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M. Richardson 18.3 (1985) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game M. Richardson 9.5 (1981) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game M. Richardson 11.3 (1985) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game M. Richardson 3.5 (1981) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game M. Richardson 0.4 (1984) 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.