Mike James vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Mike James 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

Mike James

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike James: 2017-18 to 2020-21
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike James 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Mike James 2 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Mike James 1 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Mike James 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mike James 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mike James 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike James 8.9 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike James 2.5 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Mike James 3.7 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Mike James 0.7 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Mike James 0.2 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike James 436 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Mike James 122 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Mike James 180 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Mike James 34 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Mike James 8 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Mike James 49 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike James .380 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Mike James .287 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike James .766 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike James 9.3 (2018) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mike James 2.5 (2018) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mike James 4.2 (2021) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Mike James 0.8 (2018) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike James 0.2 (2018) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike James 3.7 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Mike James 1.8 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Mike James 1.3 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Mike James 0.2 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mike James 0.0 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike James 33 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Mike James 16 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Mike James 12 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Mike James 2 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Mike James 0 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Mike James 9 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike James .326 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Mike James .313 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike James - Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike James 3.7 (2021) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mike James 1.8 (2021) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mike James 1.3 (2021) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Mike James 0.2 (2021) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mike James 0.0 (2021) 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.