Nemanja Bjelica vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Nemanja Bjelica 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

Nemanja Bjelica

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nemanja Bjelica: 2015-16 to 2021-22
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nemanja Bjelica 1 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Nemanja Bjelica 7 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Nemanja Bjelica 3 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Nemanja Bjelica 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nemanja Bjelica 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nemanja Bjelica 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 7.6 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 4.6 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.8 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.6 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.4 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nemanja Bjelica 3,412 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Nemanja Bjelica 2,051 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Nemanja Bjelica 825 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Nemanja Bjelica 288 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Nemanja Bjelica 184 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Nemanja Bjelica 449 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .466 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .384 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .759 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 11.5 (2020) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 6.4 (2020) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 2.8 (2020) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.9 (2020) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.7 (2019) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 3.8 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 2.3 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.0 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.4 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nemanja Bjelica 84 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Nemanja Bjelica 51 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Nemanja Bjelica 22 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Nemanja Bjelica 9 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Nemanja Bjelica 3 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Nemanja Bjelica 22 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .492 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .478 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .650 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 9.0 (2021) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 3.0 (2018) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.1 (2022) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.0 (2021) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.5 (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.