Otis Birdsong vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Otis Birdsong 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

Otis Birdsong

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Otis Birdsong: 1977-78 to 1988-89
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Otis Birdsong 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Otis Birdsong 12 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Otis Birdsong 7 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Otis Birdsong 4 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Otis Birdsong 1 Jerry Sloan 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Otis Birdsong 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Otis Birdsong 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Otis Birdsong 18.0 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Otis Birdsong 3.0 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Otis Birdsong 3.2 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Otis Birdsong 1.2 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Otis Birdsong 0.2 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Otis Birdsong 12,544 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Otis Birdsong 2,072 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Otis Birdsong 2,260 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Otis Birdsong 858 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Otis Birdsong 143 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Otis Birdsong 696 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Otis Birdsong .506 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Otis Birdsong .274 * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Otis Birdsong .655 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Otis Birdsong 24.6 (1981) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Otis Birdsong 4.3 (1979) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Otis Birdsong 4.1 (1985) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Otis Birdsong 1.7 (1980) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Otis Birdsong 0.3 (1980) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Otis Birdsong 15.6 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Otis Birdsong 3.0 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Otis Birdsong 3.0 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Otis Birdsong 1.6 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Otis Birdsong 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Otis Birdsong 546 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Otis Birdsong 104 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Otis Birdsong 104 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Otis Birdsong 56 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Otis Birdsong 5 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Otis Birdsong 35 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Otis Birdsong .480 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Otis Birdsong .091 * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Otis Birdsong .583 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Otis Birdsong 23.0 (1986) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Otis Birdsong 7.7 (1980) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Otis Birdsong 4.5 (1983) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Otis Birdsong 2.0 (1986) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Otis Birdsong 1.0 (1986) 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.