Pat Riley vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Pat Riley 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

Pat Riley

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pat Riley 1 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Pat Riley 9 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Pat Riley 6 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Pat Riley 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Pat Riley 0 * Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pat Riley 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 7.4 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.6 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.7 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.6 * Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 * Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 3,906 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 855 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Pat Riley 913 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Pat Riley 112 * Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Pat Riley 13 * Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Pat Riley 528 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .414 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .705 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 11.0 (1975) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1968) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.6 (1975) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) * Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) * Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 5.7 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.5 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.2 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.4 * Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 * Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 251 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 66 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Pat Riley 52 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Pat Riley 4 * Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Pat Riley 0 * Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Pat Riley 44 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .374 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .763 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 9.4 (1971) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1969) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.0 (1974) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) * Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 (1976) * 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.