Rick Adelman vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Adelman 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * 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.