Rick Brunson vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Brunson 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Rick Brunson 9 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Rick Brunson 4 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Rick Brunson 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Brunson 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 Brunson 3.2 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 1.3 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 2.6 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 1,090 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 447 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Rick Brunson 876 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Rick Brunson 201 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 21 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Rick Brunson 337 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .378 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson .362 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .693 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 9 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 1 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Rick Brunson 3 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Rick Brunson 1 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 0 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Rick Brunson 16 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .286 Jerry Sloan .427

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .833 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002) 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.