Ricky Pierce vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Ricky Pierce 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

Ricky Pierce

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ricky Pierce: 1982-83 to 1997-98
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ricky Pierce 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Ricky Pierce 16 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Ricky Pierce 12 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Ricky Pierce 1 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ricky Pierce 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ricky Pierce 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ricky Pierce 14.9 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Pierce 2.4 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Ricky Pierce 1.9 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Ricky Pierce 0.8 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Pierce 0.2 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Pierce 14,467 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Ricky Pierce 2,296 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Ricky Pierce 1,826 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Ricky Pierce 768 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Ricky Pierce 147 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Ricky Pierce 969 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Pierce .493 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Ricky Pierce .322 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Pierce .875 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Pierce 23.0 (1990) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Pierce 3.4 (1987) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ricky Pierce 3.1 (1992) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Ricky Pierce 1.3 (1993) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Pierce 0.3 (1987) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ricky Pierce 14.9 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Pierce 2.4 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Ricky Pierce 1.9 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Ricky Pierce 0.7 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Pierce 0.2 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Pierce 1,447 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Ricky Pierce 229 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Ricky Pierce 187 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Ricky Pierce 70 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Ricky Pierce 20 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Ricky Pierce 97 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Pierce .466 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Ricky Pierce .355 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Pierce .866 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Pierce 22.3 (1989) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Pierce 2.8 (1991) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Ricky Pierce 3.1 (1992) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Ricky Pierce 1.6 (1996) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Pierce 0.4 (1987) 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.