Ron Riley vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

Ron Riley

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Riley: 1972-73 to 1975-76
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Riley 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Ron Riley 4 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Ron Riley 1 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Ron Riley 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ron 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 Ron Riley 5.8 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Ron Riley 5.2 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Ron Riley 1.2 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Ron Riley 0.6 * Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Riley 0.4 * Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Riley 1,542 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Ron Riley 1,368 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Ron Riley 318 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Ron Riley 106 * Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Ron Riley 67 * Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Ron Riley 264 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Riley .419 Jerry Sloan .427

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

Free Throw Percentage Ron Riley .691 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Riley 8.4 (1973) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Riley 6.9 (1973) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ron Riley 1.7 (1975) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Ron Riley 0.7 (1975) * Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Riley 0.5 (1974) * Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Riley 7.0 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Ron Riley 4.5 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Ron Riley 1.9 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Ron Riley 1.1 * Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Riley 0.3 * Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Riley 56 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Ron Riley 36 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Ron Riley 15 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Ron Riley 9 * Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Ron Riley 2 * Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Ron Riley 8 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Riley .595 Jerry Sloan .427

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

Free Throw Percentage Ron Riley .375 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Riley 7.0 (1975) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Riley 4.5 (1975) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Ron Riley 1.9 (1975) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Ron Riley 1.1 (1975) * Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Riley 0.3 (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.