Ronnie Lester vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

Ronnie Lester

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ronnie Lester: 1980-81 to 1985-86
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ronnie Lester 1 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Ronnie Lester 6 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Ronnie Lester 2 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Ronnie Lester 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ronnie Lester 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ronnie Lester 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 7.3 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.9 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 4.0 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.7 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ronnie Lester 1,816 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Ronnie Lester 473 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Ronnie Lester 1,003 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Ronnie Lester 187 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Ronnie Lester 32 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Ronnie Lester 250 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ronnie Lester .469 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Ronnie Lester .227 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ronnie Lester .788 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 11.6 (1982) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 2.8 (1982) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 5.1 (1983) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.1 (1982) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.2 (1982) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 2.7 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.0 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.9 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.1 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.0 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ronnie Lester 38 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Ronnie Lester 14 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Ronnie Lester 13 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Ronnie Lester 2 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Ronnie Lester 0 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Ronnie Lester 14 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ronnie Lester .394 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Ronnie Lester .000 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ronnie Lester .750 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 3.8 (1981) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.2 (1981) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.0 (1985) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.4 (1981) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.0 (1985) 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.