Sam Lacey vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

Sam Lacey

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Lacey: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Lacey 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Sam Lacey 13 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Sam Lacey 4 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Sam Lacey 1 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Sam Lacey 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Lacey 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.3 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.7 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 3.7 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.3 * Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 10,303 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 9,687 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Sam Lacey 3,754 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Sam Lacey 999 * Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 1,160 * Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Sam Lacey 1,002 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .441 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .188 * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .738 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1974) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1975) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.7 (1980) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.7 (1975) * Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1974) * Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 9.4 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.9 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.0 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.9 * Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 274 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 287 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Sam Lacey 144 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Sam Lacey 56 * Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 44 * Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Sam Lacey 29 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .401 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .250 * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .776 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.0 (1981) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 15.7 (1975) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.3 (1981) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1980) * Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.0 (1979) * 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. 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.