Steve Nash vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

Steve Nash

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Nash 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Steve Nash 18 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Steve Nash 12 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Steve Nash 8 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Nash 2 Jerry Sloan 0

All-NBA First Team Steve Nash 3 Jerry Sloan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Nash 7 Jerry Sloan 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Steve Nash 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steve Nash 0 Jerry Sloan 6

Assists Leader Steve Nash 5 Jerry Sloan 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 14.3 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.0 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.5 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.7 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 17,387 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 3,642 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Steve Nash 10,335 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Steve Nash 899 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Steve Nash 102 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Steve Nash 1,217 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .490 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .428 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .904 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 18.8 (2006) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 4.2 (2006) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 11.6 (2007) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 1.0 (2003) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.2 (2006) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 17.3 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.5 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.8 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.6 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 2,072 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 422 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Steve Nash 1,061 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Steve Nash 66 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Steve Nash 14 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Steve Nash 120 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .473 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .406 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .900 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 23.9 (2005) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 5.2 (2004) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 13.3 (2007) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.9 (2005) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.3 (2006) 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.