Steven Adams vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Steven Adams: 2013-14 to 2024-25
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 11 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 8 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Steven Adams 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steven Adams 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 8.8 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.0 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.8 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,743 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 6,115 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,145 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Steven Adams 646 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Steven Adams 703 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Steven Adams 764 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .586 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .059 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .533 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.5 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.3 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 549 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 532 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Steven Adams 68 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Steven Adams 33 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Steven Adams 67 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Steven Adams 73 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .534 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (2017) 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.