Swen Nater vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

Swen Nater

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Swen Nater: 1976-77 to 1983-84
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Swen Nater 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Swen Nater 8 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Swen Nater 1 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Swen Nater 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Swen Nater 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Swen Nater 0 Jerry Sloan 6

Rebounds Leader Swen Nater 1 Jerry Sloan 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Swen Nater 12.2 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Swen Nater 10.8 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Swen Nater 2.0 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Swen Nater 0.5 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Swen Nater 0.5 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Swen Nater 5,943 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Swen Nater 5,297 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Swen Nater 954 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Swen Nater 258 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Swen Nater 226 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Swen Nater 489 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Swen Nater .537 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Swen Nater .250 * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Swen Nater .760 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Swen Nater 15.6 (1981) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Swen Nater 15.0 (1980) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Swen Nater 2.9 (1980) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Swen Nater 0.8 (1977) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Swen Nater 0.7 (1977) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Swen Nater 3.4 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Swen Nater 2.4 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Swen Nater 58 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Swen Nater 40 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Swen Nater 1 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Swen Nater 1 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Swen Nater 2 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Swen Nater 17 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Swen Nater .500 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Swen Nater - * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Swen Nater .769 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Swen Nater 3.4 (1984) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Swen Nater 2.4 (1984) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 (1984) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 (1984) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 (1984) 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.