Thurl Bailey vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Thurl Bailey 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

Thurl Bailey

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thurl Bailey: 1983-84 to 1998-99
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thurl Bailey 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Thurl Bailey 12 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Thurl Bailey 9 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Thurl Bailey 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Thurl Bailey 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 12.8 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.1 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.5 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 11,834 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 4,718 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 1,298 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 435 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 1,086 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Thurl Bailey 928 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .473 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .114 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .812 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 19.6 (1988) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 6.6 (1985) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.9 (1988) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.6 (1991) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.5 (1988) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 13.5 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.5 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.4 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 929 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 382 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 98 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 30 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 82 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Thurl Bailey 69 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .449 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .000 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .834 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 23.2 (1988) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 9.2 (1985) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 3.3 (1986) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.0 (1990) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 2.1 (1988) 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.