Tom Burleson vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Tom Burleson 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

Tom Burleson

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Burleson: 1974-75 to 1980-81
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Burleson 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Tom Burleson 7 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Tom Burleson 2 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Tom Burleson 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Burleson 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Burleson 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 9.4 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 6.3 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.7 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 4,190 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 2,794 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Tom Burleson 601 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Tom Burleson 312 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 591 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Tom Burleson 446 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .445 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson .000 * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .726 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 15.6 (1976) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 9.0 (1976) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 2.2 (1976) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 (1977) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.9 (1975) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.7 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.2 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.5 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 311 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 153 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Tom Burleson 23 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Tom Burleson 13 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 26 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Tom Burleson 15 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .542 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson - * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .756 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.8 (1976) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.7 (1975) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 (1976) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 1.0 (1976) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 2.0 (1975) 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.