Tom Riker vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Riker 1 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Tom Riker 3 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Tom Riker 1 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Tom Riker 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Riker 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 Riker 2.7 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 1.7 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 0.3 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.2 * Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.1 * Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Riker 225 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Tom Riker 138 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Tom Riker 24 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Tom Riker 15 * Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Tom Riker 5 * Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Tom Riker 82 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Riker .380 Jerry Sloan .427

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Riker .593 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Riker 3.0 (1975) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 2.1 (1975) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 0.4 (1975) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) * Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) * Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 1.0 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 * Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 * Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Riker 2 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Tom Riker 2 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Tom Riker 1 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Tom Riker 0 * Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Tom Riker 0 * Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Tom Riker 1 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Riker .500 Jerry Sloan .427

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Riker - Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 (1975) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 (1975) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 1.0 (1975) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) * Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 (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, this player has no data for the stat.