Walt Bellamy vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Walt Bellamy 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

Walt Bellamy

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Bellamy 0 * Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Bellamy 0 Jerry Sloan 6

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Jerry Sloan 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * 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.