Walt Kirk vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Kirk: 1948-49 to 1951-52
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Kirk 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Walt Kirk 3 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Walt Kirk 1 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Walt Kirk 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 7.7 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk 4.0 * Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 2.1 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Kirk 907 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Walt Kirk 44 * Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Walt Kirk 249 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Walt Kirk 118 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Kirk .305 Jerry Sloan .427

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

Free Throw Percentage Walt Kirk .718 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 10.1 (1952) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk 4.0 (1952) * Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 2.5 (1952) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 1.7 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk - * Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 0.3 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Kirk 5 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Walt Kirk 0 * Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Walt Kirk 1 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Walt Kirk 3 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Kirk .286 Jerry Sloan .427

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

Free Throw Percentage Walt Kirk .167 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 1.7 (1950) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk - * Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 0.3 (1950) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.