Wayne Cooper vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Wayne Cooper 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

Wayne Cooper

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wayne Cooper: 1978-79 to 1991-92
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wayne Cooper 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Wayne Cooper 14 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Wayne Cooper 10 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Wayne Cooper 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Wayne Cooper 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wayne Cooper 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wayne Cooper 7.9 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Cooper 6.2 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Wayne Cooper 0.9 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Wayne Cooper 0.3 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Cooper 1.6 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wayne Cooper 7,777 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Wayne Cooper 6,095 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Wayne Cooper 852 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Wayne Cooper 295 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Wayne Cooper 1,535 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Wayne Cooper 984 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wayne Cooper .457 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Wayne Cooper .146 * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wayne Cooper .736 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wayne Cooper 13.1 (1986) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Cooper 7.9 (1985) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Wayne Cooper 1.5 (1982) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Wayne Cooper 0.5 (1986) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Cooper 2.9 (1986) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wayne Cooper 5.9 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Cooper 4.8 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Wayne Cooper 0.8 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Wayne Cooper 0.3 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Cooper 1.3 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wayne Cooper 434 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Wayne Cooper 356 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Wayne Cooper 56 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Wayne Cooper 22 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Wayne Cooper 96 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Wayne Cooper 74 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wayne Cooper .445 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Wayne Cooper .000 * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wayne Cooper .709 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wayne Cooper 12.4 (1983) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Cooper 8.0 (1983) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Wayne Cooper 1.3 (1985) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Wayne Cooper 0.5 (1985) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Cooper 2.4 (1985) 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.