Wayne Sappleton vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wayne Sappleton: 1984-85 to 1984-85
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wayne Sappleton 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Wayne Sappleton 1 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Wayne Sappleton 0 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Wayne Sappleton 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wayne Sappleton 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 Sappleton 2.9 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Sappleton 2.3 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Wayne Sappleton 0.2 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Wayne Sappleton 0.2 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Sappleton 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wayne Sappleton 96 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Wayne Sappleton 75 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Wayne Sappleton 7 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Wayne Sappleton 7 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Wayne Sappleton 4 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Wayne Sappleton 33 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wayne Sappleton .471 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Wayne Sappleton - Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wayne Sappleton .412 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wayne Sappleton 2.9 (1985) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Sappleton 2.3 (1985) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Wayne Sappleton 0.2 (1985) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Wayne Sappleton 0.2 (1985) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Sappleton 0.1 (1985) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wayne Sappleton - Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Wayne Sappleton - Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Wayne Sappleton - Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Wayne Sappleton - Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Wayne Sappleton - Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Wayne Sappleton 0 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wayne Sappleton - Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Wayne Sappleton - Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wayne Sappleton - Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Sappleton - 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.