Wes Matthews vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Wes Matthews 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

Wes Matthews

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wes Matthews: 1980-81 to 1989-90
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wes Matthews 2 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Wes Matthews 9 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Wes Matthews 7 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Wes Matthews 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Wes Matthews 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wes Matthews 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 7.9 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 1.3 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 4.2 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 1.0 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.2 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wes Matthews 3,654 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Wes Matthews 626 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Wes Matthews 1,955 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Wes Matthews 444 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Wes Matthews 81 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Wes Matthews 465 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wes Matthews .478 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Wes Matthews .225 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wes Matthews .788 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 12.4 (1981) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 1.8 (1981) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 6.3 (1986) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 1.4 (1981) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.4 (1986) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 4.6 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 0.5 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 1.7 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 0.4 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wes Matthews 173 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Wes Matthews 18 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Wes Matthews 66 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Wes Matthews 14 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Wes Matthews 2 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Wes Matthews 38 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wes Matthews .482 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Wes Matthews .111 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wes Matthews .800 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 25.3 (1986) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 2.3 (1986) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 8.0 (1986) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 2.0 (1986) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.5 (1982) 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.