Dalton Knecht vs. Jerry Sloan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jerry Sloan and Dalton Knecht, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Dalton Knecht played 2 years in the NBA, 9 less than Jerry Sloan, who played 11. Dalton Knecht had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, while Jerry Sloan had his rookie season in 1965-66. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Dalton Knecht 2 1 2024-25 to 2025-26
Jerry Sloan 11 9 1965-66 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dalton Knecht Jerry Sloan
Season 2024-251965-66
Team Los Angeles LakersBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdBullets Lost West Div Semis
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dalton Knecht 78 19.2 9.1 0.5 2.3 2.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.2 3.3 7.1 .461 1.6 4.4 .376 0.8 1.1 .762
difference:+19+3.1+3.4+1.1+1.1-1.8+1.3+2.2+.046+0.9+1.3+.057
Jerry Sloan 59 16.1 5.7 - - 3.9 1.9 - - - 3.0 2.0 4.9 .415 - - - 1.7 2.4 .705
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dalton Knecht 2 2.0 2.5 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 .400 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+15.0+4.0+6.5+3.0-3.0+1.5+3.5+.017+1.5+2.0
Jerry Sloan 2 17.0 6.5 - - 8.0 3.0 - - - 3.0 2.5 6.0 .417 - - - 1.5 2.0 .750

Season 2

Dalton Knecht Jerry Sloan
Season 2025-261966-67
Team Los Angeles LakersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost West Div Semis
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dalton Knecht 13 18.9 7.6 0.6 1.8 2.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.5 3.0 6.5 .464 1.2 3.5 .326 0.5 0.7 .667
difference:+67+17.9+9.8+6.7+1.5-2.2+3.6+8.7+.032+3.8+4.6+.129
Jerry Sloan 80 36.8 17.4 - - 9.1 2.1 - - - 3.7 6.6 15.2 .432 - - - 4.3 5.3 .796
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dalton Knecht DNP------ --- ----------
Jerry Sloan 3 23.7 10.0 - - 3.3 0.3 - - - 2.3 4.0 10.3 .387 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667

Additional Years

* Jerry Sloan played 9 seasons more than Dalton Knecht in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 11, from 1968 to 1976—Jerry Sloan played in 7 Playoffs.

In those 9 extra years over Dalton Knecht, Jerry Sloan got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 4 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 2 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 All-Star Game