Darrell Griffith vs. Jerry Sloan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jerry Sloan and Darrell Griffith, 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.

Darrell Griffith played 10 years in the NBA, 1 less than Jerry Sloan, who played 11. Darrell Griffith had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, 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 achivements, 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
Darrell Griffith 10 6 1980-81 to 1990-91
Jerry Sloan 11 9 1965-66 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Darrell Griffith Jerry Sloan
Season 1980-811965-66
Team Utah JazzBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith 81 35.4 20.6 1.0 2.6 3.6 2.4 1.3 0.5 2.9 2.7 8.8 19.1 .464 0.1 0.6 .192 2.8 4.0 .716
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith ------- --- ----------
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

Darrell Griffith Jerry Sloan
Season 1981-821966-67
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith 80 32.5 19.8 1.6 2.2 3.8 2.3 1.2 0.4 2.4 2.7 8.6 17.9 .482 0.2 0.7 .288 2.4 3.4 .697
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith ------- --- ----------
Jerry Sloan 3 23.7 10.0 - - 3.3 0.3 - - - 2.3 4.0 10.3 .387 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667

Season 3

Darrell Griffith Jerry Sloan
Season 1982-831967-68
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith 77 36.2 22.2 1.3 2.6 3.9 3.5 1.8 0.4 3.3 2.4 9.8 20.2 .484 0.5 1.7 .288 2.2 3.2 .679
Jerry Sloan 77 31.9 13.3 - - 7.7 3.0 - - - 3.8 4.8 12.5 .385 - - - 3.8 5.0 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith ------- --- ----------
Jerry Sloan 5 27.4 8.6 - - 6.4 2.4 - - - 3.8 2.4 7.4 .324 - - - 3.8 5.0 .760

Season 4

Darrell Griffith Jerry Sloan
Season 1983-841968-69
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith 82 32.3 20.0 1.2 3.0 4.1 3.5 1.4 0.3 3.0 2.5 8.5 17.4 .490 1.1 3.1 .361 1.8 2.6 .696
Jerry Sloan 78 37.7 16.8 - - 7.9 3.5 - - - 4.0 6.3 15.0 .417 - - - 4.3 5.7 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith 11 37.9 19.2 1.5 4.5 5.9 3.7 1.7 0.2 2.8 2.2 7.4 16.6 .443 1.5 4.1 .356 3.0 4.4 .688
Jerry Sloan ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Darrell Griffith Jerry Sloan
Season 1984-851969-70
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisBulls Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith 78 35.6 22.6 1.6 2.8 4.4 3.1 1.7 0.4 3.2 2.3 9.3 20.4 .457 1.2 3.3 .358 2.8 3.8 .725
Jerry Sloan 53 34.4 15.6 - - 7.0 3.1 - - - 3.4 5.8 13.9 .421 - - - 3.9 6.0 .651
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith 10 34.0 17.5 0.6 2.3 2.9 2.5 1.2 0.5 2.5 2.1 7.2 15.8 .456 1.3 3.6 .361 1.8 2.5 .720
Jerry Sloan 5 38.0 14.8 - - 7.8 2.2 - - - 3.6 5.8 14.8 .392 - - - 3.2 5.0 .640

Note: Darrell Griffith didn't play in 1985-86.

Season 6

Darrell Griffith Jerry Sloan
Season 1986-871970-71
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith 76 24.3 15.0 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.7 1.3 0.4 1.8 2.2 6.1 13.7 .446 0.9 2.6 .335 2.0 2.8 .703
Jerry Sloan 80 39.3 18.3 - - 8.8 3.5 - - - 3.6 7.4 16.8 .441 - - - 3.5 4.9 .715
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith 5 20.8 13.6 1.0 1.4 2.4 1.6 1.2 0.4 2.4 1.0 4.8 13.0 .369 1.2 3.0 .400 2.8 3.8 .737
Jerry Sloan 7 40.6 17.0 - - 9.0 2.4 - - - 3.6 7.3 16.7 .436 - - - 2.4 3.3 .739

Season 7

Darrell Griffith Jerry Sloan
Season 1987-881971-72
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith 52 20.2 11.3 0.7 1.8 2.4 1.8 1.0 0.1 1.3 2.0 4.8 11.3 .429 0.5 2.0 .275 1.1 1.8 .641
Jerry Sloan 82 37.0 16.2 - - 8.4 2.6 - - - 3.8 6.5 14.7 .444 - - - 3.1 4.8 .660
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith ------- --- ----------
Jerry Sloan 4 42.5 15.8 - - 8.8 2.5 - - - 4.5 6.5 16.0 .406 - - - 2.8 4.8 .579

Season 8

Darrell Griffith Jerry Sloan
Season 1988-891972-73
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith 82 29.0 13.8 0.9 3.1 4.0 1.6 1.0 0.3 1.7 2.1 5.7 12.7 .446 0.7 2.4 .311 1.7 2.2 .780
Jerry Sloan 69 35.0 10.1 - - 6.9 2.2 - - - 3.4 4.4 10.6 .411 - - - 1.4 1.9 .707
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith 3 23.7 15.3 1.0 3.0 4.0 0.0 1.3 0.3 1.7 2.3 6.7 16.3 .408 2.0 6.3 .316 0.0 0.0 -
Jerry Sloan 7 41.7 14.9 - - 8.4 2.0 - - - 4.4 6.4 14.7 .437 - - - 2.0 2.7 .737

Season 9

Darrell Griffith Jerry Sloan
Season 1989-901973-74
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith 82 17.6 8.9 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.9 1.8 3.7 7.9 .464 1.0 2.6 .372 0.6 1.0 .654
Jerry Sloan 77 37.1 13.2 1.9 5.3 7.2 1.9 2.4 0.1 - 3.5 5.4 12.0 .447 - - - 2.5 3.5 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith 5 19.4 9.4 1.2 3.0 4.2 0.6 1.2 0.2 0.6 0.6 3.8 8.4 .452 1.0 1.8 .556 0.8 1.0 .800
Jerry Sloan 6 40.0 16.7 3.0 7.3 10.3 2.0 1.2 0.2 - 2.8 6.5 14.7 .443 - - - 3.7 4.8 .759

Season 10

Darrell Griffith Jerry Sloan
Season 1990-911974-75
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisBulls Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith 75 13.4 5.7 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.3 2.3 5.9 .391 0.6 1.8 .348 0.5 0.6 .756
Jerry Sloan 78 33.0 12.2 2.3 4.6 6.9 2.1 2.2 0.2 - 3.4 4.9 11.1 .439 - - - 2.5 3.3 .748
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith 3 3.0 3.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.7 2.3 .714 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Jerry Sloan 13 36.2 13.1 1.8 5.5 7.4 2.0 1.5 0.0 - 3.5 5.8 12.5 .460 - - - 1.5 2.8 .556

Season 11

Darrell Griffith Jerry Sloan
Season -1975-76
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith ------- --- ----------
Jerry Sloan 22 28.0 10.1 1.8 3.5 5.3 1.0 1.2 0.2 - 3.5 3.8 9.5 .400 - - - 2.5 3.5 .705
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith ------- --- ----------
Jerry Sloan ------- --- ----------