Ed Macauley vs. Jerry Sloan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jerry Sloan and Ed Macauley, 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.

Ed Macauley played 10 years in the NBA, 1 less than Jerry Sloan, who played 11. Ed Macauley had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, 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
Ed Macauley 10 8 1949-50 to 1958-59
Jerry Sloan 11 9 1965-66 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ed Macauley Jerry Sloan
Season 1949-501965-66
Team St. Louis BombersBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards
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 %
Ed Macauley 67 - 16.1 - - - 3.0 - - - 3.3 5.2 13.2 .398 - - - 5.7 7.9 .718
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 %
Ed Macauley ------- --- ----------
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

Ed Macauley Jerry Sloan
Season 1950-511966-67
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div 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 %
Ed Macauley 68 - 20.4 - - 9.1 3.7 - - - 3.0 6.8 14.5 .466 - - - 6.9 9.0 .759
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 %
Ed Macauley 2 - 22.0 - - 9.0 4.0 - - - 2.0 8.5 18.0 .472 - - - 5.0 8.0 .625
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

Ed Macauley Jerry Sloan
Season 1951-521967-68
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div 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 %
Ed Macauley 66 39.9 19.2 - - 8.0 3.5 - - - 2.6 5.8 13.5 .432 - - - 7.5 9.4 .799
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 %
Ed Macauley 3 43.0 23.3 - - 11.0 3.7 - - - 3.7 9.0 16.3 .551 - - - 5.3 6.3 .842
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

Ed Macauley Jerry Sloan
Season 1952-531968-69
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Ed Macauley 69 42.1 20.3 - - 9.1 4.1 - - - 2.7 6.5 14.4 .452 - - - 7.2 9.7 .750
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 %
Ed Macauley 6 46.3 16.8 - - 9.7 3.5 - - - 3.8 5.2 11.8 .437 - - - 6.5 9.0 .722
Jerry Sloan ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Ed Macauley Jerry Sloan
Season 1953-541969-70
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsBulls 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 %
Ed Macauley 71 39.3 18.9 - - 8.0 3.8 - - - 2.4 6.5 13.4 .486 - - - 5.9 7.8 .758
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 %
Ed Macauley 5 25.4 5.0 - - 4.2 4.2 - - - 2.8 1.6 4.4 .364 - - - 1.8 2.6 .692
Jerry Sloan 5 38.0 14.8 - - 7.8 2.2 - - - 3.6 5.8 14.8 .392 - - - 3.2 5.0 .640

Season 6

Ed Macauley Jerry Sloan
Season 1954-551970-71
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsBulls 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 %
Ed Macauley 71 38.1 17.6 - - 8.5 3.9 - - - 2.4 5.7 13.4 .424 - - - 6.2 7.9 .792
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 %
Ed Macauley 7 40.4 18.1 - - 7.4 4.6 - - - 3.0 6.1 13.3 .462 - - - 5.9 7.7 .759
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

Ed Macauley Jerry Sloan
Season 1955-561971-72
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div SemisBulls 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 %
Ed Macauley 71 33.2 17.5 - - 5.9 3.0 - - - 2.2 5.9 14.0 .422 - - - 5.6 7.1 .794
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 %
Ed Macauley 3 24.3 10.3 - - 5.0 1.7 - - - 2.0 4.0 10.0 .400 - - - 2.3 3.7 .636
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

Ed Macauley Jerry Sloan
Season 1956-571972-73
Team St. Louis HawksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost NBA FinalsBulls 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 %
Ed Macauley 72 35.9 16.5 - - 6.1 2.8 - - - 2.9 5.8 13.7 .419 - - - 5.0 6.7 .749
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 %
Ed Macauley 10 29.7 14.2 - - 6.2 2.2 - - - 3.9 4.4 10.9 .404 - - - 5.4 7.4 .730
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

Ed Macauley Jerry Sloan
Season 1957-581973-74
Team St. Louis HawksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBulls 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 %
Ed Macauley 72 26.5 14.2 - - 6.6 2.0 - - - 2.2 5.2 12.2 .428 - - - 3.7 5.1 .724
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 %
Ed Macauley 11 20.6 9.8 - - 5.6 1.6 - - - 2.1 3.3 8.1 .404 - - - 3.3 4.5 .720
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

Ed Macauley Jerry Sloan
Season 1958-591974-75
Team St. Louis HawksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 %
Ed Macauley 14 14.0 4.6 - - 2.9 0.9 - - - 1.4 1.6 5.4 .293 - - - 1.5 2.5 .600
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 %
Ed Macauley ------- --- ----------
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

Ed Macauley 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 %
Ed Macauley ------- --- ----------
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 %
Ed Macauley ------- --- ----------
Jerry Sloan ------- --- ----------