Jerry Sloan vs. Derek Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derek Smith and Jerry Sloan, 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.

Jerry Sloan played 11 years in the NBA, 2 more than Derek Smith, who played 9. Jerry Sloan had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Derek Smith had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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
Jerry Sloan 11 9 1965-66 to 1975-76
Derek Smith 9 3 1982-83 to 1990-91

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jerry Sloan Derek Smith
Season 1965-661982-83
Team Baltimore BulletsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost West Div 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 %
Jerry Sloan 59 16.1 5.7 - - 3.9 1.9 - - - 3.0 2.0 4.9 .415 - - - 1.7 2.4 .705
Derek Smith 27 5.7 2.2 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.5 0.8 1.9 .412 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.9 .680
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Sloan 2 17.0 6.5 - - 8.0 3.0 - - - 3.0 2.5 6.0 .417 - - - 1.5 2.0 .750
Derek Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jerry Sloan Derek Smith
Season 1966-671983-84
Team Chicago BullsSan Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Div 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 %
Jerry Sloan 80 36.8 17.4 - - 9.1 2.1 - - - 3.7 6.6 15.2 .432 - - - 4.3 5.3 .796
Derek Smith 61 21.3 9.8 0.9 1.9 2.8 1.3 0.5 0.4 1.3 2.7 3.9 7.1 .546 0.0 0.1 .167 2.0 2.7 .755
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Sloan 3 23.7 10.0 - - 3.3 0.3 - - - 2.3 4.0 10.3 .387 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667
Derek Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Jerry Sloan Derek Smith
Season 1967-681984-85
Team Chicago BullsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Div 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 %
Jerry Sloan 77 31.9 13.3 - - 7.7 3.0 - - - 3.8 4.8 12.5 .385 - - - 3.8 5.0 .749
Derek Smith 80 34.5 22.1 2.2 3.2 5.3 2.7 1.0 0.7 2.9 4.0 8.5 15.9 .537 0.0 0.2 .158 5.0 6.3 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Sloan 5 27.4 8.6 - - 6.4 2.4 - - - 3.8 2.4 7.4 .324 - - - 3.8 5.0 .760
Derek Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Jerry Sloan Derek Smith
Season 1968-691985-86
Team Chicago BullsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Jerry Sloan 78 37.7 16.8 - - 7.9 3.5 - - - 4.0 6.3 15.0 .417 - - - 4.3 5.7 .745
Derek Smith 11 30.8 23.5 1.8 1.9 3.7 2.8 0.8 1.2 3.0 3.2 9.1 16.5 .552 0.1 0.2 .500 5.3 7.6 .690
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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Derek Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Jerry Sloan Derek Smith
Season 1969-701986-87
Team Chicago BullsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Div 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 %
Jerry Sloan 53 34.4 15.6 - - 7.0 3.1 - - - 3.4 5.8 13.9 .421 - - - 3.9 6.0 .651
Derek Smith 52 31.9 16.6 1.2 2.3 3.5 3.9 0.9 0.4 2.4 3.5 6.5 14.6 .446 0.2 0.6 .273 3.4 4.4 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Sloan 5 38.0 14.8 - - 7.8 2.2 - - - 3.6 5.8 14.8 .392 - - - 3.2 5.0 .640
Derek Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jerry Sloan Derek Smith
Season 1970-711987-88
Team Chicago BullsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Jerry Sloan 80 39.3 18.3 - - 8.8 3.5 - - - 3.6 7.4 16.8 .441 - - - 3.5 4.9 .715
Derek Smith 35 25.7 12.7 1.0 1.9 2.9 2.5 0.6 0.5 1.4 3.1 5.0 10.4 .478 0.2 0.7 .348 2.5 3.2 .770
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Sloan 7 40.6 17.0 - - 9.0 2.4 - - - 3.6 7.3 16.7 .436 - - - 2.4 3.3 .739
Derek Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Jerry Sloan Derek Smith
Season 1971-721988-89
Team Chicago BullsSacramento Kings, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf Semis76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Sloan 82 37.0 16.2 - - 8.4 2.6 - - - 3.8 6.5 14.7 .444 - - - 3.1 4.8 .660
Derek Smith 65 19.9 8.7 0.9 1.6 2.6 2.0 0.7 0.4 1.4 2.5 3.3 7.6 .435 0.1 0.5 .226 2.0 2.9 .686
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Sloan 4 42.5 15.8 - - 8.8 2.5 - - - 4.5 6.5 16.0 .406 - - - 2.8 4.8 .579
Derek Smith 3 16.0 6.3 0.7 1.7 2.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 4.7 .643 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 8

Jerry Sloan Derek Smith
Season 1972-731989-90
Team Chicago BullsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf Semis76ers Lost East 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 %
Jerry Sloan 69 35.0 10.1 - - 6.9 2.2 - - - 3.4 4.4 10.6 .411 - - - 1.4 1.9 .707
Derek Smith 75 18.7 8.9 0.8 1.5 2.3 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.1 2.6 3.5 6.9 .508 0.2 0.5 .444 1.7 2.5 .699
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Sloan 7 41.7 14.9 - - 8.4 2.0 - - - 4.4 6.4 14.7 .437 - - - 2.0 2.7 .737
Derek Smith 1 15.0 11.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 5.0 8.0 .625 0.0 1.0 .000 1.0 2.0 .500

Season 9

Jerry Sloan Derek Smith
Season 1973-741990-91
Team Chicago BullsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf FinalsCeltics Lost East 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 %
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
Derek Smith 2 8.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 0 2.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.5 .000 1.5 2.0 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Derek Smith 10 8.6 2.9 0.2 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.8 2.0 0.9 2.1 .429 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.4 .786

Season 10

Jerry Sloan Derek Smith
Season 1974-75-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
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
Derek Smith ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Derek Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Jerry Sloan Derek Smith
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 %
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
Derek Smith ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Sloan ------- --- ----------
Derek Smith ------- --- ----------