Jerry Sloan vs. Roy Tarpley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Roy Tarpley 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, 5 more than Roy Tarpley, who played 6. Jerry Sloan had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Roy Tarpley had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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
Roy Tarpley 6 3 1986-87 to 1994-95

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jerry Sloan Roy Tarpley
Season 1965-661986-87
Team Baltimore BulletsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Bullets Lost West Div SemisMavericks Lost West 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 59 16.1 5.7 - - 3.9 1.9 - - - 3.0 2.0 4.9 .415 - - - 1.7 2.4 .705
Roy Tarpley 75 18.7 7.5 2.4 4.7 7.1 0.7 0.7 1.1 1.3 3.1 3.1 6.7 .467 0.0 0.0 .333 1.3 1.9 .676
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
Roy Tarpley 4 28.5 13.3 4.5 6.0 10.5 0.3 0.3 1.8 1.8 4.5 6.0 12.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.8 .714

Season 2

Jerry Sloan Roy Tarpley
Season 1966-671987-88
Team Chicago BullsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Div SemisMavericks 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 80 36.8 17.4 - - 9.1 2.1 - - - 3.7 6.6 15.2 .432 - - - 4.3 5.3 .796
Roy Tarpley 81 28.5 13.5 4.4 7.4 11.8 1.1 1.3 1.1 2.1 3.9 5.5 11.0 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.4 .740
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
Roy Tarpley 17 33.1 17.9 5.2 7.7 12.9 1.8 1.2 1.5 1.9 4.1 7.4 14.2 .519 0.0 0.2 .000 3.2 4.3 .740

Season 3

Jerry Sloan Roy Tarpley
Season 1967-681988-89
Team Chicago BullsDallas Mavericks
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
Roy Tarpley 19 31.1 17.3 4.1 7.4 11.5 0.9 1.5 1.6 2.4 3.7 6.9 12.7 .541 0.0 0.1 .000 3.5 5.1 .688
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
Roy Tarpley ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Jerry Sloan Roy Tarpley
Season 1968-691989-90
Team Chicago BullsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West 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 78 37.7 16.8 - - 7.9 3.5 - - - 4.0 6.3 15.0 .417 - - - 4.3 5.7 .745
Roy Tarpley 45 36.6 16.8 4.2 8.9 13.1 1.5 1.8 1.6 2.6 3.6 7.0 15.5 .451 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 3.8 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Sloan ------- --- ----------
Roy Tarpley 3 43.0 16.7 3.0 12.3 15.3 0.3 2.3 3.3 3.0 4.0 7.3 15.3 .478 0.0 0.3 .000 2.0 4.0 .500

Season 5

Jerry Sloan Roy Tarpley
Season 1969-701990-91
Team Chicago BullsDallas Mavericks
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
Roy Tarpley 5 34.2 20.4 3.2 7.8 11.0 2.4 1.2 1.8 2.6 4.0 8.6 15.8 .544 0.0 0.2 .000 3.2 3.6 .889
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
Roy Tarpley ------- --- ----------

Note: Roy Tarpley didn't play in 1991-92, 1992-93 and 1993-94.

Season 6

Jerry Sloan Roy Tarpley
Season 1970-711994-95
Team Chicago BullsDallas Mavericks
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
Roy Tarpley 55 24.6 12.6 2.6 5.6 8.2 1.1 0.8 1.0 2.0 2.8 5.3 11.1 .479 0.1 0.3 .278 1.9 2.2 .836
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
Roy Tarpley ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Jerry Sloan Roy Tarpley
Season 1971-72-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Jerry Sloan 82 37.0 16.2 - - 8.4 2.6 - - - 3.8 6.5 14.7 .444 - - - 3.1 4.8 .660
Roy Tarpley ------- --- ----------
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
Roy Tarpley ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Jerry Sloan Roy Tarpley
Season 1972-73-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Jerry Sloan 69 35.0 10.1 - - 6.9 2.2 - - - 3.4 4.4 10.6 .411 - - - 1.4 1.9 .707
Roy Tarpley ------- --- ----------
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
Roy Tarpley ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Jerry Sloan Roy Tarpley
Season 1973-74-
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 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
Roy Tarpley ------- --- ----------
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
Roy Tarpley ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Jerry Sloan Roy Tarpley
Season 1974-75-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
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
Roy Tarpley ------- --- ----------
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
Roy Tarpley ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Jerry Sloan Roy Tarpley
Season 1975-76-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
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
Roy Tarpley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Sloan ------- --- ----------
Roy Tarpley ------- --- ----------