Rodney McCray vs. Jerry Sloan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jerry Sloan and Rodney McCray, 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.

Rodney McCray played 10 years in the NBA, 1 less than Jerry Sloan, who played 11. Rodney McCray had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, 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
Rodney McCray 10 5 1983-84 to 1992-93
Jerry Sloan 11 9 1965-66 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Rodney McCray Jerry Sloan
Season 1983-841965-66
Team Houston RocketsBaltimore 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 %
Rodney McCray 79 26.3 10.8 2.2 3.5 5.7 2.2 0.7 0.7 1.5 2.6 4.2 8.5 .499 0.0 0.1 .250 2.3 3.2 .731
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 %
Rodney McCray ------- --- ----------
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

Rodney McCray Jerry Sloan
Season 1984-851966-67
Team Houston RocketsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls 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 %
Rodney McCray 82 36.6 14.4 2.5 4.1 6.6 4.3 1.1 0.9 2.2 2.6 5.8 10.9 .535 0.0 0.1 .000 2.8 3.8 .738
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 %
Rodney McCray 5 36.2 10.6 1.8 4.2 6.0 2.2 1.2 0.2 2.6 3.4 3.8 6.8 .559 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.6 .652
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

Rodney McCray Jerry Sloan
Season 1985-861967-68
Team Houston RocketsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost NBA 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 %
Rodney McCray 82 31.8 10.3 1.9 4.4 6.3 3.6 0.6 0.7 1.6 2.4 4.1 7.7 .537 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 2.7 .770
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 %
Rodney McCray 20 41.8 13.0 1.2 4.8 5.9 6.3 0.9 1.0 1.9 2.3 5.4 10.1 .535 0.0 0.2 .000 2.2 2.9 .741
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

Rodney McCray Jerry Sloan
Season 1986-871968-69
Team Houston RocketsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Rodney McCray 81 38.7 14.4 2.3 4.8 7.1 5.4 1.1 0.7 2.6 2.1 5.3 9.7 .552 0.0 0.1 .000 3.8 4.9 .779
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 %
Rodney McCray 10 43.6 15.7 3.2 5.1 8.3 5.6 0.5 0.9 2.6 2.1 5.7 10.1 .564 0.0 0.2 .000 4.3 5.4 .796
Jerry Sloan ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Rodney McCray Jerry Sloan
Season 1987-881969-70
Team Houston RocketsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls 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 %
Rodney McCray 81 33.2 12.4 2.9 4.9 7.8 3.3 0.7 0.6 1.8 2.0 4.4 9.2 .481 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 4.5 .785
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 %
Rodney McCray 4 39.8 8.0 3.8 3.0 6.8 2.3 1.0 0.8 1.8 3.0 3.0 7.8 .387 0.0 0.3 .000 2.0 3.0 .667
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

Rodney McCray Jerry Sloan
Season 1988-891970-71
Team Sacramento KingsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second 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 %
Rodney McCray 68 35.8 12.6 2.1 5.5 7.6 4.3 0.8 0.5 2.5 1.8 5.0 10.7 .466 0.1 0.3 .227 2.5 3.4 .722
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 %
Rodney McCray ------- --- ----------
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

Rodney McCray Jerry Sloan
Season 1989-901971-72
Team Sacramento KingsChicago 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 %
Rodney McCray 82 39.5 16.6 2.3 5.8 8.2 4.6 0.7 0.9 2.1 2.1 6.5 12.7 .515 0.1 0.5 .262 3.3 4.2 .784
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 %
Rodney McCray ------- --- ----------
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

Rodney McCray Jerry Sloan
Season 1990-911972-73
Team Dallas MavericksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
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 %
Rodney McCray 74 34.6 11.4 2.1 5.5 7.6 3.5 0.9 0.7 1.7 2.7 4.5 9.2 .495 0.2 0.5 .333 2.1 2.7 .803
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 %
Rodney McCray ------- --- ----------
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

Rodney McCray Jerry Sloan
Season 1991-921973-74
Team Dallas MavericksChicago 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 %
Rodney McCray 75 28.1 9.0 2.0 4.3 6.2 2.9 0.6 0.4 1.5 2.4 3.6 8.3 .436 0.3 1.1 .294 1.5 2.0 .719
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 %
Rodney McCray ------- --- ----------
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

Rodney McCray Jerry Sloan
Season 1992-931974-75
Team Chicago BullsChicago 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 %
Rodney McCray 64 15.9 3.5 0.8 1.6 2.5 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.5 1.4 3.2 .451 0.0 0.1 .400 0.6 0.8 .692
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 %
Rodney McCray 7 5.6 0.3 0.3 1.6 1.9 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.9 .167 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

Rodney McCray 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 %
Rodney McCray ------- --- ----------
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 %
Rodney McCray ------- --- ----------
Jerry Sloan ------- --- ----------