Billy Ray Bates vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Billy Ray Bates that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Billy Ray Bates

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Billy Ray Bates 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Billy Ray Bates 0 Jerry Sloan 6

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.