Bird Averitt vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Bird Averitt 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

Bird Averitt

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bird Averitt: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bird Averitt 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Bird Averitt 2 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Bird Averitt 0 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Bird Averitt 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bird Averitt 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bird Averitt 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bird Averitt 8.3 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt 1.2 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt 2.5 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt 0.5 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bird Averitt 1,085 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Bird Averitt 161 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Bird Averitt 330 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Bird Averitt 69 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Bird Averitt 14 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Bird Averitt 130 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bird Averitt .392 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Bird Averitt - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bird Averitt .713 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bird Averitt 9.0 (1978) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt 1.5 (1978) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt 3.6 (1978) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt 0.7 (1978) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt 0.2 (1978) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bird Averitt - Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt - Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt - Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt - Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt - Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bird Averitt - Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Bird Averitt - Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Bird Averitt - Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Bird Averitt - Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Bird Averitt - Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Bird Averitt 0 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bird Averitt - Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Bird Averitt - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bird Averitt - Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bird Averitt - Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt - Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt - Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt - Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt - 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.