Dan Issel vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Dan Issel 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

Dan Issel

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dan Issel: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dan Issel 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Dan Issel 9 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Dan Issel 7 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Dan Issel 1 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Dan Issel 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dan Issel 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 20.4 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.9 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.5 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.0 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.6 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 14,659 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 5,707 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Dan Issel 1,804 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Dan Issel 698 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Dan Issel 396 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Dan Issel 718 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .506 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .253 * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .797 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 23.8 (1980) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.1 (1978) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 3.7 (1978) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1978) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.7 (1982) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 19.4 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.4 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.7 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 0.8 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.5 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 1,029 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 393 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Dan Issel 145 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Dan Issel 42 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Dan Issel 24 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Dan Issel 53 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .496 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .500 * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .829 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 27.4 (1984) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.3 (1978) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 4.1 (1978) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) 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. 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.