David Rivers vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and David Rivers 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

David Rivers

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Rivers: 1988-89 to 1991-92
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Rivers 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons David Rivers 3 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played David Rivers 1 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games David Rivers 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team David Rivers 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Rivers 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Rivers 3.4 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 1.3 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game David Rivers 2.5 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.5 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Rivers 383 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds David Rivers 147 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists David Rivers 282 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals David Rivers 61 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks David Rivers 10 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games David Rivers 114 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Rivers .398 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage David Rivers .083 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Rivers .794 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Rivers 4.2 (1990) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 1.6 (1990) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game David Rivers 3.0 (1990) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.6 (1990) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.2 (1989) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Rivers 2.5 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 0.7 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game David Rivers 1.0 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.0 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.0 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Rivers 15 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds David Rivers 4 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists David Rivers 6 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals David Rivers 0 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks David Rivers 0 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games David Rivers 6 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Rivers .333 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage David Rivers .000 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Rivers .875 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Rivers 2.5 (1989) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 0.7 (1989) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game David Rivers 1.0 (1989) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.0 (1989) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.0 (1989) 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.