Gene Short vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Gene Short 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

Gene Short

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene Short: 1975-76 to 1975-76
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene Short 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Gene Short 1 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Gene Short 0 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Gene Short 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Gene Short 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gene Short 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Short 2.5 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Gene Short 1.4 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Gene Short 0.3 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Gene Short 0.2 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Gene Short 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Short 84 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Gene Short 48 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Gene Short 10 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Gene Short 8 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Gene Short 3 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Gene Short 34 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Short .352 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Gene Short - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gene Short .625 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Short 2.5 (1976) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Short 1.4 (1976) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Gene Short 0.3 (1976) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Gene Short 0.2 (1976) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gene Short 0.1 (1976) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Short - Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Gene Short - Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Gene Short - Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Gene Short - Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Gene Short - Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Short - Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Gene Short - Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Gene Short - Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Gene Short - Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Gene Short - Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Gene Short 0 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Short - Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Gene Short - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gene Short - Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Short - Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Short - Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Gene Short - Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Gene Short - Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gene Short - 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.