George Karl vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and George Karl 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

George Karl

vs.

Jerry Sloan

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Karl 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons George Karl 2 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played George Karl 1 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games George Karl 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team George Karl 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Karl 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Karl 2.6 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.7 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.5 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 85 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds George Karl 22 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists George Karl 51 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals George Karl 11 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks George Karl 0 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games George Karl 33 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl .342 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage George Karl - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Karl .705 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 2.7 (1977) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 1.3 (1978) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.6 (1977) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 (1977) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1978) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 0 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds George Karl 0 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists George Karl 0 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals George Karl 0 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks George Karl 0 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games George Karl 1 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl - Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage George Karl - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Karl - Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) 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.