James Edwards vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and James Edwards 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

James Edwards

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Edwards: 1977-78 to 1995-96
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Edwards 3 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons James Edwards 19 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played James Edwards 11 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games James Edwards 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team James Edwards 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Edwards 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Edwards 12.7 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 5.1 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game James Edwards 1.3 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.4 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.7 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Edwards 14,862 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds James Edwards 6,004 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists James Edwards 1,499 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals James Edwards 420 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks James Edwards 867 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games James Edwards 1,168 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Edwards .495 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage James Edwards .048 * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Edwards .698 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Edwards 16.7 (1982) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 8.5 (1979) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game James Edwards 2.6 (1981) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.7 (1979) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 1.6 (1981) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Edwards 9.3 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 3.2 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game James Edwards 0.8 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.2 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.4 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Edwards 1,030 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds James Edwards 354 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists James Edwards 84 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals James Edwards 17 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks James Edwards 46 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games James Edwards 111 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Edwards .468 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage James Edwards .000 * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Edwards .682 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Edwards 14.3 (1990) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 7.0 (1981) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game James Edwards 2.5 (1981) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.5 (1981) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.6 (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.