Jerry Sloan vs. Paul Westphal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Westphal and Jerry Sloan that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Jerry Sloan:
1965-66 to 1975-76
Paul Westphal:
1972-73 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

Jerry Sloan0
Paul Westphal1
Jerry Sloan11
Paul Westphal12
Jerry Sloan9
Paul Westphal9
Jerry Sloan2
Paul Westphal5

Honors and Awards

Jerry Sloan0
Paul Westphal3
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Jerry Sloan0
Paul Westphal4
Jerry Sloan4 *
Paul Westphal0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Jerry Sloan6
Paul Westphal0
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Jerry Sloan 14.0
Paul Westphal 15.6

Jerry Sloan 7.4
Paul Westphal 1.9

Jerry Sloan 2.5
Paul Westphal 4.4

Jerry Sloan 2.2
*
Paul Westphal 1.3

*
Jerry Sloan 0.2
*
Paul Westphal 0.3

*

Totals Stats

Jerry Sloan 10,571
Paul Westphal 12,809

Jerry Sloan 5,615
Paul Westphal 1,580

Jerry Sloan 1,925
Paul Westphal 3,591

Jerry Sloan 381
*
Paul Westphal 1,022

*
Jerry Sloan 32
*
Paul Westphal 262

*
Jerry Sloan 755
Paul Westphal 823

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Jerry Sloan .427
Paul Westphal .504

3-Point Percentage
Jerry Sloan -
n/a **
Paul Westphal .275

*
Free Throw Percentage
Jerry Sloan .722
Paul Westphal .820

Best Season (no game minimum)

Jerry Sloan 18.3
(1971)
Paul Westphal 25.2
(1978)

Jerry Sloan 9.1
(1967)
Paul Westphal 3.2
(1976)

Jerry Sloan 3.5
(1969)
Paul Westphal 6.5
(1979)

Jerry Sloan 2.4
(1974)
*
Paul Westphal 2.6
(1976)

*
Jerry Sloan 0.2
(1976)
*
Paul Westphal 0.5
(1976)

*

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Jerry Sloan 13.8
Paul Westphal 12.5

Jerry Sloan 7.9
Paul Westphal 1.4

Jerry Sloan 2.1
Paul Westphal 3.3

Jerry Sloan 1.4
*
Paul Westphal 0.9

*
Jerry Sloan 0.1
*
Paul Westphal 0.2

*

Totals Stats

Jerry Sloan 716
Paul Westphal 1,337

Jerry Sloan 412
Paul Westphal 153

Jerry Sloan 109
Paul Westphal 353

Jerry Sloan 27
*
Paul Westphal 89

*
Jerry Sloan 1
*
Paul Westphal 23

*
Jerry Sloan 52
Paul Westphal 107

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Jerry Sloan .427
Paul Westphal .481

3-Point Percentage
Jerry Sloan -
n/a **
Paul Westphal .207

*
Free Throw Percentage
Jerry Sloan .677
Paul Westphal .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Jerry Sloan 17.0
(1971)
Paul Westphal 26.0
(1978)

Jerry Sloan 10.3
(1974)
Paul Westphal 3.0
(1978)

Jerry Sloan 3.0
(1966)
Paul Westphal 9.5
(1978)

Jerry Sloan 1.5
(1975)
*
Paul Westphal 1.8
(1976)

*
Jerry Sloan 0.2
(1974)
*
Paul Westphal 0.5
(1976)

*
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.