Jim McElroy vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Jim McElroy 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

Jim McElroy

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim McElroy: 1975-76 to 1981-82
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim McElroy 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Jim McElroy 7 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Jim McElroy 1 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Jim McElroy 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim McElroy 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim McElroy 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim McElroy 9.9 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim McElroy 2.0 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Jim McElroy 3.5 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Jim McElroy 0.9 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jim McElroy 0.3 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim McElroy 4,120 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Jim McElroy 820 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Jim McElroy 1,462 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Jim McElroy 384 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Jim McElroy 126 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Jim McElroy 418 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim McElroy .468 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Jim McElroy .206 * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim McElroy .764 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim McElroy 16.9 (1979) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jim McElroy 2.7 (1979) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jim McElroy 5.7 (1979) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Jim McElroy 1.9 (1979) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim McElroy 0.6 (1979) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim McElroy 2.4 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Jim McElroy 0.4 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Jim McElroy 0.8 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Jim McElroy 0.0 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jim McElroy 0.0 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim McElroy 12 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Jim McElroy 2 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Jim McElroy 4 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Jim McElroy 0 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Jim McElroy 0 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Jim McElroy 5 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim McElroy .444 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Jim McElroy .000 * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim McElroy .800 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim McElroy 2.4 (1980) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jim McElroy 0.4 (1980) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jim McElroy 0.8 (1980) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Jim McElroy 0.0 (1980) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim McElroy 0.0 (1980) 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.